On this day: April 27, 1981

Former Beatle Ringo Starr married his wife Barbara Bach on April 27, 1981. The couple had met on the set of the movie they were both staring in, Caveman. The movie was not well received, and much of the dialogue consisted of grunting.

While still dating, the couple were driving to a party when they were in a serious crash less than a mile from Barnes, West London. It was the same area where Marc Bolan had been killed in 1978.

George Harrison and Paul McCartney were among the gusts invited to celebrate the couples nuptials.

Other notable events for April 27:
-Capitol Records contacted Gene Vincent on April 27, 1956 telling him they wanted him to be their Presley equivalent
-David Bowie was delayed for several hours on the boarder between Russia and Poland on April 27, 1976 and customs officers confiscated Nazi memoribelia
-Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes appeared in a movie about an underground newspaper, Behind the Lines on April 27, 1977
-Deacon Blue played a charity gig on April 27, 1989 for the Lockerbie Air Disaster Fund