FEBRUARY 8, 1966 – Eighteen days after they married in Esher, Surrey, George and Pattie Harrison flew to Barbados for their honeymoon.The couple was followed by television cameras through the London Airport terminal until they boarded their BOAC flight. George wore a suit and Pattie wore a black and white …
Read More »FEBRUARY 8, 1964 Beatles in New York
FEBRUARY 8, 1964 – On their first full day in New York, a morning a press conference was held in the Baroque Room at New York’s Plaza Hotel where The Beatles were staying during their first night in the US. Following this John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr went …
Read More »FEBRUARY 3, 1966 – Paul McCartney met 15 year-old entertainer Stevie Wonder
FEBRUARY 3, 1966 – Paul McCartney met 15 year-old entertainer Stevie Wonder for the first time after Wonder’s show at London’s Scotch Of St. James nightclub at Masons Yard, in London, England.On February 18th, Wonder told NME magazine: “When on tour I have to write essays about the places I …
Read More »FEBRUARY 4, 1974 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono mutually agreed to a trial separation
FEBRUARY 4, 1974 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono mutually agreed to a trial separation, which effectively kicked off John’s notorious fifteen-month “lost weekend.” Separating from Yoko, he took up with Ono associate May Pang and left for sunny Los Angeles on an extended bender, where he was often joined …
Read More »FEBRUARY 5, 1967 – The Beatles filmed part of the promo clip for “Penny Lane”
FEBRUARY 5, 1967 – The Beatles filmed part of the promo clip for “Penny Lane” around the Royal Theatre in Stratford, London and walking up and down Angel Lane in London. Together with the video for “Strawberry Fields Forever”, this was one of the first examples of what later became …
Read More »JANUARY 20, 1970 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono both shaved off their hair
JANUARY 20, 1970 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono both shaved off their hair. The couple stayed in Aalborg in Denmark over the New Year and most of January 1970, to be with Ono’s daughter Kyoko who was living there with her father Tony Cox (Ono’s second husband and an …
Read More »JANUARY 25, 1991 – Paul McCartney appeared on MTV’s “Unplugged.”
Paul McCartney appeared on MTV’s “Unplugged.” The performance was recorded and released a few months later as “Unplugged (The Official Bootleg).”Unlike other artists who appeared on the acclaimed show with acoustic instruments plugged into amplifiers (producing the sound heard), McCartney’s instruments were 100% unplugged. Microphones were carefully placed close to …
Read More »DECEMBER 13, 1974 George Harrison met with President Gerald Ford at the White House
George Harrison met with President Gerald Ford at the White House after Gerald’s son Jack extended an invitation. Jack had attended a George Harrison concert in Salt Lake City, Utah. After the show, he invited Harrison and members of his band to pay a visit to the White House. Ford …
Read More »DECEMBER 14, 1999 Paul McCartney appeared at The Cavern Club in Liverpool
Paul McCartney appeared at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, England in front of 300 people with Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice, keyboardist Pete Wingfield on keyboards and the legendary Johnny Kidd & The Pirates guitarist Mick Green. Chock full of oldie covers, the show was …
Read More »DECEMBER 15, 1964 – Capitol records released “Beatles ’65” in the US.
Capitol records released “Beatles ’65” in the US. The LP was also issued in Germany on the Odeon label. “Beatles ’65” included eight of the fourteen songs from “Beatles for Sale” (omitting “Eight Days a Week,” “Words of Love,” “Every Little Thing,” “I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party,” “What …
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