01/04/2026 @ 12:00 am – American session musician, guitarist, bassist, singer–songwriter and musical director, Brian Ray, best known for his work as a rhythm guitarist and bassist with Paul McCartney. He joined McCartney in 2002 and has appeared on all tours and albums since then.
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2008 (Feb 20) – Beatles’ Autographed Rolling Stones Album Auctioned
01/04/2026 @ All Day – A 1976 Rolling Stones album bought for £2 at a car boot sale sold for £4,000 at an auction. The ‘Black and Blue’ LP was signed by John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Paul and Linda McCartney and George Harrison as well as members of the Rolling Stones. The seller obtained the album after haggling the cost […]
1969 – ‘Disc and Music Echo’ Predict New Beatle Releases
01/04/2026 @ 12:00 am – Disc and Music Echo, a British music weekly, report that The Beatles were to release five new albums. One would be their first ever live album plus four separate LP’s, each one the choice of Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr.
1966 (Feb 18) – Brian Wilson Finishes ‘Good Vibrations’
01/04/2026 @ All Day – Beach Boy Brian Wilson finished recording the future classic song ‘Good Vibrations’, which went on to become the band’s third US number-one hit. As a child, his mother told him that dogs could pick up “vibrations” from people, so that the dog would bark at “bad vibrations” Wilson turned this into the general idea for […]
1975 – Elton John US #1 with ‘Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds’
01/04/2026 @ 12:00 am – The song would be #1 for two weeks on the US singles chart. His third US No.1, the song featured John Lennon on guitar.
1962 – Beatles Top Merseybeat Popularity Poll
01/04/2026 @ 12:00 am – Liverpool’s Mersey Beat published its first popularity poll, with The Beatles place first, and Gerry and the Pacemakers voted second.
1976 – Mal Evans Shot & Killed By Police
01/05/2026 @ 12:00 am – Former Beatles roadie Mal Evans was shot dead by police at his Los Angeles apartment. He had become depressed about a separation from his wife Lil Evans, who had asked for a divorce weeks earlier. Meanwhile, his girlfriend discovered him with a rifle and she called police. Upon arrival Evans pointed the gun at the […]
1966 (Jan 1) – Beatles Re-record Shea Stadium Tracks
01/05/2026 @ 12:00 am – They were asked to re-record tracks that would be included in a film of the Shea Stadium concert.
1961 – The Beatles Perform At Litherland Town Hall; Ringo Attends
01/05/2026 @ 12:00 am – The Beatles played at Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool. In the audience are two members from Rory Storm & the Hurricanes: Johnny Guitar and Ringo Starr who have just returned from Hamburg, Germany.
1968 (Jan 5) – Magical Mystery Tour Shown on BBC2
01/05/2026 @ 12:00 am – The film is shown in colour.