STV Studios & Odeon Cinema, Glasgow, Scotland Thursday 30 April 1964 3 minutes TV Show (black and white) A [broadcast quality footage] Only some silent clips survived from the TV show ‘Roundup’ which was originally transmitted by Scottish Television on 5 May 1964. The footage shows The Beatles inside the STV studios in Glasgow, gathered…
The Beatles recorded a version of Chuck Berry’s rock ‘n’ roll classic Johnny B Goode in 1964, for the BBC radio show Saturday Club. Chuck Berry was another massive influence with Johnny B Goode. We’d go up to John’s bedroom with his little record player and listen to Chuck Berry records, trying to learn them….
06 January 1961 – The Beatles perform at St. John’s Hall, Bootle, Lancashire. The Beatles’ growing reputation is evidenced by the near-capacity crowd. The Beatles receive a fee of 6.5 pounds 06 January 1962 – The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club – a night show 06 January 1963 – On the final appearance of their five-stop tour…
“This was the evening, famous in local circles, on which the Beatles appeared at the Town Hall Dingwall, supported by the Drumbeats. Much reference has been made to the fact that the dance was poorly attended with an estimate of anywhere between 8 and about 30 people attending. Lore has it that the Beatles packed…
24 January 1962 Mersey Beat was a music publication in Liverpool, England in the early 1960s. It was founded by Bill Harry, who was one of John Lennon’s classmates at Liverpool Art College. The paper carried news about all the local Liverpool bands, and stars who came to town to perform. The Beatles had a…
TODAY IN BEATLES HISTORY 04 January 1962 – The Beatles topped the first Mersey Beat popularity poll. 04 January 1970 – George Harrison recorded the lead guitar solo for the album version of “Let It Be.” 04 January 1963 – On a short tour of Scotland, The Beatles perform at the Town Hall in Dingwall. 04…
02 January 1963 – This was supposed to be the first night of a five-appearance Beatles tour of Scotland. But the show has to be cancelled due to terrible weather conditions during the worst winter weather in decades–icy cold and snowdrifts that makes the roads impassable. This after The Beatles’ flight from London had been…
Unheard since original broadcast, Radio Luxembourg DJ Chris Denning interviews The Beatles backstage of their 1964 ‘Another Beatles Christmas Show’ at the Hammersmith Odeon, London. They talk about songwriting & performing along with reading listener’s requests. The interview ends with each Beatles giving requests to their own friends and ex-schoolmates. George’s dedication to Paul is…
BEATLES HISTORY FOR TODAY 30 December 1999: George Harrison and his wife were attacked in their home during a robbery 30 December 1966: Mixing, recording: When I’m Sixty-Four, Penny Lane 30 December 1964: The Beatles put on two performances of “Another Beatles Christmas Show” at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. 30 December 1963: The Beatles perform at…
Today in Beatles History 27 december 1960- The Beatles played a gig at the Town Hall in Litherland, Liverpool. 27 december 1963: The Times: What Songs The Beatles Sang by William Mann 27 december 1962: Live: Star-Club, Hamburg 27 december 1961: Live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening) 27 december 1967: Paul McCartney justifies Magical Mystery Tour VIDEOS…