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1971 (May 12) – Paul & Ringo Attend Mick Jagger’s Marriage

05/12/2025 @ All Day – Rolling Stone Mick Jagger married Bianca Macias at St Tropez Town Hall. The guest list included the other members of the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton and Stephen Stills. The couple separated in 1977.

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1970 (May 13) – World Premiere for ‘Let It Be’ Documentary

05/13/2025 @ All Day – The world premiere of The Beatles film ‘Let It Be’ took place in New York City. The film which was originally planned as a television documentary features an unannounced rooftop concert by the group, their last performance in public. Released just after the album, it was the final original Beatles release.

1962 (Jun 6) – First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become ‘Abbey Road’

05/13/2025 @ 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.

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1969 (May 13) – Beatles Recreate ‘Please Please Me’ Cover Photo

05/13/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles pose for the photo that becomes the cover of their ‘The Beatles 1967-1970’ compilation. It recreates the cover of their first album, ‘Please Please Me’.

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1960 (May 14) – ‘The Silver Beetles’ Perform in Liverpool

05/14/2025 @ All Day – The Silver Beats (John Lennon, Paul McCartney George Harrison, Stu Sutcliffe, and Tommy Moore) performed at Lathom Hall, Seaforth, Liverpool. They played a few songs during the “interval” to audition for promoter Brian Kelly. Also appearing are Cliff Roberts & the Rockers, The Deltones, and Kingsize Taylor & the Dominoes. This is the only occasion […]

1962 (Jun 6) – First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become ‘Abbey Road’

05/14/2025 @ 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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2016 (May 14) – Tony Barrow, Former Press Officer Dies

05/14/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles’ former press officer, Tony Barrow, who coined the term ‘The Fab Four’ to describe the band, died aged 80. Barrow represented the band between 1962 and 1968 and also wrote sleeve notes for their early albums, as well as the strip cartoon for the Magical Mystery Tour booklet.

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1968 (May 14) – Paul & John Appear on ‘The Tonight Show’

05/14/2025 @ All Day – John Lennon and Paul McCartney appeared on NBC-TV’s Tonight Show with guest-host Joe Garagiola sitting in for Johnny Carson. The conversation included some light hearted banter about meditation, the forming of Apple Corps. and song writing.

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1963 (May 15) – Beatles Perform in Chester

05/15/2025 @ All Day – During a UK tour, The Beatles performed at the Royalty Theatre in Chester. The set list was: ‘Some Other Guy’, ‘Thank You Girl’, ‘Do You Want to Know a Secret’, ‘Please Please Me’, ‘You Really Got a Hold on Me’, ‘I Saw Her Standing There’, and ‘From Me To You’.

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1969 (May 15) – John Lennon’s ‘Life With The Lions’ Released

05/15/2025 @ All Day – John Lennon’s ‘Life With The Lions’ was released on Apple’s avant-garde imprint Zapple. One side of the album was recorded on a cassette player at London’s Queen Charlotte Hospital during Yoko Ono’s pregnancy which ended in a miscarriage.

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