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Late October 1969, Paul McCartney received the following cablegram signed by Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis and Tony Williams:
PAUL MCCARTNEY. APPLE RECORDS. 3 SAVILE ROW LONDON / ENGLAND
WE ARE RECORDING AN LP TOGETHER THIS WEEKEND IN NEWYORK STOP HOW ABOUT COMING IN TO PLAY BASS STOP CALL ALAN DOUGLAS 212-5812212
PEACE JIMI HENDRIX MILES DAVIS TONY WILLIAMS
On October 22, the day that the “Paul is dead” rumour became an international news story, Paul, his wife Linda, and their two daughters traveled to Scotland to spend time at his farm near Campbeltown.
Apple manager Peter Brown had to send the following message back:
Ref. cable received from Hendrix Davies and Williams.
Paul McCartney away from London on holiday not expected to return for two weeks.
PETER BROWN


Last updated on November 20, 2021
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The Beatles Diary Volume 1: The Beatles Years
"With greatly expanded text, this is the most revealing and frank personal 30-year chronicle of the group ever written. Insider Barry Miles covers the Beatles story from childhood to the break-up of the group."
We owe a lot to Barry Miles for the creation of those pages, but you really have to buy this book to get all the details - a day to day chronology of what happened to the four Beatles during the Beatles years!
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