It was 50 years ago today...
50 years ago, on this very day, John Lennon stumbled upon a quaint antiques shop in the town of Sevenoaks, Kent, while filming a music video for the song Strawberry Fields Forever. It was there that he laid eyes on an ancient circus poster, detailing events long since passed, and the rest, as they say, is history. Inspired by the vintage poster, Lennon wrote Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! It is said that during this period, Lennon possessed an uncanny ability to craft hit songs from even the most mundane of sources - a feature evident in other tracks from the album Sgt. Pepper, such as A Day in the Life.Also in News
Celebrating 55 years of Abbey Road
Abbey Road was released 55 years ago today, on September 26, 1969. Over half a century later, the album remains an iconic piece of musical history.
On this day in 1957: The Quarrymen perform at the Cavern Club for the first time
On 7 August 1957, The Quarrymen, a skiffle group founded by John Lennon, performed at the iconic Cavern Club in Liverpool for the first time. This performance marked an early chapter in the story of what would eventually become The Beatles, the most influential band in music history.
Brazil’s Historic Bull’s Eye Stamps: A Philatelic Milestone
On July 19, 1843, Brazil issued its famous Bull’s Eye stamps, making it the second country to produce adhesive postage stamps, after Great Britain’s Penny Black in 1840.
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