1965
February: The Beatles are the subjects of this month’s Playboy Interview, as done by Jean Shephard. The group displays an irreverence not usually associated with their image. Subjects discussed include religion, homosexuality and war.
Feb. 11: Ringo marries Maureen Cox.
May 26: The Beatles record a BBC radio special, “The Beatles (Invite You to Take a Ticket To Ride),” to be aired June 7. The program is the last of its kind. Since their radio debut in 1962, they’d done 52 programs, singing 88 songs, 36 of which were not issued on record. After many of the performances had circulated for years on unauthorized bootlegs (including an Italian 9-CD set), an authorized two-disc set of songs, “Live at the BBC,” was finally issued in 1994.
July 29: The group’s second movie, “Help!”, premieres in London. A James Bond spoof, the movie is filmed in color in the Bahamas, England and Austria.
Aug. 15: The group begins a second North American tour at Shea Stadium, which is filmed for a television special. A Bay Area concert Aug. 31 at the Cow Palace closes the tour.
Aug. 27: A rock ‘n’ roll summit: The Beatles meet Elvis Presley (accompanied by his Memphis Mafia) in Beverly Hills. The encounter is fairly restrained: some jamming, little conversation.