This Day in Beatle History

January 20

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.

2017 (Jan 20) - Sir Paul Sues Sony Over Beatles Catalog


Sir Paul McCartney was suing Sony over control of The Beatles’ back catalogue. McCartney had gone to a US court, seeking to regain the publishing rights to 267 of the band’s classic songs. He had been trying to get them back since the 1980s, when Michael Jackson famously out-bid him for the rights. Jackson’s debt-ridden estate sold the songs to Sony in 2016.

January 21

1941 (Jan 21) - Richie Havens Born


Richie Havens had the 1971 US No.16 single with his version of George Harrison’s ‘Here Comes The Sun’.  He appeared at Woodstock, Newport, and Isle Of Wight festivals.   Havens died of a heart attack at home in Jersey City, New Jersey aged 72,  on April 22, 2013.

1963 (Jan 21) - Beatles on Radio Luxembourg


The Beatles made their third appearance on the Radio Luxembourg program ‘The Friday Spectacular’.  The Beatles played two tracks, ‘Please Please Me’ and ‘Ask Me Why.

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.

1966 (Jan 21) - George Marries Patti


George Harrison married Patti Boyd at Leatherhead Register Office in Surrey.  Paul McCartney was Best man.  George had first met Patti on the set of The Beatles movie ‘A Hard Day’s Night’.   She later left Harrison in the mid-’70s and started an affair with Harrison’s friend Eric Clapton, who wrote the song “Layla” about her.  The two married in May 1979, but split in 1988.

1968 - 'White Album' is #1 in the US

It was the group’s 12th US #1 album. The double album has no graphics or text.

1968 (Jan 20) - 'Judy In Disguise' is #1. Inspired by 'Lucy In The Sky'?


One Hit Wonders John Fred and the Playboy Band started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Judy In Disguise, (With Glasses)’.  It topped at No.3 in the UK.  The song was allegedly inspired by The Beatles ‘Lucy In The Sky’.

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.

January 22

1963 (Jan 22) - Beatles on Three Different Radio Shows


The Beatles appeared on three UK radio programs.   First, they recorded a session for the show Pop Inn at the BBC Paris studio (in London), they then went to the Playhouse Theatre to tape a radio appearance on Saturday Club, recording five songs.  Then the Beatles went back to the BBC Paris studio to record an appearance on The Talent Spot recording ‘Please Please Me’, ‘Ask Me Why’ and ‘Some Other Guy’  before a live audience.

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