February 21
1982 (Feb 21) - Murray The K Dies |
Murray The K dies at age 60. He was an early champion of The Beatles, hyping the band when they came to America and calling himself ‘The Fifth Beatle’. As a New York disc jockey, he held showcase concerts featuring many top acts including Stevie Wonder, The Lovin’ Spoonful and The Supremes. |
1990 (Feb 21) - Paul Gets Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award |
February 22
1970 (Feb 22) - Paul Records "Every Night" |
2003 (Feb 22) - Paul Plays Private Gig |
Sir Paul McCartney played a private show in San Diego for the 50th birthday of Wendy Whitworth, the executive producer of CNN’s Larry King Show. Sir Paul donated his $1 million (£0.6 million) fee to the Adopt-a-Minefield charity. |
February 23
1923 (Feb 23) - Hurricane Smith Born |
1970 (Feb 23) - Ringo on Laugh In |
2010 (Feb 23) - Abbey Road Studios Building Protected as Historical |
London’s Abbey Road studios was made a listed building, protecting it from plans to radically alter it. Culture Minister Margaret Hodge listed the studios on the advice of English Heritage saying it had “produced some of the very best music in the world”. The Beatles used Abbey Road for 90% of their recordings. The studio was origanally named EMI Studios, they changed the name to Abbey Road Studios in 1970 because of The Beatles album. |
February 24
1967 (Feb 24) - Beatles Record 'Lovely Rita' |
1969 (Feb 24) - NEMS Control Changes |
The Beatles are told that Brian Epstein’s NEMS Enterprises has been taken over by a merchant bank. Members of the band are not happy with that information. |
1982 (Feb 24) - 'Double Fantasy' Album of the Year |
Winners at the Grammy Awards included John & Yoko Album of the year with ‘Double Fantasy. |
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