As well as the songs, albums, people, galleries and other features, we’ve also got the ultimate day-by-day guide to The Beatles’ career, from their births to the breakup and beyond.
Here is a listing of all of the Beatles Bible’s historical blog posts written so far. It’s the most comprehensive online day-by-day guide to The Beatles’ lives and career with articles on their history from the 1920s to the present day – including live shows, record releases, recording sessions and much, much more. And there are plenty more to come, particularly regarding the solo years!
The Beatles Bible is the web’s biggest Beatles fan site. There is currently a total of 6,983 historical posts, and a further 1,803 features on songs, albums and more, totalling 5,231,005 words across the website. Phew.
This first page covers the years 1926 to 1959 of The Beatles’ history. Subsequent pages contain entries for each decade, from the 1960s onwards.
February 1933
- 18: Yoko Ono is born (6)
June 1940
- 23: Stuart Sutcliffe is born (1)
July 1940
- 07: Ringo Starr is born (4)
October 1940
- 09: John Lennon is born (0)
April 1941
- 15: Jim McCartney marries Mary Mohin (0)
September 1941
- 24: Linda Eastman is born (0)
November 1941
- 24: Pete Best is born (0)
June 1942
- 18: Paul McCartney is born (8)
March 1944
- 17: Pattie Boyd is born (0)
June 1956
October 1956
- 09: John Lennon’s 16th birthday (3)
- 31: Paul McCartney’s mother Mary dies (6)
November 1956
January 1957
June 1957
- 09: The Quarrymen enter the TV Star Search competition (0)
- 22: The Quarrymen live: Rosebery St, Liverpool (8)
July 1957
- 06: John Lennon meets Paul McCartney (36)
- 29: Paul McCartney goes to Scout camp (2)
August 1957
October 1957
November 1957
- 07: The Quarrymen live: Wilson Hall, Liverpool (0)
- 16: The Quarrymen live: Stanley Abattoir social club, Liverpool (2)
- 23: The Quarrymen live: New Clubmoor Hall, Liverpool (1)
December 1957
January 1958
- 10: The Quarrymen live: New Clubmoor Hall, Liverpool (0)
- 24: The Quarrymen live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (0)
February 1958
March 1958
- 08: The Quarrymen play at Paul McCartney’s cousin’s wedding reception (1)
- 13: The Quarrymen live: Morgue Skiffle Cellar, Liverpool (2)
May 1958
July 1958
October 1958
November 1958
December 1958
January 1959
- 01: The Quarrymen live: Wilson Hall, Liverpool (3)
- 24: The Quarrymen live: Woolton Village Club, Liverpool (1)
August 1959
September 1959
- 05: The Quarrymen live: Casbah Coffee Club, Liverpool (0)
- 12: The Quarrymen live: Casbah Coffee Club, Liverpool (0)
- 19: The Quarrymen live: Casbah Coffee Club, Liverpool (0)
- 26: The Quarrymen live: Casbah Coffee Club, Liverpool (0)
I am guessing the dentist dinner and first acid trip likely occurred sometime between January 17th-24th, or February 8th-15th, right?
I think it was later than that. The dentist, John Riley, visited the Help! set in the Bahamas in February 1965, and the first trip is very likely to have been after then (as far as I know The Beatles never spoke to him afterwards). I’ve looked for listings for the first Paddy, Klaus & Gibson performance at Downstairs at the Pickwick, which happened on the same night, but have drawn a blank, so if anyone finds any evidence please let me know.
I feel like John Lennon’s boat trip to Bermuda should be included in 1980! It’s an interesting event.
Boat trip to Bermuda now added!
It might also be worth mentioning that Ringo attended the final Ziggy Stardust concert at London’s Hammersmith Odeon on July 3, 1973…