This Day in Beatle History - The Beatle Zone

October 7

1976 (Oct 7) - John Lennon Finally Gets Green Card

John Lennon was awarded his ‘Green Card’ – permanent residency status, at a hearing in New York which overturned previous efforts by the US Government to deport him. The three judge panel of the US Court of Appeals ruled that his 1968 arrest in Britain for possession of marijuana was “contrary to US ideas of due process and was invalid as a means of banishing the former Beatle from America.”

1988 (Oct 7) - Documentary 'Imagine: John Lennon' Opens

The documentary Imagine: John Lennon, commissioned by Yoko Ono and directed by Andrew Solt, opens in theaters.

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.

2016 (Oct 7) - Paul & 'The Stones' at the Desert Trip Festival

The Rolling Stones played the first night of the Desert Trip festival, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. The event also featured Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Roger Waters and the Who. The six-day (split over two weekends) event rakes in $160 million, making it the highest-earning music festival ever.

October 8

1949 (Oct 8) - Paul and Ringo Protege Hamish Stewart Born

Hamish Stewart, guitarist, bassist, singer. His first band was the Dream Police, before he was invited to join the recently formed Average White Band who scored the 1975 US No.1 & UK No.6 single ‘Pick Up The Pieces’. Stewart was a member of the Paul McCartney band during the 90s, and later toured as the bass player with Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band.

1962 (Jun 6) - First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become 'Abbey Road'

The first Beatles recording session took place at EMI studios. The group recorded four tracks, one of which was ‘Love Me Do’ the four musicians received payments for the session of £7.10 ($12.07) each.

1962 (Oct 8) - Beatles Interviewed by 'Radio Luxembourg'

The Beatles record an interview for Radio Luxembourg at EMI’s Manchester Square HQin London. It will be broadcast on October 27.

1963 (Oct 3) - Beatles In The Studio

The Beatles record “Little Child” and “I Wanna Be Your Man.”

1964 (Oct 8) - Beatles Record 'She's A Woman'

Working at Abbey Road studios in London, The Beatles recorded their next single ‘She’s a Woman’ in seven takes plus overdubs, recording the song from start to finish in five hours.

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.

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