On This Day in Beatles History

Recording: Walking In The Park With Eloise – 16 July 1974
Home › On This Day in Beatles History › 16 July in Beatles History › Recording: Walking In The Park With Eloise – 16 July 1974 Tuesday 16 July 1974 | Sound Shop Studio, Nashville, Tennessee Producer: Paul McCartney | Engineer: Ernie Winfrey On 16 July 1974, Paul McCartney recorded the instrumental Walking In The Park With Eloise at Sound Shop Studio in Nashville — a song written by McCartney's father, Jim McCartney, for his pre-war group Jim Mac's Jazz Band. Released under the name The Country Hams, it brought... Read more...
Recording: Going Down On Love, Whatever Gets You Thru The Night – 16 July 1974
Home › On This Day in Beatles History › 16 July in Beatles History › Recording: Going Down On Love, Whatever Gets You Thru The Night – 16 July 1974 Tuesday 16 July 1974 | Record Plant, New York City Producer: John Lennon John Lennon worked on two songs for his Walls And Bridges album on 16 July 1974, recording the backing tracks for both Going Down On Love and Whatever Gets You Thru The Night at the Record Plant in New York City. The Sessions Both backing tracks were... Read more...
Wings live: Olympia Theatre, Paris – 16 July 1972
Wings live: Olympia Theatre, Paris – 16 July 1972
Home › On This Day in Beatles History › 16 July in Beatles History › Wings live: Olympia Theatre, Paris – 16 July 1972 Sunday 16 July 1972 | L'Olympia,... Read more...
Filming: Imagine by John Lennon and Yoko Ono – 16 July 1971
Home › On This Day in Beatles History › 16 July in Beatles History › Filming: Imagine by John Lennon and Yoko Ono – 16 July 1971 Friday 16 July 1971 | Blue Pools, Wentworth / Tittenhurst Park, Berkshire Following a book signing in central London, on 16 July 1971 John Lennon and Yoko Ono filmed material for their feature film Imagine. This was the first of several days in which film footage was captured, although the final edit also included material from the Imagine album sessions from earlier in... Read more...
Book signing: Grapefruit by Yoko Ono – 16 July 1971
Home › On This Day in Beatles History › 16 July in Beatles History › Book signing: Grapefruit by Yoko Ono – 16 July 1971 Friday 16 July 1971 | Claude Gill Books, 481 Oxford Street, London John Lennon and Yoko Ono took part in a signing session for Ono's book Grapefruit on 16 July 1971 at Claude Gill Books, 481 Oxford Street, central London. Grapefruit had originally been published in 1964 but had recently been reissued as a paperback. The signing followed a similar event the previous day at... Read more...
UK single release: God Save Us by Elastic Oz Band – 16 July 1971
UK single release: God Save Us by Elastic Oz Band – 16 July 1971
Home › On This Day in Beatles History › 16 July in Beatles History › UK single release: God Save Us by Elastic Oz Band – 16 July 1971 Friday... Read more...
Recording: Here Comes The Sun, Something – 16 July 1969
Recording: Here Comes The Sun, Something – 16 July 1969
Home › On This Day in Beatles History › 16 July in Beatles History › Recording: Here Comes The Sun, Something – 16 July 1969 Wednesday 16 July 1969 |... Read more...
Recording: Cry Baby Cry – 16 July 1968
Recording: Cry Baby Cry – 16 July 1968
Home › On This Day in Beatles History › 16 July in Beatles History › Recording: Cry Baby Cry – 16 July 1968 Tuesday 16 July 1968 | Studio Two,... Read more...
Radio: three episodes of Pop Go The Beatles – 16 July 1963
Home › On This Day in Beatles History › 16 July in Beatles History › Radio: three episodes of Pop Go The Beatles – 16 July 1963 Tuesday 16 July 1963 | BBC Paris Studio, London By July 1963 The Beatles were more than used to hard work. What was unusual about this day, however, was that they completed — in under eight hours — 18 songs for three editions of the BBC radio show Pop Go The Beatles. At the BBC Paris Studio in London, they rehearsed and recorded... Read more...
The Beatles live: Plaza Ballroom, St Helens – 16 July 1962
Home › On This Day in Beatles History › 16 July in Beatles History › The Beatles live: Plaza Ballroom, St Helens – 16 July 1962 Monday 16 July 1962 | Plaza Ballroom, St Helens On 16 July 1962, The Beatles performed at the Plaza Ballroom in St Helens — the last of four consecutive Monday night shows at the venue. The first had taken place on 2 July 1962. Four Monday Nights at the Plaza The Beatles' four consecutive Monday night residency at the Plaza Ballroom in St Helens... Read more...
The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime) – 16 July 1962
Home › On This Day in Beatles History › 16 July in Beatles History › The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime) – 16 July 1962 Monday 16 July 1962 | Cavern Club, Mathew Street, Liverpool On 16 July 1962, The Beatles gave their 115th lunchtime performance at the Cavern Club on Mathew Street in Liverpool's city centre — their 197th known appearance overall at the soon-to-be-famous cellar venue, including evening events. The group's lunchtime shows typically ran from 12pm to 2pm. The Cavern Club By July 1962, the Cavern... Read more...
The Beatles live: Blair Hall, Liverpool – 16 July 1961
Home › On This Day in Beatles History › 16 July in Beatles History › The Beatles live: Blair Hall, Liverpool – 16 July 1961 Sunday 16 July 1961 | Blair Hall, Walton Road, Liverpool On 16 July 1961, The Beatles performed at Blair Hall in Walton, Liverpool — their second appearance at the venue and the first of three consecutive Sunday shows played by the group for Peak Promotions. Peak Promotions Peak Promotions ran jive events at four northern England venues: Blair Hall, Walton Road, Liverpool Holyoake Hall, Wavertree,... Read more...