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2001 George Harrison, musician, The Beatles, dies at 58

1997 Derek Taylor, Beatles publicist, dies of cancer at 65

1996 Ray Coleman, born in Britain, journalist, author, wrote biographies of The Beatles while editor-in-chief, Melody Maker, music magazine, dies at 59

1995 "Beatles' Anthology, Vol 1" released

1995 Beatles song, "Baby It's You," with late John Lennon as lead singer, is released, 1st Fab Four single in more than 30 years

1994 Beatles' 1st album in 25 years, Live at BBC, is released in Britain

1987 1st release of Beatles compact discs

1986 Dick James, Beatles' music publisher (1962-70), dies in London at 58

1982 Decca releases Beatle audition "Complete Silver Beatles" album

1981 Beatles McCartney, Starr and Harrison record a tribute to John Lennon

1980 Capitol Records releases some rare Beatles tracks

1977 "Beatles Live! At Star-Club in Hamburg Germany" released

1977 "Beatles at Hollywood Bowl," released in U.K.

1977 Judge rules Beatles 1962 Hamburg album can be released

1976 Beatles "Rock and Roll Music" LP is released in USA

1976 Freddie Lennon, father of John Lennon (Beatles), dies at 63

1976 Mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies

1974 Beatles are legally disbanded (4 years after suit was brought)

1973 Beatles' "Beatles 1967-1970," album goes #1

1972 Official Beatles Fan Club, closes down

1971 South African Broadcasting lifts its ban on the Beatles

1971 Beatles' "Helter Skelter" is played at Charles Manson trial

1970 Paul McCartney sues his bandmates to dissolve the Beatles

1970 Beatles' "Let It Be," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 4 weeks

1970 Beatles' "Long and Winding Road," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks

1970 Beatles' "Let it Be" movie premieres in UK

1970 Beatles' last LP, "Let It Be," is released in US

1970 Beatles movie "Let it Be" premieres

1970 Beatles release "Let it Be" album

1970 "Long and Winding Road" becomes Beatles' last American release

1970 Beatles' "Let It Be," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks

1970 Paul McCartney announces official split of Beatles

1970 Paul McCartney announces official split of Beatles

1970 Beatles release "Let it Be" in UK

1970 Beatles release "Beatles Again" aka "Hey Jude" album

1970 Beatles last recording session at EMI studios

1969 Beatles' "Come Together/Something" reaches #1

1969 Beatles with Billy Preston release "Get Back" in UK

1969 Beatles' "Abbey Road," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 11 weeks

1969 Beatles release "Abbey Road" album

1969 Beatles record a video for "Long and Winding Road"

1969 "The Ballad Of John and Yoko" by The Beatles hit #1 in UK

1969 Beatles release Ballad Of John and Yoko/Old Brown Shoe, in US

1969 Beatles' "Get Back," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks

1969 Beatles begin recording Abbey Road album

1969 Beatles appoint Eastman and Eastman, as general cousel to Apple

1969 Beatles perform last live gig (42-minute concert on roof of Apple HQs)

1969 Beatles perform their last gig together, a free concert

1969 Beatles release Yellow Submarine album in UK

1969 Beatles release "Yellow Submarine" album

1968 Beatles' "Beatles-White Album," goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks

1968 Beatles release "Beatles," (White Album) their only double album

1968 Beatles "White Album" completed

1968 "Hey Jude" by Beatles peaks at #1

1968 Beatles' "Hey Jude," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks

1968 Ringo quits Beatles over a disagreement, temporarily

1968 Beatles launch "Apple Records" label

1968 Beatles close Apple Boutique, giving clothes away for free

1968 Beatles' Apple Boutique closes, entire inventory is given away

1968 Beatles begin work on their only double album "Beatles"

1968 Beatles open 2nd Apple Boutique at 161 New Kings Road, London

1968 Beatles announce formation of Apple Corp

1968 Beatles form Python Music Ltd.

1968 Beatles release "Lady Madonna" in the UK

1968 Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" wins Grammy

1968 Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon and wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

1968 Beatles Film Production Ltd changes name to Apple Film Production Ltd

1968 Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 8 weeks

1967 Beatles' "Hello Goodbye," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks

1967 Beatles release "Christmas Time is Here Again"

1967 Beatles' Apple Music signs its 1st group-Grapefruit

1967 Beatles "Magical Mystery Tour" album is released in UK

1967 Beatles clothing store "Apple" on 94 Baker Street, London, opens

1967 Beatles release "Magical Mystery Tour"

1967 BBC unofficially bans "I Am the Walrus" by Beatles

1967 Beatles Ltd and Apple Music Ltd swap names

1967 Beatles turn down $1 million New York concert offer by Sid Berstein

1967 Beatles' Magical Mystery Bus driven around England

1967 Brian Epstein, rock manager (Beatles), dies of drug overdose at 32

1967 Beatles, Mick Jagger and Marienne Faithful meet Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

1967 Beatles go to Wales to study TM with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

1967 Beatles' "All You Need is Love," single goes #1

1967 Beatles sign a petition in Times to legalize marijuana

1967 Beatles' "All You Need is Love" is released

1967 Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," goes #1 for 15 weeks

1967 400 million watch Beatles "Our World" TV special

1967 Beatles release Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in U.S. and goes gold

1967 Beatles sign a contract to stay together for 10 years

1967 Cover picture of Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's" is photographed

1967 Beatles' "Penny Lane," single goes #1

1967 Beatles release "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields"

1967 Beatles sign a 9 year worldwide contract with EMI records

1966 Beatles release "Everywhere its Christmas" in UK

1966 The Beatles began recording sessions for "Sgt Pepper"

1966 Beatles' "Revolver," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 6 weeks

1966 Beatles last public concert (Candlestick Park, SF)

1966 Beatles arrive in New York City

1966 Beatles pelted with rotten fruit during Memphis concert

1966 Cleveland Stadium's 1st rock concert is held, featuring Beatles

1966 South Arican Broadcasting bans Beatles (Lennon's anti-Jesus remark)

1966 Beatles' "Revolver" album is released

1966 Beatles release "Yellow Submarine" and "Eleanor Rigby" in UK

1966 Beatles' "Yesterday... and Today," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks

1966 Bobby Fuller, rocker, singer, guitarist, most famous single titled, I Fought the Law, written by Sonny Curtis, first top 40 hit, Let Her Dance, influences include The Beatles, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran, found dead at 22

1966 Beatles attacked in Philippines after insulting Imelda Marcos

1966 Beatles land in Tokyo for a concert tour

1966 Beatles' "Paperback Writer," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks

1966 Beatles "Paperback Writer" is released in U.K.

1966 Beatles record "Rain," 1st to use reverse tapes

1966 Beatles release "Paperback Writer"

1966 Last British concert by Beatles (Empire Pool in Wembley)

1966 Beatles pose with mutilated dolls and butchered meat for the cover of the "Yesterday and Today" album, It is later pulled

1966 John Lennon, says "We (the Beatles) are more popular than Jesus"

1966 Cavern Club (Beatles hangout) in Liverpool closes

1966 Beatles' "Rubber Soul," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 6 weeks

1966 Beatles' "We Can Work It Out," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks

1965 Beatles last Great Britain concert (Capitol Theatre in Cardiff Wales)

1965 Beatles begin final U.K. concert tour in Glasgow

1965 Beatles receive MBEs at Buckingham Palace

1965 Beatles receive a gold record for "Yesterday"

1965 Beatles' "Yesterday," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 4 weeks

1965 Queen Elizabeth decorates Beatles with Order of British Empire

1965 Beatles release "Yesterday"

1965 Beatles win 1st Grammy, for Best Group of 1964

1965 Beatles' "Help!," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks

1965 Beatles' "Help!," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks

1965 Beatles spend an evening with Elvis Presley

1965 Beatles play to 55,000 at Shea Stadium

1965 Beatles tape an appearance for Ed Sullivan Show

1965 Beatles movie "Help" opens in New York City

1965 Beatles release "Help" album in U.K.

1965 Beatles movie "Help" premieres, Queen Elizabeth attends

1965 Beatles "Help" is released in UK

1965 Beatles' "Beatles' "VI," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 6 weeks

1965 Beatles release album "Beatles VI"

1965 Beatles are awarded MBE

1965 Beatles' "Ticket to Ride," single goes #1

1965 Beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert

1965 Beatles record "Help"

1965 Beatles "Ticket to Ride" is released in U.K.

1965 Beatles announce their film is named "8 Arms to Hold on to You" (Help)

1965 Beatles' "Eight Days a Week," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks

1965 Beatles begin filming "Help" in Bahamas

1965 Beatles record "That Means a Lot"

1965 Beatles appear on Shindig (ABC-TV)

1965 "Beatles' '65" album goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks

1964 Beatles' "I Feel Fine," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks

1964 Beatles release "Beatles For Sale" album

1964 Beatles release "I Feel Fine" and "She's a Woman"

1964 Paramount Theater (New York City) presented the Beatles with Steve and Eydie

1964 Beatles are paid a then record $150,000 for a concert (Kansas)

1964 Beatles play at Public Auditorium in Cleveland

1964 Beatles arrive in San Francisco, 2nd U.S. visit

1964 Beatles' "A Hard Days Night" opens in New York City

1964 Beatles record "Leave My Kitten Alone"

1964 Beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks

1964 Beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 14 weeks

1964 Beatles' film "Hard Day's Night" premieres in London

1964 Beatles release "A Hard Day's Night" album

1964 WMCA (New York City) plays Beatles' Hard Days Night Album (10 days prior to its scheduled release date), they decide to release it June 26th

1964 Queen Elizabeth orders Beatles to her birthday party, they attend

1964 Beatles travel canals of Amsterdam

1964 Beatles arrive in netherlands

1964 Beatles "World Tour" begins in Copenhagen Denmark

1964 Beatles 1961 record of "Cry for a Shadow" is #1 in Australia

1964 Beatles' "Love Me Do," single goes #1

1964 Beatles' 3rd appearance on Ed Sullivan

1964 Beatles' "Beatles' 2nd Album" goes #1 and stays #1 for for 5 weeks

1964 Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks

1964 Beatles hold top 6 spots on Sydney Australia record charts

1964 Beatles' "She Loves You," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks

1964 Beatles begin filming "Hard Days Night," Harrison meets Patti Boyd

1964 Beatles arrive back in England after their 1st U.S. visit

1964 Beatles' 2nd appearance on "Ed Sullivan Show"

1964 Beatles' "Meet the Beatles!," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 11 weeks

1964 Beatles 1st New York City concert at Carnegie Hall

1964 Beatles 1st live appearance in U.S.; Washington D.C. Coliseum

1964 1st appearance of Beatles on "Ed Sullivan Show" (73.7 million viewers)

1964 Beatles land at New York's JFK airport, for 1st U.S. tour

1964 "Meet the Beatles" album goes Gold

1964 Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand," 1st #1 hit, stays #1 for 7 weeks

1964 Beatles record in German "Komm, Gib Mir Diene Hand" and "Sie Leibt Dich"

1964 "Introducing the Beatles" album released in US

1964 Beatles 1st U.S. #1, "I Want to Hold your Hand" (Cashbox)

1964 "Meet The Beatles" album released in US

1964 Beatles 1st appear on Billboard Chart (I Want to Hold Your Hand-#35)

1964 Beatles "I Want to Hold Your Hand" is #80 in U.S. (Cashbox)

1964 Jack Paar Show, shows a clip of the Beatles singing "She Loves You"

1963 Beatles release "I Want To Hold Your Hand"/"I Saw Her Standing There"

1963 Capital records signs right of 1st refusal agreement with Beatles

1963 Beatles begin a tradition of releasing a Christmas record for fans

1963 Beatles release "I Want to Hold Your Hand"

1963 Beatles "She Loves You" returns to #1 on U.K. record chart

1963 Beatles release their 2nd album "With the Beatles" in UK

1963 Brian Epstein and Ed Sullivan sign a 3 show contract for Beatles

1963 Ed Sullivan witnesses Beatles and their fans at London Airport

1963 "Meet the Beatles" booklet is published

1963 Beatles begin their 1st full foreign tour in Sweden

1963 Beatles record "I Want to Hold Your Hand"

1963 "Beatlemania" is coined after Beatles appear at Palladium

1963 1st U.S. TV appearance of Beatles (Big Night Out-ABC)

1963 Beatles release "She Loves You" in UK

1963 Beatles final performance at Cavern Club in Liverpool

1963 Beatles Book is sold out on its 1st day of sale

1963 Beatles release "Introducing the Beatles"

1963 Beatles record "She Loves You" and "I'll Get You"

1963 Beatles' 1st song "From Me to You" hits U.K. charts

1963 Beatles form "Beatles Ltd" to handle their income

1963 1st transmission of "Pop Go the Beatles" on BBC radio

1963 Beatles meet Rolling Stones for 1st time

1963 Beatles "From Me to You" is released in UK

1963 Beatles receive their 1st silver disc (Please Please Me)

1963 Beatles release 1st album, "Please Please Me"

1963 Beatles perform as a trio, John Lennon is ill with a cold

1963 Beatles began 1st British tour, supporting Tommy Roe and Chris Montez

1963 Beatles record "From Me to You" and "Thank You Girl"

1963 Beatles release their 1st single in U.S. "Please Please Me"

1963 Beatles begin their own music publishing company (Northern Songs)

1963 Beatles top British rock charts with "Please, Please Me"

1963 Beatles tape 10 tracks for their 1st album

1963 Helen Shapiro begins tour (Beatles are part of undercard)

1963 Beatles release "Please Please Me" and "Ask Me Why"

1962 Beatles 1st British TV appearance (People and Places)

1962 Fab Four have their 1st recording session under name Beatles

1962 Beatles tape "Please Please Me" and "Ask Me Why"

1962 Beatles release their 1st record "Love Me Do"

1962 Brian Epstein signs a contract to manage Beatles through 1977

1962 Beatles cut "Love Me Do" and "PS I Love You" with Andy White on drums

1962 Drummer Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best of the Beatles

1962 Beatles record "How Do You Do It" at EMI

1962 Beatles replaces Pete Best with Ringo Starr

1962 Beatles meet their producer George Martin for 1st time, they record "Besame Mucho" with Peter Best on drums

1962 Beatles sign their 1st contract with EMI Pstlophone

1962 Stuart Sutcliffe, bassist (Beatles), dies of brain hemorrhage at 21

1962 Beatles, with Pete Best, TV debut (perform "Dream Baby" on BBC)

1962 Beatles made their broadcasting debut on BBC radio

1962 Beatles record "Please, Please Me"

1962 Brian Epstein signs management contract with the Beatles

1962 Tony Sheridan and Beatles produce "My Bonnie" and "The Saints"

1962 Beatles' Decca audition is unsuccessful

1961 Beatles record "Sweet Georgia Brown" and "Ready Teddy"

1961 Britain's EMI Records originally rejects the Beatles

1961 Beatles sign a formal agreement to be managed by Brian Epstein

1961 Beatles meet future manager Brian Epstein

1961 Beatles 1st gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club

1961 Beatles record "If You Love Me Baby"

1961 Beatles record Aint She Sweet, Cry for a Shadow, When the Saints Go Marching In, Why, Nobody's Child and My Bonnie, in Hamburg

1961 Beatles' 1st appearance at the Cavern Club

1960 Beatles give their 1st public performance (Kaiserkeller in Hamburg)

1957 Cavern Club opens (home of Beatles' 1st appearance)

1952 Derek Taylor, rocker, Let it Be, Beatles Anthology

1942 Bobby Fuller, born in Baytown, Texas, rocker, singer, guitarist, most famous single titled, I Fought the Law, written by Sonny Curtis, first top 40 hit, Let Her Dance, influences include The Beatles, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran

1942 Paul McCartney, born in Liverpool, England, rocker, Beatles, writes love songs

1941 Pete Best, drummer, Beatles

1941 John Fred, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, born John Fred Gourrier, musician, co-wrote chart-topping parody of The Beatles song 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds'

1940 Stuart Sutcliffe, Edinburgh Scotland, rocker, Beatles

1937 Ray Coleman, born in Britain, journalist, author, wrote biographies of The Beatles while editor-in-chief, Melody Maker, music magazine

1934 Brian Epstein, rock manager, Beatles

1926 George Martin, record producer, The Beatles

1920 Bert Weedon, born in Essex, London, musician, guitarist, composer, influenced Eric Clapton, Brian May, Mike Odefield, The Beatles, created "Play in a Day" guitar tutorial guide


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