August 16, 200717 yr Author August 16th 1962 Brian sacks Pete Best. Concert at the Riverpark Ballroom, Chester. 1963 Concert at the Odeon, Llandudno, with Tommy Quickly, and Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas. 1964 Concert at the Opera House, Blackpool. Concert at the Futurist, Scarborough. 1965 Warwick Hotel. The Beatles are visited by the Supremes, the Exciters, the Ronettes and Bob Dylan. Second concert at the Shea Stadium, New York. 1966 Concert at the Philadelphia Stadium. 1968 Studio 2. 7.00pm-5.00am. Recording: `While My Guitar Gently Weeps' [re-make] (takes 1-14, tape reduction take 14 into take 15). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith. 1st Apple new artist release: Mary Hopkin, with `Those Were The Days'. 1977 After the death of Elvis Presley, John releases the following statement "Elvis died when he went into the army. Up until he joined the army I thought it was beautiful music, and Elvis was for me & my generation what The Beatles were to the sixties. I only became a musician because of Elvis Presley....."
August 17, 200717 yr Author August 17th 1960 Arrival in Hamburg. Evening: First performance at the Indra Club, 64 Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, Germany. 1961 Performance at St. John's Hall, Tuebrook, Liverpool. The Beatles provide backup for Johnny Gustafson. 1962 Performance at the Cavern. Last with Pete Best. 1963 Concert at the Odeon, Llandudno, with Tommy Quickly, and Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas. 1965 Concert at the Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada. 1966 Afternoon. Concert at the Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada. 15,000 people attend. Evening. Concert at the Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada. 18,000 people attend. In Toronto, Lennon states his support to the American who go to Canada rather than being sent to Vietnam. 1972 Wings concert in Rotterdam.
August 18, 200717 yr Author August 18th 1962 First performance of Ringo as Beatles' drummer. Performance at the Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight, Cheshire. Performance at the Cavern. 1963 Concert at the Princess Theatre, Torquay. 1964 The Beatles and Brian fly to San Francisco. Beginning of 34-day tour of USA and Canada. On arriving, Brian receives a telegram from Colonel Tom Parker, sending felicitations to the Beatles party on behalf of Elvis Presley. A ticket-tape welcome in San Francisco had been announced, not materialized. 1965 Concert at the Atlanta Stadium `Help!' single number 1, 4th and last week (UK New Musical Express chart). 1966 Concert at the Suffolk Downs Racetrack, Boston. 1967 UK single release: `We Love You', by the Rolling Stones (backing vocals by John and Paul).
August 19, 200717 yr Author August 19th 1960 The Beatles are hired to perform 2 additional months at the Indra Club. 1961 Performance at Aintree Institute, Longmoore Lane, Aintree, Liverpool. 1963 Concert at the Gaumont, Bournemouth, with Tommy Quickly, and Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas. 1964 Beginning of tour of the USA and Canada. Concert at the Cow Palace, San Francisco, California. The concert is filmed. 1965 15.30 and 20.00. Concerts at the Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas. Epstein hurts his back when he is sprung from the emergency exit of an airplane into a service truck in a serious outbreak of Beatlemania at Houston (Texas) Airport. 1966 Concert at the Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, Tennessee. The Ku Klux Klan mounts guard. A firecracker explodes on the stage. 1967 Jason Starkey is born, at the Queen's Charlotte Maternity Hospital, Hammersmith, London.
August 20, 200717 yr Author August 20th (Another quiet day in Beatles land) 1961 Performance at Hambleton Hall in Huyton, Liverpool. 1963 Concert at the Gaumont, Bournemouth, with Tommy Quickly, and Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas. 1964 Concert at the Convention Hall, Las Vegas. 1965 Concert at the Comiskey Park, Chicago. Friday. Read the interview on this day 1980 John is in the studio working on 'I'm Losing You'
August 23, 200717 yr Author August 21st 1961 Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. 1963 Studio 3 (control room only). 10.00am-1.00pm, 2.00-5.30pm. Editing: `Money (That's What I Want)' (of takes 6, 7); `You Really Got A Hold On Me' (of takes 7, 10, 11); `Roll Over Beethoven' (of takes 7, 8); `It Won't Be Long' (of takes 17, 21). Mono mixing: `Devil In Her Heart' (from take 6); `Money (That's What I Want)' (from edit of takes 6, 7); `You Really Got A Hold On Me' (from edit of takes 7, 10, 11); `Please Mister Postman' (from take 9); `Till There Was You' (from take 8); `Roll Over Beethoven' (from edit of takes 7, 8); `All My Loving' (from take 14); `It Won't Be Long' (from edit of takes 17, 21). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Geoff Emerick. 1964 Concert at the Coliseum, Seattle. 1965 Concert at the Metropolitan Stadium, Minneapolis. Press conference. 1966 Concert in Cincinnati, Ohio at Crosley Field. Originally the Cincinnati date was for August 20th but was cancelled due to heavy rain. The Beatles performed on August 21st then flew to St. Louis to do another concert at the Busch Stadium on the same date. Late evening: the Beatles flew into New York City. 1968 Studio 2. 7.30pm-7.15am. Recording: `Sexy Sadie' (tape reduction take 107 into take 112, overdub onto take 112, tape reduction take 112 into takes 113-115, overdub onto take 115, tape reduction take 115 into takes 116, 117, overdub onto take 117). Mono mixing: `Sexy Sadie' (remixes 1-5, from take 117). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith. 1972 Paul & Wings conclude their European tour with a gig at The Hague, in Holland. From it a recording of "The Mess" later becomes the B-side to "My Love". 1982 Paul's "Take It Away" reaches UK#15 & USA#10.
August 23, 200717 yr Author August 22nd 1962 Filmed performance at the Cavern, for a Granada Television programme. First filmed record of the Beatles. 1963 It is announced that 500 000 advance orders have been received for the next British Beatles single (`She Loves You'/`I'll Get You'). 1964 Concert at the Empire Stadium, Vancouver (30 minutes). Filmed. 1965 Concert at the Portland Coliseum. 1966 US Gold Record certification for `Revolver' (1 million copies sold). 1967 Chappell Recording Studios. Time unknown. Recording: `Your Mother Should Know' (takes 1-8). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: John Timperley; 2nd Engineer: John Iles. 1968 Studio 2. 7.00pm-4.45am. Recording: `Back In The USSR' (takes 1-5). Tape copying: `Baby You're A Rich Man' (of remix mono 1). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith. First session after Ringo left the group. Copy of `Baby You're A Rich Man' for Martin. Cynthia accuses John of adultery. 1969 'Tittenhurst', Suningdale, Ascot, Berkshire. The Beatles last ever photographic session.
August 23, 200717 yr Author August 23rd 1962 John marries Cynthia, at the Mount Pleasant Register Office. Wedding lunch, funded by Brian, for John and Cynthia, at Reece's cafeteria, Liverpool. 1963 UK single release: `She Loves You'/`I'll Get You'. 1964 8.00pm. Live concert at the Hollywood Bowl, 2301 North Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA. Recording: `Introduction' (by announcer); `Twist And Shout'; `You Can't Do That'; `All My Loving'; `She Loves You'; `Things We Said Today'; `Roll Over Beethoven'; `Can't Buy Me Love'; `If I Fell'; `I Want To Hold Your Hand'; `Boys'; `A Hard Day's Night'; `Long Tall Sally'. Producer: Voyle Gilmore, with George Martin; Engineer: Hugh Davies; 2nd Engineer: not assigned. 6 songs were included in `The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl' LP. Read the interview on this day 1965 US Gold Certification for `Help!' LP. 1966 Concert at the Shea Stadium, New York. 1968 Cynthia announces she has filed for divorce from John on the grounds of adultery. 1974 New York newpapers publish that John has seen, while being at his building's terrace, a UFO, at 9.00.
August 24, 200717 yr Author August 24th 1963 Concert at the Gaumont, Bournemouth, with Tommy Quickly and Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas. Appearance on ABC-TV's `Thank Your Lucky Stars'. 1964 First meeting between Brian and Colonel Parker, Elvis Presley's manager. They lunch in the Beverly Hills Hotel, Los Angeles. 1966 2nd concert at the Shea Stadium, New York. 1967 8.00pm. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's public lecture in the Hotel Hilton's ballroom. John, Cynthia, Paul, Jane, Michael McCartney, George, Patti, and Jenny Boyd attend. 1969 John writes, rehearses & records `Cold Turkey'. 1974 John with May Pang enter studios in California to assist with the recordings of Ringo's "Only You" & "Goodnight Vienna".
August 26, 200717 yr Author August 25th 1961 Performance at noon at the Cavern Club and at night on the MV Royal Iris ferry on the Mersey river. 1963 Concert at the Queen's Theatre, Blackpool. 1966 Concert at the Coliseum, Seattle. 1980 John resumes working on "Watching The Wheels" from the Double Fantasy sessions. 1981 Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life for the murder of John Lennon, to be served ironically in Attica State prison. 1986 Whilst in New York's Power Station studios, Paul records several songs with Billy Joel's backing band and producer Phil Ramone including "Loveliest Thing".
August 26, 200717 yr Author August 26th 1961 Performance at Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool. 1963 Concert at the Odeon Cinema, Southport. Support acts: Tommy Quickly, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Cilla Black (making her first major appearance on stage). 1964 Evening: Concert at the Red Rock Stadium, Denver. 1968 US single release: `Hey Jude'/`Revolution', US debut of Apple Records. 1983 Paul joins George Martin at AIR studios, London for a week of recording to touch up on tracks recorded for the forthcoming "Pipes of Peace" album.
August 28, 200717 yr Author August 27th 1963 Concert at the Odeon Cinema, Southport, with Tommy Quickly and Gerry and the Pacemakers. 1964 Concert at the Gardens, Cincinnati. Brian disappears for one night and one day. 1965 Northern Songs Limited announces a 621 000 pounds profit in the last 12 months. 1967 The `Sunday Express' reveals that Pete Best works in a bakery in Liverpool, earning 18 pounds a week. Brian Epstein dies. 12.00am. Antonio and Maria Garcia try to wake Brian up. About 2.30pm. Antonio Garcia phones Brian's secretary. Joanne Newfield, Alistair Taylor, Brian Barrett and John Gallway are before Brian's room door; Peter Brown stays on the phone line from Kingsley Hill. Phone calls to: Clive Epstein, Paul, David Jacobs. News get to Robert Stigwood, Vic Lewis, Allen Klein. The Beatles return from Bangor to London. 1968 UK single release: `Those Were The Days', by Mary Hopkin. 1971 Paul's `Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey' hits number 1 in USA.
August 28, 200717 yr Author August 28th 1963 Concert at the Odeon Cinema, Southport, with Tommy Quickly and Gerry and the Pacemakers. 1964 Reunion with Bob Dylan at the Delmonico Hotel, New York. On Dylan's proposal, the Beatles smoke marijuana for the first time. Concert at the Forest Hills tennis stadium, New York. The Beatles appear on the cover photograph of `Life' magazine. 1965 Concert at the Balboa Stadium, San Diego. 1966 Concert at the Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles. 1968 Trident Studios. 5.00pm-7.00am. Recording: `Dear Prudence' (take 1). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Barry Sheffield; 2nd Engineer: unknown. 1969 Avenue Clinic, London. Mary McCartney is born to Paul and Linda. Paul attends the birth. 1976 Wings 'Let Em In' peaks at UK#2 in the singles chart. 1983 The only occasion that Paul (with Linda & the kids) turns up at the annual MerseyBeatle Convention in Liverpool, at the Adelphi Hotel where they pick up Victor Spinetti who was a guest speaker at the convention.
August 29, 200717 yr Author August 29th 1963 Concert at the Odeon Cinema, Southport, with Tommy Quickly and Gerry and the Pacemakers. 1964 Concert at the Convention Hall, Atlantic City. 1965 8.00pm. Live Concert at the Hollywood Bowl, 2301 North Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA (2nd performance). Recording: `Twist And Shout'; `She's A Woman'; `I Feel Fine'; `Dizzy Miss Lizzy'; `Ticket To Ride'; `Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby'; `Can't Buy Me Love'; `Baby's In Black'; `I Wanna Be Your Man'; `A Hard Day's Night'; `Help!'; `I'm Down'. Producer: Voyle Gilmore; Engineer: Pete Abbott; 2nd Engineer: not assigned. Seven songs included in `The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl' LP. 1968 UK single release: `Hey Jude'/`Revolution'. First Apple product. UK single release: `Those Were The Days', with Mary Hopkin, first artist discovered by Apple. Screening, on the programme `Experiment In Television', of a film of the Beatles recording `Hey Jude' (filmed 29 July 1968). 1972 Madison Square Garden, New York. `One To One Concert', to raise money for Willowbrook, institution for children with physical or mental defects. 2 shows (afternoon, 2.00pm; evening), featuring John Lennon, Stevie Wonder and others, organized by John and Yoko. Filmed by ABC-TV.
September 1, 200717 yr Author August 30th 1959 Opening night of Mona Best's (Pete's mother) new club `Casbah Club', 8 Heyman's Green, West Derby, Liverpool. Show by the Quarrymen (John, Paul, George, Ken Brown). 1961 Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club. 1963 Concert at the Odeon Cinema, Southport, with Tommy Quickly and Gerry and the Pacemakers. 1965 Live Concert at the Hollywood Bowl, 2301 North Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA (1st performance). Recording: `Introduction' (by KRLA disc-jockeys); `Twist And Shout'; `She's A Woman'; `I Feel Fine'; `Dizzy Miss Lizzy'; `Ticket To Ride'; `Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby'; `Can't Buy Me Love'; `Baby's In Black'; `I Wanna Be Your Man'; `A Hard Day's Night'; `Help!'; `I'm Down'. Producer: Engeman (Christian name unknown); Engineer: Hugh Davies; 2nd Engineer: not assigned. Due to technical defects, nothing of this was included in `The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl' LP. Read the interview on this day 1966 Concert at the Candlestick Park, San Francisco. Last Beatles concert. Tony Barrow films and records the concert. Support act: the Ronettes. 1973 Paul, Linda & Denny Lenny travel to Lagos, Nigeria to begin recording what will become Wings' Band On The Run album.
September 1, 200717 yr Author August 31st 1961 Performance at St. John's Hall, Tuebrook, Liverpool. 1963 Concert at the Odeon Cinema, Southport, with Tommy Quickly and Gerry and the Pacemakers. 1965 Concert at the Cow Palace, San Francisco. Last concert of the 1965 US tour. As the Beatles leave the Cow Palace, a crowd of fans climbs on top of their limousine, crushing it. 1967 It is announced that the Beatles will take the administration of their own business interests. 1968 `Hey Jude' enters the Billboard ranking at number 10, a record for this singles chart. 1969 George, Ringo, John, Pattie, Maureen and Yoko attend the Festival of the Isle of Wight, to see the Dylan show. 1974 John declares before the Federal Court that Nixon's government tried to deport him for having been one of the organizers of the anti-war march during the republican convention in Miami, 1972.
September 1, 200717 yr Author September 1st 1961 Performances at noontime with Karl Terry and the Cruisers and in the evening with Dizzy Burton's Jazzband at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. 1963 ABC's Studio One, Didsbury Studio Centre, Manchester. Performance taped for ABC's `Big Night Out'. 1967 Meeting of all Beatles at Paul's St John's Wood house. It is decided to continue the `Magical Mystery Tour' project and to postpone the trip to India. 1973 For the next three weeks The 'Band On The Run' recordings begin in Lagos, Nigeria.
September 1, 200717 yr Author September 2nd 1961 Performance at Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool. 1964 Concert at the Convention Hall, Philadelphia. 1965 The Beatles and Brian return from the USA to England. 1967 Paul affirms that ``No one could possibly replace Brian'', and that they will go on alone, without manager.
September 5, 200717 yr Author September 3rd 1962 Performance at the Queen's Hall, Widnes, with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, and Billy J. Kramer and the Coasters. 1963 `She Loves You' reaches over 500,000 sold issues in the UK. 1964 Concert at the State Fair Coliseum, Indianapolis. 1968 'Hey Jude' has already sold 1 000 000 copies in the USA. 1971 John leaves England for the last time. Stella McCartney is born. The name `Wings' comes into Paul's mind. 1992 Sussex, England. Paul recording: `Calico Skies'; `Great Day'.
September 5, 200717 yr Author September 4th 1962 2.30-5.00pm. Ron Richards leads a rehearsal of six songs, including `How Do You Do It?', `Love Me Do', `Please Please Me'. Dezo Hoffmann takes pictures during the pre-session rehearsal. First Hoffmann's Beatles publicity shots. 5.30-7.00pm. Restaurant Alpino. Dinner of the Beatles with Neil Aspinall and George Martin. Studio 2. 7.00-10.00pm. Recording: `How Do You Do It?' (takes unknown); `Love Me Do' (takes 1-15+). Mono mixing: `How Do You Do It?' (from take 2); `Love Me Do' (from unknown take number). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: unknown. First session for the first single. Remixes for cutting acetates. 1963 `She Loves You' number 1, 1st week in the ranking (UK New Musical Express chart). `1964 - Concert at the Milwaukee Auditorium. 1964 Eric Easton, Rolling Stones joint manager, denies reports that Brian Epstein is bidding to buy their management contract. 1965 `Help!' single number 1, 1st week (Billboard). 1968 Twickenham Film Studios. Filming of clips for `Hey Jude' and `Revolution'. Ringo returns to the Beatles. David Frost records the introduction for the clip of `Hey Jude', to present it later on his programme `Frost On Sunday'. 1995 Recording of LP `Help!', on benefit of the children of Bosnia, raising money for War Child, British organization working in Mostar, Bosnia. Including Paul as part of the Mojo Filters with Paul Weller & Noel Gallagher covering John's Beatles classic "Come Together"
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