05/20/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles armed with a bunch of new songs after their visit to India, met at George Harrison’s home in Esher, Surrey. They taped 23 new songs on George’s 4-track recorder, many of which would end up on The Beatles’ next two albums, (The White Album) and Abbey Road. The demos include: ‘Cry Baby Cry’, […]
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1967 (May 20) – George Visits Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
05/20/2025 @ All Day – George Harrison visits the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi for the first time.
1954 (May 20) – ‘Rock Around The Clock’ Released
05/20/2025 @ All Day – Bill Haley and His Comets release ‘Rock Around The Clock’ for the first time. It does little but becomes a hit year when inserted in the movie ‘Blackboard Jungle’.
1989 (May 20) – ‘Ferry ‘Cross the Mersey’ by Ferry Aid #1. Paul Appears on the Recording
05/20/2025 @ All Day – Ferry ‘Cross The Mersey’ by Ferry Aid started a three week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart. The song was recorded to raise funds for the Hillsborough Football victims, Gerry Marsden, Paul McCartney, Holly Johnson and The Christians all featured on the recording.
1970 (May 20) – The Film ‘Let It Be’ Debuts in London and Liverpool
05/20/2025 @ All Day – Let It Be, the final feature film involving The Beatles was premiered simultaneously in London and Liverpool a week after the film’s US release.
1967 (May 20) – Special Preview of ‘Sgt Pepper’s’ on the BBC
05/20/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles new album Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band had a special preview on the Kenny Everett BBC Light program, ‘Where It’s At’, playing every track from the album, (except ‘A Day In The Life’ which the BBC had banned saying it could promote drug taking).
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.
1962 (Jun 6) – First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become ‘Abbey Road’
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.
1963 (May 21) – Beatles Record Two BBC Radio Programs
05/21/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles recorded two BBC radio programs at the Playhouse Theatre in London. They recorded five songs for Saturday Club and six songs for Steppin’ Out.