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Saturday 6 August 1966 Radio John Lennon and Paul McCartney gave interviews on this day for a one-hour BBC radio show titled The Lennon And McCartney Songbook.
Setting off a chain of events that would culminate in public bonfires of The Beatles’ records and a public backlash that at times made the group fearful for their …
The Beatles were all fans of Bob Dylan, whom they had first met in August 1964. They met him again the following year, and once more on this day …
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 …
The following article was published in the London Evening Standard newspaper on 4 March 1966. A fascinating portrait of John Lennon’s home life, it was written by Maureen Cleave, …
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! …
John Lennon and Ringo Starr paid a visit to the Scotch Of St James nightclub on this evening.
After a romance lasting just shy of two years, George Harrison married Patricia Anne Boyd on 21 January 1966 at Epsom register office, Surrey.
John and Cynthia Lennon, Ringo Starr and his wife Maureen Starkey all flew to Port of Spain in Trinidad on this day for a winter holiday.
The UK regional broadcaster Granada screened a special programme, The Music Of Lennon & McCartney, on this evening. It was shown across the rest of the United Kingdom the …
Tuesday 30 November 1965 Radio The day after The Beatles were interviewed by BBC presenter Brian Matthew for Saturday Club, John Lennon and George Harrison again spoke to him for another radio show, Pop …
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineers: Stuart Eltham, Norman Smith There were three separate recording sessions booked at Abbey Road’s Studio Two on this day. …
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles had attempted to record ‘Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)’ on 12 October 1965, but …
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles began recording their sixth UK album, Rubber Soul, on this day at EMI Studios in …
Saturday 9 October 1965 People The Beatles all attended a party to celebrate the imminent opening of Lionel Bart’s musical Twang!, which ran briefly at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London in December 1965.
Tuesday 24 August 1965 Drugs 24 August 1965 was The Beatles’ second day off during their five-day break in the 1965 North America tour. They rented a house owned by Zsa Zsa Gabor at …
While The Beatles were on tour in North America, a Mellotron was delivered to Kenwood, John Lennon’s home in Weybridge, England.
The Beatles had wowed US television audiences during their first three appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, recorded in February 1964 during their first American visit. On this day …
The Silkie, a folk group signed by Brian Epstein to NEMS Enterprises and managed by Alistair Taylor, recorded a version of The Beatles’ ‘You’ve Got To Hide Your Love …
Tuesday 13 July 1965 Award On behalf of him and John Lennon, Paul McCartney accepted five Ivor Novello awards during a luncheon at the Savoy Hotel on the Strand, London.