2001 Death George Harrison, musician, The Beatles, dies at 58 1997 Death Derek Taylor, Beatles publicist, dies of cancer at 65 1996 Death Ray Coleman, born in Britain, journalist, author, wrote biographies of The Beatles while editor-in-chief, Melody Maker, music magazine, dies at 59 1995 Event "Beatles' Anthology, Vol 1" released 1995 Event 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 Event Beatles' 1st album in 25 years, Live at BBC, is released in Britain 1987 Event 1st release of Beatles compact discs 1986 Death Dick James, Beatles' music publisher (1962-70), dies in London at 58 1982 Event Decca releases Beatle audition "Complete Silver Beatles" album 1981 Event Beatles McCartney, Starr and Harrison record a tribute to John Lennon 1980 Event Capitol Records releases some rare Beatles tracks 1977 Event "Beatles Live! At Star-Club in Hamburg Germany" released 1977 Event "Beatles at Hollywood Bowl," released in U.K. 1977 Event Judge rules Beatles 1962 Hamburg album can be released 1976 Event Beatles "Rock and Roll Music" LP is released in USA 1976 Death Freddie Lennon, father of John Lennon (Beatles), dies at 63 1976 Death Mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies 1974 Event Beatles are legally disbanded (4 years after suit was brought) 1973 Event Beatles' "Beatles 1967-1970," album goes #1 1972 Event Official Beatles Fan Club, closes down 1971 Event South African Broadcasting lifts its ban on the Beatles 1971 Event Beatles' "Helter Skelter" is played at Charles Manson trial 1970 Event Paul McCartney sues his bandmates to dissolve the Beatles 1970 Event Beatles' "Let It Be," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 4 weeks 1970 Event Beatles' "Long and Winding Road," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks 1970 Event Beatles' "Let it Be" movie premieres in UK 1970 Event Beatles' last LP, "Let It Be," is released in US 1970 Event Beatles movie "Let it Be" premieres 1970 Event Beatles release "Let it Be" album 1970 Event "Long and Winding Road" becomes Beatles' last American release 1970 Event Beatles' "Let It Be," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks 1970 Event Paul McCartney announces official split of Beatles 1970 Event Beatles release "Let it Be" in UK 1970 Event Beatles release "Beatles Again" aka "Hey Jude" album 1970 Event Beatles last recording session at EMI studios 1969 Event Beatles' "Come Together/Something" reaches #1 1969 Event Beatles with Billy Preston release "Get Back" in UK 1969 Event Beatles' "Abbey Road," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 11 weeks 1969 Event Beatles release "Abbey Road" album 1969 Event Beatles record a video for "Long and Winding Road" 1969 Event "The Ballad Of John and Yoko" by The Beatles hit #1 in UK 1969 Event Beatles release Ballad Of John and Yoko/Old Brown Shoe, in US 1969 Event Beatles' "Get Back," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks 1969 Event Beatles begin recording Abbey Road album 1969 Event Beatles appoint Eastman and Eastman, as general cousel to Apple 1969 Event Beatles perform last live gig (42-minute concert on roof of Apple HQs) 1969 Event Beatles perform their last gig together, a free concert 1969 Event Beatles release Yellow Submarine album in UK 1969 Event Beatles release "Yellow Submarine" album 1968 Event Beatles' "Beatles-White Album," goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks 1968 Event Beatles release "Beatles," (White Album) their only double album 1968 Event Beatles "White Album" completed 1968 Event "Hey Jude" by Beatles peaks at #1 1968 Event Beatles' "Hey Jude," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks 1968 Event Ringo quits Beatles over a disagreement, temporarily 1968 Event Beatles launch "Apple Records" label 1968 Event Beatles close Apple Boutique, giving clothes away for free 1968 Event Beatles' Apple Boutique closes, entire inventory is given away 1968 Event Beatles begin work on their only double album "Beatles" 1968 Event Beatles open 2nd Apple Boutique at 161 New Kings Road, London 1968 Event Beatles announce formation of Apple Corp 1968 Event Beatles form Python Music Ltd. 1968 Event Beatles release "Lady Madonna" in the UK 1968 Event Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" wins Grammy 1968 Event Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon and wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 1968 Event Beatles Film Production Ltd changes name to Apple Film Production Ltd 1968 Event Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 8 weeks 1967 Event Beatles' "Hello Goodbye," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks 1967 Event Beatles release "Christmas Time is Here Again" 1967 Event Beatles' Apple Music signs its 1st group-Grapefruit 1967 Event Beatles "Magical Mystery Tour" album is released in UK 1967 Event Beatles clothing store "Apple" on 94 Baker Street, London, opens 1967 Event Beatles release "Magical Mystery Tour" 1967 Event BBC unofficially bans "I Am the Walrus" by Beatles 1967 Event Beatles Ltd and Apple Music Ltd swap names 1967 Event Beatles turn down $1 million New York concert offer by Sid Berstein 1967 Event Beatles' Magical Mystery Bus driven around England 1967 Death Brian Epstein, rock manager (Beatles), dies of drug overdose at 32 1967 Event Beatles, Mick Jagger and Marienne Faithful meet Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 1967 Event Beatles go to Wales to study TM with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 1967 Event Beatles' "All You Need is Love," single goes #1 1967 Event Beatles sign a petition in Times to legalize marijuana 1967 Event Beatles' "All You Need is Love" is released 1967 Event Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," goes #1 for 15 weeks 1967 Event 400 million watch Beatles "Our World" TV special 1967 Event Beatles release Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in U.S. and goes gold 1967 Event Beatles sign a contract to stay together for 10 years 1967 Event Cover picture of Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's" is photographed 1967 Event Beatles' "Penny Lane," single goes #1 1967 Event Beatles release "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields" 1967 Event Beatles sign a 9 year worldwide contract with EMI records 1966 Event Beatles release "Everywhere its Christmas" in UK 1966 Event The Beatles began recording sessions for "Sgt Pepper" 1966 Event Beatles' "Revolver," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 6 weeks 1966 Event Beatles last public concert (Candlestick Park, SF) 1966 Event Beatles arrive in New York City 1966 Event Beatles pelted with rotten fruit during Memphis concert 1966 Event Cleveland Stadium's 1st rock concert is held, featuring Beatles 1966 Event South Arican Broadcasting bans Beatles (Lennon's anti-Jesus remark) 1966 Event Beatles' "Revolver" album is released 1966 Event Beatles release "Yellow Submarine" and "Eleanor Rigby" in UK 1966 Event Beatles' "Yesterday... and Today," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks 1966 Death 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 Event Beatles attacked in Philippines after insulting Imelda Marcos 1966 Event Beatles land in Tokyo for a concert tour 1966 Event Beatles' "Paperback Writer," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks 1966 Event Beatles "Paperback Writer" is released in U.K. 1966 Event Beatles record "Rain," 1st to use reverse tapes 1966 Event Beatles release "Paperback Writer" 1966 Event Last British concert by Beatles (Empire Pool in Wembley) 1966 Event Beatles pose with mutilated dolls and butchered meat for the cover of the "Yesterday and Today" album, It is later pulled 1966 Event John Lennon, says "We (the Beatles) are more popular than Jesus" 1966 Event Cavern Club (Beatles hangout) in Liverpool closes 1966 Event Beatles' "Rubber Soul," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 6 weeks 1966 Event Beatles' "We Can Work It Out," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks 1965 Event Beatles last Great Britain concert (Capitol Theatre in Cardiff Wales) 1965 Event Beatles begin final U.K. concert tour in Glasgow 1965 Event Beatles receive MBEs at Buckingham Palace 1965 Event Beatles receive a gold record for "Yesterday" 1965 Event Beatles' "Yesterday," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 4 weeks 1965 Event Queen Elizabeth decorates Beatles with Order of British Empire 1965 Event Beatles release "Yesterday" 1965 Event Beatles win 1st Grammy, for Best Group of 1964 1965 Event Beatles' "Help!," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks 1965 Event Beatles' "Help!," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks 1965 Event Beatles spend an evening with Elvis Presley 1965 Event Beatles play to 55,000 at Shea Stadium 1965 Event Beatles tape an appearance for Ed Sullivan Show 1965 Event Beatles movie "Help" opens in New York City 1965 Event Beatles release "Help" album in U.K. 1965 Event Beatles movie "Help" premieres, Queen Elizabeth attends 1965 Event Beatles "Help" is released in UK 1965 Event Beatles' "Beatles' "VI," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 6 weeks 1965 Event Beatles release album "Beatles VI" 1965 Event Beatles are awarded MBE 1965 Event Beatles' "Ticket to Ride," single goes #1 1965 Event Beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert 1965 Event Beatles record "Help" 1965 Event Beatles "Ticket to Ride" is released in U.K. 1965 Event Beatles announce their film is named "8 Arms to Hold on to You" (Help) 1965 Event Beatles' "Eight Days a Week," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks 1965 Event Beatles begin filming "Help" in Bahamas 1965 Event Beatles record "That Means a Lot" 1965 Event Beatles appear on Shindig (ABC-TV) 1965 Event "Beatles' '65" album goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks 1964 Event Beatles' "I Feel Fine," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks 1964 Event Beatles release "Beatles For Sale" album 1964 Event Beatles release "I Feel Fine" and "She's a Woman" 1964 Event Paramount Theater (New York City) presented the Beatles with Steve and Eydie 1964 Event Beatles are paid a then record $150,000 for a concert (Kansas) 1964 Event Beatles play at Public Auditorium in Cleveland 1964 Event Beatles arrive in San Francisco, 2nd U.S. visit 1964 Event Beatles' "A Hard Days Night" opens in New York City 1964 Event Beatles record "Leave My Kitten Alone" 1964 Event Beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks 1964 Event Beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 14 weeks 1964 Event Beatles' film "Hard Day's Night" premieres in London 1964 Event Beatles release "A Hard Day's Night" album 1964 Event 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 Event Queen Elizabeth orders Beatles to her birthday party, they attend 1964 Event Beatles travel canals of Amsterdam 1964 Event Beatles arrive in netherlands 1964 Event Beatles "World Tour" begins in Copenhagen Denmark 1964 Event Beatles 1961 record of "Cry for a Shadow" is #1 in Australia 1964 Event Beatles' "Love Me Do," single goes #1 1964 Event Beatles' 3rd appearance on Ed Sullivan 1964 Event Beatles' "Beatles' 2nd Album" goes #1 and stays #1 for for 5 weeks 1964 Event Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks 1964 Event Beatles hold top 6 spots on Sydney Australia record charts 1964 Event Beatles' "She Loves You," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks 1964 Event Beatles begin filming "Hard Days Night," Harrison meets Patti Boyd 1964 Event Beatles arrive back in England after their 1st U.S. visit 1964 Event Beatles' 2nd appearance on "Ed Sullivan Show" 1964 Event Beatles' "Meet the Beatles!," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 11 weeks 1964 Event Beatles 1st New York City concert at Carnegie Hall 1964 Event Beatles 1st live appearance in U.S.; Washington D.C. Coliseum 1964 Event 1st appearance of Beatles on "Ed Sullivan Show" (73.7 million viewers) 1964 Event Beatles land at New York's JFK airport, for 1st U.S. tour 1964 Event "Meet the Beatles" album goes Gold 1964 Event Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand," 1st #1 hit, stays #1 for 7 weeks 1964 Event Beatles record in German "Komm, Gib Mir Diene Hand" and "Sie Leibt Dich" 1964 Event "Introducing the Beatles" album released in US 1964 Event Beatles 1st U.S. #1, "I Want to Hold your Hand" (Cashbox) 1964 Event "Meet The Beatles" album released in US 1964 Event Beatles 1st appear on Billboard Chart (I Want to Hold Your Hand-#35) 1964 Event Beatles "I Want to Hold Your Hand" is #80 in U.S. (Cashbox) 1964 Event Jack Paar Show, shows a clip of the Beatles singing "She Loves You" 1963 Event Beatles release "I Want To Hold Your Hand"/"I Saw Her Standing There" 1963 Event Capital records signs right of 1st refusal agreement with Beatles 1963 Event Beatles begin a tradition of releasing a Christmas record for fans 1963 Event Beatles release "I Want to Hold Your Hand" 1963 Event Beatles "She Loves You" returns to #1 on U.K. record chart 1963 Event Beatles release their 2nd album "With the Beatles" in UK 1963 Event Brian Epstein and Ed Sullivan sign a 3 show contract for Beatles 1963 Event Ed Sullivan witnesses Beatles and their fans at London Airport 1963 Event "Meet the Beatles" booklet is published 1963 Event Beatles begin their 1st full foreign tour in Sweden 1963 Event Beatles record "I Want to Hold Your Hand" 1963 Event "Beatlemania" is coined after Beatles appear at Palladium 1963 Event Beatles release "She Loves You" in UK 1963 Event Beatles final performance at Cavern Club in Liverpool 1963 Event Beatles Book is sold out on its 1st day of sale 1963 Event Beatles release "Introducing the Beatles" 1963 Event Beatles record "She Loves You" and "I'll Get You" 1963 Event Beatles' 1st song "From Me to You" hits U.K. charts 1963 Event Beatles form "Beatles Ltd" to handle their income 1963 Event 1st transmission of "Pop Go the Beatles" on BBC radio 1963 Event Beatles meet Rolling Stones for 1st time 1963 Event Beatles "From Me to You" is released in UK 1963 Event Beatles receive their 1st silver disc (Please Please Me) 1963 Event Beatles release 1st album, "Please Please Me" 1963 Event Beatles perform as a trio, John Lennon is ill with a cold 1963 Event Beatles began 1st British tour, supporting Tommy Roe and Chris Montez 1963 Event Beatles record "From Me to You" and "Thank You Girl" 1963 Event Beatles release their 1st single in U.S. "Please Please Me" 1963 Event Beatles begin their own music publishing company (Northern Songs) 1963 Event Beatles top British rock charts with "Please, Please Me" 1963 Event Beatles tape 10 tracks for their 1st album 1963 Event Helen Shapiro begins tour (Beatles are part of undercard) 1963 Event Beatles release "Please Please Me" and "Ask Me Why" 1962 Event Beatles 1st British TV appearance (People and Places) 1962 Event Fab Four have their 1st recording session under name Beatles 1962 Event Beatles tape "Please Please Me" and "Ask Me Why" 1962 Event Beatles release their 1st record "Love Me Do" 1962 Event Brian Epstein signs a contract to manage Beatles through 1977 1962 Event Beatles cut "Love Me Do" and "PS I Love You" with Andy White on drums 1962 Event Drummer Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best of the Beatles 1962 Event Beatles record "How Do You Do It" at EMI 1962 Event Beatles replaces Pete Best with Ringo Starr 1962 Event Beatles meet their producer George Martin for 1st time, they record "Besame Mucho" with Peter Best on drums 1962 Event Beatles sign their 1st contract with EMI Pstlophone 1962 Death Stuart Sutcliffe, bassist (Beatles), dies of brain hemorrhage at 21 1962 Event Beatles, with Pete Best, TV debut (perform "Dream Baby" on BBC) 1962 Event Beatles made their broadcasting debut on BBC radio 1962 Event Beatles record "Please, Please Me" 1962 Event Brian Epstein signs management contract with the Beatles 1962 Event Tony Sheridan and Beatles produce "My Bonnie" and "The Saints" 1962 Event Beatles' Decca audition is unsuccessful 1961 Event Beatles record "Sweet Georgia Brown" and "Ready Teddy" 1961 Event Britain's EMI Records originally rejects the Beatles 1961 Event Beatles sign a formal agreement to be managed by Brian Epstein 1961 Event Beatles meet future manager Brian Epstein 1961 Event Beatles 1st gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club 1961 Event Beatles record "If You Love Me Baby" 1961 Event 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 Event Beatles' 1st appearance at the Cavern Club 1960 Event Beatles give their 1st public performance (Kaiserkeller in Hamburg) 1957 Event Cavern Club opens (home of Beatles' 1st appearance) 1952 Birthday Derek Taylor, rocker, Let it Be, Beatles Anthology 1942 Birthday 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 Birthday Paul McCartney, born in Liverpool, England, rocker, Beatles, writes love songs 1941 Birthday Pete Best, drummer, Beatles 1941 Birthday 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 Birthday Stuart Sutcliffe, Edinburgh Scotland, rocker, Beatles 1937 Birthday Ray Coleman, born in Britain, journalist, author, wrote biographies of The Beatles while editor-in-chief, Melody Maker, music magazine 1934 Birthday Brian Epstein, rock manager, Beatles 1926 Birthday George Martin, record producer, The Beatles 1920 Birthday 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
