McCartney Times

On February 3, 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson were killed in a plane crash in Iowa. Holly was 22, Valens was 17 and the Big Bopper was 28.In 1967, Jimi Hendrix recorded “Purple Haze” in London. It was released in March in the U.K. as a follow-up to his first British single “Hey Joe.”In 1968, Paul McCartney recorded “Lady Madonna” at the Abbey Road studios. The record is credited to The Beatles, but McCartney played with unknown session musicians. What impact will the Trump administration have on feds? Read the latest in our First 100 Days section.In 1969, The Beatles, over objections from Paul McCartney, hired manager Allen Klein to straighten out the band’s financial affairs. The band’s mismanagement and money problems eventually led to its breakup.AdvertisementIn 1978, Harry Chapin met with President Carter at the White House as Carter announced the establishment of a commission on hunger. Chapin spent months lobbying Congress for the creation of the commission.

Source: Today in Entertainment History – FederalNewsRadio.com