09/04/2025 @ All Day – John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear on Jerry Lewis’ muscular dystrophy telethon.
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1968 (Sep 4) – Beatles Record Promotional Videos
09/04/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles play to a live audience for the first time in two years when they record promotional films for “Hey Jude” and “Revolution” at Twickenham Studios in front of an audience of about 100. It goes so well, they decide to make a documentary, which becomes Let It Be.
1966 (Sep 5) – John Begins Filming on ‘How I Won The War’
09/05/2025 @ All Day – John Lennon started work on his role as Private Gripweed in the film ‘How I Won The War’. The black comedy directed by Richard Lester, was filmed in Spain in Almería Province and saw Lennon, taking a long-overdue break from The Beatles after nearly four years of constant touring.
1967 (Sep 5) – Beatles Work on ‘I Am The Walrus’
09/05/2025 @ All Day – Working at Abbey Road studios, London, The Beatles began recording John Lennon’s new song ‘I Am The Walrus’, recording 16 takes of the basic backing track.
1962 (Sep 5) – Brian Epstein Meets With George Martin
09/05/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles’ manager, Brian Epstein, visits producer George Martin’s London office to listen to the acetate of the group’s first recording, “Love Me Do.”
1962 (Sep 5) – Back to the Cavern
09/05/2025 @ All Day – After their journey to EMI Studios, the band is back in Liverpool at the Cavern.
2002 (Sep 5) – Heather Mills Accepts Libel Settlement
09/05/2025 @ All Day – Heather Mills, Paul McCartney’s second wife accepted £50,000 libel damages over an article in the Sunday Mirror. The paper had suggested that Mills acted dishonestly over cash collected for an earthquake appeal.
1974 (Sep 6) – George Launches ‘Dark Horse’
09/06/2025 @ All Day – George Harrison launches his ‘Dark Horse’ record label.
1978 (Sep 6) – Paul Hosts Party For ‘The Buddy Holly Story’
09/06/2025 @ All Day – Paul McCartney hosts a party for the debut of the movie ‘The Buddy Holly Story’. At the party is Who drummer Keith Moon. It is his last night alive. He died later that evening of an overdose of heminevrin prescribed to combat alcoholism. A post-mortem confirmed there were 32 tablets in his system, 26 of […]
1968 (Sep 6) – Work on ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’
09/06/2025 @ All Day – Working at Abbey Road studio’s in London on George Harrison song ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’. Eric Clapton added the guitar solo (and became the first famous outside musician to play on a Beatles recording) and George recorded his lead vocal.