Tuesday 21st March, 1961 The Beatles made played their first night time gig at The Cavern Club on Matthew Street as part of the line up for the BLUE GENES GUEST NIGHT. The Blue Genes headed the bill with The Beatles as one of the three support acts alongside Dale Roberts and the Jay Walkers [...]
The icLiverpool web site has posted a lengthy profile on Ringo Starr which examines his Liverpool roots, his contribution to The Beatles and just why he is considered “The Crown Prince of Drummers.” The profile can be found HERE
Monday, 20th March, 1961 The Beatles start another week of engagements at The Cavern in Matthew Street with a lunch time perormance. In the evening it was off to the Hambleton Hall in Huyton which they had last played on the 8th.
Sunday, 19th March, 1961 This Sunday, as with many others, saw The Beatles playing in the basement of the Best home in The Casbah Coffee Club.
Popular music critic Mark Brown examines just why it is that The Beatles remain one of the few leading artists not to have their back catalog of albums digitally remastered for CD distribution. You can read his interesting and compelling article HERE.
In a new documentary to be released later this summer filmmakers David Leaf and John Scheinfeld promise to chronicle a the chapter in John Lennon’s life when he transformed from being a pop star to an icon for peace. During his period as a vocal anti-war activist the US government of the time had him [...]
Friday, 17th March, 1961 The Beatles played a new venue to start the evening, Mossway Hall on Moss Way in the Croxteth area of north Liverpool. This would be the one and only engagement they would play for local promoters McIver and Martin, who under the name “Ivamar” promoted dances at three different venues across [...]
A Red Cross charity shop in Swansea, Wales was the location of a surprising find, when amongst a collection of bric-a-brac a cloak room ticket was discosverd with what appears to be a genuine John Lennon signature. The signature has been verified by several authorities as genuine and will be auctioned off to raise funds for [...]
Thursday, 16th March, 1961 The Beatles finished off their week of four consecutive days playing at The Cavern Club with another lunch time performance. Â
Wednesday, 15th March, 1961 The Beatles lunch time session at The Cavern started earlier than usual today with them being on stage from 12:00 noon to 1:00pm. They then moved on to the Liverpool Jazz Club to participate in a five hour long afternoon “Beat Session” alternating with Gerry & The Pacemakers and Rory Storm & [...]
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Alan J. Porter has been a Beatles fan since he first saw them perform on a regional British TV show back in 1963 when he was just a wee lad. He is the author of the critically acclaimed BEFORE THEY WERE BEATLES and occasional contributor to Beatlology Magazine. He now lives in Central Texas and occasionally writes about things other than The Fab Four. You can find out more here.
