This Day in Beatle History

July 15

1968 (Jul 15) - Beatles 'Apple' Occupies Corporate Headquarters

Pictures 1962-2009

The Beatles’ new enterprise, Apple, enters its new corporate headquarters on 3 Savile Row, London, later the site of their famous “rooftop concert.”

1978 (Jul 15) - George Appears With Dylan Before 200,000

Bob Dylan with special guest Eric Clapton, Joan Armatrading and Graham Parker all appeared at Blackbushe Aerodrome, Surrey, England. Reputedly this was the biggest ever UK audience for Bob Dylan, with over 200,000 fans attending.

2002 (Jul 15) - 'Sir Paul' Highest Earning Musician of the Year

Sir Paul McCartney was named the highest-earning music star of the year so far after selling tickets worth £33.9m during his recent US tour.

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.

2009 (Jul 15) - Paul Returns to Ed Sullivan Theater After 45 Years

45 years after he played at the Ed Sullivan Theater with The Beatles, Paul McCartney returns to the venue to appear on The Late Show With David Letterman. Earlier in the day, McCartney plays a few songs from the theater’s marquee, surprising the onlookers in Manhattan.

July 16

1969 (Jul 16) - Work Continues on George Compositions

During recordings for their Abbey Road album, The Beatles worked on two new George Harrison songs, ‘Here Comes The Sun’ and ‘Something.’ Harrison was inspired to write ‘Here Comes The Sun’ when taking a day off from Apple business and spending the day walking around the garden at Eric Clapton’s house.