This Day in Beatle History

May 3

1976 (May 3) - 'Wings Over America' Tour Begins in Ft Worth

Paul McCartney made his first concert appearance in America in almost ten years when Wings kicked off their 31-date ‘Wings Over America’ tour at the Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas.

1977 (May 3) - 'The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl' Released

The Beatles release ‘The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl.

2012 (May 3) - Paul & Nancy Narrowly Avoid Helicopter Crash

Paul McCartney and his wife Nancy Shavell narrowly avoided a potential deadly helicopter crash when their pilot became disoriented during a flight in bad weather and missed some trees by just two feet. Flying home to their estate in East Sussex, England after a day in London, the McCartney’s were not aware of how close they came to crashing at the time. The UK’s Department of Transport launched an investigation into the incident the following November.

May 4

1962 (Jun 6) - First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become 'Abbey Road'

The first Beatles recording session took place at EMI studios. The group recorded four tracks, one of which was ‘Love Me Do’ the four musicians received payments for the session of £7.10 ($12.07) each.

1968 (May 4) - Mary Hopkins Wins on 'Opportunity Knocks'

Mary Hopkin won her heat on the ITV talent show ‘Opportunity Knocks’. She later signed with The Beatles owned Apple Records, Paul McCartney produced her UK No.1 single ‘Those Were The Days’, which also made No. 2 in the US. Hopkin later married record producer Tony Visconti.