november 3
1965
The Beatles recorded “Michelle” from 2:30 to 11:30 p.m. at the EMI Studios on Abbey Road in London.
1967
The filming for The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour was completed finishing with a sequence at Ringo’s country house in Weybridge, Surrey, BBC television bought the rights to broadcast the film twice, the first broadcast, in black-and-white was scheduled for December 26, 1967. The second showing, on the color channel BBC2, was not yet available to all Britons, was set for January 5, 1968.
2015
A lock of John Lennon’s hair was one of 350 items put up for auction on the website Julien’s Live. Other items up for grabs included a long-lost acoustic guitar that belonged to Lennon, a drumhead from the Beatles’ 1964 visit to The Ed Sullivan Show, Elvis Presley’s 24 karat gold leaf grand piano, and several items from Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch.
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November 4, 1963
The Beatles appear at the Royal Command Performances at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London. In attendance are the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and Lord Snowden. It was here that John Lennon made his now famous announcement: “For our last number, I’d like to ask for your help. The people in the cheaper seats clap your hands and the rest of you, if you’d just rattle your jewellery, we’d like to sing a song called Twist and Shout.” John would later say “I was fantastically nervous, but I wanted to rebel a bit and that was the best I could do.”
1964
The Beatles finished recording the album Beatles for Sale.
November 04, 1974
Even though he was the one who was the most opposed to touring in the final years of The Beatles, George Harrison became the first to set out on a solo tour when he appeared in Vancouver, Canada with Billy Preston. It will be a troublesome show for him as his voice is ravaged after LP sessions and tour rehearsals. The concert and the rest of the tour played in front of thin crowds.
The Beatles were famous for double-sided hits and Paul McCartney continued the practice with his group Wings as they released “Junior’s Farm”
The Beatles appear at the Royal Command Performances at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London. In attendance are the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and Lord Snowden. It was here that John Lennon made his now famous announcement: “For our last number, I’d like to ask for your help. The people in the cheaper seats clap your hands and the rest of you, if you’d just rattle your jewellery, we’d like to sing a song called Twist and Shout.” John would later say “I was fantastically nervous, but I wanted to rebel a bit and that was the best I could do.”
1964
The Beatles finished recording the album Beatles for Sale.
November 04, 1974
Even though he was the one who was the most opposed to touring in the final years of The Beatles, George Harrison became the first to set out on a solo tour when he appeared in Vancouver, Canada with Billy Preston. It will be a troublesome show for him as his voice is ravaged after LP sessions and tour rehearsals. The concert and the rest of the tour played in front of thin crowds.
The Beatles were famous for double-sided hits and Paul McCartney continued the practice with his group Wings as they released “Junior’s Farm”
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november 9
1961
Brian Epstein went to Liverpool’s Cavern Club to see The Beatles perform for the first time. He had been getting requests at his NEMS music store for a record called “My Bonnie”. After several more visits, Epstein would offer to manage the group, which he did until his death in 1967.
1966
John Lennon first met Yoko Ono at a showing of her work at the Indica Art Gallery in London. She doesn’t know who Lennon is. The two wouldn’t get together until 1968.
1967
The first issue of the Rock and Roll magazine Rolling Stone, which included a free roach clip with every subscription, is published in San Francisco. The name of the magazine was compiled from three significant sources: the Muddy Waters song, the first rock ‘n’ roll record by Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones. The cover featured a photo of John Lennon from his movie, How I Won The War.
2000
The Beatles launched their official internet web site, www.thebeatles.com
1961
Brian Epstein went to Liverpool’s Cavern Club to see The Beatles perform for the first time. He had been getting requests at his NEMS music store for a record called “My Bonnie”. After several more visits, Epstein would offer to manage the group, which he did until his death in 1967.
1966
John Lennon first met Yoko Ono at a showing of her work at the Indica Art Gallery in London. She doesn’t know who Lennon is. The two wouldn’t get together until 1968.
1967
The first issue of the Rock and Roll magazine Rolling Stone, which included a free roach clip with every subscription, is published in San Francisco. The name of the magazine was compiled from three significant sources: the Muddy Waters song, the first rock ‘n’ roll record by Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones. The cover featured a photo of John Lennon from his movie, How I Won The War.
2000
The Beatles launched their official internet web site, www.thebeatles.com
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November 13,
1963
The Beatles recorded a television interview at Westward Television Studios in Plymouth, Devon, for a local teen program “Move Over, Dad”. Due to a large crowd of excited fans outside, The Beatles had to be smuggled from their dressing-room at the ABC Cinema, where they were scheduled to appear that night, into an adjacent building, then through a tunnel, to get to Westward Studios for the interview taping.
Paul McCartney catches the flu. Hour-by-hour progress reports on his condition appear in the British press.
1968
“Yellow Submarine,” the animated film featuring music by the Beatles, with Paul Angelis, John Clive, Geoffrey Hughes, and Peter Batten providing the speaking voices of Ringo, John, Paul and George, respectively, opened in U.S. and Canadian movie theaters.
1969
Having bought the island of Dorinch off Ireland, John Lennon declares any hippie who wishes is free to live there.
2005
Astronauts aboard the U.S. space station were awakened by “Good Day Sunshine,” sung live by Paul McCartney from his Anaheim, California concert.
1963
The Beatles recorded a television interview at Westward Television Studios in Plymouth, Devon, for a local teen program “Move Over, Dad”. Due to a large crowd of excited fans outside, The Beatles had to be smuggled from their dressing-room at the ABC Cinema, where they were scheduled to appear that night, into an adjacent building, then through a tunnel, to get to Westward Studios for the interview taping.
Paul McCartney catches the flu. Hour-by-hour progress reports on his condition appear in the British press.
1968
“Yellow Submarine,” the animated film featuring music by the Beatles, with Paul Angelis, John Clive, Geoffrey Hughes, and Peter Batten providing the speaking voices of Ringo, John, Paul and George, respectively, opened in U.S. and Canadian movie theaters.
1969
Having bought the island of Dorinch off Ireland, John Lennon declares any hippie who wishes is free to live there.
2005
Astronauts aboard the U.S. space station were awakened by “Good Day Sunshine,” sung live by Paul McCartney from his Anaheim, California concert.
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November 15
1959
Johnny And The Moondogs, consisting of John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison, appear in the final round of Britain’s TV Star Search at The Hippodrome Theatre, Manchester, where they perform “Think It Over” and “It’s So Easy”. Judging was done by the volume of applause each group received at the end of the night. Unfortunately, the Moondogs didn’t have enough money to stay overnight and were forced to head back to Liverpool before they were called back to stage.
1965
The Beatles finished recording the album Rubber Soul.
1969
Abbey Road by the Beatles spent a third week at #1 on the Album chart with CCR’s Green River second.
The 5th Dimension remained at #1 with “Wedding Bell Blues” while the Beatles crowded around with “Come Together” at #2 and “Something” at #3. Blood, Sweat & Tears rose from 8-4 with “And When I Die” and Smith was still at #5 with “Baby It’s You”. The rest of the Top 10: Two former #1’s–“I Can’t Get Next To You” by the Temptations and “Suspicious Minds” from Elvis Presley, the Flying Machine were at #8 with “Smile A Little Smile For Me”, the Archies’ former #1 “Sugar, Sugar” and R.B. Greaves took a leap from 18-10 with “Take A Letter Maria”.
2000
At England’s Oxford Crown Court, Liverpool native Michael Abram, who broke into George Harrison’s home and stabbed him earlier in the year, was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Abram was ordered to be confined to a mental hospital for an indefinite period. He was released in 2011.
2012
The Beatles’ Apple Corps gave the go-ahead to film company OVOW to start searching for amateur or professional shot clips of the group during their tours in the 1960s. The finished project will be a new Beatles concert film titled The Beatles Live!
1959
Johnny And The Moondogs, consisting of John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison, appear in the final round of Britain’s TV Star Search at The Hippodrome Theatre, Manchester, where they perform “Think It Over” and “It’s So Easy”. Judging was done by the volume of applause each group received at the end of the night. Unfortunately, the Moondogs didn’t have enough money to stay overnight and were forced to head back to Liverpool before they were called back to stage.
1965
The Beatles finished recording the album Rubber Soul.
1969
Abbey Road by the Beatles spent a third week at #1 on the Album chart with CCR’s Green River second.
The 5th Dimension remained at #1 with “Wedding Bell Blues” while the Beatles crowded around with “Come Together” at #2 and “Something” at #3. Blood, Sweat & Tears rose from 8-4 with “And When I Die” and Smith was still at #5 with “Baby It’s You”. The rest of the Top 10: Two former #1’s–“I Can’t Get Next To You” by the Temptations and “Suspicious Minds” from Elvis Presley, the Flying Machine were at #8 with “Smile A Little Smile For Me”, the Archies’ former #1 “Sugar, Sugar” and R.B. Greaves took a leap from 18-10 with “Take A Letter Maria”.
2000
At England’s Oxford Crown Court, Liverpool native Michael Abram, who broke into George Harrison’s home and stabbed him earlier in the year, was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Abram was ordered to be confined to a mental hospital for an indefinite period. He was released in 2011.
2012
The Beatles’ Apple Corps gave the go-ahead to film company OVOW to start searching for amateur or professional shot clips of the group during their tours in the 1960s. The finished project will be a new Beatles concert film titled The Beatles Live!
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November 16
1961
The Beatles played a lunch show at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, then ventured to the Village Hall, Knotty Ash for a nighttime concert.
1962
The Beatles recorded their second appearance on Radio Luxembourg, for the program The Friday Spectacular. The Beatles were interviewed and then they played in front of a live audience both sides of their latest single, ‘Love Me Do’ and ‘P.S. I Love You’.
1973
Eddie Kendricks maintained with “Keep On Truckin'” at #1 while the previous #1 “Midnight Train To Georgia” by Gladys Knight & the Pips was still #2. The DeFranco Family surprisingly had song #3–“Heartbeat – It’s A Lovebeat”, Ringo Starr was up to 4 with “Photograph” and Billy Preston’s instrumental “Space Race” was at #5. The rest of the Top 10: Marie Osmond with “Paper Roses”, the Carpenters had their 14th hit in just three years with “Top Of The World”, the Rolling Stones tumbled with “Angie”, Chicago had their seventh Top 10 with “Just You ‘N’ Me” and the late Jim Croce entered the list with “I Got A Name”.
1974
John Lennon was at No.1 in the US singles chart with ‘Whatever Gets You Through The Night.’ Elton John played on the session and made a deal with Lennon that if the song reached No.1, Lennon would have to appear on stage live with Elton. Lennon kept his side of the deal and appeared live with Elton. They played three songs together: ‘I Saw Her Standing There,’ ‘Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds’ and ‘Whatever Gets You Through the Night.’ Backstage after the concert, Lennon got back with Yoko Ono after a temporary split.
His girl friend, May Pang, would later recall that John got the inspiration for the song when he saw TV evangelist Reverend Ike utter the phrase “Let me tell you guys, it doesn’t matter, it’s whatever gets you through the night.”
1961
The Beatles played a lunch show at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, then ventured to the Village Hall, Knotty Ash for a nighttime concert.
1962
The Beatles recorded their second appearance on Radio Luxembourg, for the program The Friday Spectacular. The Beatles were interviewed and then they played in front of a live audience both sides of their latest single, ‘Love Me Do’ and ‘P.S. I Love You’.
1973
Eddie Kendricks maintained with “Keep On Truckin'” at #1 while the previous #1 “Midnight Train To Georgia” by Gladys Knight & the Pips was still #2. The DeFranco Family surprisingly had song #3–“Heartbeat – It’s A Lovebeat”, Ringo Starr was up to 4 with “Photograph” and Billy Preston’s instrumental “Space Race” was at #5. The rest of the Top 10: Marie Osmond with “Paper Roses”, the Carpenters had their 14th hit in just three years with “Top Of The World”, the Rolling Stones tumbled with “Angie”, Chicago had their seventh Top 10 with “Just You ‘N’ Me” and the late Jim Croce entered the list with “I Got A Name”.
1974
John Lennon was at No.1 in the US singles chart with ‘Whatever Gets You Through The Night.’ Elton John played on the session and made a deal with Lennon that if the song reached No.1, Lennon would have to appear on stage live with Elton. Lennon kept his side of the deal and appeared live with Elton. They played three songs together: ‘I Saw Her Standing There,’ ‘Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds’ and ‘Whatever Gets You Through the Night.’ Backstage after the concert, Lennon got back with Yoko Ono after a temporary split.
His girl friend, May Pang, would later recall that John got the inspiration for the song when he saw TV evangelist Reverend Ike utter the phrase “Let me tell you guys, it doesn’t matter, it’s whatever gets you through the night.”
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November 17,
1961
The Beatles played a lunch show at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, then ventured to the Village Hall, Knotty Ash for a nighttime concert.
1963
John Weightman the Headmaster of a Surrey Grammar School, banned all pupils from having Beatle haircuts saying, “this ridiculous style brings out the worst in boys physically. It makes them look like morons.”
1980
John Lennon and Yoko Ono released the album “Double Fantasy.”
2000
The documentary “The Beatles: Revolution” aired on ABC-TV with celebrities explaining how the Beatles (who appear only in archival footage) and their music touched their lives.
1961
The Beatles played a lunch show at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, then ventured to the Village Hall, Knotty Ash for a nighttime concert.
1963
John Weightman the Headmaster of a Surrey Grammar School, banned all pupils from having Beatle haircuts saying, “this ridiculous style brings out the worst in boys physically. It makes them look like morons.”
1980
John Lennon and Yoko Ono released the album “Double Fantasy.”
2000
The documentary “The Beatles: Revolution” aired on ABC-TV with celebrities explaining how the Beatles (who appear only in archival footage) and their music touched their lives.
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1964
The Beatles press officer Brian Sommerville let it be known to an associate of Elvis Presley film producer Hal Wallis, that the members of the group were huge Elvis fans and would love to appear at the end of his next motion picture. The deal was never finalized.
1979
Paul McCartney releases “Wonderful Christmastime”, a tune on which he plays all the instruments himself. The song would peak at #6 on the UK singles chart and #83 on the Cash Box Best Sellers chart, but did not reach the Billboard Hot 100. Considered by many fans as one of his weakest efforts, the record reportedly earns Maca $400,000 a year, which puts its cumulative earnings at near $15 million.
1990
Paul McCartney’s birth certificate sold for $18,000 at an auction.
2003
The Beatles released “Let It Be… Naked” (minus the Phil Spector Wall of Sound embellishments on the original album). The LP would reach #5 in the US and #7 in the UK.
The lyrics to “Nowhere Man” by the Beatles, handwritten by John Lennon, fetched $300,000 at an auction in New York City
The Beatles press officer Brian Sommerville let it be known to an associate of Elvis Presley film producer Hal Wallis, that the members of the group were huge Elvis fans and would love to appear at the end of his next motion picture. The deal was never finalized.
1979
Paul McCartney releases “Wonderful Christmastime”, a tune on which he plays all the instruments himself. The song would peak at #6 on the UK singles chart and #83 on the Cash Box Best Sellers chart, but did not reach the Billboard Hot 100. Considered by many fans as one of his weakest efforts, the record reportedly earns Maca $400,000 a year, which puts its cumulative earnings at near $15 million.
1990
Paul McCartney’s birth certificate sold for $18,000 at an auction.
2003
The Beatles released “Let It Be… Naked” (minus the Phil Spector Wall of Sound embellishments on the original album). The LP would reach #5 in the US and #7 in the UK.
The lyrics to “Nowhere Man” by the Beatles, handwritten by John Lennon, fetched $300,000 at an auction in New York City
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November 19
1962
The Beatles played gigs at three different venues. First they performed a lunchtime show at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, followed by an 85-mile drive to the Midlands, where they performed at Smethwick Baths Ballroom and then at the Adelphi Ballroom, West Bromwich in Staffordshire.
1995
A 60 track album called “Beatles Anthology I” is released in the US and sets a first-day sales record of 450,000 units. The album features virtually every number-one single released from 1962 to 1970. Issued on the 30th anniversary of the band’s break-up, it was their first compilation available on one CD. The world’s best-selling album of the 21st century, 1 has sold over 31 million copies.
2000
The Beatles started an eleven-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘The Beatles 1’. The album features virtually every number-one single released from 1962 to 1970. Issued on the 30th anniversary of the band’s break-up, it was their first compilation available on one CD. The world’s best-selling album of the 21st century, 1 has sold over 31 million copies.
2006
A guitar played by George Harrison was set to fetch more than £100,000 at a London auction. The Maton MS500 guitar was used on The Beatles first album.
2009
Ringo Starr announced that he teamed up with his former Beatles band mate Paul McCartney for a duet on “Y Not”, the drummer’s forthcoming solo album due out Jan. 12, 2010.
2016
A furious letter from John Lennon to Paul McCartney and his wife, Linda, written after The Beatles’ break-up sold for nearly $30,000 (£24,200), to an anonymous collector in Dallas. In the two-page typed draft with handwritten notes, Lennon criticises the couple for their treatment of him and his wife, Yoko Ono. The attack is said to be in response to Linda’s criticism of him not publicly announcing his departure from the band.
1962
The Beatles played gigs at three different venues. First they performed a lunchtime show at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, followed by an 85-mile drive to the Midlands, where they performed at Smethwick Baths Ballroom and then at the Adelphi Ballroom, West Bromwich in Staffordshire.
1995
A 60 track album called “Beatles Anthology I” is released in the US and sets a first-day sales record of 450,000 units. The album features virtually every number-one single released from 1962 to 1970. Issued on the 30th anniversary of the band’s break-up, it was their first compilation available on one CD. The world’s best-selling album of the 21st century, 1 has sold over 31 million copies.
2000
The Beatles started an eleven-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘The Beatles 1’. The album features virtually every number-one single released from 1962 to 1970. Issued on the 30th anniversary of the band’s break-up, it was their first compilation available on one CD. The world’s best-selling album of the 21st century, 1 has sold over 31 million copies.
2006
A guitar played by George Harrison was set to fetch more than £100,000 at a London auction. The Maton MS500 guitar was used on The Beatles first album.
2009
Ringo Starr announced that he teamed up with his former Beatles band mate Paul McCartney for a duet on “Y Not”, the drummer’s forthcoming solo album due out Jan. 12, 2010.
2016
A furious letter from John Lennon to Paul McCartney and his wife, Linda, written after The Beatles’ break-up sold for nearly $30,000 (£24,200), to an anonymous collector in Dallas. In the two-page typed draft with handwritten notes, Lennon criticises the couple for their treatment of him and his wife, Yoko Ono. The attack is said to be in response to Linda’s criticism of him not publicly announcing his departure from the band.
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nov 20
1963
The Beatles performed two shows at ABC Cinema in Manchester, England.
1964
John Lennon filmed a comic sketch with Dudley Moore on Wimbledon Common for the British television series Not Only but Also.
1965
“The Sound of Music” Soundtrack was #1 on the Album chart for a second week but Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass was closing. The former #1 Help! from the Beatles came in third, the Ramsey Lewis Trio’s LP The In Crowd was #4 and Sonny & Cher advanced with Look At Us. The rest of the Top 10: Bob Dylan was falling after just eight weeks with Highway 61 Revisited, Barbra Streisand moved from 39 to 7 with My Name Is Barbra, Two, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass moved from 19-8 with Going Places, the Rolling Stones were falling downhill with Out of Our Heads and the album You Don’t Have to Be Jewish by various artists was #10.
1995
The previously unreleased “Free As A Bird” by the Beatles began receiving airplay, 25 years after the group broke up.
1997
Paul McCartney taped an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show in New York City.
1963
The Beatles performed two shows at ABC Cinema in Manchester, England.
1964
John Lennon filmed a comic sketch with Dudley Moore on Wimbledon Common for the British television series Not Only but Also.
1965
“The Sound of Music” Soundtrack was #1 on the Album chart for a second week but Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass was closing. The former #1 Help! from the Beatles came in third, the Ramsey Lewis Trio’s LP The In Crowd was #4 and Sonny & Cher advanced with Look At Us. The rest of the Top 10: Bob Dylan was falling after just eight weeks with Highway 61 Revisited, Barbra Streisand moved from 39 to 7 with My Name Is Barbra, Two, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass moved from 19-8 with Going Places, the Rolling Stones were falling downhill with Out of Our Heads and the album You Don’t Have to Be Jewish by various artists was #10.
1995
The previously unreleased “Free As A Bird” by the Beatles began receiving airplay, 25 years after the group broke up.
1997
Paul McCartney taped an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show in New York City.
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November 21
1960
The Beatles played at the Kaiserkeller Club in Hamburg, Germany without George Harrison. The guitarist had been deported on this day for being underage (he was 17) and not legally allowed to remain in a nightclub after midnight.
1995
The Beatles Anthology 1 was released in the US, featuring 60 tracks including the track ‘Free As A Bird’, a song originally composed and recorded in 1977 as a home demo by John Lennon. In 1995 a studio version of the recording, incorporating contributions from Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr was released as a single by The Beatles.
2003
The newest members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were announced. Those who will join the distinguished list of previous inductees are George Harrison, Prince, ZZ Top, Jackson Browne, The Dells, Bob Seger and Traffic. George Harrison will become the third Beatle to enter the Rock Hall as a solo performer; John Lennon was inducted in 1992 and Paul McCartney in 1999. The group was inducted in 1988.
An acoustic guitar on which the late Beatle George Harrison learned to play fetched £276,000 at a London auction. His father originally bought the Egmond guitar for Harrison for £3.50. Another item auctioned was a signed invitation to the post-premiere celebrations for The Beatles Hard Days Night film, which went for £17,250.
2008
More than 40 years after Christians around the world were infuriated by John Lennon’s saying that The Beatles were “more popular than Jesus”, the Vatican’s official newspaper absolved John of his notorious remark, saying that “After so many years it sounds merely like the boasting of an English, working-class lad struggling to cope with unexpected success.”
2013
The Beatles “On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2” debuted at #7 on the Billboard 200, making it the Fab Four’s 31st Top 10 album.
1960
The Beatles played at the Kaiserkeller Club in Hamburg, Germany without George Harrison. The guitarist had been deported on this day for being underage (he was 17) and not legally allowed to remain in a nightclub after midnight.
1995
The Beatles Anthology 1 was released in the US, featuring 60 tracks including the track ‘Free As A Bird’, a song originally composed and recorded in 1977 as a home demo by John Lennon. In 1995 a studio version of the recording, incorporating contributions from Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr was released as a single by The Beatles.
2003
The newest members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were announced. Those who will join the distinguished list of previous inductees are George Harrison, Prince, ZZ Top, Jackson Browne, The Dells, Bob Seger and Traffic. George Harrison will become the third Beatle to enter the Rock Hall as a solo performer; John Lennon was inducted in 1992 and Paul McCartney in 1999. The group was inducted in 1988.
An acoustic guitar on which the late Beatle George Harrison learned to play fetched £276,000 at a London auction. His father originally bought the Egmond guitar for Harrison for £3.50. Another item auctioned was a signed invitation to the post-premiere celebrations for The Beatles Hard Days Night film, which went for £17,250.
2008
More than 40 years after Christians around the world were infuriated by John Lennon’s saying that The Beatles were “more popular than Jesus”, the Vatican’s official newspaper absolved John of his notorious remark, saying that “After so many years it sounds merely like the boasting of an English, working-class lad struggling to cope with unexpected success.”
2013
The Beatles “On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2” debuted at #7 on the Billboard 200, making it the Fab Four’s 31st Top 10 album.
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November 22
1963
The Beatles released their second album, “With The Beatles”, in the UK. The collection featured “All My Loving”, “Please Mr. Postman” and “Roll Over Beethoven” and would succeed their first L.P. in the #1 spot, giving the Fab Four a string of 51 consecutive weeks at the top of the UK album chart. The LP had advance orders of a half million and sold another half million by September 1965, making it the second album to sell a million copies in the UK, (after the soundtrack to the 1958 film South Pacific). Capitol Records in Canada issued the album as “Beatlemania! With the Beatles,” which has the distinction of being the first Beatles album ever released in North America. Most of the songs from the album were not released in the U.S. until January 1964 when Capitol issued “Meet the Beatles!”
1966
The Supremes became the first female group to have a No.1 album on the US char with ‘The Supremes a Go Go’, knocking The Beatles Revolver from the top of the charts.
1967
George Harrison of the Beatles began recording the soundtrack to the movie Wonderwall.
1968
The Beatles release a double album simply called “The Beatles”, but known to fans as “The White Album”. Among the 29 songs on the L.P. is Ringo Starr’s first song writing contribution, “Don’t Pass Me By”, which as a single, made it to number one in Scandinavia. The Album had ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’, ‘Dear Prudence’, ‘Helter Skelter’, ‘Blackbird’ ‘Back In The USSR’ and George Harrison’s ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’. Priced at £3.13 shillings, ($8.76), it spent eight weeks as the UK No.1 album.
1969
Paul McCartney publicly denied rumors that he was dead. The most recent of many “clues” of this Death Hoax was the fact that he was the only barefoot Beatle on the newly released Abbey Road LP cover. The story was actually started as a prank by Fred La Bour, a sports and arts writer for the student paper, The Michigan Daily at the University of Michigan.
The Beatles had the #1 album Abbey Road but Led Zeppelin made a 15 to 2 move with Led Zeppelin II.
1996
It was announced that, “The Beatles were now bigger than The Beatles”. The statement was based on sales so far this year, having sold 6,000,000 albums from their back catalogue and a combined total of 13,000,000 copies of ‘The Beatles Anthology 1’ and ‘The Beatles Anthology 2’. With the release of ‘The Beatles Anthology 3’ a week away, it was anticipated that total Beatles album sales for 1996 would exceed 20 million. A poll showed 41 percent of sales were to teenagers who were not born when The Beatles officially called it quits in 1970.
2018
The Beatles’ self-titled LP, known to fans as “the white album”, returned to the Top Ten of the Billboard 200 chart following its 50th anniversary reissue on November 9th. The album was ranked at #6 after selling 63,000 units.
1963
The Beatles released their second album, “With The Beatles”, in the UK. The collection featured “All My Loving”, “Please Mr. Postman” and “Roll Over Beethoven” and would succeed their first L.P. in the #1 spot, giving the Fab Four a string of 51 consecutive weeks at the top of the UK album chart. The LP had advance orders of a half million and sold another half million by September 1965, making it the second album to sell a million copies in the UK, (after the soundtrack to the 1958 film South Pacific). Capitol Records in Canada issued the album as “Beatlemania! With the Beatles,” which has the distinction of being the first Beatles album ever released in North America. Most of the songs from the album were not released in the U.S. until January 1964 when Capitol issued “Meet the Beatles!”
1966
The Supremes became the first female group to have a No.1 album on the US char with ‘The Supremes a Go Go’, knocking The Beatles Revolver from the top of the charts.
1967
George Harrison of the Beatles began recording the soundtrack to the movie Wonderwall.
1968
The Beatles release a double album simply called “The Beatles”, but known to fans as “The White Album”. Among the 29 songs on the L.P. is Ringo Starr’s first song writing contribution, “Don’t Pass Me By”, which as a single, made it to number one in Scandinavia. The Album had ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’, ‘Dear Prudence’, ‘Helter Skelter’, ‘Blackbird’ ‘Back In The USSR’ and George Harrison’s ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’. Priced at £3.13 shillings, ($8.76), it spent eight weeks as the UK No.1 album.
1969
Paul McCartney publicly denied rumors that he was dead. The most recent of many “clues” of this Death Hoax was the fact that he was the only barefoot Beatle on the newly released Abbey Road LP cover. The story was actually started as a prank by Fred La Bour, a sports and arts writer for the student paper, The Michigan Daily at the University of Michigan.
The Beatles had the #1 album Abbey Road but Led Zeppelin made a 15 to 2 move with Led Zeppelin II.
1996
It was announced that, “The Beatles were now bigger than The Beatles”. The statement was based on sales so far this year, having sold 6,000,000 albums from their back catalogue and a combined total of 13,000,000 copies of ‘The Beatles Anthology 1’ and ‘The Beatles Anthology 2’. With the release of ‘The Beatles Anthology 3’ a week away, it was anticipated that total Beatles album sales for 1996 would exceed 20 million. A poll showed 41 percent of sales were to teenagers who were not born when The Beatles officially called it quits in 1970.
2018
The Beatles’ self-titled LP, known to fans as “the white album”, returned to the Top Ten of the Billboard 200 chart following its 50th anniversary reissue on November 9th. The album was ranked at #6 after selling 63,000 units.
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1962
The Beatles travelled to St. James’ Church Hall, London, for a ten-minute audition with BBC Television. The audition came about when Beatles fan, David Smith of Preston, Lancashire wrote to the BBC asking for The Beatles to be featured on BBC television. Assuming that Smith was The Beatles’ manager, the BBC wrote back to him, offering The Beatles an audition. Smith brought his letter to NEMS Enterprises, and Clive Epstein (Brian’s brother) arranged for audition to take place. Four days later, Brian Epstein received a polite “thumbs-down” letter from the BBC.
1965
The Beatles filmed promotional clips for “I Feel Fine”, “Ticket to Ride”, “Help!”, “Day Tripper” and “We Can Work It Out” at Twickenham Studios in London. Three films were made of both “We Can Work It Out” and “Day Tripper”, two for “I Feel Fine”, and one each for “Help!” and “Ticket To Ride”. The videos were sold and distributed by NEMS. The BBC paid paid £1,750 for the broadcast rights, and deals were struck with other broadcasters throughout the world.
1967
Rolling Stone magazine quotes San Francisco disc jockey Tom Donahue: “Top Forty radio, as we know it today and have known it for the last ten years, is dead, and its rotting corpse is stinking up the airwaves.”
1968
The Beatles tied the existing Rock Era record (held by Bobby Darin’s “Mack The Knife”) with a ninth week at #1 for “Hey Jude”. Diana Ross & the super Supremes were making a bid for another #1 with “Love Child” and, after being unable to overtake the Fab Four, Mary Hopkin slipped to #3 with “Those Were The Days”. Steppenwolf’s rocker “Magic Carpet Ride” came in fourth and Dion moved from 9 to 5 with “Abraham, Martin And John”. The rest of the Top 10: “White Room” from Cream, Johnny Nash slipped slightly with “Hold Me Tight”, Johnnie Taylor wondered “Who’s Making Love”, O.C. Smith with “Little Green Apples” and Glen Campbell shot up from 23 to 10 after just four weeks with “Wichita Lineman”.
1970
George Harrison released his first solo single–“My Sweet Lord” in the U.S.
1989
Paul McCartney kicked off the North American leg of his first major tour in ten years when he played the first of five nights at the Los Angeles Forum.
2012
According to a new list of the 200 rarest records published in Record Collector magazine, the original acetate of the pre Beatles demo by the Quarrymen of ‘That’ll Be The Day’ was worth £200,000 ($320,630). Several other Beatles records figured in the top 20. Low-numbered copies of The Beatles The White Album was said to be worth £7,000 ($11,222 USD), though a copy of a mono White Album #0000005 sold for £19,201 ($30,782 USD) in 2009.
2014
The Gretsch 6120 guitar that John Lennon used to record “Paperback Writer” in 1966 was put up for auction by the late Beatle’s cousin David Birch at Le Meridien hotel in central London. Unfortunately for Birch, the instrument failed to sell.
1962
The Beatles travelled to St. James’ Church Hall, London, for a ten-minute audition with BBC Television. The audition came about when Beatles fan, David Smith of Preston, Lancashire wrote to the BBC asking for The Beatles to be featured on BBC television. Assuming that Smith was The Beatles’ manager, the BBC wrote back to him, offering The Beatles an audition. Smith brought his letter to NEMS Enterprises, and Clive Epstein (Brian’s brother) arranged for audition to take place. Four days later, Brian Epstein received a polite “thumbs-down” letter from the BBC.
1965
The Beatles filmed promotional clips for “I Feel Fine”, “Ticket to Ride”, “Help!”, “Day Tripper” and “We Can Work It Out” at Twickenham Studios in London. Three films were made of both “We Can Work It Out” and “Day Tripper”, two for “I Feel Fine”, and one each for “Help!” and “Ticket To Ride”. The videos were sold and distributed by NEMS. The BBC paid paid £1,750 for the broadcast rights, and deals were struck with other broadcasters throughout the world.
1967
Rolling Stone magazine quotes San Francisco disc jockey Tom Donahue: “Top Forty radio, as we know it today and have known it for the last ten years, is dead, and its rotting corpse is stinking up the airwaves.”
1968
The Beatles tied the existing Rock Era record (held by Bobby Darin’s “Mack The Knife”) with a ninth week at #1 for “Hey Jude”. Diana Ross & the super Supremes were making a bid for another #1 with “Love Child” and, after being unable to overtake the Fab Four, Mary Hopkin slipped to #3 with “Those Were The Days”. Steppenwolf’s rocker “Magic Carpet Ride” came in fourth and Dion moved from 9 to 5 with “Abraham, Martin And John”. The rest of the Top 10: “White Room” from Cream, Johnny Nash slipped slightly with “Hold Me Tight”, Johnnie Taylor wondered “Who’s Making Love”, O.C. Smith with “Little Green Apples” and Glen Campbell shot up from 23 to 10 after just four weeks with “Wichita Lineman”.
1970
George Harrison released his first solo single–“My Sweet Lord” in the U.S.
1989
Paul McCartney kicked off the North American leg of his first major tour in ten years when he played the first of five nights at the Los Angeles Forum.
2012
According to a new list of the 200 rarest records published in Record Collector magazine, the original acetate of the pre Beatles demo by the Quarrymen of ‘That’ll Be The Day’ was worth £200,000 ($320,630). Several other Beatles records figured in the top 20. Low-numbered copies of The Beatles The White Album was said to be worth £7,000 ($11,222 USD), though a copy of a mono White Album #0000005 sold for £19,201 ($30,782 USD) in 2009.
2014
The Gretsch 6120 guitar that John Lennon used to record “Paperback Writer” in 1966 was put up for auction by the late Beatle’s cousin David Birch at Le Meridien hotel in central London. Unfortunately for Birch, the instrument failed to sell.
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1966
The Beatles got together for the first time since their return from the summer tour of the United States, ready to record a new album. The first song selected for recording was John Lennon’s ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’, which would not end up on the album, but as The Beatles’ next single. This day’s session was devoted entirely to ‘Strawberry Fields Forever.’
1968
Diana Ross and The Supremes were at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Love Child’, their 11th No.1 in the US. The song is also notable for knocking off and keeping The Beatles massive ‘Hey Jude’ off the top spot in the US.
1973
Ringo Starr went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Photograph’. His first of two US chart toppers as a solo artist. Written by Starr and George Harrison, the promotional film shot for the single showed Starr walking around his new house at the time, Tittenhurst Park, which had been previously the home of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, (and where the ‘Imagine’ promo film was shot).
Ringo Starr surprised all by reaching #1 with “Photograph”. Eddie Kendricks was derailed with “Keep On Truckin'” and the Carpenters had another monster hit at #3 with “Top Of The World”. Billy Preston advanced with “Space Race”. The rest of the Top 10: The DeFranco Family with “Heartbeat – It’s A Lovebeat”, Gladys Knight & the Pips had #6 with their great song “Midnight Train To Georgia”, Chicago’s “Just You ‘N’ Me”, Marie Osmond with “Paper Roses”, Elton John moved from 15-9 with “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” and Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes found the Top 10 with “The Love I Lost”.
Elton John had what to date was the biggest album of his career as Goodbye Yellow Brick Road remained at #1 for a third week. Quadrophenia by the Who peaked at 2 while Ringo by Ringo Starr moved from 15 to 3. Goats Head Soup spilled down to #4 for the Rolling Stones with Jim Croce’s posthumous release You Don’t Mess Around with Jim right behind. The rest of the Top 10: Jonathan Livingston Seagull from Neil Diamond, moving 14-6, Brothers and Sisters taking a turn down for the Allman Brothers Band, Life and Times by Jim Croce #8, The Joker by the Steve Miller Band and Los Cochinos from Cheech & Chong at #10.
1974
The bone fragments of a 3.2 million-year-old hominid were discovered by scientists in Ethiopia; the skeletal remains were nicknamed “Lucy.” for the Beatles Song.
John Lennon rehearsed with Elton John for EJ’s upcoming concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
2011
A New York memorabilia store announced that it would auction a “to do” list written by John Lennon which included waiting for the HBO cable guy, fixing the hook on the bathroom door, making sure there was enough marmalade in the house, and purchasing Margaret Trudeau’s book Beyond Reason. The hand-written, one page list was expected to fetch over $3,000
1966
The Beatles got together for the first time since their return from the summer tour of the United States, ready to record a new album. The first song selected for recording was John Lennon’s ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’, which would not end up on the album, but as The Beatles’ next single. This day’s session was devoted entirely to ‘Strawberry Fields Forever.’
1968
Diana Ross and The Supremes were at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Love Child’, their 11th No.1 in the US. The song is also notable for knocking off and keeping The Beatles massive ‘Hey Jude’ off the top spot in the US.
1973
Ringo Starr went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Photograph’. His first of two US chart toppers as a solo artist. Written by Starr and George Harrison, the promotional film shot for the single showed Starr walking around his new house at the time, Tittenhurst Park, which had been previously the home of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, (and where the ‘Imagine’ promo film was shot).
Ringo Starr surprised all by reaching #1 with “Photograph”. Eddie Kendricks was derailed with “Keep On Truckin'” and the Carpenters had another monster hit at #3 with “Top Of The World”. Billy Preston advanced with “Space Race”. The rest of the Top 10: The DeFranco Family with “Heartbeat – It’s A Lovebeat”, Gladys Knight & the Pips had #6 with their great song “Midnight Train To Georgia”, Chicago’s “Just You ‘N’ Me”, Marie Osmond with “Paper Roses”, Elton John moved from 15-9 with “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” and Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes found the Top 10 with “The Love I Lost”.
Elton John had what to date was the biggest album of his career as Goodbye Yellow Brick Road remained at #1 for a third week. Quadrophenia by the Who peaked at 2 while Ringo by Ringo Starr moved from 15 to 3. Goats Head Soup spilled down to #4 for the Rolling Stones with Jim Croce’s posthumous release You Don’t Mess Around with Jim right behind. The rest of the Top 10: Jonathan Livingston Seagull from Neil Diamond, moving 14-6, Brothers and Sisters taking a turn down for the Allman Brothers Band, Life and Times by Jim Croce #8, The Joker by the Steve Miller Band and Los Cochinos from Cheech & Chong at #10.
1974
The bone fragments of a 3.2 million-year-old hominid were discovered by scientists in Ethiopia; the skeletal remains were nicknamed “Lucy.” for the Beatles Song.
John Lennon rehearsed with Elton John for EJ’s upcoming concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
2011
A New York memorabilia store announced that it would auction a “to do” list written by John Lennon which included waiting for the HBO cable guy, fixing the hook on the bathroom door, making sure there was enough marmalade in the house, and purchasing Margaret Trudeau’s book Beyond Reason. The hand-written, one page list was expected to fetch over $3,000
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nov 25
1965
Harrods department store in London, England closed their doors to the public so The Beatles could do their Christmas shopping.
1968
The Beatles (known as The White Album), was released in the US. Notable for the eclectic nature of its songs, the album has sold over 30 million copies worldwide, and was listed at No.10 on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” list. The album features: ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’, ‘Dear Prudence’, ‘Helter Skelter’, ‘Blackbird’ ‘Back In The USSR’ and George Harrison’s ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’. The album spent 101 weeks on the US chart peaking at No.1.
1969
John Lennon returned the MBE award (Member of the British Empire) that he and the other Beatles had been given in 1965. He sent the medal back with a note that read, “Your Majesty, I am returning this MBE in protest against Britain’s involvement in the Nigeria-Biafra thing, against our support of America in Vietnam, and against Cold Turkey slipping down the charts. With love, John Lennon of Bag”.
In late October, 2016, a draft of that letter surfaced after being found in the sleeve of a used record that was purchased for ten Pounds. It was speculated that because the handwriting on the letter became smudged, Lennon sent a more pristine copy to the Queen. A memorabilia expert appraised its value at $72,000.
2000
The Beatles‘ album simply titled “1”, a collection of their UK and US chart toppers, reaches number one in Great Britain. It will top the US chart a week later and will become the best selling album in a total of 28 countries worldwide.
1965
Harrods department store in London, England closed their doors to the public so The Beatles could do their Christmas shopping.
1968
The Beatles (known as The White Album), was released in the US. Notable for the eclectic nature of its songs, the album has sold over 30 million copies worldwide, and was listed at No.10 on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” list. The album features: ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’, ‘Dear Prudence’, ‘Helter Skelter’, ‘Blackbird’ ‘Back In The USSR’ and George Harrison’s ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’. The album spent 101 weeks on the US chart peaking at No.1.
1969
John Lennon returned the MBE award (Member of the British Empire) that he and the other Beatles had been given in 1965. He sent the medal back with a note that read, “Your Majesty, I am returning this MBE in protest against Britain’s involvement in the Nigeria-Biafra thing, against our support of America in Vietnam, and against Cold Turkey slipping down the charts. With love, John Lennon of Bag”.
In late October, 2016, a draft of that letter surfaced after being found in the sleeve of a used record that was purchased for ten Pounds. It was speculated that because the handwriting on the letter became smudged, Lennon sent a more pristine copy to the Queen. A memorabilia expert appraised its value at $72,000.
2000
The Beatles‘ album simply titled “1”, a collection of their UK and US chart toppers, reaches number one in Great Britain. It will top the US chart a week later and will become the best selling album in a total of 28 countries worldwide.
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nov 26
1962
Under the direction of producer George Martin, who told the band that their original ballad version was “too bloody boring for words,” the song is re-arranged to an up-tempo rocker The Beatles recorded their second single ‘Please Please Me’ in 18 takes and ‘Ask Me Why’ for the flip side at EMI studio’s London. When released in the US on the Vee-Jay label, the first pressings featured a typographical error: The band’s name was spelled “The Beattles”. The Beatles recorded “Ask Me Why” for the flip side during a three-hour session at EMI Studios in London.
1966
The self-titled debut album from the Monkees was #1 for the third straight week. The former #1 Soundtrack to “Doctor Zhivago” remained second with The Supremes A Go-Go #3 and the self-titled Mamas & Papas album #4. The remainder of the Top 10: And Then…Along Comes the Association by the Association, What Now My Love from Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Revolver from the Beatles, Somewhere My Love by Ray Conniff & the Singers at #8, The Kinks Greatest Hits! and the Soundtrack from “The Sound of Music” re-entered the Top 10 after 88 weeks.
1967
The promotional film of The Beatles ‘Hello, Goodbye’ was aired on The Ed Sullivan show in the US. It was never shown at the time in the UK due to a musician’s union ban on miming.
1980
The film “Rockshow” premiered in New York City. The concert film was by Paul McCartney and Wings during their 1976 North American tour.
1983
Lionel Richie remained at #1 for a third week with “All Night Long”. Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson stayed at 2 with “Say Say Say”, and Billy Joel (“Uptown Girl”), Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton (“Islands In The Stream”) and Quiet Riot’s “Cum On Feel The Noize” were stuck in a logjam. The rest of the Top 10: Pat Benatar and “Love Is A Battlefield” at #6, Hall & Oates were up with “Say It Isn’t So”, Huey Lewis & the News cracked the Top 10 with “Heart And Soul”, John Cougar Mellencamp moved from 14-9 with “Crumblin’ Down” and Michael Jackson had his fifth straight Top 10 from Thriller–“P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)”.
2000
The Beatles went to No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Beatles 1.’ The album features virtually every number-one single released from 1962 to 1970. Issued on the 30th anniversary of the band’s break-up, it was their first compilation available on one CD.
2009
Paul McCartney told a BBC interviewer that his concerts are a way of helping him “revisit” other Beatles members and his late wife Linda. “If I’m doing songs by The Beatles, I obviously remember the sessions when we recorded,” Sir Paul said. He added: “Similarly with John and Linda – in a way you’re kind of in contact them again and it’s sad, it’s emotional.”
1962
Under the direction of producer George Martin, who told the band that their original ballad version was “too bloody boring for words,” the song is re-arranged to an up-tempo rocker The Beatles recorded their second single ‘Please Please Me’ in 18 takes and ‘Ask Me Why’ for the flip side at EMI studio’s London. When released in the US on the Vee-Jay label, the first pressings featured a typographical error: The band’s name was spelled “The Beattles”. The Beatles recorded “Ask Me Why” for the flip side during a three-hour session at EMI Studios in London.
1966
The self-titled debut album from the Monkees was #1 for the third straight week. The former #1 Soundtrack to “Doctor Zhivago” remained second with The Supremes A Go-Go #3 and the self-titled Mamas & Papas album #4. The remainder of the Top 10: And Then…Along Comes the Association by the Association, What Now My Love from Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Revolver from the Beatles, Somewhere My Love by Ray Conniff & the Singers at #8, The Kinks Greatest Hits! and the Soundtrack from “The Sound of Music” re-entered the Top 10 after 88 weeks.
1967
The promotional film of The Beatles ‘Hello, Goodbye’ was aired on The Ed Sullivan show in the US. It was never shown at the time in the UK due to a musician’s union ban on miming.
1980
The film “Rockshow” premiered in New York City. The concert film was by Paul McCartney and Wings during their 1976 North American tour.
1983
Lionel Richie remained at #1 for a third week with “All Night Long”. Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson stayed at 2 with “Say Say Say”, and Billy Joel (“Uptown Girl”), Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton (“Islands In The Stream”) and Quiet Riot’s “Cum On Feel The Noize” were stuck in a logjam. The rest of the Top 10: Pat Benatar and “Love Is A Battlefield” at #6, Hall & Oates were up with “Say It Isn’t So”, Huey Lewis & the News cracked the Top 10 with “Heart And Soul”, John Cougar Mellencamp moved from 14-9 with “Crumblin’ Down” and Michael Jackson had his fifth straight Top 10 from Thriller–“P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)”.
2000
The Beatles went to No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Beatles 1.’ The album features virtually every number-one single released from 1962 to 1970. Issued on the 30th anniversary of the band’s break-up, it was their first compilation available on one CD.
2009
Paul McCartney told a BBC interviewer that his concerts are a way of helping him “revisit” other Beatles members and his late wife Linda. “If I’m doing songs by The Beatles, I obviously remember the sessions when we recorded,” Sir Paul said. He added: “Similarly with John and Linda – in a way you’re kind of in contact them again and it’s sad, it’s emotional.”
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Nov 27
1962
The Beatles recorded their first BBC radio session at the BBC Paris studio on Regent Street in London. They played ‘Twist and Shout’, ‘Love Me Do’ and ‘P.S. I Love You’, the tracks were aired on the BBC Light Program ‘Talent Spot.’
1964
The Beatles performed on the British television show Ready Steady Go!
1967
Capitol Records releases The Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour” LP in the US. It would rise to number one on the Billboard chart, where it would stay for eight weeks and be nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Album in 1968. (It lost to Glen Campbell’s “By The Time I Get To Phoenix”)
The Beatles released the single “Hello Goodbye” in the United States. On the flip of that 45, another song which became a hit–“I Am The Walrus”.
1970
George Harrison releases his first post-Beatles album, “All Things Must Pass”, produced by Phil Spector and featuring Eric Clapton, Dave Mason, Ringo Starr and Jim Gordon. The triple disc set would go on to be certified 6x Platinum by the RIAA, making it the best selling album by a solo Beatle.
1971
Santana III owned the #1 spot on the Album chart for a third week. The Soundtrack to “Shaft” by Isaac Hayes was second with Cat Stevens moving into position with Teaser and the Firecat. John Lennon’s Imagine was #4 while Rod Stewart slipped with his album Every Picture Tells a Story. The rest of the Top 10: Stanley, Idaho’s Carole King with Tapestry, Sly & the Family Stone were recklessly racing up the chart (39-7) with There’s a Riot Goin’ On, Harmony from Three Dog Night came in eighth, Chicago at Carnegie Hall moved from 43-9 and the self-titled Carpenters was #10.
1981
The British Phonographic Industry, with the endorsement of Rock stars like Elton John, Gary Numan, Cliff Richard, 10cc and the Boomtown Rats, places advertisements in the British press claiming that “Home taping is wiping out music.”
1982
Lionel Richie’s first solo release “Truly” hit #1 on this date. Laura Branigan was right behind with “Gloria” and Toni Basil moved to #3 with “Mickey”. Hall & Oates were chewing their way up the chart with “Maneater” while Neil Diamond paused at #5 with “Heartlight”. The rest of the Top 10: The former #1 “Up Where We Belong” from Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes, Joe Jackson was “Steppin’ Out” at #7, Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney had the very forgettable song “The Girl Is Mine”, Don Henley reached the Top 10 with “Dirty Laundry” and Diana Ross remained at 10 with “Muscles”.
1995
The Beatles set a Rock Era record when their compilation Anthology I sold more than 1.2 million copies in its first week.
1962
The Beatles recorded their first BBC radio session at the BBC Paris studio on Regent Street in London. They played ‘Twist and Shout’, ‘Love Me Do’ and ‘P.S. I Love You’, the tracks were aired on the BBC Light Program ‘Talent Spot.’
1964
The Beatles performed on the British television show Ready Steady Go!
1967
Capitol Records releases The Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour” LP in the US. It would rise to number one on the Billboard chart, where it would stay for eight weeks and be nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Album in 1968. (It lost to Glen Campbell’s “By The Time I Get To Phoenix”)
The Beatles released the single “Hello Goodbye” in the United States. On the flip of that 45, another song which became a hit–“I Am The Walrus”.
1970
George Harrison releases his first post-Beatles album, “All Things Must Pass”, produced by Phil Spector and featuring Eric Clapton, Dave Mason, Ringo Starr and Jim Gordon. The triple disc set would go on to be certified 6x Platinum by the RIAA, making it the best selling album by a solo Beatle.
1971
Santana III owned the #1 spot on the Album chart for a third week. The Soundtrack to “Shaft” by Isaac Hayes was second with Cat Stevens moving into position with Teaser and the Firecat. John Lennon’s Imagine was #4 while Rod Stewart slipped with his album Every Picture Tells a Story. The rest of the Top 10: Stanley, Idaho’s Carole King with Tapestry, Sly & the Family Stone were recklessly racing up the chart (39-7) with There’s a Riot Goin’ On, Harmony from Three Dog Night came in eighth, Chicago at Carnegie Hall moved from 43-9 and the self-titled Carpenters was #10.
1981
The British Phonographic Industry, with the endorsement of Rock stars like Elton John, Gary Numan, Cliff Richard, 10cc and the Boomtown Rats, places advertisements in the British press claiming that “Home taping is wiping out music.”
1982
Lionel Richie’s first solo release “Truly” hit #1 on this date. Laura Branigan was right behind with “Gloria” and Toni Basil moved to #3 with “Mickey”. Hall & Oates were chewing their way up the chart with “Maneater” while Neil Diamond paused at #5 with “Heartlight”. The rest of the Top 10: The former #1 “Up Where We Belong” from Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes, Joe Jackson was “Steppin’ Out” at #7, Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney had the very forgettable song “The Girl Is Mine”, Don Henley reached the Top 10 with “Dirty Laundry” and Diana Ross remained at 10 with “Muscles”.
1995
The Beatles set a Rock Era record when their compilation Anthology I sold more than 1.2 million copies in its first week.
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november 28
1962
The Beatles performed two evening shows: the first at The Cavern Club in Liverpool and the second at the 527 Club in Liverpool. The 527 Club show was a dance for the staff of Lewis Department Store in Liverpool, held on the top floor of the store.
1963
“She Loves You” by the Beatles returned to #1 in the U.K.
1964
The Shangri-Las‘ teen-trouble classic, “Leader Of The Pack” topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It made #11 in the UK. Beatles’ drummer Ringo Starr said about the song: “Oh no, they’re saying the leader of the pack’s dead and all that. This record’s a load of rubbish. Turn it off.” When released in the UK the song was refused airplay by the BBC, (probably due to its death theme), where it went on to chart three times: No.11 in 1965; No.3 in 1972 (by which time the BBC ban had been lifted); and once again at No.7 in 1976.
People by newcomer Barbra Streisand was the #1 album for a fifth week but Beach Boys Concert moved from 7-2. Good ol’ Dean Martin came in third with Everybody Loves Somebody while previous #1 A Hard Day’s Night from the Beatles was #5. The rest of the Top 10: How Glad I Am from Nancy Wilson, Something New by the Beatles at #6, The Great Songs From “My Fair Lady” and other Broadway Hits by Andy Williams was seventh, followed by All Summer Long from the Beach Boys, Sugar Lips by Al Hirt and Hello, Dolly! by Louis Armstrong cracked the Top 10.
1967
The Beatles recorded their last fan club record as a group; ‘Christmas Time Is Here Again!’ The Beatles’ Christmas records were spoken and musical messages from the group that were posted out on flexi disc at Christmas time to members of their official fan-clubs in the United Kingdom and the United States.
, 1968
John Lennon pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana.
1969
Ringo Starr recorded “Blue Turning Grey Over You” in his fourth recording session at Trident Studios in London for his first solo album, Sentimental Journey.
1974
Elton John was joined on stage by John Lennon at Elton’s Madison Square Garden concert. They performed three numbers together, “Whatever Gets You Through the Night”, “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” and “I Saw Her Standing There”. Lennon had promised the flamboyant rocker that he would make a stage appearance with him if his “Whatever Gets You Through the Night” became a #1 hit, which it did two weeks earlier. It would be Lennon’s last ever concert appearance, and that same night, Lennon and his estranged wife Yoko Ono reconciled backstage after being separated for a year.
1979
All of Ringo Starr’s mementoes from his days with The Beatles are destroyed when his home in Hollywood Hills burns to the ground.
2011
George Harrison’s sister, Louise, announced that she had agreed to write a book about her life growing up with her famous brother. Her memoir, My Kid Brother’s Band… A.K.A The Beatles, was finally released in September, 2014 and would contain her recollections, letters and never-before-seen photographs from her family album.
2013
Britain’s Daily Mail reported that George Harrison’s sister was living in a pre-fabricated home and “struggling for money” since her allowance from The Beatles star’s estate was cut off about a year after he passed away. 82-year-old Louise Harrison admitted that she had no access to her brother’s multi-million dollar fortune and is cash-poor living in rural Missouri. She never challenged her brother’s estate, adding “I don’t care about the money, it’s been over ten years and I haven’t made any ripples.”
1962
The Beatles performed two evening shows: the first at The Cavern Club in Liverpool and the second at the 527 Club in Liverpool. The 527 Club show was a dance for the staff of Lewis Department Store in Liverpool, held on the top floor of the store.
1963
“She Loves You” by the Beatles returned to #1 in the U.K.
1964
The Shangri-Las‘ teen-trouble classic, “Leader Of The Pack” topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It made #11 in the UK. Beatles’ drummer Ringo Starr said about the song: “Oh no, they’re saying the leader of the pack’s dead and all that. This record’s a load of rubbish. Turn it off.” When released in the UK the song was refused airplay by the BBC, (probably due to its death theme), where it went on to chart three times: No.11 in 1965; No.3 in 1972 (by which time the BBC ban had been lifted); and once again at No.7 in 1976.
People by newcomer Barbra Streisand was the #1 album for a fifth week but Beach Boys Concert moved from 7-2. Good ol’ Dean Martin came in third with Everybody Loves Somebody while previous #1 A Hard Day’s Night from the Beatles was #5. The rest of the Top 10: How Glad I Am from Nancy Wilson, Something New by the Beatles at #6, The Great Songs From “My Fair Lady” and other Broadway Hits by Andy Williams was seventh, followed by All Summer Long from the Beach Boys, Sugar Lips by Al Hirt and Hello, Dolly! by Louis Armstrong cracked the Top 10.
1967
The Beatles recorded their last fan club record as a group; ‘Christmas Time Is Here Again!’ The Beatles’ Christmas records were spoken and musical messages from the group that were posted out on flexi disc at Christmas time to members of their official fan-clubs in the United Kingdom and the United States.
, 1968
John Lennon pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana.
1969
Ringo Starr recorded “Blue Turning Grey Over You” in his fourth recording session at Trident Studios in London for his first solo album, Sentimental Journey.
1974
Elton John was joined on stage by John Lennon at Elton’s Madison Square Garden concert. They performed three numbers together, “Whatever Gets You Through the Night”, “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” and “I Saw Her Standing There”. Lennon had promised the flamboyant rocker that he would make a stage appearance with him if his “Whatever Gets You Through the Night” became a #1 hit, which it did two weeks earlier. It would be Lennon’s last ever concert appearance, and that same night, Lennon and his estranged wife Yoko Ono reconciled backstage after being separated for a year.
1979
All of Ringo Starr’s mementoes from his days with The Beatles are destroyed when his home in Hollywood Hills burns to the ground.
2011
George Harrison’s sister, Louise, announced that she had agreed to write a book about her life growing up with her famous brother. Her memoir, My Kid Brother’s Band… A.K.A The Beatles, was finally released in September, 2014 and would contain her recollections, letters and never-before-seen photographs from her family album.
2013
Britain’s Daily Mail reported that George Harrison’s sister was living in a pre-fabricated home and “struggling for money” since her allowance from The Beatles star’s estate was cut off about a year after he passed away. 82-year-old Louise Harrison admitted that she had no access to her brother’s multi-million dollar fortune and is cash-poor living in rural Missouri. She never challenged her brother’s estate, adding “I don’t care about the money, it’s been over ten years and I haven’t made any ripples.”
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1963
The Beatles‘ fifth British single, “I Want to Hold Your Hand” is released. Advance orders exceed 700,000 and within three days the record will have sold one million copies, making it their second million seller. It was released in the US on December 26th and spent seven weeks at #1.
1964
Paul McCartney and John Lennon were introduced to two members of the Miracles at the restaurant The Crazy Elephant in London.
1965
The Soundtrack to “The Sound of Music” was #1 on the U.K. Album chart, followed by the Soundtrack to “Mary Poppins”. The “Help!” Soundtrack by the Beatles was third, Bob Dylan held #4 with Highway 61 Revisited and the Rolling Stones were at #5 with Out of Our Heads.
1966
The Beatles continued to work on recording “Strawberry Fields Forever”, with two more takes at EMI’s studios on Abbey Road. The group later remade the song, but the first minute of their final take on this day was remixed and incorporated into the finished product.
1968
The Beatles sold 1.5 million copies of The White Album in the U.K. in its first week of release.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono released their new album “Unfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins” with a cover showing the two of them in full-frontal nudity. They took the photo themselves using a time-delay camera while staying at Ringo Starr’s basement apartment at Montagu Square. The album was distributed by Tetragrammaton Records in the U.S., after Capitol Records refused to handle it because of the cover photo. Record stores eventually carried the album in a brown paper wrapper.
1969
The Beatles went to No.1 on the US singles chart with their twenty-sixth release in the United States.’Come Together / Something’, which became the group’s 18th US No.1. Lennon was inspired by Timothy Leary’s campaign for governor of California titled “Come together, join the party” against Ronald Reagan giving him the idea for the track. ‘Something’ was the first Beatles song written by George Harrison to appear as an A-side.
The double-sided smash “Come Together”/”Something” by the Beatles, rose from #7 to #1. Blood, Sweat & Tears closed with “And When I Die”, the previous #1 from the 5th Dimension–“Wedding Bell Blues” departed from the top spot and R.B. Greaves, after peaking at #2 with “Take A Letter Maria”, was fourth. New group Steam reached #5 with “(Na Na Hey Hey) Kiss Him Goodbye”. The rest of the Top 10: The Flying Machine with “Smile A Little Smile For Me”, Peter, Paul & Mary was up from 12-7 with their 20th and final career hit, Steve Wonder couldn’t budge with “Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday”, CCR had a double-sided smash of their own, “Down On The Corner”/”Fortunate Son”, that moved from 21 to 9 and Three Dog Night crashed into the Top 10, advancing from 18-10 with their great song “Eli’s Coming”.
The new Beatles album Abbey Road was #1 for a fifth week. The self-titled Blood, Sweat & Tears moved back into the Top 10 after 44 weeks of release.
1980
John and Yoko’s Double Fantasy album was released. Though initially poorly received, the album is notable for its association with Lennon’s murder three weeks after its release, whereupon it became a worldwide commercial success, and went on to win the 1981 Album of the Year at the 24th Annual Grammy Awards.
2001
The Beatles’ guitarist George Harrison passed away at the age of 58, while resting at a friend’s home in Los Angeles. The news came as a shock to the world, despite Harrison’s much-chronicled cancer treatments. His last words were reported to have been, “Love one another.”
Following the breakup of The Beatles Harrison had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilburys. The youngest member of The Beatles, (aged 16 when he joined), his compositions include ‘Taxman’, ‘Here Comes the Sun’, ‘Something’, and ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’. Harrison released the acclaimed triple album, All Things Must Pass, in 1970, from which came the worldwide No.1 single ‘My Sweet Lord.’
Speaking outside his home in St John’s Wood, north west London, Paul McCartney said: ‘I am devastated and very, very sad’. Ringo Starr, speaking from Vancouver, Canada said: ‘We will miss George for his sense of love, his sense of music and his sense of laughter.’
2002
Three paintings by Sir Paul McCartney were bought for just £35 each at the Secrets Postcard Sale at London’s Royal College of Art. Members of the public gambled on whether they were buying works by celebrity artists at a fraction of their value, as a picture’s creator was only made known after it has sold.
1963
The Beatles‘ fifth British single, “I Want to Hold Your Hand” is released. Advance orders exceed 700,000 and within three days the record will have sold one million copies, making it their second million seller. It was released in the US on December 26th and spent seven weeks at #1.
1964
Paul McCartney and John Lennon were introduced to two members of the Miracles at the restaurant The Crazy Elephant in London.
1965
The Soundtrack to “The Sound of Music” was #1 on the U.K. Album chart, followed by the Soundtrack to “Mary Poppins”. The “Help!” Soundtrack by the Beatles was third, Bob Dylan held #4 with Highway 61 Revisited and the Rolling Stones were at #5 with Out of Our Heads.
1966
The Beatles continued to work on recording “Strawberry Fields Forever”, with two more takes at EMI’s studios on Abbey Road. The group later remade the song, but the first minute of their final take on this day was remixed and incorporated into the finished product.
1968
The Beatles sold 1.5 million copies of The White Album in the U.K. in its first week of release.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono released their new album “Unfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins” with a cover showing the two of them in full-frontal nudity. They took the photo themselves using a time-delay camera while staying at Ringo Starr’s basement apartment at Montagu Square. The album was distributed by Tetragrammaton Records in the U.S., after Capitol Records refused to handle it because of the cover photo. Record stores eventually carried the album in a brown paper wrapper.
1969
The Beatles went to No.1 on the US singles chart with their twenty-sixth release in the United States.’Come Together / Something’, which became the group’s 18th US No.1. Lennon was inspired by Timothy Leary’s campaign for governor of California titled “Come together, join the party” against Ronald Reagan giving him the idea for the track. ‘Something’ was the first Beatles song written by George Harrison to appear as an A-side.
The double-sided smash “Come Together”/”Something” by the Beatles, rose from #7 to #1. Blood, Sweat & Tears closed with “And When I Die”, the previous #1 from the 5th Dimension–“Wedding Bell Blues” departed from the top spot and R.B. Greaves, after peaking at #2 with “Take A Letter Maria”, was fourth. New group Steam reached #5 with “(Na Na Hey Hey) Kiss Him Goodbye”. The rest of the Top 10: The Flying Machine with “Smile A Little Smile For Me”, Peter, Paul & Mary was up from 12-7 with their 20th and final career hit, Steve Wonder couldn’t budge with “Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday”, CCR had a double-sided smash of their own, “Down On The Corner”/”Fortunate Son”, that moved from 21 to 9 and Three Dog Night crashed into the Top 10, advancing from 18-10 with their great song “Eli’s Coming”.
The new Beatles album Abbey Road was #1 for a fifth week. The self-titled Blood, Sweat & Tears moved back into the Top 10 after 44 weeks of release.
1980
John and Yoko’s Double Fantasy album was released. Though initially poorly received, the album is notable for its association with Lennon’s murder three weeks after its release, whereupon it became a worldwide commercial success, and went on to win the 1981 Album of the Year at the 24th Annual Grammy Awards.
2001
The Beatles’ guitarist George Harrison passed away at the age of 58, while resting at a friend’s home in Los Angeles. The news came as a shock to the world, despite Harrison’s much-chronicled cancer treatments. His last words were reported to have been, “Love one another.”
Following the breakup of The Beatles Harrison had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilburys. The youngest member of The Beatles, (aged 16 when he joined), his compositions include ‘Taxman’, ‘Here Comes the Sun’, ‘Something’, and ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’. Harrison released the acclaimed triple album, All Things Must Pass, in 1970, from which came the worldwide No.1 single ‘My Sweet Lord.’
Speaking outside his home in St John’s Wood, north west London, Paul McCartney said: ‘I am devastated and very, very sad’. Ringo Starr, speaking from Vancouver, Canada said: ‘We will miss George for his sense of love, his sense of music and his sense of laughter.’
2002
Three paintings by Sir Paul McCartney were bought for just £35 each at the Secrets Postcard Sale at London’s Royal College of Art. Members of the public gambled on whether they were buying works by celebrity artists at a fraction of their value, as a picture’s creator was only made known after it has sold.
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Re: Beatles Appreciation Thread
nov 30
1960
The Beatles performed for the final time at the Kaiserkeller in Hamburg, Germany, wrapping up a 56-night run.
1963
The Beatles second album With The Beatles became the first million selling album by a group in the UK. The album stayed at the top of the charts for 21 weeks, displacing Please Please Me, so that The Beatles occupied the top spot for 51 consecutive weeks.
1970
George Harrison released his triple album “All Things Must Pass” in the U.K.
1972
Paul McCartney And Wings release “Hi, Hi, Hi”, which is promptly banned from the BBC because of its “unsuitable lyrics.” The song still managed to be a hit, reaching #5 in the UK and #10 in the US early the next year.
2001
Flags are lowered to half-staff at the Liverpool Town Hall and a book of condolence is opened in memory of George Harrison. In London, the Coldstream Guards play a Beatles medley during the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace.
1960
The Beatles performed for the final time at the Kaiserkeller in Hamburg, Germany, wrapping up a 56-night run.
1963
The Beatles second album With The Beatles became the first million selling album by a group in the UK. The album stayed at the top of the charts for 21 weeks, displacing Please Please Me, so that The Beatles occupied the top spot for 51 consecutive weeks.
1970
George Harrison released his triple album “All Things Must Pass” in the U.K.
1972
Paul McCartney And Wings release “Hi, Hi, Hi”, which is promptly banned from the BBC because of its “unsuitable lyrics.” The song still managed to be a hit, reaching #5 in the UK and #10 in the US early the next year.
2001
Flags are lowered to half-staff at the Liverpool Town Hall and a book of condolence is opened in memory of George Harrison. In London, the Coldstream Guards play a Beatles medley during the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace.
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