DECEMBER 27, 1958 – While attending a class at the Liverpool College of Art, John Lennon met student Cynthia Powell and they began a relationship the following year. The early days of their relationship were turbulent. They would often have sex in alleys or doorways, and Lennon often showed jealousy towards …
Read More »December 29, 1969 – In an effort to stop smoking, John Lennon and Yoko Ono had a session with hypnotists Hamrick & Leonard
DECEMBER 29, 1969 – In an effort to stop smoking, John Lennon and Yoko Ono had a session with hypnotists Hamrick & Leonard. Dr. Don Hamrick was a San Francisco-based therapist who claimed to have made contact with extraterrestrials in Norway and wanted the Beatles to help promote communications between them …
Read More »December 29, 1966 – Paul McCartney began work on his new song “Penny Lane”,
DECEMBER 29, 1966 – Working at Abbey Road studios in London, Paul McCartney began work on his new song “Penny Lane”, recording six takes of keyboard tracks and various percussion effects. The song’s title is derived from the name of a street near Lennon’s house in the band’s hometown of Liverpool. …
Read More »December 25, 1965 – George Harrison officially proposed marriage to Patti Boyd at their home “Kinfauns”
DECEMBER 25, 1965 – George Harrison officially proposed marriage to Patti Boyd at their home “Kinfauns” a bungalow-style house, on Claremont Drive in Esher, Surrey, England on the Claremont Estate. Harrison first met Boyd during the filming of “A Hard Day’s Night” in which she was cast as a schoolgirl. Her …
Read More »December 25, 1959 Richard Starkey got his first real set of drums for Christmas
DECEMBER 25, 1957 – An apprentice engineer from Liverpool named Richard Starkey, then already seventeen, gets his first real set of drums for Christmas (the young Starkey’s family couldn’t afford a proper set when he was a child). Later, he would become known as Ringo Starr.In 1953, Starr had contracted …
Read More »November 30, 2012 Glen Campbell gave his final concert At the Uptown Theatre in Napa
NOVEMBER 30, 2012 – 76-year-old Glen Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) gave his final concert At the Uptown Theatre in Napa, California, the last stop on his “Goodbye” tour. In June 2011, Campbell announced he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease six months and embarked on a final …
Read More »January 29, 1964 – The Beatles spent the day at Pathe Marconi Studios in Paris, France
JANUARY 29, 1964 – The Beatles spent the day at Pathe Marconi Studios in Paris, France, The Beatles’ only studio recording session for EMI held outside the UK. They recorded new vocals for “She Loves You,””‘I Want to Hold Your Hand” and “Can’t Buy Me Love” after EMI’s West German branch …
Read More »December 5 1967 Beatles at Launch party at the Apple Boutique
December 5 1967 at The Apple Apartments The launch party for the Apple Boutique in December 1967 was attended by John Lennon, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Cilla Black and Kenneth Tynan
Read More »November 27, 1970 – “All Things Must Pass,” a triple album by George Harrison was released in the US
Harrison’s third solo album, it includes the hit singles “My Sweet Lord” and “What Is Life”, as well as songs such as “Isn’t It a Pity” and the title track that were turned down by Harrison’s former band, the Beatles. The album reflects the influence of his musical activities outside …
Read More »November 13, 2005 – Space workers awoke to the sound of Paul McCartney singing “Good Day Sunshine”
NOVEMBER 13, 2005 – Space workers on at the US space station in orbit around the Earth awoke to the sound of Paul McCartney singing “Good Day Sunshine” live from his concert in Anaheim, California.Flying 220 miles above the Earth, Astronauts Bill McArthur and Russian Cosmonaut Valery Tokarev were treated to …
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