04/01/2026 @ All Day – Cynthia Lennon, first wife of The Beatles’ John Lennon died at her home in Spain following a short battle with cancer. At the height of The Beatles’ early success she was, at the insistence of the band’s management, kept in the background so their legions of female fans were not aware of her existence. The […]
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1969 (Apr 2) – John & Paul and the Bankers
04/02/2026 @ All Day – John and Paul meet with bankers to try and retain control of Northern Songs. Dick James wants to sell his shares to ATV.
2006 (Apr 2) – John Lennon Schoolbook Sells at Auction
04/02/2026 @ All Day – A John Lennon schoolbook containing the 12-year-old’s drawing of Lewis Carroll’s poem The Walrus and the Carpenter was sold at auction for £126,500, ($239,733). The poem inspired Lennon to write The Beatles’ 1967 song ‘I Am The Walrus’. Also sold for £12,000, ($22,741) was a ship’s log book written by Lennon during a stormy trip […]
1964 (Apr 2) – Beatles #1 in the UK with ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’
04/02/2026 @ All Day – The Beatles had their fourth UK No.1 single with ‘Can’t Buy Me Love.’ With advanced sales of over 2.1 million, it holds the record for the greatest advanced orders for a single in the UK.
1966 (Apr 2) – Herb Alpert Albums Top The Beatles
04/02/2026 @ All Day – Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass become the first act with four albums in the US Top 10 simultaneously. Alpert’s albums spend more weeks at #1 in 1966 than The Beatles.
1973 (Apr 2) – Beatles Release Two Compilation Albums
04/02/2026 @ All Day – The Beatles release two compilation albums: ‘The Beatles 1962-1966’ and ‘The Beatles 1967-1970’. Both will land in the Top 10 on the US and UK albums charts, with ‘1967-1970’ hitting #1 in the US.
1970 (Apr 2) – Phil Spector Completes Final Editing for ‘Let It Be’
04/02/2026 @ All Day – Phil Spector completed final editing and mixing for The Beatles Let It Be album, 16 months after the Get Back project had begun.
2013 (Apr 2) – Paul Helps Fund Restoration of Motown Records Grand Piano
04/02/2026 @ All Day – A grand piano used in the Motown Records studios was fully restored and put on display at a museum dedicated to the legendary record label in Detroit. Sir Paul McCartney helped fund the restoration of the 1877 Steinway, which was originally in Motown’s Studio B.and was used to create hits for names including Marvin Gaye, […]
1969 (Apr 3) – John & Yoko Interviewed ‘In Bag’
04/03/2026 @ All Day – John and Yoko are interviewed from inside a white bag for the Eamonn Andrews TV show.
1965 (Apr 3) – The Beatles Appear on ‘Thank Your Lucky Stars’
04/03/2026 @ All Day – The Beatles appear on ‘Thank Your Lucky Stars’. The performance had been recorded March 28th, and was their first television appearance for the year.