04/13/2025 @ All Day – Sir Paul McCartney topped the Sunday Times Rich List of musicians with the £680m fortune he shares with his wife Nancy Shevell. Sir Paul, whose American heiress wife is said to be worth £150m, has topped each list since 1989 when he was worth an estimated £80m. Andrew Lloyd Webber was second, with £620m, while […]
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1962 (Apr 13) – Beatles on Third Trip to Germany
04/13/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles made their third trip to Germany for a 48-night residency at The Star Club, Hamburg. During the seven week run The Beatles had only one day off.
1974 (Apr 13) – ‘Band On The Run’ #1 in the US
04/13/2025 @ All Day – Paul McCartney’s Band On The Run went to No.1 on the US album charts. McCartney’s third US No.1, went on to sell over 6 million copies world-wide. It’s commercial performance was aided by two hit singles ‘Jet’ and ‘Band on the Run’.
2007 (Apr 13) – Julian Lennon Sells Stake of John Lennon’s Songs
04/13/2025 @ All Day – Julian Lennon sold a ‘significant’ stake of his share in the songs his father John wrote for The Beatles to US music publishing company Primary Wave. The firm would now receive payments when any Lennon compositions were sold on CD, performed live or played on the radio. The company, who were about to market Julian […]
1963 (Apr 13) – The Beatles Meet Cliff Richard
04/13/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles meet Cliff Richard at the home of the Shadows’ Bruce Welch.
1966 (Apr 13) – The Beatles First Grammy Awards
04/13/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles win their first Grammy Awards, winning Best New Artist and Best Performance by a Vocal Group for ‘A Hard Day’s Night’.
2003 (Apr 13) – Apple Corp Britain’s Fastest Profit Growth Company
04/13/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles Apple Corp company was listed as Britain’s fastest profit-growth firm with an annual profit growth of 194%.
1962 (Jun 6) – First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become ‘Abbey Road’
04/13/2025 @ All Day – The first Beatles recording session took place at EMI studios. The group recorded four tracks, one of which was ‘Love Me Do’ the four musicians received payments for the session of £7.10 ($12.07) each.
1965 (Apr 13) – Beatles Record ‘Help!’
04/13/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles record the song ‘Help!’ during an evening recording session at Abbey Road in London. During an interview with Playboy Magazine in 1980, John Lennon recounted: “The whole Beatles thing was just beyond comprehension. I was subconsciously crying out for help”.