John Lennon: “We’re more popular than Jesus”
The following article was published in the London Evening Standard newspaper on 4 March 1966. A fascinating portrait of John Lennon’s home life, it was written by Maureen Cleave, …
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George and Pattie Harrison honeymoon in Barbados
Eighteen days after they married in Esher, Surrey, on 8 February 1966 George and Pattie Harrison flew to Barbados for their honeymoon.
Paul McCartney meets Stevie Wonder
Paul McCartney saw young Motown star Stevie Wonder perform on this day at the Scotch Of St James club in London.
George and Pattie Harrison hold a press conference
The day after they married in Esher, Surrey, George and Pattie Harrison gave a press conference in London.
George Harrison marries Pattie Boyd
After a romance lasting just shy of two years, George Harrison married Patricia Anne Boyd on 21 January 1966 at Epsom register office, Surrey.
John Lennon and Ringo Starr holiday in Trinidad
John and Cynthia Lennon, Ringo Starr and his wife Maureen Starkey all flew to Port of Spain in Trinidad on this day for a winter holiday.
Paul McCartney has a moped accident in Liverpool
In what would become one of the key ‘clues’ in the ‘Paul is dead’ myth, on 26 December 1965 Paul McCartney suffered a moped accident while visiting his family …
George Harrison pays a surprise visit to his family
George Harrison was driven to the north of England on this day to pay a surprise visit to his family.
Paul McCartney takes LSD for the first time
13 December 1965 is the likely date that Paul McCartney had his first experience with the drug LSD.
The Beatles celebrate John Lennon’s 25th birthday
The Beatles all attended a party to celebrate the imminent opening of Lionel Bart’s musical Twang!, which ran briefly at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London in December 1965.
Zak Starkey is born
On 13 September 1965 Ringo Starr’s wife Maureen Starkey gave birth to their first son Zak.
Paul McCartney and George Harrison attend a Byrds recording session
The day after the Beatles’ 1965 North American tour ended, and prior to their evening flight back to England, Paul McCartney and George Harrison visited The Byrds in the …
The Beatles meet Elvis Presley
The meeting of two great musical acts of the 20th century took place on this day: The Beatles and Elvis Presley.
John, George, Cynthia and Pattie attend Allen Ginsberg’s 39th birthday party
The Beatles had been invited to beat poet Allen Ginsberg’s 39th birthday party by mutual friend and Indica Gallery co-founder Barry Miles. Although few of the partygoers expected them …
John Lennon is interviewed in Cannes
In May 1965 John Lennon and his wife Cynthia made a brief trip to Cannes in France to attend the film festival. He was interviewed on this day by …
The Beatles watch Bob Dylan perform in London
After a day spent filming scenes for Help! in London and Twickenham, The Beatles saw an evening performance by Bob Dylan at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
Lennon and McCartney jam in Obertauern, Austria
The Beatles were filming Help! in Austria in March 1965. On the evening of the 18th, John Lennon and Paul McCartney took part in a jam session at the …
John Lennon passes his driving test
Prior to the first recording session for Help! that afternoon, John Lennon passed his driving test in Weybridge, the town where he lived.
Ringo Starr marries Maureen Cox
Twenty-two days after he proposed to her in the Ad Lib Club, London, Ringo Starr married Maureen Cox at the city’s Caxton Hall Register Office.
Ringo Starr is photographed by Richard Avedon
Ringo Starr had his portrait taken by US photographer Richard Avedon on 29 January 1965. The shoot took place at a photographic studio in a penthouse in Thompson House, …