BEATLES – Day By Day – 2/20/62
Tuesday, 20th February, 1962
The Beatles play an evening gig at The Floral Hall in the local resort town of Southport. The event was advertised as a “Rock ‘n’ Trad Spectacular, ” also on the bill were Gerry & the Pacemakers and Rory Storm & the Hurricanes, with the “trad” (jazz) music provided by the Chris Hamilton Jazzmen.
Also on this day Brian Epstein writes to Polydor producer Bert Kaempfert in Hamburg, requesting that he release The Beatles from their 12 month recording contract signed in May 1961.
