Thursday, 13th December, 1962 Following the withdrawl of singer Joe Brown (a point emphasized on the event’s poster), The Beatles are drafted in to top the bill at the Corn Exchange on St. Paul’s Square in Bedford. They share the bill with Scottish folksingers Robin Hall & Jimmie MacGregor. The show was scheduled to run from [...]
Listed among the upcoming releases at the MVD Entertainment website is “BEATLES – DESTINATION HAMBURG.” The DVD is described as covering the period “from the formation of the Quarrymen in 1957, and The Beatles early years in Hamburg, this 60 minute music documentary uses contemporary film, and recently rediscovered and restored footage to tell the [...]
Wednesday, 12th December, 1962 The Beatles played both lunch time and evening sessions at The Cavern.Â
Tuesday, 11th December, 1962 The Beatles played a second date at the La Scala Ballroom in the nearby town of Runcorn.
According to an article on MSNBC Entertainment News, a lock of John Lennon’s hair is being put up for sale. Lennon gave Betty Glasow, the Beatles’ hairdresser, the lock of hair in a copy of his book “A Spaniard in the Works.†In the dedication he wrote, “To Betty, Lots of Love and Hair, John Lennon.†[...]
Monday, 10th December, 1962 The Beatles played one of their regular lunch time sessions at The Cavern.
Sunday, 9th December, 1962 The Beatles played a night time gig at The Cavern. Among the audience were George Martin and his assistant, Judy Lockhart-Smith, who were investigating the possibilty of doing a live recording at The Beatles “home” venue.
Last week’s posting of the Whitesnake cover of Day Tripper sent me on a search for other artists covering Beatles songs. Most of what I found ranged from simply bad to stunningly awful. Some of it was good. And then there were the few truly brilliant interpretations… Topping that later list was this stunning performance of Come Together [...]
Saturday, 8th December, 1962 The Beatles travelled the 35 miles over to Manchester for a gig at the Oasis Club.
Uncut magazine reports that Paul McCartney is to receive his second Outstanding Contribution To Music Award at next year’s BRITS ceremony. McCartney already holds a Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution To Music for his work with The Beatles, is now to be honoured for his solo work. The singer has previously refused to accept the [...]
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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.
