Today in Beatles History

George Harrison met with President Gerald Ford at the White House after Gerald’s son Jack extended an invitation. Jack had attended a George Harrison concert in Salt Lake City, Utah. After the show, he invited Harrison and members of his band to pay a visit to the White House. Ford …

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 …

Capitol records released “Beatles ’65” in the US. The LP was also issued in Germany on the Odeon label. “Beatles ’65” included eight of the fourteen songs from “Beatles for Sale” (omitting “Eight Days a Week,” “Words of Love,” “Every Little Thing,” “I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party,” “What …

DECEMBER 17, 1960 – Returning from a string of club dates in Hamburg, Germany, The Beatles appeared at Mona Best’s Casbah Coffee Club in Liverpool, a venue they hadn’t played at since the Quarrymen days, on October 10, 1959. Chas Newby, formerly the rhythm guitarist with The Blackjacks with Pete …

DECEMBER 18,1962 – On their fifth visit to West Germany, The Beatles played the first night of a two-week engagement at the Star-Club, Hamburg. A 13 night run, playing 3 hours each night. The final night’s performance was recorded and became known as ‘The Star-Club Tapes’, released in 1977 against …

NOVEMBER 21, 1960 – The Beatles played at the Kaiserkeller Club in Hamburg, Germany without George Harrison. Harrison had been deported on this day for being underage (he was still 17) and not legally allowed to remain in a nightclub after midnight.The discovery took place on November 20, 1960. Harrison …

NOVEMBER 21, 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. The three remaining Beatles Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr re-worked …

1962Performance at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, as main support act for Little Richard, along with 10 other Liverpool groups. Among them: the Undertakers, Rory Storm, Billy J. Kramer, Lee Curtis, and the All Stars (with Pete Best). It is rumored that during the evening Little Richard tries to seduce …

1961 Performance at the Cavern. No other acts. 1963 ‘Please Please Me’ LP number 1, 18th week (UK Record Retailer chart). Concert at the Fairfield Halls, Croydon, Surrey. Broadcast of ABC-TV’s ‘Big Night Out’, with performance recorded 1 September 1963. The Playhouse Theatre, London. 1.00-4.00pm. Recording for BBC’s ‘Saturday Club’: …