On September 10, 1962, Brian Epstein purchased two nearly identical Gibson J-160E acoustic-electric “Jumbo” guitars for John and George at Rushworth’s Music House in Liverpool. John used his guitar to co-compose such Beatles classics as “I Saw Her Standing There,” “She Loves You” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand.”Brian …
Read More »January 13 in ‘66, John, Ringo, Cyn and Mo vacation in Trinidad.
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 …
Read More »Ronnie Spector, front woman of the Ronettes, has died at the age of 78.
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 …
Read More »On February 23, 1964, the Beatles were picked up from a river launch
On February 23, 1964, the Beatles were picked up from a river launch to be taken to Teddington Studios for an appearance on the ABC show, “Big Night Out” in a 1912 Rolls Royce. 16-year-old Susan Sims, wearing a jacket with the words “I Love George” and other signs celebrating …
Read More »In Memoriam Harry Nilsson (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994)
Great American singer-songwriter who achieved the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. His work is characterized by pioneering vocal overdub experiments, returns to the Great American Songbook, and fusions of Caribbean sounds. A tenor with a 3+1⁄2 octave range, Nilsson was one of the few major pop-rock …
Read More »OTD in 1964, the Beatles walked down the Champs-Élysées
OTD in ‘64, the Beatles walked down the Champs-Élysées with members of the British press before their evening show at Cyrano Theatre. Beatles publicist Derek Taylor explained that this was to supply the London dailies with the “ohh, là, là’ their readers were presumed to expect from Frenchness.”“However, the French …
Read More »32 Rare and Fantastic The Beatles Photos
Hello The Beatles fans we have made a deep search and find amazing, best, rare and fantastic The Beatles photos and images for you A clean shaven, short haired George. Hamilton Island, Beatles at Carnegie Hall Beatles at Carnegie Hall beatles Ensayando antes del espectacular concierto en el Shea Stadium …
Read More »Rare Beatles photo Casbah Club
When this rarely-seen photo first emerged, it was sent to Roag Best, brother of Pete and custodian of both the Casbah Club and the Magical Beatles Museum in Liverpool. Roag had never seen the photo before but confirmed that it is a photo taken in one of the upstairs rooms …
Read More »OTD In ’66, UK newspapers announce that the Beatles will no longer be on tour.
The Beatles had secretly made the decision to stop touring three months earlier on a rainy night in Cincinnati, Ohio.There had been talk amongst the band members about going off the road for some time, especially from George and John, but Paul thought it best to continue.“I’d been trying to …
Read More »1958 Was it convenient to accept a 15-year-old boy in the band?
“When John and I met, his guitar had four strings. John’s mother showed him some chords. He had a cheap guitar with a small round resonator hole and only four strings. John didn’t even know that the guitar had to have six strings. He played chords like a banjo, stretching …
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