01/22/2026 @ 12:00 am – The Beatles appeared on three UK radio programs. First, they recorded a session for the show Pop Inn at the BBC Paris studio (in London), they then went to the Playhouse Theatre to tape a radio appearance on Saturday Club, recording five songs. Then the Beatles went back to the BBC Paris studio to record […]
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1966 (Feb 18) – Brian Wilson Finishes ‘Good Vibrations’
01/22/2026 @ 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 […]
1977 (Jan 22) – ‘Wings Over America’ #1 in the US
01/22/2026 @ 12:00 am – Paul McCartney went to No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Wings Over America’, Paul McCartney’s sixth US No.1 after The Beatles.
1971 (Jan 23) – ‘My Sweet Lord’ Becomes First ‘Solo Beatle’ #1
01/23/2026 @ 12:00 am – George Harrison became the first solo Beatle to have a No.1 when ‘ ‘My Sweet Lord’ went to the top of the UK single charts. The song from his ‘All Things Must Pass’ album stayed at No.1 for five weeks. The track returned to the top of the UK charts in 2002, following his death.
2008 (Feb 20) – Beatles’ Autographed Rolling Stones Album Auctioned
01/23/2026 @ 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 […]
1966 (Feb 18) – Brian Wilson Finishes ‘Good Vibrations’
01/23/2026 @ 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 […]
1969 (Jan 23) – Beatles Record Ten Takes of ‘Get Back’
01/23/2026 @ 12:00 am – Working at Apple studios, The Beatles (with Billy Preston on keyboards) record ten takes of ‘Get Back’.
2008 (Feb 20) – Beatles’ Autographed Rolling Stones Album Auctioned
01/24/2026 @ 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 […]
1962 (Jan 24) – Beatles Sign Management Deal with Brian Epstein
01/24/2026 @ 12:00 am – Brian Epstein signed a management deal with The Beatles. Epstein would receive 25 per cent of the bands gross earnings. The normal management deal was 10 per cent.
1966 (Feb 18) – Brian Wilson Finishes ‘Good Vibrations’
01/24/2026 @ 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 […]