05/21/2025 @ 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.
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1940 (May 21) – Beatles Collaborator Tony Sheridan Born
05/21/2025 @ All Day – English rock and roll singer-songwriter and guitarist Tony Sheridan. He was best known as an early collaborator of The Beatles and the only non-Beatle to appear as lead singer on a Beatles recording (‘My Bonnie’) which charted as a single. Sheridan died on 16 February 2013.
1976 (May 22) – ‘Silly Love Songs’ #1 in the US
05/22/2025 @ All Day – Wings started a five week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Silly Love Songs’, McCartney’s fifth US No.1 since leaving The Beatles. Paul McCartney had often been teased by music critics as well as former Beatle and friend, John Lennon, for writing lightweight songs and he wrote this number in response.
1962 (Jun 6) – First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become ‘Abbey Road’
05/22/2025 @ 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 (May 22) – ‘Ticket to Ride’ #1 in the US
05/22/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Ticket To Ride’, the group’s eighth US No.1. The American single’s label declared that the song was from the United Artists release Eight Arms to Hold You. This was the original title of the Beatles’ second movie; the title changed to Help! after the […]
1964 (May 23) – Ella Fitzgerald’s ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ Cover #1
05/23/2025 @ All Day – <center> Ella Fitzgerald is #1 in the UK covering ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’. This makes her the first outside artist to have a number one with a Beatles song.
1974 (May 23) – George Harrison Announces ‘Dark Horse’ Records
05/23/2025 @ All Day – George Harrison announced the launch of his own record label, ‘Dark Horse.’
1970 (May 23) – ‘McCartney’ #1 in the US
05/23/2025 @ All Day – Paul McCartney’s debut solo album, McCartney, started a three-week run at No.1 on the US album chart. Apart from Linda McCartney’s vocal contributions, McCartney performed and recorded the entire album solo. The album featured ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’
1962 (Jun 6) – First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become ‘Abbey Road’
05/23/2025 @ 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.
2003 (May 24) – Paul Has Tea With Vlad
05/24/2025 @ All Day – Hours before his Red Square concert, Paul McCartney sits down for tea with Vladimir Putin.