This Day in Beatle History

August 26

1963 (Aug 26) - Cilla Black Debut; Opens For Beatles

British singer Cilla Black makes her concert debut, opening for The Beatles at the Odeon in Southport, Lancashire, England.

1967 (Aug 26) - Beatles Hold Press Conference With Marharishi

The Beatles held a press conference at University College in Bangor, North Wales with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The Beatles announced that they had become disciples of the guru and that they renounced the use of drugs. The four had become members of the Maharishi’s ‘Spiritual Regeneration Movement’, which obligated them to donate one week’s earnings each month to the organization.

1968 (Aug 26) - 'Hey Jude' Released

The Beatles release “Hey Jude” with the B-side “Revolution.”

1968 (Aug 26) - 'Those Were The Days' Released in the US

Mary Hopkin releases “Those Were The Days” in the US. The recording is produced by Paul McCartney.

1993 (Aug 26) - Beatles 'Cavern Acetate' Auctioned

A double sided acetate of The Beatles performing live in 1962 at The Cavern Club in Liverpool sold for £16,500 at Christies, London, a world record price for a recording. It is bought by Apple Records.

2005 (Aug 26) - Quarrymen Plaque Unveiled

A plaque was unveiled by fellow Quarrymen John Duff Lowe and Colin Hantonat at the site where the band which was to become The Beatles made their first recordings. John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison recorded a version of Buddy Holly’s ‘That’ll Be The Day’ and a Lennon-Harrison song, ‘In Spite Of All The Danger’ as The Quarrymen at the Percy Philips studio in Liverpool in 1958.

August 27

1947 (Aug 27) - Barbara Bach Born

Barbara Bach (Mrs. Ringo Starr) is born Barbara Ann Goldbach in Queens, New York City. She becomes an actress and Bond girl and meets Ringo on the set of the movie ‘Caveman.’

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.

1965 (Aug 27) - Beatles Meet Elvis

On the last day of a five-day break from their North American tour, The Beatles attended a recording session for The Byrds. Later that afternoon, The Beatles met Elvis Presley at his mansion in Beverly Hills. It was an awkward meeting, leaving The Beatles with the impression that Presley’s personality was decidedly “unmagnetic”. John Lennon remarked soon after, ‘Where’s Elvis’ It was like meeting Engelbert Humperdinck.’

1967 (Aug 27) - Brian Epstein Dies

British music entrepreneur and the manager of The Beatles, Brian Epstein was found dead, locked in a bedroom at his London home. A coroner’s inquest concluded that Epstein died from an overdose of the sleeping pill Carbitrol. He also managed several other artists including Gerry & The Pacemakers, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Cilla Black and The Remo Four. The first contract between The Beatles and Epstein was auctioned in London in 2008, and was sold for £240,000.

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