The Beatles Bible

Sir George Martin gave a talk in aid of Deafness Research UK at Kings Place in London on 28 April 2010. He took part in an hour-long conversation with BBC presenter and author Andrew Marr, before answering questions from the audience. Read more »

The Beatles were given three prestigious Ivor Novello awards on this day in recognition of their outstanding achievements in 1965. Read more »

On 13 February 1966 The Beatles were nominated in 10 of the categories for the 8th Grammy Awards. The ceremony took place in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel, New York. Read more »

On the same day that John Lennon's comments that The Beatles were "more popular than Jesus were first published, The Beatles released the Yesterday EP in the United Kingdom. Read more »

The Grammy Awards Commitee in New York announced that The Beatles had been nominated for 10 awards. Six were for Yesterday, while the other four were for the Help! album. Read more »

Although The Beatles chose not to release Yesterday as a single in the UK, their US record label Capitol Records decided otherwise and released it with the b-side Act Naturally. Read more »

The Beatles made just one television appearance in Britain to promote the Help! album; other shows had to run pre-recorded clips instead. Read more »

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith

Yesterday was completed on this day with the recording of a string quartet, and a new lead vocal by Paul McCartney. Read more »

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith

Three songs were recorded on this day, the most notable of which was Paul McCartney's timeless classic Yesterday. Read more »