Thursday, July 31, 2008
On this date in 1963, 32 photographs of the Beatles were taken by “Radio Times” photographer Don Smith in a bedroom at the Washington Hotel in London.
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On this date in 1964, John Lennon and Paul McCartney suffered an electric shock when they touched the microphones while playing “Long Tall Sally” during a concert at an ice hockey stadium in Stockholm, Sweden.
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On this date in 1965, the Beatles attended the London premiere of their film “Help!” at the London Pavilion.
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On this date in 1968, the Beatles recorded the song, “Hey Jude” at the Abbey Road studio #2. Later in the evening, John Lennon and Yoko Ono went to the now closed Apple Store and Yoko took several products.
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On this date in 1969, George Harrison recorded the guitar solo for the song, “Come Together“.
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On this date in 1980, John Lennon and his son, Sean returned to New York from their trip to Bermuda.
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On this date in 1997, Ringo Starr attended a Joe Walsh show at the House Of Blues and invited Joe to join him in the studio.
On this date in 1963, the Beatles recorded the songs, “Please Mister Postman“, “It Won’t Be Long“, “Roll Over Beethoven” and “All My Loving“.
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On this date in 1965, the Beatles held a private rehearsal for a TV appearance at the Saville Theatre.
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On this date in 1968, the Beatles made a public announcement about the closing of the Apple Store.
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On this date in 1971, George Harrison’s single “Bangla Desh” / “Deep Blue” was released in the UK.
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On this date in 1977, filming concluded for the mockumentary, “The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash“.
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On this date in 1991, Lee Eastman, the father of Linda McCartney, died of a stroke at the age of 81. Also on this date, Capitol Records released “The Concert for Bangla Desh” on Compact Disc in the United States.
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On this date in 1998, it was announced in London that the Beatles film “A Hard Day’s Night” would be re-released to mark the 35th anniversary of the movie.
