The Guitar Club Almanac

August 8

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Today in Guitar History

A sourced calendar of the players, builders, bands, recordings, instruments, inventions and performances that shaped guitar culture around the world.

1969
Milestone
The Abbey Road crossing
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The Beatles crossed the zebra stripes six times; frame five became one of music’s defining covers.
Evidence note: The official Beatles anniversary account dates the crossing session to August 8, 1969 and states that six photographs were made, with the fifth selected for the cover.
London, England
The Beatles ↗
Reviewed 2026-08-06