03/29/2025 @ 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 […]
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1969 (Mar 29) – John and Yoko at the London Free Easter Festival
03/29/2025 @ 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.
1986 (Mar 29) – The Beatles Finally In The USSR
03/29/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles’ records are officially licensed for sale in the Soviet Union.
1967 (Mar 30) – Sgt Pepper Photo Shoot
03/30/2025 @ All Day – The photo session took place at Chelsea Manor studios in London with Michael Cooper for the cover of The Beatles Sgt. Pepper album. After the shoot The Beatles resumed work at Abbey Road studios on ‘With a Little Help From My Friends’ adding guitars, bass, tambourine, and backing vocals. The session began at 11:00 pm […]
2007 (Mar 30) – Intruder Stopped at Paul’s Estate
03/30/2025 @ All Day – A man was arrested by police and detained under the Mental Health Act after trying to force his way into Paul McCartney’s mansion, screaming: ‘I must get to him.’ The middle-aged man burst through security patrols into McCartney’s isolated Sussex estate; guards who feared an assassination attempt were scrambled to intercept him as he sped […]
1963 (Mar 30) – He’s So Fine #1 on US Charts
03/30/2025 @ All Day – The Chiffons started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘He’s So Fine’, which was a No.16 UK hit. In 1971 George Harrison was taken to court accused of copying the song on his 1970 ‘My Sweet Lord’ and ordered to pay $587,000 (£345,000) to the writers.
1968 (Mar 30) – ‘Lady Madonna’ #1 in the UK
03/30/2025 @ All Day – ‘Lady Madonna’ is #1 in the UK. It will remain there for two weeks.
1945 (Mar 30) – Beatles Influencer Eric Clapton Born
03/30/2025 @ All Day – Eric Clapton is born in Ripley, England. Member of Cream, Blind Faith, the Yardbirds and Derek & the Dominos. He’s a three time member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He also marries the former wife of George Harrison, Pattie Boyd.
1969 (Mar 31) – John and Yoko in the Bag
03/31/2025 @ All Day – Having finished their ‘bed in’, John and Yoko fly to Vienna where they hold a press conference from within a bag. The Apple press office sends acorns (representing peace) to all world leaders.