02/15/2026 @ 12:00 am – John and Cynthia Lennon, along with George and Patti Harrison and Cynthia’s sister Jenny, flew to India to study meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Paul and Ringo joined them a few days later, but Starr would become bored and leave on March 1st, comparing the experience to be like a ‘Butlins holiday camp.’ Much of […]
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1964 (Feb 15) – ‘Ed Sullivan Show’ Dress Rehearal
02/15/2026 @ 12:00 am – The Beatles second appearance on the ‘Ed Sullivan Show’ is one day away. The boys go through a full dress rehearsal at their Miami hotel.
1967 (Feb 16) – The Beatles Record ‘Good Morning Good Morning’
02/16/2026 @ 12:00 am – The Beatles Record ‘Good Morning Good Morning’
1965 (Feb 16) – ‘Help!’ Soundtrack Recording Begins
02/16/2026 @ 12:00 am – The Beatles begin recording the soundtrack for Help!’. The recording sessions will last for five days. On this date, they record ‘I Need You’, ‘Another Girl’ and ‘Yes It Is’.
1964 (Feb 16) -The Beatles Second Live ‘Ed Sullivan’ Appearance
02/16/2026 @ 12:00 am – The Beatles made their second live appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, exactly one week after the first. Before an audience of 3,500 at the Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, The Beatles performed ‘She Loves You’, ‘This Boy’, ‘All My Loving’, ‘I Saw Her Standing There’, ‘From Me to You’, and ‘I Want to […]
2000 (Feb 17) – John Lennon’s Steinway Goes On Display
02/17/2026 @ 12:00 am – John Lennon’s Steinway piano, on which he composed ‘Imagine’, went on display at the Beatles Story Museum in Liverpool, England. The piano was set to be auctioned on the Internet later in the year and was expected to fetch more than £1 million ($1.7 million).
1969 (Feb 17) – James Taylor’s Apple Album is Released
02/17/2026 @ 12:00 am – James Taylor’s album on Apple is released. It has been produced by Peter Asher.
1967 (Feb 17) – ‘Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields’ UK Release
02/17/2026 @ 12:00 am – Penny Lane’ and ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ are released in the UK.
1967 (Feb 17) – ‘Being For The Benefit of Mr Kite’ Recording Begins
02/17/2026 @ 12:00 am – The Beatles started recording a new John Lennon song ‘Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite’. at Abbey Road studios, London. John’s lyrics for the song came almost entirely from an antique poster advertising a circus performance scheduled to take place in Rochdale, Lancashire, in February 1843. John had purchased the poster in Sevenoaks on […]
1964 (Feb 18) – The Beatles Meet Muhammad Ali
02/18/2026 @ All Day – The Beatles meet Muhammad Ali (known at the time as Cassius Clay), when they are visiting Miami.