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The Beatles perform two shows at Carnegie Hall, New York, each seen by 2,900 fans.
John Lennon: "It wasn't a rock show; it was just a sort of circus where we were in cages… We were just like animals."
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The Beatles perform two shows at Carnegie Hall, New York, each seen by 2,900 fans.
John Lennon: "It wasn't a rock show; it was just a sort of circus where we were in cages… We were just like animals."
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John Lennon becomes the first solo Beatle to appear on the BBC's Top Of The Pops, performing Instant Karma! with the Plastic Ono Band.
He sings live to the pre-recorded backing track. Four complete takes are filmed.
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John Lennon becomes the first solo Beatle to appear on the BBC's Top Of The Pops, performing Instant Karma! with the Plastic Ono Band.
He sings live to the pre-recorded backing track. Four complete takes are filmed.
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The Beatles record Hey Bulldog, while making a promo video for Lady Madonna.
Paul McCartney: "I remember Hey Bulldog as being one of John's songs and I helped him finish it off in the studio, but it's mainly his vibe."
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The Beatles record Hey Bulldog, while making a promo video for Lady Madonna.
Paul McCartney: "I remember Hey Bulldog as being one of John's songs and I helped him finish it off in the studio, but it's mainly his vibe."
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Ringo Starr marries Maureen Cox, 22 days after proposing to her at London's Ad Lib Club.
Brian Epstein is Starr's best man, and the guests include John Lennon and George Harrison. Paul McCartney is on holiday in Portugal.
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Ringo Starr marries Maureen Cox, 22 days after proposing to her at London's Ad Lib Club.
Brian Epstein is Starr's best man, and the guests include John Lennon and George Harrison. Paul McCartney is on holiday in Portugal.
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The Beatles play their first US concert, at the Coliseum in Washington, DC.
"They don't have soft jelly babies there; they have hard jelly beans. To make matters worse, we were on a circular stage, so they hit us from all sides."
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The Beatles play their first US concert, at the Coliseum in Washington, DC.
"They don't have soft jelly babies there; they have hard jelly beans. To make matters worse, we were on a circular stage, so they hit us from all sides."
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The Beatles record 10 songs for the Please Please Me album, in a mammoth 12-hour session climaxing with Twist And Shout.
John Lennon: "The last song nearly killed me. My voice wasn't the same for a long time after."
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The Beatles record 10 songs for the Please Please Me album, in a mammoth 12-hour session climaxing with Twist And Shout.
John Lennon: "The last song nearly killed me. My voice wasn't the same for a long time after."
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One of the most important Beatles recording sessions takes place – the orchestral overdubs for A Day In The Life.
"I was speechless. the tempo changes – everything in that song – was just so dramatic and complete…"
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One of the most important Beatles recording sessions takes place – the orchestral overdubs for A Day In The Life.
"I was speechless. the tempo changes – everything in that song – was just so dramatic and complete…"
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Off The Ground, Paul McCartney’s ninth solo studio album, is released in the USA.
McCartney: "That was the idea: to do a simple little band album rather than anything very produced or complicated."
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Off The Ground, Paul McCartney’s ninth solo studio album, is released in the USA.
McCartney: "That was the idea: to do a simple little band album rather than anything very produced or complicated."
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Wings’ first tour begins at the University of Nottingham, England.
Paul McCartney: “We kept going until we got to Nottingham University, and then it suddenly hit, ‘Ah, that’s it – let’s do universities.’”
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Wings’ first tour begins at the University of Nottingham, England.
Paul McCartney: “We kept going until we got to Nottingham University, and then it suddenly hit, ‘Ah, that’s it – let’s do universities.’”
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The Beatles begin recording Fixing A Hole.
Paul McCartney: "The funny thing about that was the night when we were going to record it, at Regent Sound Studios at Tottenham Court Road. I brought a guy who was Jesus."
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The Beatles begin recording Fixing A Hole.
Paul McCartney: "The funny thing about that was the night when we were going to record it, at Regent Sound Studios at Tottenham Court Road. I brought a guy who was Jesus."
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The Beatles' first Ed Sullivan Show appearance is watched by a record-breaking 73.7 million people.
Paul McCartney: "We came out of nowhere with funny hair, looking like marionettes or something. That was very influential."
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The Beatles' first Ed Sullivan Show appearance is watched by a record-breaking 73.7 million people.
Paul McCartney: "We came out of nowhere with funny hair, looking like marionettes or something. That was very influential."
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The Beatles perform at Liverpool's Cavern Club for the first time. They are paid £5 to share between themselves.
"The other groups were like Cliff Richard and the Shadows, but the Beatles' music was so vibrant."
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The Beatles perform at Liverpool's Cavern Club for the first time. They are paid £5 to share between themselves.
"The other groups were like Cliff Richard and the Shadows, but the Beatles' music was so vibrant."
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Kisses On The Bottom, Paul McCartney’s collection of American standards, is released in the UK (7 February in the USA).
"It's my dad’s style of music. I’ve wanted to do that kind of thing forever, since the Beatle days."
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Kisses On The Bottom, Paul McCartney’s collection of American standards, is released in the UK (7 February in the USA).
"It's my dad’s style of music. I’ve wanted to do that kind of thing forever, since the Beatle days."
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George Harrison adds vocals to The Inner Light, and saxophones are overdubbed onto Lady Madonna.
"There was no written music but we played around with a few riffs until Paul liked what he heard. And then we recorded it – 101 times!"
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George Harrison adds vocals to The Inner Light, and saxophones are overdubbed onto Lady Madonna.
"There was no written music but we played around with a few riffs until Paul liked what he heard. And then we recorded it – 101 times!"
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The Beatles begin filming the Penny Lane promo.
They ride horses down Angel Lane and across a car park in Stratford, London. John Lennon is filmed walking alone, and meeting the rest of the group by the Theatre Royal.
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The Beatles begin filming the Penny Lane promo.
They ride horses down Angel Lane and across a car park in Stratford, London. John Lennon is filmed walking alone, and meeting the rest of the group by the Theatre Royal.
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John Lennon and Yoko Ono swap a bag of their hair for Muhammad Ali's bloodstained boxing shorts!
The hair is donated to raise money for The Black Centre in London, run by civil rights activist Michael X (Michael de Freitas).
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John Lennon and Yoko Ono swap a bag of their hair for Muhammad Ali's bloodstained boxing shorts!
The hair is donated to raise money for The Black Centre in London, run by civil rights activist Michael X (Michael de Freitas).
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The Beatles record Across The Universe in four takes, with acoustic guitar, tambura, drums, lead vocals, and backwards bass and drums.
Two fans – Gayleen Pease and Lizzie Bravo – are then invited in to sing backing vocals!
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The Beatles record Across The Universe in four takes, with acoustic guitar, tambura, drums, lead vocals, and backwards bass and drums.
Two fans – Gayleen Pease and Lizzie Bravo – are then invited in to sing backing vocals!
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The Beatles appoint Allen Klein as their business manager.
Paul McCartney is outvoted 3-1 at the meeting, held at the Apple HQ at 3 Savile Row, London.
Paul: "The three-to-one situation was very awkward…"
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The Beatles appoint Allen Klein as their business manager.
Paul McCartney is outvoted 3-1 at the meeting, held at the Apple HQ at 3 Savile Row, London.
Paul: "The three-to-one situation was very awkward…"
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The Beatles record the backing for Lady Madonna – three takes of piano and drums.
They then overdub guitars, bass, vocals, and more drums.
Afterwards the Beatles record the first two takes of Across The Universe.
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The Beatles record the backing for Lady Madonna – three takes of piano and drums.
They then overdub guitars, bass, vocals, and more drums.
Afterwards the Beatles record the first two takes of Across The Universe.
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Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr re-record their bass guitar and drum parts for the Beatles' A Day In The Life.
Afterwards McCartney records a new lead vocal overdub, correcting an error from the previous session.
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Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr re-record their bass guitar and drum parts for the Beatles' A Day In The Life.
Afterwards McCartney records a new lead vocal overdub, correcting an error from the previous session.
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Paul McCartney watches Stevie Wonder perform in London, and meets him backstage afterwards.
Stevie: "I met him in the Scotch Of St James club. He's a really swinging guy, the only Beatle I've met."
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Paul McCartney watches Stevie Wonder perform in London, and meets him backstage afterwards.
Stevie: "I met him in the Scotch Of St James club. He's a really swinging guy, the only Beatle I've met."
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The Beatles’ Now And Then wins a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance.
John Lennon’s super deluxe box set reissue of Mind Games is also awarded Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package.
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The Beatles’ Now And Then wins a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance.
John Lennon’s super deluxe box set reissue of Mind Games is also awarded Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package.
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Off The Ground, Paul McCartney’s ninth solo studio album, is released in the UK.
The album reaches the top 10 in Australia, Austria, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the UK.
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Off The Ground, Paul McCartney’s ninth solo studio album, is released in the UK.
The album reaches the top 10 in Australia, Austria, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the UK.
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Paul McCartney records lead vocals for the song Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, with harmonies from John Lennon and George Harrison.
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Paul McCartney records lead vocals for the song Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, with harmonies from John Lennon and George Harrison.
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