08/26/2025 @ All Day – A plaque was unveiled by fellow Quarrymen John Duff Lowe and Colin Hantonat at the site where the band which was to become The Beatles made their first recordings. John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison recorded a version of Buddy Holly’s ‘That’ll Be The Day’ and a Lennon-Harrison song, ‘In Spite Of All The […]
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1963 (Aug 26) – Band Begins a Week in Southport
08/26/2025 @ All Day – Week long residency begins at the Odeon Cinema, Southport.
1967 (Aug 27) – Brian Epstein Dies
08/27/2025 @ All Day – British music entrepreneur and the manager of The Beatles, Brian Epstein was found dead, locked in a bedroom at his London home. A coroner’s inquest concluded that Epstein died from an overdose of the sleeping pill Carbitrol. He also managed several other artists including Gerry & The Pacemakers, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Cilla […]
1947 (Aug 27) – Barbara Bach Born
08/27/2025 @ All Day – Barbara Bach (Mrs. Ringo Starr) is born Barbara Ann Goldbach in Queens, New York City. She becomes an actress and Bond girl and meets Ringo on the set of the movie ‘Caveman.’
1965 (Aug 27) – Beatles Meet Elvis
08/27/2025 @ All Day – On the last day of a five-day break from their North American tour, The Beatles attended a recording session for The Byrds. Later that afternoon, The Beatles met Elvis Presley at his mansion in Beverly Hills. It was an awkward meeting, leaving The Beatles with the impression that Presley’s personality was decidedly “unmagnetic”. John Lennon […]
1992 (Aug 27) – ‘A Day In The Life’ Lyrics Auctioned
08/27/2025 @ All Day – John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics to The Beatles song ‘A Day In The Life’ from Sgt. Pepper sold in an auction at Sotheby’s London for $100,000 (£56,600). The lyrics were put up for sale again in March 2006 by Bonhams in New York. Sealed bids were opened on 7 March 2006 and offers started at about […]
2012 (Aug 28) – Ringo World’s Richest Drummer
08/28/2025 @ All Day – Celebrity Net Worth named Ringo Starr as the world’s richest drummer, with an estimated fortune of $300 million. Phil Collins was ranked second with $250 million, former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl was third with $225 million, the Eagles’ Don Henley came in forth with $200 million and Metallica’s Lars Ulrich was fifth with $175 million. […]
1966 (Aug 28) – Beatles Play Dodger Stadium
08/28/2025 @ All Day – Nearing the end of their final tour of America, The Beatles performed one show at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California, before a crowd of 45,000. The Beatles’ attempt to escape from the stadium in an armored truck is thwarted when the main gate was found to be locked, and The Beatles had to spend two […]
1964 (Aug 28) – Beatles Smoke Pot For The First Time
08/28/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles smoke pot for the first time, which is supplied by Bob Dylan, who joins the band after one of their concerts in New York state. Dylan is surprised they haven’t tried it before, as he thought they sang “I get high” in their song “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” when it was […]