England’s Beatles arrived in Sydney, Australia in a driving torrential rain and this was the result. Three members of the quartet are shown at their hotel. At left is George and at right, Paul and John. Ringo Starr the fourth member of the group is en route to Australia for the tour
JULY 6, 1964 – A charity premiere of the Beatles’ first film “A Hard Day’s Night” was held at London’s Pavilion Theatre in Piccadilly Circus with crowds lining up a full twelve hours early to buy tickets. The band themselves attend the premiere (on the eve of Ringo Starr’s 24th birthday and seven years to the…
Paul McCartney appeared on MTV’s “Unplugged.” The performance was recorded and released a few months later as “Unplugged (The Official Bootleg).”Unlike other artists who appeared on the acclaimed show with acoustic instruments plugged into amplifiers (producing the sound heard), McCartney’s instruments were 100% unplugged. Microphones were carefully placed close to guitars, pianos, etc. to pick…
Reflecting upın his years with The Beatles, rock star/actor Ringo Starr Tells tv host Phil Donahue, “We changed society in its outlook and dress; We Weren’t just some little rock group” Starr also reaffirm that he and his former Beatle partners are not planing a concert reunion and that those plans are simply rumors being…
1960 – In Hamburg, the Beatles, with Stu Sutcliffe, recorded versions of “Fever,” “Summertime,” and “September Song. 1962Performance at the Cavern, with the Dominoes and The Saints Jazz Band.1963US single release: ‘Bad To Me’, with Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas.[According to my sources, this record got on the Billboard chart. So I doubt this happened…
Paul McCartney appeared at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, England in front of 300 people with Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice, keyboardist Pete Wingfield on keyboards and the legendary Johnny Kidd & The Pirates guitarist Mick Green. Chock full of oldie covers, the show was McCartney’s last gig of the…