12/31/2019 @ All Day – The letter, dated September 29, 1971, involved John asking Eric to collaborate on a musical project. The letter had been estimated at $20-$30,000. It sold for $35,000 at auction.
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1996 – ‘Sir’ Paul McCartney Announcement
12/31/2019 @ All Day – Paul was listed in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List. The official ceremony would take place the following March.
1969 – John & Yoko Spread Peace in Denmark
12/31/2019 @ All Day – John Lennon and Yoko Ono were in Aalborg in Denmark on this day. They stayed with Ono’s first husband Tony Cox, his new wife Melinde, and Kyoko, Cox and Ono’s six-year-old daughter. Lennon and Ono remained with the Coxes in their farmhouse in Ellidsbølvej over the new year period, returning to England on 25 January […]
1966 – Rubber Soul Enters the Billboard Album Charts
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1963 – Beatles Leave Hamburg for London
01/01/2020 @ 12:00 am – The lads depart after playing their last engagement at the Star Club.
1964 – ‘Top of the Pops’ Debuts (Beatles on film)
01/01/2020 @ 12:00 am – Top Of The Pops debuts, broadcast from an old church in Manchester, England. The Beatles appear on film during the show, performing ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’. Live acts miming to their latest releases included The Rolling Stones, (I Wanna Be Your Man), The Dave Clark Five, (Glad All Over), The Hollies, (Stay), and […]
2007 – Queen Beats Out The Beatles in BBC2 Poll
01/01/2020 @ 12:00 am – Queen beat The Beatles to be crowned greatest British band of all time by BBC Radio 2 listeners in the UK. Only 20,000 votes were cast by email, text and phone. The bands were judged on song-writing, lyrics, live performances, originality and showmanship. Other finalists included The Rolling Stones and Oasis.
1962 – Decca Records Passes On The Beatles
01/01/2020 @ 12:00 am – The Beatles auditioned for Decca Records in West Hampstead, London. A&R boss at Decca Dick Rowe turned them down in what is considered one of the biggest mistakes in music industry history. Rowe rejected the band, selecting instead Brian Poole and the Tremeloes.
