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1967 (Sep 11) – ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ Filming Begins

09/11/2025 @ All Day – Filming began for The Beatles ‘Magical Mystery Tour’. There was no script, nor a very clear idea of exactly what was to be accomplished, not even a clear direction about where the bus was supposed to go. The ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ bus set off for the West Country in England stopping for the night in […]

1970 (Sep 11) – Jimi Hendrix Making Plans To Work With Paul

09/11/2025 @ All Day – NME’s Keith Allston interviewed Jimi Hendrix in England. The interview turned out to be Hendrix’s last; he died a mere seven days later. During the interview, Hendrix talked about a new musical phase, with planned collaborations with Miles Davis and Paul McCartney.

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1962 (Sep 11) – Beatles Attempt Again To Record First Single

09/11/2025 @ 12:00 am –   After George Martin insisted that session drummer Andy White took Ringo Starr’s place, The Beatles returned to EMI Studios in London for a third attempt at recording their first single. ‘Love Me Do’ was selected to be The Beatles’ first A-side, with “P.S. I Love You” on the flip side (a reversal of the […]

1963 (Sep 12) – ‘She Loves You’ #1 in the UK

09/12/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘She Loves You’, the group’s second No.1. It became the biggest seller of the year and the biggest selling Beatles single in the UK.

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1977 (Sep 12) – Paul McCartney’s Son James is Born

09/12/2025 @ All Day – Paul McCartney’s son James is born.

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1967 (Sep 12) – ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ Filming Continues

09/12/2025 @ All Day – Filming continued for The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour. The bus headed for Widecombe on the Moor, where a local fair was being held but the bus driver (Alf Manders) took a shortcut to bypass heavy traffic and ended up stuck on a bridge, the coach ended up having to drive in reverse for a half-mile […]

1965 (Sep 13) – Zak Starkey Born

09/13/2025 @ All Day – Zak Starkey, drummer, (son of Ringo). Formed his own band The Face and has worked with The Who, Oasis, Johnny Marr and the Spencer Davis Group.

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1965 (Sep 13) – Beatles Win First Grammys

09/13/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles win their first Grammys, for Best New Artist and Best Album (for A Hard Day’s Night), at the awards ceremony in New York.

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1967 (Sep 13) – Beatles Form Electronics Company

09/13/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles formed an electronics company called Fiftyshapes, Ltd. appointing John Alexis Mardas (Magic Alex) to be the company’s director. Alex claimed he could build a 72-track tape machine, instead of the 4-track at Abbey Road (this never materialised). One of his more outrageous plans was to replace the acoustic baffles around Ringo Starr’s drums […]

1971 (Sep 13) – Stella McCartney Born

09/13/2025 @ All Day – Paul McCartney and wife Linda welcome a daughter: Stella Nina McCartney. Stella, who will grow up to be a fashion designer, joins older sister Mary and half-sister Heather (Linda’s daughter from a previous marriage).

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