05/29/2025 @ All Day – A piano used by John Lennon on the night he died was put up for sale for $375,000 (£189,000) on The Moments in Time memorabilia website. The upright grand piano was part of the Record Plant Recording Studios in New York where the former Beatle recorded his 1971 Imagine album. Lennon was said to be […]
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2002 (May 29) – John Lennon Mosaic Goes on Display
05/29/2025 @ All Day – A 16ft by 6ft mosaic designed by John Lennon went on display at The Beatles Story museum in Liverpool. The mosaic had been built into Lennon’s swimming pool at his Kenwood home in Surrey where he lived between 1964 and 1968.
1962 (Jun 6) – First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become ‘Abbey Road’
05/29/2025 @ 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 30) – ‘Love Me Do’ Goes to #1 in the US
05/30/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Love Me Do’, the group’s fourth US No.1 in five months. The version released in America had Andy White playing drums while Ringo played the tambourine. The British single was a take on which Ringo Starr played the drums.
1968 (May 30) – Recording on ‘The White Album’ Begins
05/30/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles began recording what became known as The White Album. The double-LP whose official title was simply ‘The Beatles’ became the first Beatles album released with the Apple label. The first track they recorded was ‘Revolution’.
1962 (Jun 6) – First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become ‘Abbey Road’
05/30/2025 @ 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.
2005 (May 31) – Strawberry Field Closed
05/31/2025 @ All Day – Strawberry Field, the Liverpool orphanage which inspired the song, is closed by the Salvation Army after nearly 70 years.
1976 (May 31) – ‘Got To Get You Into My Life’ Released in America
05/31/2025 @ All Day – Ten years after it appeared on Revolver, Capitol issues ‘Got To Get You Into My Life’ as a single in America.