This Day in Beatle History

April 27

1981 (Apr 27) - Ringo Marries Barbara

Ringo Starr married actress and one time ‘Bond girl’ Barbara Bach. The pair met while filming the movie, Caveman, with Dennis Quaid and Shelley Long. In attendance at the wedding were George Harrison and Paul McCartney.

2008 (Feb 20) - Beatles' Autographed Rolling Stones Album Auctioned

A 1976 Rolling Stones album bought for £2 at a car boot sale sold for £4,000 at an auction. The ‘Black and Blue’ LP was signed by John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Paul and Linda McCartney and George Harrison as well as members of the Rolling Stones. The seller obtained the album after haggling the cost down from £3.

April 28

1963 (Apr 28) - The Beatles Go On Holiday

Paul, George & Ringo go to Tenerife where they’ll stay for 12 days. John accompanies Brian Epstein to Spain.

1964 (Apr 28) - 'Around The Beatles' TV Special Recorded

The Beatles recorded the TV special ‘Around The Beatles’ at Wembley studios England. As well as performing songs they played Act V Scene 1 of Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’ with John playing the female role of Thisbe, Paul as Pyramus, George as Moonshine and Ringo as Lion. Paul later named his cat Thisbe.

1965 (Apr 28) - Grammy For 'A Hard Days Night'

Each member gets a Grammy from Peter Sellers for ‘A Hard Days Night’ They had won for ‘Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture or Television Show’.

1966 (Apr 28) - Studio Work on 'Eleanor Rigby'

First day’s work (of two) on Eleanor Rigby.

1966 (Feb 18) - Brian Wilson Finishes 'Good Vibrations'

Beach Boy Brian Wilson finished recording the future classic song ‘Good Vibrations’, which went on to become the band’s third US number-one hit. As a child, his mother told him that dogs could pick up “vibrations” from people, so that the dog would bark at “bad vibrations” Wilson turned this into the general idea for the song.