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2006 (May 17) – Paul and Heather Mills Announce Split

05/17/2025 @ All Day – Paul McCartney and his wife Heather Mills admitted that they had given up the fight to save their marriage, saying that after four years together, they were going their separate ways.

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1980 (May 17) – Paul and Linda on Saturday Night Live

05/17/2025 @ All Day – Weeks after being detained in Tokyo on drug charges, Paul and Linda McCartney appear on Saturday Night Live.

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1971 (May 17) – Paul Releases ‘Monkberry Moon Delight’ in the US

05/17/2025 @ All Day – ‘Monkberry Moon Delight’ Released in the US

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

05/17/2025 @ 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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1967 (May 18) – Beatles Selected for 1st Global-Wide Satellite Broadcast

05/18/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles were selected to represent the UK for the first-ever global-wide satellite broadcast. The group agreed to be shown in the studio recording a song written especially for the occasion, scheduled for June 25. John Lennon wrote ‘All You Need is Love’ which was thought to sum up the 1967 ‘summer of love’ and […]

1967 (May 18) – Paul and John Back ‘The Stones’

05/18/2025 @ All Day – John and Paul sing backing vocals on the Rolling Stones, ‘We Love You’ single.

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2011 (May 18) – ‘Lucy in the Sky’ Handwritten Lyrics Sold

05/18/2025 @ All Day – John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics for the 1967 Beatles song ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’ sold for $237,132 (£145,644) at an auction in the US. The sale of the sheet, which featured the song’s third verse and the opening words to ‘She’s Leaving Home’, took place at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. Both songs […]

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

05/18/2025 @ 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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1963 (May 18) – Tour With Roy Orbison Begins

05/18/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles begin a ‘package tour’ with headliner Roy Orbison.

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1979 (May 19) – Paul, George & Ringo Attend Eric Clapton Marriage Reception

05/19/2025 @ All Day – Eric Clapton held a party at his Surrey house celebrating his recent marriage to Patti Boyd. Clapton had set-up a small stage in the garden and as the evening progressed, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr ended up jamming together along with Clapton, Ginger Baker and Mick Jagger. The all-star band ran through old […]