09/02/2025 @ All Day – George Harrison marries Olivia Arias.
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1964 (Sep 2) – Beatles in Philadelphia
09/02/2025 @ All Day – On tour in the USA The Beatles appeared at The Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Days before the concert, Philadelphia had experienced race-riots, The Beatles, who were Civil Rights supporters, were shocked to see that their audience of 13,000 was completely white.
1946 (Sep 2) – Beatles Collaborator Billy Preston Born
09/02/2025 @ All Day – Billy Preston is born in Houston, Texas. He is raised in Los Angeles, California. Aside from being a sought-after session musician for acts like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, the affable performer with the gap-toothed grin becomes a star in his own right with a number of funky hits throughout the ’70s.
1965 (Sep 2) – ‘Help!’ is Certified Gold
09/02/2025 @ All Day – ‘Help!’ is certified Gold.
1962 (Sep 3) – From ‘The Cavern’ to ‘The Queen’s Hall’
09/03/2025 @ All Day – After playing a lunchtime show at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, The Beatles played the first of three Monday night gigs at The Queen’s Hall, Widnes, Cheshire. Also on the bill, Billy Kramer and the Coasters, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes and Sonny Kaye and the Reds. Tickets cost 3/6.
1968 (Sep 3) – Ringo Returns to the Band
09/03/2025 @ All Day – After a two week absence, Ringo Starr rejoined The Beatles. Upon Ringo’s return to the studio, he found his drum kit covered with flowers to welcome him back.
1971 (Sep 4) – ‘Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey’ #1 in the US
09/04/2025 @ All Day – Taken from the album ‘Ram’, Paul and Linda McCartney went to No.1 on the US singles chart with the US only released ‘Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey’. McCartney’s first US solo No.1. Paul would later explain that “Uncle Albert” was based on his real-life uncle. “He’s someone I recall fondly and when the song was […]
1962 (Sep 4) – First ‘Formal’ Recording Session at EMI
09/04/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles first formal recording session at EMI’s Abbey Road studios took place. George Martin was unhappy with a previous session on June 6, so he called The Beatles back into the studio to try again. They recorded six songs, including ‘Love Me Do’ and ‘Please Please Me.’
1965 (Sep 4) – ‘Help!’ #1 in the US
09/04/2025 @ All Day – ‘Help!’ goes to #1 in the US. It will spend three weeks on the top of the charts.