March 27
2019 (Mar 27) - 'Secret Beatle' Joe Flannery Dies |
 Beatles’ booking manager Joe Flannery, also known as “Secret Beatle”, died aged 87. He was the band’s booking manager from 1962-63 and according to Flannery, members of The Beatles would often sleep at his flat and he would drive them home the next morning. He is also said to have given a young George Harrison driving lessons. |
March 28
1964 (Mar 28) - Madame Tussaud's Unveils 'The Beatles' |
Madame Tussauds, London unveiled the wax works images of The Beatles, the first pop stars to be honoured. |
1967 (Mar 28) - Work Continues on 'Good Morning Good Morning' - |
Working on sessions for the new Beatles album Sgt. Pepper at Abbey Road studios in London, John Lennon recorded his lead vocal for ‘Good Morning Good Morning’, and Paul McCartney added a lead guitar solo to the track. Lennon had decided he wanted to end the song with animal sound effects, and asked that they be sequenced in such a way that each successive animal was capable of scaring or eating the preceding one. |
2013 (Mar 28) - Guitarist Hugh McCracken Dies |
 American rock guitarist and session musician Hugh McCracken died of leukemia in New York City at the age of 70. He appeared on many recordings by Steely Dan, Donald Fagen, Billy Joel, Roland Kirk, Roberta Flack, B. B. King, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, The Monkees, Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, James Taylor, Phoebe Snow, Bob Dylan, Carly Simon, Graham Parker, Eric Carmen, Loudon Wainwright III, Aretha Franklin, Van Morrison, The Four Seasons, Hall and Oates, Gary Wright and Andy Gibb. Because of such high demand for his work, McCracken declined Paul McCartney’s invitation to help form his new band, Wings after appearing on his 1971 album Ram.
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March 29
1967 (Mar 29) - Work Begins on 'With A Little Help From My Friends' |
1969 (Mar 29) - John and Yoko at the London Free Easter Festival |
 John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Black Sabbath, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Curved Air, J.J. Jackson’s Dilemma, Shy Limbs, Spontaneous Music Ensemble, Sunflower Brass Band and Toe Fat all appeared at the London Free Easter Festival in Bethnal Green, London, England.
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1982 (Mar 29) - 'Ebony and Ivory' Released |
1986 (Mar 29) - The Beatles Finally In The USSR |
2011 (Mar 29) - Illegal Distribution of Beatles Singles Ends |
 A website that illegally sold Beatles songs online for 25 cents each agreed to pay record companies almost $1m (£625,000) to settle a legal case. BlueBeat.com, based in the US, streamed and sold music by The Beatles, Coldplay and others until it was sued in 2009. In the few days before it was forced to shut down, it had distributed more than 67,000 Beatles tracks.
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March 30
1945 (Mar 30) - Beatles Influencer Eric Clapton Born |
 Eric Clapton is born in Ripley, England. Member of Cream, Blind Faith, the Yardbirds and Derek & the Dominos. He’s a three time member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He also marries the former wife of George Harrison, Pattie Boyd.
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