02/03/2026 @ 12:00 am – Paul McCartney meets Stevie Wonder for the first time after Wonder’s show at London’s Scotch of St. James nightclub.
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1969 (Feb 3) – Ringo Begins Filming ‘The Magic Christian’
02/03/2026 @ 12:00 am – Ringo begins a 13 week filming of the Peter Sellers’ movie ‘The Magic Christian’. Filming takes place at Twickenham Studios.
1974 (Feb 4) – John Lennon Begins ‘Lost Weekend’
02/04/2026 @ 12:00 am – John Lennon begins his ‘Lost Weekend’ which ends up lasting 18 months. Separating from Yoko, he goes on an extended bender, often joined by his friend Harry Nilsson.
1970 (Feb 4) – John and Yoko Meet Malcolm X
02/04/2026 @ 12:00 am – John and Yoko meet Malcolm X.
2008 (Feb 20) – Beatles’ Autographed Rolling Stones Album Auctioned
02/04/2026 @ 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 […]
1968 (Feb 4) – ‘Across The Universe’ Recorded
02/04/2026 @ 12:00 am – Working at Abbey Road studios, London, The Beatles recorded ‘Across The Universe’. John and Paul decided the song needed some falsetto harmonies so they invited two girl fans into the studio to sing on the song. The two were Lizzie Bravo, a 16-year-old Brazilian living near Abbey Road and 17-year-old Londoner Gayleen Pease.
1966 (Feb 18) – Brian Wilson Finishes ‘Good Vibrations’
02/04/2026 @ 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 […]
1972 (Feb 4) – Senator Suggests Deporting John Lennon
02/04/2026 @ 12:00 am – US Attorney General John Mitchell receives a secret memo from Senator Strom Thurmond in which Thurmond suggests deporting John Lennon due to his antiwar stance.
1962 (Feb 5) – Ringo Fills In For An Ill Pete Best
02/05/2026 @ 12:00 am – The Beatles played two shows, one at The Cavern Club at lunchtime and in the evening at the Kingsway Club in Southport. This was the first time Ringo Starr appeared live with the group after drummer Pete Best became ill.
2008 (Feb 5) – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Dies
02/05/2026 @ 12:00 am – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the developer of the Transcendental Meditation technique that attracted The Beatles during the 1960’s, dies in his sleep at age 90.