07/30/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles continued working on Abbey Road recording overdubs on ‘Come Together’, ‘Polythene Pam/She Came In Through the Bathroom Window’, ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’ and ‘Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight’. The Beatles began to assemble the “medley” that would make up side two of the album. Paul McCartney told tape operator John Kurlander to […]
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1957 (Jul 31) – Ringo Believed To Have Made Cavern Debut
07/31/2025 @ All Day – Richard Starkey (later known as Ringo Starr) is thought to have made his debut at the The Cavern playing drums with the Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group. John Lennon made his first appearance at the club a week later with The Quarry Men Skiffle Group. Paul McCartney made his first appearance in January 1958 with The […]
1968 (Jul 31) – Four Takes of ‘Hey Jude’ at Trident Studios
07/31/2025 @ All Day – Working at Trident studios in London, England, (with its 8-track equipment, EMI was still using 4-track recorders), The Beatles recorded four takes of a new Paul McCartney song ‘‘Hey Jude’.
1967 (Aug 1) – George and Patti To Los Angeles
08/01/2025 @ All Day – George and Pattie fly to Los Angeles. They lease a house on Blue Jay Way. George visits with Ravi Shankar where he gets Sitar lessons. George later visits San Francisco where he wanders around Haight-Ashbury.
1971 (Aug 1) – The Concert For Bangladesh
08/01/2025 @ All Day – The Concert For Bangladesh organised by George Harrison to aid victims of famine and war in Bangladesh took place at New York’s Madison Sq Garden. Featuring Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Ravi Shankar and members from Badfinger. Harrison had to shell out his own money to maintain the fund after legal problems […]
2007 (Aug 1) – John’s ‘Granny Glasses’ Sold At Auction
08/01/2025 @ All Day – John Lennon’s “granny” sunglasses were snapped up by a British collector at auction. The sunglasses, from one of the last Beatles concerts, were expected to fetch around £1m, but auction bosses refused to say what the actual figure was. Lennon gave the gold-rimmed glasses to his Japanese interpreter in Tokyo in 1966, and the translator […]
1963 (Aug 1) – First ‘Beatles Monthly’ Published
08/01/2025 @ All Day – The first Beatles Monthly was published. A magazine devoted to the group, it continued for 77 editions until 1969 and at its peak was selling over 350,000 copies a month.
1965 (Aug 1) – Appearance on ‘Blackpool Night Out’
08/01/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles appear on ‘Blackpool Night Out’. It is hosted by Mike and Bernie Winters. Also appearing are Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson, along with dancer Lionel Blair.
1978 (Aug 1) – Dhani Harrison Is Born
08/01/2025 @ All Day – Dhani Harrison is born to George Harrison and his soon-to-be-wife Olivia. Dhani, who like his dad becomes a musician, is the couple’s only child.