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| Beatles- Chronology |
| *All info. from The Beatles:Unseen Archives Compiled by TIM HILL and MARIE CLAYTON |
| The Early Years |
| 1934 19 Sept.- Brian Epstine is born in Liverpool 1939 10 Sept. Cynthia Powell is born in Blackpool 1940 23 June- Stu Sutcliff is born in Edinburgh, Scotland 7 July- Ringo Starr is born at the Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital 9 October- John Lennon is born at the Oxford Street Maternity Hospital, in Liverpool 1941 24 January Pete Best (Randolph Peter Best) is born in Madras, India 1942 18 June Paul McCartney is born at Walton Hospital, Liverpool 1943 25 February George Harrison is born at home, 12 Arnold grove, Wavertree, Liverpool 1957 - March John forms The Black Jacks Skiffle Group with Pete Shotton, which is later renamed to The Quarry Men 9 June The Quarry Men audition for Carroll Levis's TV Star Search at Liverpool's Empire Theatre but fail to qualify 6 July Paul meets John for the first time, when he sees The Quarrymen play at St Peter's Church garden fate in Liverpool. A Tape of Baby Let's Play House has been sold to EMI 20 July Paul is invited to join The Quarrymen 7 August The Quarrymen perform at the Cavern Club for the first time in Liverpool 18 October Paul's debut performance with The Quarrymen, at the New Clubmore Hall, Liverpool. He played lead guitar, but after making a mess of his sole is demoted to rhythm guitar 1958 6 February George meets The Quarrymen and is later invited to join them due to his growing skill as a guitar player 15 July Julia, John's mother is killed by a speeding car when crossing the road after leaving his Aunt Mimi's house - - Phillip Sound Services, Liverpool recorded: That'll be The Day, In Spite Of All The Danger 1959 25 March Ringo joins Roy Storm and the Hurricanes which at that time was a top Merseyside band 29 August The Quarrymen play at the opening night of the Casbah Club, owned by Pete Best's mother. The group now consists of: John, Paul, George and Ken Brown but they still have no drummer 10 October Ken Brown quits the Quarry Men 15 November As Johnny and The Moondogs, John, Paul and George make the final audition for Carroll Levis' TV Star Search at the Liverpool Empire Theatre 1960 - - Years Roll Along - January Stuart Sutcliffe, friend of John Lennon at Art College joins The Quarry Men as the bass player as urged by John - May The Quarry Men become The Beatals 10 May The Beatals become The Silever Beetles and audition as a backing group for Billy Fury, but are booked to tour Scotland as backing for Johnny Gentle instead 20-28 May The Silver Beetles tour Scotland. The group have also given themselves stage names: 'Long John' Lennon, Paul Ramon, Carl Harrison, Stu De Stael , Tommy Moore (no change) on drums - June The Silver Beetles become The Beatles before reverting to The Silver Beetles - July The Silver Beatles become The Silver Beatles - August Paul McCartney phones Pete Best asking him if he was interested in joining the band. Pete discussed the situation with his fellow Blackjacks (his current band) who happily agreed that Pete should take up his place with the Silver Beatles. 12 August Pete Best joins the Silver Beatles as the drummer 16 August The group finally become The Beatles 17 August to 3 October The Beatles play at the Indra Club on Hamburg's Grosse Freiheit may have recorded the following at the Indra Club: Hallelujah, I Love Her So, You'll Be Mine, Cayenne, I Don't Know, I Don't Need No Cigarette Boy, I Will Always Be In Love With You, I'll Follow The Sun, World Is Waiting For The Sunrise, You Must Write Every Day 15 October Fever - John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison performed as a backing group for Lu Walters of Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, at the Akustic Studio. Ringo Starr, also of the Hurricanes, substituted for Pete Best as drummer during this session. This is the first session to include all four Beatles together. However, for this track, Ringo played drums without John, Paul or George. No copies of this recording have surfaced. 1961 9 February Perform for the first time at The Cavern Club, for a lunchtime session 21 March Perform for the first time in an evening session at The Cavern Club 27 27 March to 2 July Make their second trip to Hamburg and play at the Top Ten Club on the Reeperbahn 22-23 June Play in a professional recording studio for the first time, backing singer Tony Sheridan and recorded My Bonnie. They also performed the following on their own: Ain't She Sweet, Cry For A Shadow and possibly: Some Other Guy 9 November Brian Epstein visits The Cavern Club at lunchtime to see the Beatles performing 3 December Attend their first business meeting with Brian Epstein at his record store 6 December Brian Epstein offers to manage the group and John accepts on their behalf 9 December Play their first concert down south at the Palais Ballroom, Aldershot, but it is not advertised so only 18 people turn up 13 December A&R man Mike Smith of Decca Records comes to see the Beatles play at The Cavern Club |
| 1964 |
| 3 January A clip of The Beatles is shown on The Jack Paar Show in the US
7 January Playhouse Theatre, London, recorded: Johnny B Goode 15 January Perform in Versailles, France, before starting a two-week season at the Olympia Theatre in Paris 20 January LP Meet The Beatles is released in the US 21 January Paul McCartney's A World Without Love Peter and Gordon. The recording was released as a single in the UK on February 28 (US on April 27) 25 January I Want To Hold Your Hand jumps 43 places to top the singles chart in America's Cashbox magazine 29 January Pathe' Marconi, Paris, record: Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand, Sie Liebt Dich, Can't Buy Me Love 30 January Single Please Please Me is re-released in the US with From Me To You as the B side 7 February EP All My Loving is released in the UK 9 (9 April in Australia) The Beatles arrive at Kennedy Airport in New York 9 February Make a landmark television appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, watched by 73 million viewers 11 February US debut concert at Washington Coliseum 12 February Two more concerts at Carnegie Hall back in New York A hastily-made documentary about the Beatles US visit is shown on UK television 13 February Fly from New York to Miami, to do their second Ed Sullivan Show and have a few days off to relax 16 February Second Ed Sullivan Show featuring The Beatles is watched by 70 million viewers 21 February While making the documentary "What's Happening: The Beatles In The U.S.A.," the group was filmed performing Guitar Blues 22 February Return to England 25 February EMI Studios, record: You Can't Do That, And I Love Her, I Should Have Known Better 27 February EMI Studios, record: Tell Me Why 28 February EMI Studios, record: Till There Was You, I Wanna Be Your Man, From Us To You 1 March EMI Studios, record: If I Fell, I'm Happy Just To Dance With You, Long Tall Sally, I Call Your Name 2 March Single Twist And Shout/ There's A Place released in the US Begin shooting their first film, A Hard Day's Night (AKA Beatlemania) 10 March Ringo films Pub sequence for A Hard Days night in Twickenham 16 March Single Can't Buy Me Love/ You Can't Do That released in the US (30 April in Australia/ 20 March in the US) 19 March Collect their Variety Club of Great Britain 1963 Showbusiness Personalities of the year award 23 March Duke of Edinburgh presents The Beatles with Carl-Alan awards John's first book IN His Own Write is published and the first print run is quick to sell out Single Do You Want To Know A Secret/ Thank You Girl released in the US 3 April Hold the top six positions in a singles chart in Sydney, Australia 4 April Beatles singles are also in the top five positions in America's Billboard chart 10 April LP The Beatles Second Album released in the US 16 April EMI Studios, record: A Hard Days Night 23 April John attends a Foyle's literary luncheon in his honour 27 April Single Love Me Do/ P.S. I Love You released in the US 27-28 April EMI Studios or BBC-TV Studios: Woman, One and One Is Two, Hello Little Girl, Home, Moonglow Raunchy, You Are My Sunshine, It's For You, Shout 29 April Arrive in Scotland for two concerts 1 May From Us To You recordings: I Forgot To Remember To Forget EMI Studios, record: Matchbox, I'll Cry Instead, Slow Down, I'll Be Back - May Madame Tussad's unveil their models of The Beatles 2 June EMI Studios, record: Any Time At All, Things We Said Today, When I Get Home 3 June EMI Studios, record: You Know What To Do, No Reply (demo) and possibly: It's For You 3 June Ringo collapses with Tonsillitis and pharyngitis just before the Beatles first world tour. He is temporarily replaced by session drummer Jimmy Nicol 4 June The World tour begins with a concert in Copenhagen, Denmark 7 June Land in London to dropp off Cynthia Lennon and collected John's Aunt Mimi, the 10:15 BOAC Boeing 707 flight to Hong Kong was delayed 1 hour to allow the group to make their connection. The plane touched down in Beirut, Lebanon that evening, exhausted, the Beatles ruled out a terminal building. The scene got ugly when Police had to use fire fighting foam on hundreds of screaming teenagers who invaded the tarmac as fans hurled themselves at a wall of Police who where guarding the plane's on-ramps 8 June Second refuel stop, 2.00AM arrive in Karachi, Pakistan. Paul decided to buy some souvenirs but was quickly turn back to the aircraft by a mob of screaming girls - Paul claims that they materialized From Nowhere. 6AM Stop off in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Bangkok, Thailand (later that morning) The Beatles met similar scene's as in Beirut - but this time they decided to go down the ramp and sign Autographs after almost a thousand fans mostly in school uniform chanted "Beatles Come Out". Arrive at Hong Kong's Tai Tak Airport - which compared to the other stops was quiet and subdued. 10 June After resting most of the day Wednesday, the group flew out that afternoon, farewelled by some 500 fans - most of them British 11 June 2:20AM Arrive in Darwin, Australia, After completion of customs and immigration formalities, the Beatles met the Northern Territory media 7:43Am The Beatles arrive in Sydney Australia 12 June 11:57AM Arrive in Adelaide, South Australia 14 June Ringo arrives in Sydney, 990 minutes later departs for Melbourne, a few hours later the rest of the Beatles arrive in Melbourne from Adelaide 18 June Arrive in Sydney at 11:40AM EP Long Tall Sally released in Australia (19 June in the UK) 21 June Arrive in Wellington New Zealand for concert dates in Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin and Christchurch 26 June LP A Hard Day's Night released in the US (3 July in Australia/ 10 July in the UK) 28 June Arrive in Sydney from New Zealand at 9:35PM and departed for Brisbane at 10:07PM 29 June Arrive in Brisbane, 12:08AM 6 July A Hard Day's Night has it's royal world charity premier at the London Pavilion cinema 10 July Single A Hard Days Night/ Things We Said Today released in the UK and 12 July Concert at the Hippodrome, Brighton is the first of five summer concerts at British seaside resorts 20 July Two singles I'll Cry Instead/ I'm Happy Just To Dance With You and And I Love Her/ If I Fell are released in the US LP Something New released in the US 23 July Beatles appear in a charity show, The Night Of A Hundred Stars, at the London Palladium 11 August EMI Studios, record: Baby's In Black 14 August EMI Studios, record: I'm A Loser, Mr Moonlight, Leave My Kitten Alone 18 August Leave London Airport for their first US concert tour 24 August Single Matchbox/ Slow Down released in the US 4 September While shooting promotional films for 'Hey Jude' and 'Revolution', the Beatles performed a brief ad-lib of It's Now Or Never 17 September The Beatles are paid $150,000 to play Kansas City Municipal Stadium on their day off, earning around �1, 785 per minute 21 September Possible un-released recordings: You'll Know What To Do, Always And Only 29 September EMI Studios, record: Every Little Thing, I Don't Want To Spoil The Party, What You're Doing 30 September EMI Studios, record: No Reply 6 October EMI Studios, record: Eight Days A Week 8 October EMI Studios, record: She's A Woman 9 October Another UK tour begins at the Gaumont Cinema, Bradford where the Beatles are joined by Motown star, Mary Wells 18 October EMI Studios, record: Kansas City/ Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!, Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby, Rock And Roll Music Words Of Love, I Feel Fine, Mr Moonlight 26 October EMI Studios, record: Honey Don't 6 November EP Extracts from the Film A Hard Days Night is released in the UK 8 November First concert in Liverpool for nearly a year is held at the Liverpool Empire 23 November LP The Beatles Story released in the US Single I Feel Fine/ She's A Woman released in the US (27 November in the UK) 25 November BBC Saturday Night Club record: Rock And Roll Music 1 December Ringo holds a press conference about his tonsils 4 December LP Beatles For Sale is released in the UK 15 December LP Beatles '65 released in the US 24 December Another Beatles Christmas Show begins at the Odeon, Hammersmith and runs until 16 January 1965 |
| 1965 |
| 11 February Ringo marries Mary (Marueen) Cox 12 Feb. The newly-married couple hold a press confrence at the beginning of their honeymoon in Hove, East Sussex 15 Feb. A single, 'Eight Days A Week/'I Don't Want to Spoil the Party', is released in the US 22 Feb. The Beatles fly to the Bahamas to begin shooting their second movie, Help! 13 March A couple of days in Britian, The Beatles fly to Austria, for more location filming 22 March An LP, The Early Beatles, is released in the US 6 April The EP Beatles For Sale is released in the UK 9 April The single 'Ticket to Ride/'Yes It Is' is released in the UK(19, April in the US) 14 April The communal house sequence for Help! is filmed in Ailsa Avenue, Twickenham 26 April Ex-Beatle Pete Best is interviewed in the Daily Mirror newspaper 3-5 May A sequence for Help! is filmed on Salisbury Plain 20 May The Beatles record their last-ever music session for BBC radio 4 June The EP Beatles For Sale (No. 2) is released inthe UK 7 June The BBC broadcasts the last radio performance, The Beatles (Invite You To Take A Ticket To Ride), which was pre-recorded on May 26 11 June At midnight, it is announced that The Beatles are to be awarded MBEs 14 June An LP Beatles VI, is released in the US 20 June A short European concert tour of France, Italy and Spain starts with a concert in Paris 1 July John's 2nd book A Spainiard in the Works is released 19 July The single 'Help!/I'm Down' is released in the US (23rd for UK) 29 July Help! has its royal world charity premiere at the London Pavilion 1 Aug The Beatles play live on ITVs Blackpool Night Out 6 Aug The LP Help! is released in the UK (13th for US) 15 Aug The Beatles open their second US tour with a landmark concert at New York's Shea Stadium, witnessed by a then-record audiance of 55,600 27 Aug The Beatles meet Elvis at his Beverly Hills home on Perugia Way 13 Sept Ringo and Maureen have a son Zak and a single 'Yesterday'/'Act Naturally' is released in the US 26 Oct The Beatles receive their MBEs from the QUeen in the Great Throne Room at Buckingham Palace 3 Dec The Beatles start their last UK tour, playing at the Odeon Cinema, Glasgow and the single 'We Can Work It Out/'Day Tripper' is released in the UK (6th in US) AND the LP Rubber Soul is released in UK (6th in US) 6 Dec The EP The Beatles Million Sellers is released in the UK 17 Dec ITV broadcasts The Music of Lennon/McCartney around Britian, except in London where it had already been transmitted the previous evening |
| 1966 |
| January 21 George marries Pattie Ann Boyd February 8 George and Pattie fay off to Barbados for their honeymoon 21 A single 'Nowhere Man/'What Goes On?' is released-US March 1 A documentary The Beatles At Shea Stadium which was filmed in '65 captures Beatlemania at it's peak, is shown on British televison 4 London's Evening Standard newspaper publishes an interview with John in which he states that The Beatles are more popular then Jesus 4 The EP Yesterday is released-UK 25 The infamous 'butcher' photos of The Beatles are taken by Robert Whittaker May 1 The Beatles give theie last proper British concert, at Empire Pool, Wembley 21 The Beatles are filmed in the grounds of Chiswick House in London for colour promos of Paperback Writer/Rain 30 The Single 'Paperback Writer/'Rain' is released inUS (10 June UK) June 16 The Beatles only appearance on the TV programme Top of The Pops performing Paperback Writer and Rain 20 An LP Yesterday... and Today is released in the US, the revised version of Yesterday and Today, which was recalled because of complaints about the butcher shots on the cover 24 The Beatles embark on a short tour, covering Germany, Japan, and the Philippines July 5 The Beatles run into major problems in the Philippines after being accused of snubbing Imelda Marcos 8 The EP Nowhere Man is released in the UK 29 American teen magazine Datebook publishes John's Evening Standard interview, asserting that he said The Beatles were more popular then Jesus August 5 The single 'Eleanor Rigby/'Yellow Submarine' is released in the UK ( 8 Aug US) 5 The LP revolver is released in the UK ( 8 Aug US) 6 Brian Epstine holds a press confrence in New York to explain John's 'Jesus' remarks 11 The Beatles fly to Chicago for their final US tour and John supported by the others, faces the press to explain and say he was sorry 13 Radio station KLUE in Longsville, Texas organises a public 'Beatles Bonfire' but the next morning is wipedd off the air when a lightning bolt hits the transmission tower 29 The BEatles give their VERY LAST concert at San Fransisco's Candlestick Park September 5 John goes to Celle in W Germany to begin filming his part in How I Won the War November 9 John meets Yoko Ono for the first time when he attends a private view of her at exhibition, Unfinished Paintings and Objects at Londons Indica Gallery 27 John films a sequence for Peter Cool and Dudley Moore's BBC programme, Not Only....But Also, which is shown one month later on 26 December December 9 The LP A Collection of Beatles oldies is released in the UK ONLY |
| 1967 |
| Jan 6 The UK release of The Family way, Paul's soundtrack LP of the music form the movie 27 A new nine year recording contract with EMI Records is signed by the Batles Feb 13 The single 'Strawberry Fields Forever'/'Penny Lane' is released in the US (Feb 17 UK) Mar 30 The famous cover photo for the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album is shot by Michael Cooper April 19 A legal buisness partnership, The Beatles & Co., is formed to bind the group together until 1977 20 The first reording session for Magical Mystary Tour is held at EMI studios May 15 While afftnding a performance by Georgie Fame at the Bag O' Nails club in London, Paul meets photographer Linda Eastman (curses....) 19 Brian Epstine holds a lunch party for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearths Club Band at his home in London 20 The BBC imopses a radio and TV ban on 'A Day In The Life' because of the song's overt drug refrences 26 The LP Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is released in the UK before the official date if 1 June (2 June in the US) June 19 Paul admits on the tele that he had taken LSD 24 Photo-call and Press confrence at Abbey Road studios for the Our World TV broadcast 25 The Beatles perform 'All You Need Is Love' on the world's first global satellite TV linkup, watched by 400, 000,000. It is their last live TV performance July 7 The single 'All you Need is Love'/'Baby You're A Rich Man' is released in the UK (17 July in the US) 24 John, Paul, George, Ringo, and Brian Epstine lend their names to a petition that is published in The Times, calling for the legaliation of marijuana Aug 19 Ringo and Maureen have a second son, Jason 24 John, George, and Paul with eives and friends attend a lecture by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at London's Hilton hotel and become interested in transcedental meditiation 25 The Beatles and their entourage travel to Bangor, North Wales, to attend a weekend seminar by the Maharishi 27 Brian Epstine is found dead in bed at his London home 29 Brian Epstine's funeral is held in Liverpool. It is a family affair and is not attended by the Beatles Sept 1 The Beatles all meet at Paul's house in St, John's Wood to discuss their future 11 The Beatles set off in a coach with a camera crew and 43 passangers to begin shooting their own TV film, Magiacal Mystery Tour Oct 17 A memorial service is held for Brian Epstine at the New London Synagogue in Abbey Road 18 All the Beatles attend the premiere of How I Won the War at the London Pavillion Nov 24 The single 'Hello, Goodbye'/' I am The Walrus' is released in the UK (27 Nov in the US) 27 The LP Magical Mystery Tour is released in the US Dec 3 Ringo flies to Rome to begin filming his part in Candy 5 John and George attend a party heralding the opening of The Beatles' Apple Boutique two day's later 8 The EP Magical Mystery Tour is released in the UK 25 Paul and Jane announce their engagement (GRRR JANE! ><) 26 BBC1 transmits the premeire of Magical Mystery Tour 27 Paul appears live on The David Frost Show to defend Magical Mystery Tour |
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| 1968 |
| Jan 25 John and George attend an Ossie Clark fashion show in London, at which Pattie is one of the models Feb 6 Ringo appears live on Cilla Black's TV show, Cilla 15 John, Cyn, George, and Pattie fly to Rishikesh, India, to study Transcendental Meditation for three months under the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 19 Paul, Jane(evil...), Ringo, and Maureen fly to join the others March 1 Ringo and Marueen have had enough and return to Britian 15 The single 'Lady Madonna/'The Inner Light' is released in the UK (18 Mar. in the US) 26 Paul and Jane leave for England April 12 John, Cyn, George and Pattie arrive back in London May 11 John and Paul fly to New York for five days, where they announce the setting up of their Apple buisness venture 14 John publicly denounces the Maharishi on NBC-TV's The Tonight Show 17 The movie Wonderwall, with music by George, has its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, but it does not prove to be a box office success 22 John and Yoko appear together for the first time, attending a lauch party and Press confrence for another Apple Boutique 30 The Black Dyke Mills Band records Paul's composition "Thingumybob" for a television series of the same name, which starts transmission on 2 Aug. June 7 Paul and Jane Asher attend Mike McCartney's wedding in North Wales 18 The National Theatre's production based on John's book, In His Own Write, opens at the Old Vic in London 21 Apple Corps buys new premises at 3 Savile Row, London July 1 John's first art exhibition, You Are Here, opens in London 17 The Beatles animated movie, Yellow Submarine, has it's world premiere at the London Pavillion 20 Jane Asher announces that her relationship with Paul is over (YES!!!) 31 The Beatle's Apple Boutique on Baker Street closes down; they also relinquish contorl of their second clothing store in Kings Road Aug 22 Cyn sues John for divorce on the grounds of his adultery with Yoko Ono 23 Ringo quits the Beatles during recording sessions for the White Album 26 The single 'Hey Jude'/'Revolution' is released in the UK (30 Aug in the UK) Sept 3 Ringo rejoins the Beatles 8 A pre-recording film clip promoting 'Hey Jude' is shown on UK television, on Frost On Sunday 30 Hunter Davies' authorized biography, The Beatles, is first published in the UK Oct 18 John and Yoko are charged with possition of cannibus and obstructing the police Nov 1 The first solo project by a Beatle is released in the UK, Wonderwall Music, George's soundtrack for the movie (2 Dec in the US) 8 John and Cynthia are divorced 8 George's songwriting contract with Northern Songs expires and is not renewed 11 John and Yoko's album, Unfinished Music No 1-Two Virgins is released in the UK (28 Nov in the UK) 22 The LP The Beatles (better known as the White Album) is released in the UK (25 Nov in the US) 28 John pleads guilty to posessing cannibus to protect Yoko (aw, how sweet) Dec 18 John and Yoko appear together inside a white bag at the Royal Albert Hall in London |
| 1969 |
| January 2 The Beatles begin filming Get Back, which is eventually retitled Let It Be 10 George walks out, but is persuaded to return 13 The LP Yellow Submarine is released in the US (17 January in the UK) 30 The Beatles give their last live performance on the roof of the Apple office building in central London 31 For the last filmed performance, The Beatles play "The Long and Winding Road" "Let It Be" and "Two of Us" February 3 Allen Klein becomes The Beatles' buisness manager 4 The New York firm of Eastman & Eastman is appointed as a general counsel to Apple Corps. 13 Paul and Linda attend the launch of Mary Hopkin's debut album, Postcard 20 Ringo attends the world premiere of Candy in London March 1 Ringo begins filming The Magic Christian with Peter Sellers 4 Princess Margret visits the set of the Magic Christian at Twickenham Studios 12 Paul marries Linda Louise Eastman at Marylebone Register Office in London ( :-( ) 12 George and Pattie are busted for cannibis possession 20 John marries Yoko Ono at the British Consulate in Gibraltar 25 John and Yoko begin their seven-day "bed-in" for peace at the Hilton in Amsterdam, Holland April 11 The single 'Get Back/'Don't Let Me Down' is released in the UK (5 May in the US) 22 John formally changes his middle name to Ono during a ceremony on the roof of the Apple building May 8 Paul refuses to sign a concert appointing Allen Klein's company, ABKCO, as buisness manager of several of The Beatles' companies 9 The second John and Yoko LP Unfinished Music No2 - Life With the Lions is released in the UK (26 May in the US) 9 George releases his second solo LP Electronic Sound in the UK (26 May in the US) 26 John and Yoko begin their second 'bed-in' for peace, at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Canada 30 The single 'The Ballad of John and Yoko'/'Old Brown Shoe' is released in the UK (4 June in the US) June 1 The Plastic Ono Band, formed by John and Yoko and a selection of aquaintces, records 'Give Peace a Chance' during the 'bed-in' July 1 Yoko and John, with her daughter Kyoko and his son Julian are involved in a bad car crash while touring Scotland August 8 All four Beatles are photographed walking along the pedestrian crossing outside EMI studios in North London, for the cover of Abbey Road 20 All four Beatles are together for the last time in a recording studio, for a mix and album order session at Abbey Road 22 The Beatles are photographed together for the last time, in the grounds of John and Yoko's home, Tittehurst Park 28 George attends a press confrence in Sydenham for the Radha Krishna Temple September 1 John, Yoko, George, Pattie, Ringo and Marueen see Bob Dylan in concert at the Isle of Wight Pop Festival 13 John decides to quit the Beatles, while on his way to Toronto, Canada, to perform a concert with the Plastic Ono Band 20 Allen Klein negociates an increased royalty rate for The Beatles with Capitol/EMI 26 The LP Abbey Road is released in the UK (1 October in the US) October 6 The Beatles single 'Something'/'Come Together' is released in the US (31 Oct in the UK) 20 The Plastic Onon Band release a single 'Cold Turkey'/'Don't Worry Kyoko(Mummy's Only Looking For Her Head in the Snow)' in the US (24 Oct in the UK) November 25 John returns his MBE to the Queen December 2 George joins the Delaney & Bonnie & Friends tour on stage during a concert in Bristol 10 John and Yoko meet the parents of convicted murderer James Hanratty, as they plan to make a film prooving his innocence 11 The world premiere of The Magic Christian at the Odeon Kensington, attended by Ringo and Maureen, and John and Yoko 12 Another LP Live Peace in Toronto, is released by the Plastic Ono Band worldwide 14 John and Yoko--or possibly two stand ins--appear in a white bag in 'A Silent Protest' about the hanging of James Hanratty 15 The Plastic Ono Band, including John and George, plays a charity concert for UNICEF at the Lyceum Ballroom in London 30 John featured in a three-part ITV programme, Man of the Decade, along with JFK and Mao Tse Tung |
| 1970 |
| January 3-4 Three Beatles, without John, participate in their last recording session during John's lifetime, performing George's song 'I Me Mine' for the LP Let it Be 15 Bag One, an exhibition of lithographs by John, opens 16 John's exhibition is closed for obscenity and the police confiscate eight lithographs depicting him and Yoko 20 John and Yoko have their hair cropped in Denmark February 6 A single, 'Instant Karma'/'Who has seen this wind' is released by John and Yoko in the UK (20 Feb. in the US) 26 An LP, Hey Jude, is released in the US March 6 The Beatle's single, 'Let it Be'/'You know my name (look up the number)' is released in the UK (11 March in the US) 12 George and Pattie move into Friar Park, a mansion in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire 27 RIngo releases his first LP Sentimental Journey in the UK (24 April 1970 in the US) April 10 Newspapers around the world carry Paul's statement that The Beatles will never work together again 17 Paul's first solo work McCartney is released in Britian (20 April in the US) 23 John and Yoko go to LA to undertake a course of primal therapy with Dr. Arthur Janov 27 The court declares that John's lithographs are not indecent and they are returned May 8 The Beatles LP Let It Be is finally released in Britan (18 May in the US) 9 Ringo and Maureen fly to Nice to be guests of honour at the screening of Woodstock at the Cannes Film Festival 11 A Beatles single 'The Long and Winding Road'/'For You Blue' is released in the US 13 The Beatles' movie Let It Be recieves its world premiere in New York. None of the group attends July 7 George's mother, Louise, dies September 20 George attends the opening night of 'A Festival of Arts of India' at the Royal Festival Hall, London 25 Ringo releases his second LP, Beaucoups of Blues, in the UK (28 September in the US) October 15 Release in the US only of RIngo's single Beaucoups of Blues/Coochy-Couchy November 11 A daughter, Lee Parkin, is born to Ringo and Maureen Starkey 23 George releases a single My Sweet Lord/Isn't it a Pity in the US. (In the UK the B side is What Is Life and the single is released 15 January 1971) 27 George releases his third solo LP All Things Must Pass in the US (30 November in the UK) December 8 John does a major interview with Rolling Stone, which is published in two parts on 21 January and 4 February. It is later also published as a book, Lennon Remembers 11 John releases another album, John Lennon/The Plastic Ono Band, worldwide 31 Paul files a lawsuit in the London High Court to dissolve the partnership, The Beatles & Co., and appoint a reciever to handle the groups affiars |