This Day in Beatle History

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.

1964 (Dec 25) - Beatles Record for BBC Radio's 'Saturday Club'

The lads recorded six songs in London.  They included:  ‘Rock and Roll Music’, ‘I’m a Loser’, ‘Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby’, ‘I Feel Fine’, ‘Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey’ and ‘She’s a Woman.’

1981 (Dec 25) - Michael Jackson Phones Paul McCartney

The ‘King of Pop’ phoned the Beatle and suggested they write and record together.  First result was ‘The Girl Is Mine’.  In 1981 it reached #2 in the US and #8 in the UK.

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.

1939 - Phil Spector Born

1963 - Capitol Releases 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' and 'I Saw Her Standing There'

Capitol was an EMI affiliated company.  Until this date, they had rejected the US rights to all Beatles records.  Five weeks after its release, ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’ was number one in the US.  It stayed on top for seven weeks.

1964 - 'I Feel Fine' #1 in the US

The song would be #1 for three weeks. It was the Beatles’ sixth number one song of 1964. They were #1 a total of 18 weeks that year.

1965 - Paul McCartney Injured in Moped Crash

While visiting his father in Cheshire, Paul crashes a moped and suffers a cut to his mouth and a chipped tooth.  Details and pictures of the event were later used to support the ‘Paul is Dead’ rumors.

1966 - John Appears on the BBC's 'Not only..But also'

John makes an appearance as a men’s room attendant in the Peter Cook-Dudley Moore vehicle.

1967 - BBC Broadcasts 'Magical Mystery Tour'