1957 – The Quarry Men perform at a Garden Fete held at St. Peter’s Church, Woolton, Liverpool. After an outside performance on a makeshift stage in a field behind the church, The Quarry Men begin setting up their instruments in the church hall for an evening dance; they are scheduled to play alternating sets with the George Edwards Band. A 15-year-old friend of Ivan Vaughan, Paul McCartney, had arrived during the afternoon performance, and he had been impressed with John Lennon‘s stage presence. Paul is introduced to John by Ivan as The Quarry Men are setting up for their evening performance. John is a bit drunk. Paul, eager to impress John, picks up a guitar and plays versions of the recent hits “Twenty Flight Rock” (Eddie Cochran) and “Be-Bop-A-Lula” (Gene Vincent). John is indeed impressed, and even more so when Paul writes down the lyrics for him, which John has trouble remembering. Paul then shows John and Eric Griffiths how to tune their guitars, something they’d been paying someone else to do for them. John recognizes Paul’s talent right away wanting him to join The Quarry Men. Some sources state that the songs Paul played this day were “Long Tall Sally” and “Tutti Frutti.” The Quarrymen are recorded by Bob Molyneux using a reel-to-reel tape recorder belonging to his father at the evening dance of the Woolton Garden Fete, St. Peter’s Church, Woolton, Liverpool, England. This tape recorder is on display at the John Lennon Exhibit, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland, Ohio.

1961 – John Lennon’s short story entitled, “Being a Short Diversion On The Dubious Origins Of Beatles” is published in the first issue of Bill Harry’s Liverpool music newspaper “Mersey Beat.” In the piece, written in the style that will later bring Lennon world-wide literary fame, he attributes the naming of The Beatles to a mysterious man on a flaming pie.

1962 – The Beatles perform on board MV ‘Royal Iris’ on the River Mersey. Another “Riverboat Shuffle” put on by the Cavern Club, Liverpool. Once again, they share the bill with Acker Bilk, whose single “Stranger On The Shore” remains in the Top Ten six months after its release. Sometime that evening, Bilk gives each of The Beatles (John, Paul, George, and Pete) a black bowler hat, his trademark.

1963 – The Beatles perform at (Victory) Memorial Hall, Northwich. Before their appearance, The Beatles attended the annual Northwich Carnival, causing a lot of commotion. Paul McCartney personally crowned the new carnival queen.

1964 – The Beatles attend the London premiere of their first feature film, “A Hard Day’s Night.” The movie is an instant success with fans and critics alike. The Beatles’ single “Ain’t She Sweet/Nobody’s Child” (Atco 6308) is released in the U.S. 9 weeks on Billboard chart; highest chart position: No.19.

1969 – John, Yoko, and Kyoko leave Lawson Memorial Hospital in Golspie, Scotland, having recovered sufficiently from wounds received in an auto accident to be released by their doctors. They fly back to London in a specially chartered helicopter.

1978 – Ringo Starr’s single “Heart On My Sleeve/Who Needs a Heart” (Portrait 6-70018) is released in the U.S.

1981 – John Lennon’s single “(Just Like) Starting Over/Woman” (Geffen GGEF-0408) is re-released in the U.S. Both songs previously issued as the A-side of different singles.

1987 – The Beatles single “All You Need Is Love/Baby You’re a Rich Man” (Parlophone RP-5620) is released in the U.K. as a 20th anniversary reissue. Released as a regular vinyl single and also as a picture disc, and also as a cassette single. First Beatles single released in the cassette format. A 12-inch vinyl single was also released this date.

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1963 – The Beatles record a performance for the BBC radio program “The Beat Show,” at Manchester’s Playhouse Theatre. They perform before a live audience during the taping, playing the songs “From Me to You,” “A Taste of Honey,” and “Twist and Shout.” Broadcast on July 4. Fearing that The Beatles could suffer from over-exposure, Brian Epstein has begun turning down radio appearances, rejecting 6 such appearances from June to August.

1965 – The Beatles fly from Madrid to Barcelona. This is the final performance of their two-week tour.

1966 – The Beatles’ fly from Tokyo to Manila, Philippines.

1967 – John and Cynthia Lennon, George and Patti Harrison, and Paul McCartney with Jane Asher attend a private party held at the Speakeasy Club in London for the American group the Monkees. Ringo was unable to attend, as was Monkee Davy Jones. The party was hosted by Vic Lewis, agent for Brian Epstein’s NEMS Enterprises, who had contracted for the Monkees to perform at the Empire Pool, Wembley, from June 30 – July 3. Also attending the party were Dusty Springfield, Klaus Voorman, Manfred Mann, the Who, Procol Harum, Lulu, Eric Clapton, the Fool, and guests of honor Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Micky Dolenz. Vic Lewis would go on to become managing director of NEMS Enterprises after Brian Epstein’s death.

1968 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording “Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da.” Paul and Ringo tape seven rhythm track tapes, then overdubs are added onto takes four and seven.

1969 – The Beatles, without John who is in Scotland, are in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording overdubs for “Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight.” John is still in the hospital in Scotland, recovering from injuries sustained in an auto accident on July 1.

1982 – Paul McCartney’s single “Take It Away/I’ll Give You a Ring” (Columbia 18-03018) is released in the U.S.

1962 – The Beatles perform a nighttime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. Also appearing at the Cavern is Gene Vincent.

1963 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. The Beatles record the songs for their next single, “She Loves You” and “I’ll Get You” (under the working title “Get You In the End”). EMI will issue “She Loves You/I’ll Get You” (Parlophone 5055) on August 23. It will go on to become The Beatles’ first million-selling single. The single was No.1 for four weeks, dropped to No.2 or No.3 for the next seven weeks, then regained the No.1 chart position for another two weeks. The Beatles’ recording schedule having been published in the weekly pop papers, a large crowd had gathered outside EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, and the police had to be summoned twice.

1965 – John Lennon’s second book, “A Spaniard In the Works,” is published in the U.S. by Simon and Schuster. The Beatles fly from Nice, France, to Madrid, Spain.

1966 – The Beatles perform two shows at the Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

1968 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording of bass track and John’s lead vocal for “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey.” John Lennon’s art exhibition “You Are Here” (dedicated to Yoko), opens at the Robert Fraser Gallery in London.

1969 – The Beatles, without John who is in Scotland, are in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. George Martin, having agreed to resume acting as The Beatles’ producer (on condition that they behave themselves in the studio), rejoins The Beatles in the studio, but only Paul arrives this day. He records a lead vocal for “You Never Give Me Your Money.” This day formally begins the recording sessions for “Abbey Road” (which is unnamed at this point), even though The Beatles have several songs already near completion for the album. After visiting John’s aunt in Durness, Sutherland, Scotland, John, his son Julian, Yoko, and her daughter Kyoko are in an auto accident in Golspie, Scotland. No other vehicles are involved. John requires 17 stitches to close a facial wound; Yoko receives 14 stitches. Kyoko needs 4 stitches, while Julian suffers from shock.

1980 – John Lennon and a five-man crew sail to Bermuda on Lennon’s 63-foot yacht ‘Isis’ sometime in early July. During the trip he begins to compose music again.

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1963 – The Beatles, touring with Chris Montez and Tommy Roe, perform at the Guildhall in Portsmouth, Hampshire.

1965 – The Beatles are at Twickenham Studios, London, filming for the movie “Help!” (tentatively titled “Eight Arms To Hold You”). That evening The Beatles are in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. They try, unsuccessfully for the second time, to record “That Means a Lot” (five additional takes). Later, they record overdubs for “You’re Gonna Lose That Girl,” but the overdubs are never used.

1967 – The Beatles are at Chelsea Manor Studios for the photographing of the “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album cover, dressed in marching band costumes. Photographer: Michael Cooper. Album designer: Peter Blake. That evening, The Beatles resume work on “With a Little Help From My Friends” (originally titled “Bad Finger Boogie”). Guitars, bass, tambourine, and backing vocals are recorded, completing the track.

1968 – The Beatles’ promotional film for “Lady Madonna” is broadcast in color on U.S. television, on the program “The Hollywood Palace.”

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1962 5.00-5.29pm. BBC’s `Teeneager’s Turn (Here We Go)’ broadcast (all 7 March 1962 session except `Hello Little Girl‘).

1963 The prefix `45-’ is dropped off EMI singles catalogue numbers.`Please Please Me‘ single number 1, 3rd week (UK New Musical Express chart).

1965 Brian attends the evening presentation of this year’s Mecca Carl-Alan awards, at the Empire Ballroom, Leicester Square, London. He collects from Princess Margaret an award as best group on behalf of The Beatles, and other on behalf of Cilla Black. The awards are televised by BBC 1.

1968 UK single release: Cilla Black – Step Inside Love written by Lennon/McCartney.

1969 `Yellow Submarine‘ LP, 8th week in the Top 30 (Billboard).

1971 Recording of John Lennon‘s – Power To The People.

1971 UK single release: Paul McCartney – Another Day.

1982 Startling Studios. Recording basic tracks for LP `Old Wave’. Producer: Jim Nipar.

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1962 – The Beatles perform a nighttime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool.

1963 – The Beatles appear at the Playhouse Theatre in Manchester to record their fifth, and final, appearance on the BBC radio program “Here We Go” performing “I Saw Her Standing There,” “Misery,” “Do You Want to Know a Secret,” and “Please Please Me.” The show is broadcast on March 12, with “I Saw Her Standing There” edited out of the broadcast tape most likely due to time limit.

1964 – The Beatles continue filming for “A Hard Day’s Night” (as yet untitled). This day’s destination is Newton Abbot.

1967 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. Overdubbing sound effects onto the song “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” The beginning audience murmurs and sounds of a band preparing for a performance are added, as are sounds of audience applause and laughter. Later, when the song is joined with “With a Little Help From My Friends,” screams will be added from a tape of the Beatles in concert at the Hollywood Bowl.

1970 – The Beatles’ single “Let It Be/You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)” (Apple R-5883) is released in the U.K.

1975 – John Lennon announces that his separation from Yoko was “not a success” and they are back together.

1976 – The Beatles’ collected singles “The Singles Collection 1962-1970″ (EMI) are re-released in the U.K. Includes 23 Beatles U.K. singles – the original 22 singles and the about-to-be released “Yesterday/I Should Have Known Better” (Parlophone R-6013). Singles: “Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You,” “Please Please Me/Ask Me Why,” “From Me to You/Thank You Girl,” “She Loves You/I’ll Get You,” ” Can’t Buy Me Love/You Can’t Do That,” “A Hard Day’s Night/Things We Said Today,” “I Feel Fine/She’s a Woman,” “Ticket to Ride/Yes It Is,” “Hey Jude/Revolution,” “Paperback Writer/Rain,” “Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever,” “Get Back/Don’t Let Me Down,” “Help!/I’m Down,” “Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine,” “Let It Be/You Know My Name (Look Up the Number),” “I Want to Hold Your Hand/This Boy,” “All You Need is Love/Baby You’re a Rich Man,” “Hello Goodbye/I Am the Walrus,” “Lady Madonna/The Inner Light,” “Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out,” “Something/Come Together,” “The Ballad of John and Yoko/Old Brown Shoe,” and “Yesterday/I Should Have Known Better.”

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1962 – The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. That night, they perform at the Kingsway Club in Southport.

1963 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording “From Me to You” just five days after John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote the song. Originally intended for the B-side of their second single, it is switched to the A-side with “Thank You Girl” on the B-side. They record “From Me to You” (13 takes) and “Thank You Little Girl” later changed to “Thank You Girl,” (13 takes). The Beatles record “The One After 909″ (5 takes) but none are considered good enough for release. The takes are shelved and remained unissued until “Anthology I” which includes a sequence of incomplete takes of “One After 909″ and a complete version of the song pieced together from the partial takes (Disc 1, Tracks 25-26).

1964 – The Beatles continue filming for “A Hard Day’s Night” (as yet untitled), aboard a train, this time headed to Taunton and back.

1970 – The Beatles’ promotional film for “Let It Be” is broadcast on U.K. television, on the program “Top of the Pops.” Ringo Starr is in the recording studio, Morgan Studios, London, recording songs for his “Sentimental Journey” album: “Whispering Grass” and “Bye-Bye Blackbird.” For “Blackbird” he uses an arrangement written by Bee Gee Maurice Gibb.

1990 – The Beatles single “Let It Be/You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)” (Parlophone RP-5833) is re-released in the U.K. 20th anniversary release. Released as a regular single and also as a picture disc.

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