08/08/2025 @ All Day – In response to John Lennon’s remark about The Beatles being bigger than Jesus, The South African Broadcasting Corporation banned all Beatles records. Also on this day The Beatles LP Revolver was released in the US, the bands seventh album featured: ‘Taxman’, ‘Eleanor Rigby’, ‘I’m Only Sleeping’, ‘Here, There and Everywhere’, ‘She Said She Said’, ‘And […]
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2010 (Aug 8) – Mark David Chapman Parole Hearing Delayed
08/08/2025 @ All Day – John Lennon’s killer, Mark David Chapman, had his parole hearing delayed until early September so that officials could gather additional information. The 55-year-old Chapman became eligible for parole in 2000 after serving 20 years, but had been denied his freedom five times.
1964 (Aug 8) – ‘Ringo For President’ Released in the US
08/08/2025 @ All Day – The single by The Young World Singers called ‘Ringo For President’ was released in the US. Such was The Beatles drummer appeal that fans launched a “Ringo for President” campaign in the midst of the Johnson/Goldwater race. A well-organized contingent – most of whose members were below the voting age of 21 – banded together […]
2019 (Aug 8) – Fiftieth Anniversary of Abbey Road Cover Shoot
08/08/2025 @ All Day – Thousands of Beatles fans made a pilgrimage to London’s Abbey Road 50 years after the group walked over its zebra crossing for the cover of the last album the band recorded. Transport for London said two bus routes were briefly diverted as queues to cross the road blocked access.
1969 (Aug 8) – Abbey Road Photo Session Takes Place
08/08/2025 @ All Day – The photo session for the cover of The Beatles Abbey Road album took place on the crossing outside Abbey Road studios. Photographer Iain McMillan, balanced on a step-ladder in the middle of the road took six shots of John, Ringo, Paul, and George walking across the zebra crossing while a policeman held up the traffic. […]
1968 (Aug 9) – Paul Records ‘Mother Natures Son’
08/09/2025 @ All Day – After the other Beatles had gone home for the evening (2.00 am), Paul McCartney stayed behind and recorded ‘Mother Nature’s Son’, taping 25 takes at Abbey Road studios. The song was included on The White Album.
1964 (Aug 9) – Futurist Theater in Scarborough
08/09/2025 @ All Day – The band appears in concert at the Futurist Theater in Scarborough.
1964 (Aug 10) – Four Beatles Singles Re-released in US
08/10/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles had four singles re-released in the US: ‘Do You Want To Know A Secret’, ‘Please, Please Me’, ‘Love Me Do’ and ‘Twist And Shout.’