Paul McCartney appears on the BBC’s Desert Island Discs
Paul McCartney’s appearance on the long-running BBC radio series Desert Island Discs was recorded on 20 January 1982.
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UK album release: Stop And Smell The Roses by Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr’s eighth solo album, Stop And Smell The Roses, was released in the United Kingdom on 20 November 1981, nearly a month after its US release.
US album release: Stop And Smell The Roses by Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr’s eighth solo album, Stop And Smell The Roses, was released in the United States on 27 October 1981, nearly a month before its UK release.
UK album release: Somewhere In England by George Harrison
Somewhere In England, George Harrison’s ninth solo album, was released in the United Kingdom on 5 June 1981.
US album release: Somewhere In England by George Harrison
Somewhere In England, George Harrison’s ninth solo album, was released in the United States on 1 June 1981.
UK single release: Watching The Wheels by John Lennon
John Lennon’s single ‘Watching The Wheels’ was released in the United Kingdom on 27 March 1981.
US single release: Watching The Wheels by John Lennon
John Lennon’s single ‘Watching The Wheels’ was released in the USA on 13 March 1981.
UK single release: Woman by John Lennon
John Lennon’s single ‘Woman’ was released in the United Kingdom on 16 January 1981.
US single release: Woman by John Lennon
John Lennon’s single ‘Woman’ was released in the USA on 12 January 1981.
John Lennon dies
John Lennon was shot and killed on 8 December 1980 at the entrance of the Dakota building, New York City, where he lived with his wife Yoko Ono. He …
Album release: Double Fantasy by John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Double Fantasy, the comeback album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, was released in the US and UK on 17 November 1980.
UK single release: (Just Like) Starting Over by John Lennon
John Lennon’s single ‘(Just Like) Starting Over’ was released in the United Kingdom on 24 October 1980.
US single release: (Just Like) Starting Over by John Lennon
John Lennon’s single ‘(Just Like) Starting Over’ was released in the USA on 23 October 1980.
John Lennon’s 40th birthday
To celebrate the 40th birthday of her husband John Lennon, and the fifth of her son Sean, Yoko Ono hired an aircraft pilot to skywrite a message in the …
US album release: McCartney II by Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney’s second solo album, McCartney II, was released in the United States on 26 May 1980.
John Lennon’s to-do list at the Dakota
Living at the Dakota Building in New York City, John Lennon wrote a to-do list on 22 May 1980 for his assistant Fred Seaman.
UK album release: McCartney II by Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney’s second solo album, McCartney II, was released in the United Kingdom on 16 May 1980.
Paul McCartney is arrested in Japan for marijuana possession
Wings’ 11-date tour of Japan was scheduled to run from 21 January to 2 February 1980. On 16 January Paul and Linda McCartney and their four children arrived in …
Wings live: Hammersmith Odeon, London
Wings’ final concert performance took place at London’s Hammersmith Odeon on 29 December 1979.
Wings live: Apollo, Glasgow
Wings performed at the Apollo in Glasgow, Scotland, on 17 December 1979.