Disturbing
I’ve always felt a little uneasy about the use of dead celebrities for commercial use — be it Audrey Hepburn dancing for the Gap, John Wayne Hawking beer, or Gandhi for Apple Computers — but the latest use, John Lennon pitching laptops for third world children is a tough nut to crack.
To begin with, I [...]
On this Date in Beatles History 11-20
On this date in 1963, the Beatles performed a show at the Ardwick Apollo in Manchester. The show was filmed by Britain’s ABC-TV.
On this date in 1964, John Lennon, Dudley Moore and Norman Rossington gathered at Winbledon Common to film “Deaf Ted, Danoota, (and me)”, a poem from John’s book, “In His Own Write“, for [...]
On this Date in Beatles History 11-19
On this date in 1962, the Beatles performed a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club.
On this date in 1965, Studio Two Records released George Martin’s album of his instrumental version of the album, “Help!“.
On this date in 1971, ABC Records released the B.B. King album, “B.B. King In London“, which featured Ringo Starr on three [...]
On this Date in Beatles History 11-18
On this date in 1962, the Beatles performed at the Cavern Club along with the Mersey Beats.
On this date in 1963, the press reported that Brian Epstein had asked fans not to throw things to the stage during Beatles’ performances.
On this date in 1973, Ringo Starr’s single, “Photograph“, co-written by Ringo and George Harrison, hit [...]
On this Date in Beatles History 11-17
On this date in 1962, the Beatles recorded a performance for Granada TV’s “People And Places” show.
On this date in 1965, the mono version of the album, “Rubber Soul” was cut by Harry Moss.
On this date in 1967, mixing for the “Magical Mystery Tour” sessions concluded.
On this date in 1974, John Lennon began mixing sessions [...]
On this Date in Beatles History 11-16
On this date in 1962, the Beatles went to EMI House in London to the ground floor studio, where they recorded a spot for the Radio Luxembourg program “The Friday Spectacular“.
On this date in 1963, a US-TV crew filmed the Beatles during a concert at the Winter Gardens in Bournemouth.
On this date in 1964, the [...]
On this Date in Beatles History 11-15
On this date in 1959, the Beatles were in Manchester, England in competition for an appearance on the British TV show, “Star Search“. However, they left dejected once they discovered that the last bus to Liverpool left before the finals.
On this date in 1962, the Beatles and Brian Epstein returned to Liverpool from Hamburg.
On [...]
On this Date in Beatles History 11-14
On this date in 1962, the Beatles performed their last show at the Star Club in Hamburg, Germany.
On this date in 1964, the Beatles went to Teddington TV Studios in Middlesex to film a spot for Britain’s ABC-TV show, “Thank Your Lucky Stars“.
On this date in 1967, the John Lennon and Yoko Ono [...]
On this Date in Beatles History 11-13
On this date in 1962, Brian Epstein signed a contract for the Beatles to perform at the Lewis’ 527 club in Liverpool for £25.
On this date in 1963, after getting wind of the Beatles postponing a concert the previous evening because Paul McCartney was ill, the press discovered that Paul had come down with the [...]
On this Date in Beatles History 11-12
On this date in 1963, the Beatles were forced to postpone a concert at the Guild Hall in Portsmouth due to Paul McCartney being ill.
On this date in 1965, the LP “Beatles in Italy” was released in Italy.
On this date in 1973, Apple Records released the Paul McCartney and Wings single, “Helen Wheels” / “Country [...]
On this Date in Beatles History 11-10
On this date in 1963, BBC-TV broadcast the Beatles‘ November 4th performance at the Royal Command Performance.
On this date in 1965, the Beatles recorded the song, “The Word“.
On this date in 1966, Newspapers around the world reported that Beatles will no longer be performing live concerts.
On this date in 1967, the Beatles filmed three different [...]
On this Date in Beatles History 11-9
On this date in 1931, Abbey Road Recording Studio opened for business.On this date in 1961, Brian Epstein and Alistair Taylor visited the Cavern Club during a lunchtime performance by the Beatles.
On this date in 1966, Brian Epstein telephoned British promoter, Arthur Howes, and informed him that the Beatles would no longer accept offers to [...]
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