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    Baby's In Black

    Beatles For Sale album coverAn even collaboration between Lennon and McCartney, Baby's In Black was written in a hotel room while The Beatles were on tour in the summer of 1964. Read more »

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    The Beatles - Free As A Bird

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  • Twelve key dates in Beatles history

    • 6 July 1957: John Lennon meets Paul McCartney
    • 17 August 1960: The Beatles arrive in Hamburg
    • 9 February 1961: The Beatles' first Cavern Club show
    • 9 November 1961: Brian Epstein meets The Beatles
    • 1 January 1962: The Beatles' Decca audition
    • 6 June 1962: The first Abbey Road session
    • 11 February 1963: Recording the Please Please Me LP
    • 7 February 1964: The Beatles' US invasion begins
    • 29 August 1966: Live in Candlestick Park, San Francisco - The Beatles' final concert
    • 25 June 1967: The Beatles on Our World - All You Need Is Love
    • 30 January 1969: The Beatles' rooftop show
    • 10 April 1970: Paul McCartney announces the split
  • Things we said today

    • Joe said: "Thanks – I've updated the date..." on John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison meet to discuss their future
    • daddy Jordan said: "its so bad.." on Find My Way
    • Dan L said: "Mikey C -- my thoughts exactly!.." on Any Time At All
    • Bill said: "Same here. One of the best things Billy J. ever did, in my opinion. I wi.." on Bad To Me
    • Lloyd Moss said: "There were many mistakes on that telecast. John Sang the chorus differen.." on The Beatles’ fourth and final Ed Sullivan Show
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    The Beatles arrived in the US for the first time on 7 February 1964.

  • On this day in Beatles history

    • UK album release: Milk And Honey by John Lennon and Yoko Ono
      Monday 23 January 1984
    • Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day 12
      Thursday 23 January 1969
    • Live: Olympia Theatre, Paris
      Thursday 23 January 1964
    • Live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening)
      Wednesday 23 January 1963
  • Featured article

    The 'A Hard Day's Night' opening chord

    Rickenbacker guitarThe distinctive clang which opens A Hard Day's Night became one of the most iconic sounds of the 1960s. Instantly recognisable, it was the perfect beginning to the group's third album and debut feature film. Read more »

  • Beatles album of the month

    A Hard Day's Night

    A Hard Day's Night album coverRecorded between tour dates, television and radio appearances, their US invasion and the filming of their first movie, A Hard Day's Night was one of The Beatles' strongest early albums. It was also their only one to consist solely of Lennon-McCartney compositions. Read more »

  • I want to tell you…

    "It's better to fade away like an old soldier than to burn out. I don't appreciate worship of dead Sid Vicious or of dead James Dean or of dead John Wayne. It's the same thing. Making Sid Vicious a hero, Jim Morrison - it's garbage to me. I worship the people who survive." - John Lennon

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    Paul McCartney

    Paul McCartneyPaul McCartney was a singer and multi-instrumentalist in The Beatles. With John Lennon, he was half of one of the world's most successful songwriting teams in history. Read more »



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