02/06/2026 @ 12:00 am – George Harrison joined Liverpool group The Quarrymen. The group who were named after Lennon’s school featured John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Len Garry, Eric Griffiths and John Lowe.
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1981 (Feb 7) – ‘Woman’ is #1 in the UK
02/07/2026 @ 12:00 am – John Lennon was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Woman’, an ode to his wife Yoko Ono. It was Lennon’s third No.1 in seven weeks after his death on December 8, 1980.
1963 (Feb 7) – Vee Jay Releases ‘Please Please Me’ in the US
02/07/2026 @ 12:00 am – The first Beatles single ‘Please Please Me’ was released in the US on the Vee Jay label. Capitol Records, EMI’s United States label, were offered the right to release the single in the US, but turned it down. Dick Biondi, a disc jockey on WLS in Chicago and a friend of Vee-Jay executive Ewart Abner, […]
1964 (Feb 7) – Beatles Arrive in the US for the First Time
02/07/2026 @ 12:00 am – Pan Am flight 101 was greeted by over 5,000 Beatles fans as it arrived at New York’s JFK airport, bringing The Beatles to the US for the first time and causing riotous scenes as they touched down.
2002 (Feb 8) – Cavern DJ Bob Wooler Dies
02/08/2026 @ 12:00 am – Bob Wooler died aged 76. He was the resident DJ and booker at The Cavern Club in Liverpool during the early 1960s. Wooler introduced The Beatles to their manager, Brian Epstein.
1964 (Feb 8) – Beatles Sight See on their First Day in New York
02/08/2026 @ 12:00 am – On their first full day in New York, The Beatles (minus George who had a sore throat), went for a photo-opportunity walk around Central Park. Over 400 girl fans followed The Beatles and extra police were called in to control them. Later in the day The Ronettes interviewed The Beatles for radio.
1972 (Feb 8) – The Beatles’ Official Fan Club Disbands
02/08/2026 @ 12:00 am – The Beatles’ official fan club disbands.
1968 (Feb 8) – Spike Milligan in Studio; ‘Across The Universe’ Sessions
02/08/2026 @ 12:00 am – Comedian Spike Milligan is in studio with The Beatles. (He had previously been produced by George Martin) He watches the recording of ‘Across The Universe’ and the band grants him permission to use the song on a World Wildlife Charity album he is involved with.
1964 (Feb 8) – Beatles Rehearse for ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’
02/08/2026 @ 12:00 am – Beatles rehearse for ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’. George is nursing a sore throat and is absent.