It would seem that in the history of The Beatles quartet – the famous Liverpool Four – everything has long been known, described and put in its place. They are the subject of a huge number of publications, published not only in UK, but also in many other countries of the world, a number of…
Born in 1946, Freddie Mercury naturally developed a great admiration for the Beatles when they rose to fame in the early 1960s.For Freddie Mercury, John Lennon occupied a unique and lofty position.When asked in 1984 who he would like to meet and talk to, Mercury said:“The only person I wish I could have met was…
The Beatles’ second concert at Shea Stadium occurred on August 23, 1966. It was part of their final tour, often referred to as the “1966 North American Tour.” The Shea Stadium concerts were iconic moments in Beatles history, as they were some of the largest concerts ever held at the time. The 1966 Shea Stadium…
June 28, 1966 – The Beatles began the day returning first to London Airport, before catching the inaugural flight by Japanese Airlines. This took The Beatles across the North Pole, but an adverse weather warning caused their flight to be grounded in Anchorage, Alaska. The day after the Hamburg concert we had a flight to…
Ringo tells the story of walking around the hotel at 4 am and telling two police officers that he can’t sleep. “Let’s go for a ride,” said the officers. “So, they let me drive the car which was great. Then we went screaming all over the city.” After the shows, Ringo again convinced local police…
On September 19, 1964, between the Dallas Tx and New York dates, The Beatles rested for a day in Alton, Missouri, at the ranch of Reed Pigman, owner of the American Flyers airline.Describing the flight from Dallas to the Pigman ranch, George, who hated flying, said:“We flew from Dallas to an intermediate airport where Pigman…
Ruby Hickman, a tour assistant in charge of booking airline flights, learned of Brian’s birthday and arranged for birthday cake and dinner. She asked the Beatles if they wanted to buy Brian a birthday present. “What for?” they responded. “He has money. He can buy whatever he wants. We’ve never bought him a present.” So…
“The End” features the only drum solo recorded by Ringo with the Beatles and comes in at a succinct 25 seconds. He disliked solos, preferring to cater drum work to whoever sang in a particular performance. His solo on “The End” was recorded with twelve microphones around his drum kit. Ringo said he copied part…
During the song’s recording sessions in April 1966, John demanded to know why the bass on a certain Wilson Pickett record exceeded that on any Beatles records. EMI recording engineer Geoff Emerick responded by boosting the bass on the record. “‘Paperback Writer’ was the first time the bass sound had been heard in all its…
October 25, 1964 – The Beatles’ third and final visit to Brighton was the 14th date of their 1964 British tour. They had previously performed at the same venue, the Hippodrome Theatre, on 2 June 1963 and 12 July 1964. The Beatles performed two concerts each night on the tour, for which they were paid…