Saturday, 17th March, 1962
The Beatles performed at the Village Hall in Knotty Ash as part of a “St. Patrick’s Night Rock Gala” alongside Rory Storm & The Hurricanes (featuring Ringo Starr on drums).
The event had been organized by promoter Sam Leach who had taken over the responsibility of organizing “beat nights” at the venue from […]
According to a post on the Abbey Road News Links webpage, plans have been announced for Ontario’s first ever community-based Beatles festival to be held in the City of Orillia. Known as the “Orillia Beatles Celebration“, the three-day event on September 21, 22 and 23, 2007 is sponsored and managed by the Orillia Festival Committee, […]
A few days ago I was lucky enough to get a chance to see “Eddie Clayton” perfom, and it was one of those once in a life time concert experiences. Eddie Clayton was the name of the leader of Ringo Starr’s first skiffle group and was also the alias occasionaly used by Eric Clapton when […]
Tuesday, 13th January, 1962
While The Beatles played another lunch-time gig at The Cavern in Liverpool, Brian Epstein was in London having his first meeting with Parlaphone Records producer George Martin. Epstein played Martin the 78rpm acetate discs of the Decca audition that had been made at the Oxford Street HMV store the previous week. Martin did not […]
Friday, 9th February, 1962
The Beatles played both lunch-time and a night-time gigs at The Cavern today.
As part of Brian Epstein’s plan to move the group away from suburban dance halls and into better venues, they made their first foray onto the college circuit with a gig at the Technical College Hall in Birkenhead, across the […]
Saturday, 27th January, 1962
The Beatles played what would be their last engagement at long time venue The Aintree Institute in the Aintree area of Liverpool. Their new manager was so upset that promoter Brian Kelly paid the group’s 15 pound fee with handfuls of loose change. Brain Epstein vowed that they would never play for Kelly […]
Monday, 1st January, 1961
At 11:00am The Beatles arrived at the studios of Decca Records in Broadhurst Gardens, London for the most important day of their career to date. The chance to audition for a major record label. While Brain Epstein had traveled down to London by train the previous day and stayed overnight with a family member his […]
The personal copy of Meet The Beatles owned by George’s sister Louise and signed to her by all four Beatles (above) recently sold at auction for $115,228.
Saturday, 16th December, 1961
While The Beatles performed an evening gig at The Cavern, ambitous promoter Sam Leach returned to Aldershot, the site of The Beatles disastorous Southern debut a week before. This edition of his ”North vs South - Battle of the Bands” was well advertised and drew over 200 paying customers to see local band Ivoy […]
Thursday, 9th November, 1961
Perhaps one of the most significant days in Beatles history as their lunch time perfomance at The Cavern was witnessed by local record store owner Brian Epstein and his assistant Alistair Taylor. The four musicians were unaware the 27 year old businessman was in the club until his presence was announced by […]
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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.
