An Italian producer claims the Beatles’ hit Yesterday is in fact a cover of a 19th century Neapolitan song. Lilli Greco, a song-writer famous during the 1960s and 1970s, played a version of Piccere’ Che Vene a Dicere’ on Italian television late Tuesday. The song, composed in Naples in 1895, appeared remarkably similar to Paul [...]
Thursday, 20th July, 1961 The Beatles played an evening concert at the St John’s Hall in Tubrook, Liverpool. The Beatles also made repeated apperances in the Classified Ads section of today’s Liverpool Echo with ads promoting their upcoming appearances at the Aintree Institute (2 seperate ads), Hoylake Hall, The Cavern and Blair Hall. The first [...]
The BBC is reporting that an english primary (elementary) school has withdrawn John Lennon’s “Imagine” from an end of term concert performance, even though the children “had spent weeks rehearsing the song.” A teacher at St Leonards Primary in Exeter, Devon, a Christian School, objected to what was seen as the song’s “anti-religion” message.
Wednesday, 19th July, 1961 The Beatles played two gigs at The Cavern today, one at lunch time with a repeat performance in the evening.
Monday, 17th July, 1961 The Beatles played the first of three lunchtime gigs this week at The Cavern followed by an evening engagement at the Litherland Town Hall.
With all the recent news coverage of the stolen “Get Back” tapes I thought it might be a good time to run a little video of one of the more harmonious sessions from that time. Â
Press Release from A&E Network. A&E NETWORK TO PRESENT THE TELEVISION PREMIERE OF THE CONCERT FILM PAUL MCCARTNEY: THE SPACE WITHIN US FALL ’06 PREMIERE WILL FEATURE NEVER-BEFORE-RELEASED CONCERT AND BEHIND THE SCENES FOOTAGE FROM MCCARTNEY’S RECORD-BREAKING 2005 U.S. TOUR PASADENA, CA, July 13, 2006 – A&E Network will exclusively premiere the new concert film, [...]
Sunday, 16th July, 1961 The Beatles played the first of three weekly Sunday evening engagements at the Blair Hall (which was located over a Co-Op Supermarket) in the Walton area of Liverpool. The gig was organized by a compnay called “Peak Promotions.”
Today’s edition of the UK’s Independent on Sunday newspaper spotlights the upcoming US vs John Lennon movie in an article that discusses both the movie’s historical context and its relevance today. The on-line version of the article can be found here.
Saturday, 15th July, 1961 The Beatles played a gig at the Holyoake Hall on Simthdown Road in the Wavertree area of Liverpool. This would be the closest The Beatles would ever come to playing in Penny Lane.
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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.
