OCTOBER 15, 1995 – Paul and Linda McCartney were the guest voices on Fox-TV’s The Simpsons in an episode called “Lisa the Vegetarian.” McCartney’s only stipulation for appearing was that Lisa’s decision to become a vegetarian would be a permanent character change, to which producer David Mirkin agreed. Dan Castellaneta, the …
Read More »October 15, 1960 – The Beatles recorded a version of George Gershwin’s “Summertime” in a Hamburg
OCTOBER 15, 1960 – The Beatles (minus Pete Best) and two members of Rory Storm’s Hurricanes (Ringo Starr and Lu Walters) recorded a version of George Gershwin’s “Summertime” in a Hamburg, Germany recording studio backing Walters. The track which was cut onto a 78-rpm disc marked the first session that included …
Read More »Silent Beatle
The composer of numerous memorable songs, George Harrison is a Beatles member rather on the background just like Ringo Starr compared to John Lennon and Paul McCartney.George Harrison started to play in The Beatles when he was 16 years old and the other band members saw him as a child. …
Read More »Last 24 Hours of John Lennon
Yoko Ono and John Lennon were preparing an album called Double Fantasy to symbolize their come back 5 years later. John Lennon said, “I wouldn’t be surprised if people say, there is nothing these two will not do for promotion when people listen to this album.”But the things happened on …
Read More »When was Imagine written? Beatles
Imagine which is the most famous John Lennon song was recently selected as “the most loved song ever in the UK”. Imagine was an idealist song about wishing a peaceful and better world. Imagine all the people, living life in peace The song was a hit in 1971. It was …
Read More »The Beatles in The Philippines: Disaster from Beginning Until the End
After the troubles and problems in Japan, The Beatles started their journey to Manila, the capital of The Philippines for two shows. On 03 June 1966, The Beatles arrived to The Philippines for the first and last time. The 2-nights in Manila was a disaster from the beginning until the …
Read More »The Beatles’ Last Concert: Candlestick Park
On 29 August 1966, The Beatles gave its last concert for 33-minutes in Candlestick Park, San Francisco. They played 11 songs including Chuck Berry’s “Rock and Roll Music”, “She’s A Woman,” “If I Needed Someone,” “Day Tripper,” “Baby’s in Black,” “I Feel Fine,” “Yesterday,” “I Wanna Be Your Man,” “Nowhere …
Read More »Ed Sullivan Show and The Beatles.
While Beatles was not well-known in the US on October 1963, Ed Sullivan discovered Beatlemania phenomenon. Ed Sullivan’s flight from London, Heathrow Airport was late. This was because Beatles was welcomed by a lot of fans from their overseas concert. When the reason for delay was explained, Ed Sullivan said: …
Read More »Stuart Sutcliffe
Before BeatlesSutcliffe as the son of a marine father and teacher mother was born in 1940 in Scotland. The family moved to England and his father was not around since he was at sea. Sutcliffe sang songs in the choir during his school years. He met John Lennon when he …
Read More »The Beatles, Live at the BBC: Nothing Is Real
How did Dezo Hoffman’s original Beatles photo get an aesthetic surgery before being added to 1994 “Live at the BBC” album? How does the venue in the photo look like now? Front CoverThe altered photo as the front cover for “Live at the BBC” album (first from the left) and the original …
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