Tuesday 28 October 2014

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE BEATLES

Today in Beatles Music History for Oct. 28:

1961 A customer (Raymond Jones) walked into Brian Epstein's record store in Liverpool, England,and asked for a copy of "My Bonnie" by "Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers." "The Beat Brothers" were actually "The Beatles," and had recorded the song with Sheridan in Hamburg,West Germany.The request prompted Epstein to check out the group for himself and he was surprised to discover that "The Beatles" were not German but one of the most popular bands in Liverpool. Within a month,he became their manager.














1962 - 1st ever concert at the Liverpool Empire Theatre, as principal support act for Little Richard, along with Craig Douglas, Jet Harris, Kenny Lynch, Sounds Incorporated. Hours before, on the phone, Brian arranges a show with promoter Arthur Howes for 2 December, birth of the future Epstein-Howes concert promotions team.
1962 - First radio interview in Hulme Hall in Port Sunlight, Birkenhead.
1963 - Brian returns from Sweden to the UK.
1963 - Concert at Borashallen, Boras.
1964 - 18.15, 20.30. Concerts at the ABC, Exeter.
1965 - Studio 2 (control room only). 5.00-5.30pm. Mono mixing: `We Can Work It Out' (remix 1, from take 2). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Jerry Boys. Playback for Granada Television's `The Music Of Lennon And McCartney'.
1965 - End of `Star Scene '65' tour, at the ABC Cinema, Wigan.
1966 - Brian tells Sid Bernstein that there are no plans for the next North American tour.
1968 - The divorce trial of Cynthia and John is decided in favor of Cynthia.


1995 Paul said in a London Daily Mail interview that he was bitter about living in the shadow of John Lennon. Paul said he was more avant-garde and innovative than John, who was shot to death in 1980. John has been regarded as the most creative "Beatle", Paul said he was the driving force of the group.





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