Today in Beatles History

June 01 – Today in Beatles History

1966 : ‘Rubber Soul’, 26th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). 1967 – The Beatles album “Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” was released in the U.K. and around the world. 1969 – In Montreal, John Lennon and Yoko Ono recorded “Give Peace a Chance” with Tommy and …

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May 15 – Today in Beatles History

1963 : Please Please Me’ LP, 8th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). Concert at the Royalty, Chester. 1964 : Gerry and the Pacemakers (Films) Limited, film production company, is incorporated, with Epstein one of its opening directors 1965 – The Beatles single “Yes It Is” hit …

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September 12th 1972 Ringo and Maureen Fly Out

Wearing dark glasses and an Edwardian Jacked but still recognisable ex-Beatles Ringo Starr left London’s Heartrow Airtport to fly to New York Monday Accompanying him was his wife Maureen, who appeared to supporting the opposition by wearing a T-Rex tee-shirt. Ringo has been busy starring Merlin the Wizard in the …

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December 8 1980 – Murder Was Also a Fan

John Lennon’s accused murderer sat quietly in a hospital prison ward Wednesday as officials tried to piece together the conflicting identities of drug-user “born-again” Christian, jilted lover and child of a broken home that apparently drove him to kill the man he most admired. Mark David Chapman, a 25-year-old unemployed …

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