John Lennon and Yoko Ono give a press conference in Toronto, Canada
John Lennon and Yoko Ono had flown to Toronto, Canada the previous day for the latest episode in their ongoing campaign for peace. On this day they gave a …
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John Lennon and Yoko Ono fly to Toronto, Canada
December 1969 was an unusually busy time for John Lennon and Yoko Ono. They took part in two UK television documentaries, gave a series of interviews, appeared in a …
Plastic Ono Band live: Lyceum Ballroom, London
The Plastic Ono Band took part in a benefit concert on this day for the charity Unicef, at the Lyceum Ballroom in central London.
Mixing, editing: Get Back album
Olympic Sound Studios, Barnes, London Producer: Glyn Johns When The Beatles decided that the unreleased Get Back album should be the soundtrack for Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s documentary, Glyn Johns was …
John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s ‘War Is Over’ poster campaign is launched
John Lennon and Yoko Ono flew to Toronto, Canada on this day to begin the next stage of their peace campaign. To coincide with the launch, huge posters and …
Ringo Starr records a charity appeal for BBC radio
Ringo Starr recorded a contribution for the BBC’s festive charity appeals, in this case to help raise money for the British Wireless For The Blind fund.
Television: With A Little Help From My Friends
A television tribute to George Martin, With A Little Help From My Friends, was filmed on this day.
George Harrison live: Falkoner Theatre, Copenhagen with Delaney & Bonnie
This was the last of three consecutive nights in which George Harrison joined husband and wife act Delaney & Bonnie onstage in Copenhagen, Denmark.
John Lennon is interviewed for South African radio
John Lennon gave dozens of interviews towards the end of 1969, to plug Plastic Ono Band’s various activities and to further his peace campaign with Yoko Ono. On this …
Album release: Live Peace In Toronto 1969 by Plastic Ono Band
Recorded on 13 September 1969 at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival festival, the album Live Peace In Toronto 1969 marked the public debut of the hastily-assembled Plastic Ono …
George Harrison live: Falkoner Theatre, Copenhagen with Delaney & Bonnie
This was the second of three consecutive nights in which George Harrison joined husband and wife act Delaney & Bonnie onstage in Copenhagen, Denmark.
World première of The Magic Christian in London
Ringo Starr’s second film, The Magic Christian, had its world première on this evening at the Odeon Theatre in Kensington, London.
George Harrison live: Falkoner Theatre, Copenhagen with Delaney & Bonnie
Earlier in December 1969 George Harrison had joined a number of dates of the English tour by husband and wife act Delaney & Bonnie. On this date the tour …
John Lennon and Yoko Ono meet the parents of A6 Murderer James Hanratty
John Lennon and Yoko Ono met the parents of James Hanratty, the so-called A6 Murderer, on 10 December 1969.
Recording: Octopus’s Garden
Room 4, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald The last Beatles-related recording session of 1969 wasn’t for a Beatles release at all. Instead …
Television: John Lennon and Yoko Ono on The Question Why
John Lennon and Yoko Ono took part in a televised debate on this evening for the BBC’s religious series The Question Why.
George Harrison live: Fairfield Hall, Croydon with Delaney & Bonnie
This was George Harrison’s sixth and final night performing on the UK tour of Delaney & Bonnie, a husband and wife act from the US.
George Harrison live: Empire Theatre, Liverpool with Delaney & Bonnie
This was George Harrison’s fifth night performing with Delaney & Bonnie, the husband and wife act then on a brief tour of the UK.
Television: Ringo Starr and Peter Sellers on Frost On Saturday
In promotion of their film The Magic Christian, Ringo Starr and David Frost made a joint appearance on the Frost On Sunday television show on this evening.
Television: 24 Hours: The World Of John And Yoko – day five
The final day of a five-day shoot for the BBC documentary 24 Hours: The World Of John And Yoko took place at the Bull Hotel in Long Melford, Suffolk.