04/21/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles perform at what is generally acknowledged as their first concert under that name. They played lunch at the Cavern Club. Becoming regulars, they play another 291 shows at the venue.
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1967 (Apr 21) – Sgt. Pepper’s Sessions Completed
04/21/2025 @ All Day – Working at Abbey Road studios in London, The Beatles completed the sessions for Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The final recordings were a short section of gibberish and noise which would follow ‘A Day in the Life’, in the run-out groove. They recorded assorted noises and voices, which engineer Geoff Emerick then cut-up and […]
1962 (Jun 6) – First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become ‘Abbey Road’
04/21/2025 @ 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.
1963 (Apr 21) – The Beatles Play ‘NME Poll Winners All Star Concert’
04/21/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles appear at the ‘NME Poll Winners All Star Concert’ at Wembley. They perform despite not having won anything.
1969 (Apr 22) – From ‘Winston’ to ‘Ono’
04/22/2025 @ All Day – John legally changes his middle name from Winston to Ono.
1962 (Jun 6) – First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become ‘Abbey Road’
04/22/2025 @ 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 22) – Beatles #1 in the UK with ‘Ticket To Ride’
04/22/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Ticket To Ride.’ Taken from the film Help! it was the group’s seventh UK No.1.
1960 (Apr 23) – ‘The Nerk Twins’ Perform
04/23/2025 @ All Day – Paul and John perform as ‘The Nerk Twins’ at the Fox and Hounds pub in Reading, England. The pub is owned by McCartney’s cousin and her husband. They also perform the next day. These are the only known instances where the pair performed as a duo.
1936 (Apr 23) – Beatle Influencer Roy Orbison Born
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1995 (Apr 23) – Liverpool Welder Finds Beatles Material
04/23/2025 @ All Day – The Sunday Times breaks the story that Liverpool welder Peter Hodgson had found a reel of Beatles material in his attic. The recordings are legit, as Hodgson’s father had loaned the recorder to Paul McCartney. McCartney buys the reel and uses some of it on the Anthology collection. Songs include ‘Hello Little Girl’ and the […]