09/07/2025 @ All Day – Ringo Starr becomes the first Beatles grandfather when his son Zak’s child is born.
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1963 (Sep 7) – Beatles Record ‘Saturday Club’ Appearance
09/07/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles recorded an appearance on the BBC radio program ‘Saturday Club’, at the Playhouse Theatre in London. They performed ‘I Saw Her Standing There’, ‘Memphis’, ‘Happy Birthday Saturday Club’ (arrangement credited to John Lennon), ‘I’ll Get You’, ‘She Loves You’, and ‘Lucille’.
1936 (Sep 7) – Beatles Influencer Buddy Holly Born
09/07/2025 @ All Day – Buddy Holly is born. He lives just 22 years but influences many of the biggest stars of the ’60s, including The Beatles. Don McLean’s “American Pie” is about his death.
1968 (Sep 8) – Beatles Perform ‘Hey Jude’ on ‘Frost On Sunday’
09/08/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles were seen performing ‘Hey Jude’ on the UK television show ‘Frost On Sunday’ in front of an invited audience. The song was the first single from The Beatles’ record label Apple Records and at over seven minutes in length, ‘Hey Jude’ was, at the time, the longest single ever to top the British […]
1997 (Sep 8) – Derek Taylor Dies
09/08/2025 @ All Day – Derek Taylor the publicist for The Beatles died aged 67. Taylor had been responsible for many of the legends surrounding their career and had also worked with The Beach Boys and The Byrds. In 1967 he helped organize the Monterey Pop Festival together with Lou Adler and John Philips. He helped launch the Beatles Anthology […]
1977 (Sep 8) – Jimmy McCullouch Quits Wings
09/08/2025 @ All Day – Guitarist Jimmy McCulloch left Wings to help re-form the Small Faces. McCulloch had played with Paul McCartney band on the Venus and Mars and Wings At the Speed of Sound albums, as well as on the Wings Over America tour. He died two years later at the age of 26. Drummer Joe English also left […]
1968 (Sep 9) – George Goes Bonkers in Studio
09/09/2025 @ All Day – Working at Abbey Road studios on George Harrison ran about the studio holding a flaming ashtray above his head.
1975 (Sep 9) – ‘Wings Over America’ Tour Begins
09/09/2025 @ All Day – Paul McCartney and Wings begin their historic 13-month world tour. US performances will be recorded as the double LP Wings Over America. The group plays to over two million fans total during the course of the tour.
1963 (Sep 9) – ‘She Loves You’ #1 in Britain
09/09/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘She Loves You.’ ‘Please Please Me’ was at No.1 on the UK album chart. ‘She Loves You’ became The Beatles’ best-selling single in the United Kingdom, and was the best selling single in Britain in 1963.