On This Day in Beatles History

Recording: I’m Stepping Out, Forgive Me My Love – 7 August 1980
Home › On This Day in Beatles History › August in Beatles History › Recording: I’m Stepping Out, Forgive Me My Love – 7 August 1980 Thursday 7 August 1980 | The Hit Factory, 353 West 48th Street, New York City Producers: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Jack Douglas | Engineer: Lee DeCarlo On 7 August 1980, John Lennon and Yoko Ono walked into the Hit Factory in Manhattan for the first recording session of what would become Double Fantasy. It was Lennon’s first studio session in more than five years... Read more...
The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening) – 7 August 1962
Home › On This Day in Beatles History › August in Beatles History › The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening) – 7 August 1962 Tuesday 7 August 1962 | The Cavern Club, Mathew Street, Liverpool On the evening of 7 August 1962, The Beatles performed at the Cavern Club on Mathew Street in Liverpool — their 89th evening show at the venue and their 211th known appearance overall. It was also the 37th occasion on which they performed both a lunchtime and an evening show at the Cavern on... Read more...
The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime) – 7 August 1962
Home › On This Day in Beatles History › August in Beatles History › The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime) – 7 August 1962 Tuesday 7 August 1962 | The Cavern Club, Mathew Street, Liverpool On 7 August 1962, The Beatles performed a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club on Mathew Street in Liverpool — their 122nd lunchtime performance at the venue, their 210th known appearance overall, and the 37th occasion on which they performed both a lunchtime and an evening show at the Cavern on the same day.... Read more...
The Beatles live: Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool – 7 August 1961
Home › On This Day in Beatles History › August in Beatles History › The Beatles live: Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool – 7 August 1961 Monday 7 August 1961 | Litherland Town Hall, Litherland, Liverpool On 7 August 1961, The Beatles performed at Litherland Town Hall in Liverpool — their 13th show at the venue. It was one of 20 appearances The Beatles made at Litherland Town Hall between 27 December 1960 and 9 November 1961, a run that placed the hall at the heart of the group’s Liverpool circuit... Read more...
The Quarrymen first play the Cavern Club – 7 August 1957
Home › On This Day in Beatles History › August in Beatles History › The Quarrymen first play the Cavern Club – 7 August 1957 Wednesday 7 August 1957 | The Cavern Club, Mathew Street, Liverpool 7 August 1957 is commonly believed to be the date The Quarrymen — the skiffle group that would evolve into The Beatles — made their debut at the Cavern Club on Mathew Street in Liverpool. The other acts on the bill were Ron McKay’s Skiffle Group, Dark Town Skiffle Group and The Deltones Skiffle... Read more...
The Beatles live: Springfield Ballroom, Jersey – 7 August 1963
The Beatles live: Springfield Ballroom, Jersey – 7 August 1963
Home › On This Day in Beatles History › August in Beatles History › The Beatles live: Springfield Ballroom, Jersey – 7 August 1963 Wednesday 7 August 1963 | Springfield... Read more...
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Chastain Park Amphitheater, Atlanta – 7 August 1995
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Chastain Park Amphitheater, Atlanta – 7 August 1995
Home › On This Day in Beatles History › August in Beatles History › Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Chastain Park Amphitheater, Atlanta – 7 August 1995 Monday... Read more...
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: California Mid-State Fairgrounds, Paso Robles – 7 August 1992
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: California Mid-State Fairgrounds, Paso Robles – 7 August 1992
Home › On This Day in Beatles History › August in Beatles History › Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: California Mid-State Fairgrounds, Paso Robles – 7 August 1992... Read more...
Wings live: Gröna Lund, Stockholm – 7 August 1972
Wings live: Gröna Lund, Stockholm – 7 August 1972
Home › On This Day in Beatles History › August in Beatles History › Wings live: Gröna Lund, Stockholm – 7 August 1972 Monday 7 August 1972 | Gröna Lund,... Read more...
Recording: All Things Must Pass by George Harrison – 7 August 1970
Home › On This Day in Beatles History › August in Beatles History › Recording: All Things Must Pass by George Harrison – 7 August 1970 Friday 7 August 1970 | Studio Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London Producers: George Harrison, Phil Spector | Engineers: Phil McDonald, Richard Lush Friday 7 August 1970 was the 30th recording session for George Harrison’s third solo album, All Things Must Pass. The backing tracks for the album had been completed on 25 July, and Harrison was now deep into an intensive period of... Read more...
Recording, mixing: Come Together, The End – 7 August 1969
Recording, mixing: Come Together, The End – 7 August 1969
Home › On This Day in Beatles History › August in Beatles History › Recording, mixing: Come Together, The End – 7 August 1969 Thursday 7 August 1969 | Studios... Read more...
Tape copying, recording: Hey Jude, Not Guilty – 7 August 1968
Tape copying, recording: Hey Jude, Not Guilty – 7 August 1968
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