August 18, 1964. Press conference, location unknown but possibly on arrival at San Francisco Airport. Next day, first concert at Cow Palace, San Francisco. Photo by a friend of my folk’s who was a lifestyle reporter for The Hayward Daily Review, Trudy Hertzog.
OTD in ‘63, Brian charters a plane and flies Ringo, Celia Black and Mai Evans from London to provide them some rest and relaxation in Liverpool. Between their frantic touring schedule and rehearsals for the Beatles Christmas show, the band had a rare four days off.
Maureen was 19 1/2 years old and required her parents’ permission to travel as she had done in September 1963, when vacationing in Greece with Ringo, Paul and Jane Asher. Cynthia was older than John and was born in 1939. In 1964 she would of been turning 25. Maureen was born in 1946 and would…
It was the last time George Harrison and the other two Beatles, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney met all together in New York. This was because George felt he wasn’t going to live much longer. George passed away 17 days after this meeting. Crying my eyes out right now Paul was the first to…
Paul called Joe Cocker’s 1968 recorded rendition of “Little Help From My Friends” “mind blowing”. So, even before Cocker’s iconic performance at Woodstock, Paul and George invited him to record “She Came in Through the Bathroom Window” and “Something.” Below are photos of George and Joe recording “Bathroom Window” at Apple Studios in February 1969….
SEPTEMBER 17, 1964 – During a US tour, The Beatles were paid $150,000 for an appearance at the Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, which was more than any other act had ever been paid for a live show at the time.The band wasn’t originally scheduled to perform on that date, but their day off was…
When the Ronettes’ record “Be My Baby” became a hit, the Beatles wanted to meet them. “They had seen us on Sunday Night at the London Palladium and they said, ‘We have got to meet these girls with the black long hair and slits up the side,’” said Spector. Both groups were invited to a…