03/27/2026 @ All Day – John Lennon and Paul McCartney were awarded the prestigious Ivor Novello award for ‘Michelle’, the most performed song in the UK in 1966.
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2019 (Mar 27) – ‘Secret Beatle’ Joe Flannery Dies
03/27/2026 @ All Day – Beatles’ booking manager Joe Flannery, also known as “Secret Beatle”, died aged 87. He was the band’s booking manager from 1962-63 and according to Flannery, members of The Beatles would often sleep at his flat and he would drive them home the next morning. He is also said to have given a young George Harrison […]
1979 (Mar 27) – Eric Clapton Marries George’s Ex Pattie
03/27/2026 @ All Day – Eric Clapton married Pattie Harrison (the ex wife of George) at Temple Bethel, Tucson, Arizona. Patti filedfor a divorce in 1988.
2013 (Mar 28) – Guitarist Hugh McCracken Dies
03/28/2026 @ All Day – American rock guitarist and session musician Hugh McCracken died of leukemia in New York City at the age of 70. He appeared on many recordings by Steely Dan, Donald Fagen, Billy Joel, Roland Kirk, Roberta Flack, B. B. King, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, The Monkees, Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, James Taylor, Phoebe Snow, Bob Dylan, […]
1964 (Mar 28) – Madame Tussaud’s Unveils ‘The Beatles’
03/28/2026 @ All Day – Madame Tussauds, London unveiled the wax works images of The Beatles, the first pop stars to be honoured.
1967 (Mar 28) – Work Continues on ‘Good Morning Good Morning’ –
03/28/2026 @ All Day – Working on sessions for the new Beatles album Sgt. Pepper at Abbey Road studios in London, John Lennon recorded his lead vocal for ‘Good Morning Good Morning’, and Paul McCartney added a lead guitar solo to the track. Lennon had decided he wanted to end the song with animal sound effects, and asked that they […]
1967 (Mar 29) – Work Begins on ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’
03/29/2026 @ All Day – Working at Abbey Road studios The Beatles finished recording ‘Good Morning Good Morning’. They then started work on a new song ‘With a Little Help From My Friends’, (originally titled ‘Bad Finger Boogie’), recording 10 takes of the rhythm track, then Ringo overdub a double-tracked lead vocal.
2011 (Mar 29) – Illegal Distribution of Beatles Singles Ends
03/29/2026 @ All Day – A website that illegally sold Beatles songs online for 25 cents each agreed to pay record companies almost $1m (£625,000) to settle a legal case. BlueBeat.com, based in the US, streamed and sold music by The Beatles, Coldplay and others until it was sued in 2009. In the few days before it was forced to […]
1969 (Mar 29) – John and Yoko at the London Free Easter Festival
03/29/2026 @ All Day – John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Black Sabbath, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Curved Air, J.J. Jackson’s Dilemma, Shy Limbs, Spontaneous Music Ensemble, Sunflower Brass Band and Toe Fat all appeared at the London Free Easter Festival in Bethnal Green, London, England.