1944 Bonnie Lynn is born in Acton, Illinois. 1961 Brian phones to the Cavern, asking for a ticket as an important visit. 1962 NEMS Enterprises presents the Karl Denver Trio at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton. 1963 Concert at the Ritz, Belfast (‘The Beatles Autumn Tour’). 1964 17.40, 20.00. Concerts at the Liverpool Empire,…
NOVEMBER 6, 1983 – The TV miniseries “Princess Daisy” debuted on ABC, featuring Ringo Starr (as a gay fashion designer in one of his last acting roles) and his wife Barbara Bach. Based on the 1980 novel of the same name by Judith Krantz, “Princess Daisy” tells the story of a young girl who is…
1939 Raymond Jones is born in Oldham. 1953 Tom Petty is born. 1963 10.31-11.30pm. BBC’s ‘Easy Beat’ broadcast (recorded 16 October 1963). Recording of performance for ABC-TV’s ‘Thank Your Lucky Stars’ in Birmingham. 1964 18.30 and 20.45. Performances at the Caird Hall, Dundee. Brian produces his first record, for Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, at…
1959 George Martin produces a Peter Sellers’ session using sitar and tabla, for the song ‘Wouldn’t It Be Loverly’, of the ‘Songs For Swingin’ Sellers’ LP. 1963 ‘She Loves You’, 7th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). ‘Please Please Me’ LP, 30th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express…
September 19, 1964 Brian Epstein celebrated his 30th birthday with the Beatles at the Pigman ranch. The Beatles horse-riding with Brian Epstein at Reed Pigman’s ranch in Alton, Missouri, September 19, 1964. Photographs by Curt Gunther Brian Epstein reported afterward that: “The Beatles, though not devoted to sport, took readily to the saddle,…
The remainder of the Beatles’ tour of America was more of the same. In Washington, to which the Beatles traveled aboard a private railroad car called the “King George,” 2,000 teenage fans mobbed the locked metal gates of Union Station. At their concert in the Coliseum that night the Beatles were showered with flashbulbs,…
1963 Epstein signs a contract for the Beatles to perform at the Olympia Theatre, Paris, in January 1964. The Playhouse Theatre, London. 8.45-9.45pm. Recording for BBC’s ‘Easy Beat’: ‘I Saw Her Standing There’; ‘A Shot Of Rythm And Blues’; ‘There’s A Place’; ‘Twist And Shout’. Only live take of ‘A Shot Of Rythm And Blues’….
Recently on TV interview in which Ringo was asked about the famous Candlestick Park last ever concert show in 1966 and he said that: “…what was also great, beside we played really well, was that we met Johnny Cash. He came to the gig.” According to Larry Kane, the meeting took place the year…
1962 Performance at the Majestic, Birkenhead. 1963 Concert at the Queen’s Hall, Leeds. 1965 Two concerts at the Cinema Teatro Adriano, Rome, Italy. 1966 Arrival in Tokyo. 1967 The Monkees arrive in the UK for their concerts at the Empire Pool, Wembley. 2nd day of the trial on drugs charges of Mick…
1961–The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany. 1963–The Beatles perform at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey. Another Brian Epstein “Mersey Beat Showcase,” and the last time The Beatles will perform here. Their appearance is sensational. 1964–Ringo Starr, flying in from Sydney, rejoins The Beatles in Melbourne, Australia. The Beatles…