December 9 - 1962. George Martin sees The Beatles perform live for the first time, at the Cavern.
December 10 - 1980. John is cremated.
December 11 - 1969. The band rejects an offer for a 12-day US tour which would pay them between $2.4 million and $8.8 million.
December 12 - 1969. “Across the Universe” is first […]
Here is a sampling of how John’s murder was reported in print media.
New York Post front cover
Daily Mirror
Excerpt from New York Times article from late December 1980 (see the full article here)
John Lennon, who was widely regarded as the most thoughtful and outspoken of the four Beatles during their peak of popularity during the 1960’s, […]
Much to the chagrin of ex-wife Heather Mills, Paul has been spotted several times recently in the company of new girlfriend Nancy Shevell.
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November 18 - 1963. Brian Epstein appeals to fans via the press to not throw things onto the stage.
November 19 - 1965. Sir George Martin releases his instrumental version of “Help!”
November 20 - 1968. Radio Luxembourg interviews Paul about the white album.
November 21 - 1968. Yoko suffers a miscarriage.
November 22 - 1963. “With the Beatles” […]
Paul made a historic return to Paris’ famous L’Olympia concert hall this week. After playing there in 1964 with The Beatles and in 1972 with Wings, Monday’s sold-out show featured such favourites as “Blackbird,” “Hey Jude,” “Get Back,” and “Eleanor Rigby.” Tickets started at €55 ($78 US). See Yahoo! News UK for the full story.
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The opening track of “Beatles for Sale” is John’s “No Reply”. The lyrics describe a girlfriend who has been unfaithful and now won’t come to the door or answer the phone.
A giggle-riddled demo recorded on 3 June 1964 can be heard on “The Beatles Anthology”. With Ringo sick, a session drummer named Jimmy Nicol […]
Eleven days after the release of “Beatles for Sale” in the UK, a similar album entitled “Beatles ‘65″ was released in the US. This version left out “Eight Days a Week”, “Every Little Thing”, “I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party”, “What You’re Doing”, and the covers “Words of Love”, and “Kansas City/Hey, Hey, […]
Just over two months after completing "A Hard Day’s Night", The Beatles were back in the studio, working on their fourth official UK album. After the all-original "A Hard Day’s Night", many people were critical of "Beatles for Sale" for the covers that comprise almost half of the album. Still exhausted from the previous album […]
Just a month after the release of “A Hard Day’s Night” the band was already back in the studio preparing what would eventually become their next album, “Beatles for Sale”. During those sessions, The Beatles managed to churn out a single with two original songs that would not feature on the album.
“I Feel Fine” is […]
In April 1964, John published his first book, in effect the first solo project of any member of The Beatles. “In His Own Write” is a collection of short stories, doodles and sketches, and random free-form wanderings.
The book was later adapted for the stage in partnership with director Vincent Spinetti.
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