05/02/2025 @ All Day – Bob Dylan mingled unnoticed with other Beatles tourists during a minibus tour to John Lennon’s childhood home. He was one of 14 tourists to examine photos and documents in the National Trust-owned home, where Lennon grew up with his aunt Mimi and uncle George. Dylan who was on a day off on a European tour […]
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1964 (May 2) – ‘The Beatles Second Album’ #1 in America
05/02/2025 @ All Day – ‘The Beatles Second Album’, a collection of B-sides and sundry tracks yet to find a home in the States, goes to #1 in America, replacing ‘Meet The Beatles’.
1965 (May 3) – Beatles Play With Tanks for Help!
05/03/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles spent the day filming for their forthcoming film Help!, on Salisbury Plain, England, with the British Army’s Third Tank Division.
2012 (May 3) – Paul & Nancy Narrowly Avoid Helicopter Crash
05/03/2025 @ All Day – Paul McCartney and his wife Nancy Shavell narrowly avoided a potential deadly helicopter crash when their pilot became disoriented during a flight in bad weather and missed some trees by just two feet. Flying home to their estate in East Sussex, England after a day in London, the McCartney’s were not aware of how close […]
1962 (Jun 6) – First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become ‘Abbey Road’
05/03/2025 @ 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.
1964 (May 3) – Paul & Ringo on Holiday
05/03/2025 @ All Day – Paul and Jane Asher, along with Ringo and Maureen fly to the Caribbean for holiday.
1964 (May 3) – Denny Laine Forms Nucleus of the Moody Blues
05/03/2025 @ All Day – Denny Laine, Ray Thomas and Mike Pinder form the M&B Five in Birmingham, England. They latr change the name to The Moody Blues.
1976 (May 3) – ‘Wings Over America’ Tour Begins in Ft Worth
05/03/2025 @ All Day – Paul McCartney made his first concert appearance in America in almost ten years when Wings kicked off their 31-date ‘Wings Over America’ tour at the Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas.
1950 (May 3) – Mary Hopkin Born
05/03/2025 @ All Day – Mary Hopkin, (1968 UK No.1 and US No.2 single ‘Those Were The Days’, released on The Beatles Apple label and produced by Paul McCartney, winner of TV Talent show ‘Opportunity Knocks.