This Week In Beatles History

November 15 – November 21

November 15, 1959 – John, Paul and George made the final audition for Carroll Levi’s “TV Star Search” as Johnny and the Moondogs.

November 21, 1960 – During the Beatles’ tour of Hamburg, Germany, George was deported back to England because he was under 18 and not allowed to be in a nightclub after midnight.

November 20, 1963 – Pathe News filmed the boys playing at ABC Cinema in Manchester. The footage was used for a newsreel called “The Beatles Come To Town,” which was shown in theaters right before Christmas.

November 16, 1964 – “I Feel Fine” and “She’s A Woman” were recorded for an edition of “Top of the Pops” at the Riverside Studios.

November 15, 1970 – Paul instructed lawyers to begin the legal process needed to end the band.

November 8 – November 14

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November 8, 1963 – The Beatles made their second appearance on the program “Ready, Steady, Go!” They then played the Ritz Cinema in Belfast, Ireland.

November 12, 1963 – A show at Portsmouth was postponed due to Paul collapsing during rehearsals because of the gastric flu.

November 10, 1964 – The last show of their UK tour was played at Colston Hall, Bristol.

November 12, 1965 – “The Beatles in Italy,” an album, was released only for the Italian market.

November 9, 1966 – John met Yoko Ono for the first time when he attended a private art exhibition featuring her Unfinished Paintings and Objects at London’s Indica Gallery.

November 9, 1967 – The first edition of “Rolling Stone” magazine featured John Lennon on its cover. The picture was from the movie How I Won the War, in which John had a role.

November 13, 1968 – The film “Yellow Submarine” opened in New York City.

November 9, 1971 – “Imagine” was released in the US.

November 11, 1974 – Ringo released “Only You”/”Call Me” in the US.

November 8, 1982 – Filming began on Paul’s movie “Give My Regards to Broad Street,” which starred Paul, Ringo, and Linda.

November 1 – November 7

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November 1, 1962 – The Beatles began their Hamburg, Germany tour with a show at The Star Club, with Little Richard.

November 2, 1963 – The band played at the City Hall in Sheffield as part of their “The Beatles Autumn Tour.” The “Daily Mirror” coined the phrase “Beatlemania” while reviewing their first performance of the tour.

November 4, 1964 – The Beatles played at the Ritz Cinema in Luton as part of their British Tour.

November 1, 1965 – “The Music of Lennon and McCartney” was recorded at the Granada TV Centre in Manchester.

November 1, 1967 – “All You Need Is Love” and “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” were mixed for the Yellow Submarine movie.

November 1, 1968 – George’s soundtrack for the movie “Wonderwall” was released on Apple.

November 1, 1969 – “Abbey Road” climbed to the top of the US charts, staying there for 8 weeks.

November 2, 1973 – John released his album “Mind Games,” and Ringo released “Ringo,” both in the US.

November 2, 1974 – George embarked on a solo tour with his first stop being the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver.

November 3, 1980 – “The Beatles Box” was released in the UK. It contained eight albums and was available by mail order only.

October 25 – October 31

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October 26, 1962 – “Love Me Do” officially entered the chart listings.

October 28, 1962 – The Beatles support Little Richard in their first performance at the Liverpool Empire Theatre.

October 25, 1963 – The first concert in their Swedish tour was played at Nya Aulan, Sundsta Larovek in Karlsatad.

October 25, 1964 – The band won five UK Ivor Novello Awards including Most Outstanding Contribution to Music.

October 26, 1965 – The Beatles went to Buckingham Palace to collect their “Medals of the Order of the British Empire.”

October 29, 1967 – Scenes were shot in Battersea for “Magical Mystery Tour.”

October 27, 1969 – “Something”/”Come Together” and the album Abbey Road were certified gold in the US.

October 26, 1973 – Paul released “Helen Wheels”/”Country Dreamer” in the UK.

October 28, 1974 – Allen Klein, a business manager, lost the court case against John, George, and Ringo.

October 25, 1982 – Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson’s “The Girl Is Mine” was released in the UK and US with Michael Jackson’s “Can’t Get Outta the Rain” on the B-side.

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October 18, 1957 – Paul made his debut with John’s band, the Quarry Men. He played lead guitar but was demoted to rhythm guitar after messing up his solo.

October 23, 1963 – The band flew to Sweden to begin their first tour abroad.

October 21, 1964 – The Beatles played at the Odeon Cinema in Glasgow.  Following the show, 9 fans were arrested after a riot involving hundreds of fans. Cars were overturned and windows were smashed.

October 20, 1965 – “Yesterday” went gold in the US.

October 22, 1966 – “Revolver” was awarded a gold disc in the UK.

October 18, 1967 – The band attended the premier of “How I Won The War,” a film in which John Lennon played a soldier.

October 25, 1968 – John and Yoko announced that Yoko was pregnant, with a due date in February 1969.

October 24, 1973 – John accused the US government of illegal surveillance and wire taps. He insisted a fair deportation trial was impossible.

October 18, 1977 – The Beatles won the Best British Pop Album for “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” at the British Record Industry Britannia Awards.  The event was held to honor British since 1952; the year the Queen became the Queen.

October 24, 1979 – The “Guinness Book of Records” presented Paul with a rhodium disc for most successful popular-music composer and recording artist ever with sales of 100 million singles and 60 gold discs.

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October 17, 1962 – The Beatles made their television debut on Granada TV’s “People and Places.”

October 13, 1963 – The band appeared on “Val Parnell’s Sunday Night at the London Palladium.” 15 million viewers tuned in to the prime time show.

October 14, 1963 – UK papers reporting on the Palladium show coin the phrase “Beatlemania.”

October 12, 1965 – Recording began on the album Rubber Soul.  “Run For Your Life” and “Norwegian Wood” were taped.

October 14, 1966 – It was revealed that Paul was writing the musical score for a movie starring Hayley Mills, called “The Family Way.”

October 11, 1967 – “Yoko Plus Me,” an exhibition, was shown at the Lisson gallery.

October 13, 1968 – The promotional film for “Revolution” was shown on “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.”

October 16, 1972 – Ringo started to film “That’ll Be The Day.”

October 15, 1976 – Ringo’s “A Dose of Rock and Roll”/”Cryin’ in the US” was released in the UK.

October 12, 1979 – The Beatles compilation album “Rarities” was released in the UL.

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October 9, 1940 – John Lennon was born in Liverpool, England.

October 5, 1962 – “Love Me Do”/”P.S. I Love You” was released in the UK as The Beatles’ first single.

October 4, 1963 – The boys appeared on “Ready, Steady, Go!” in a live broadcast from Television House in London.  They lip synched to “Twist and Shout,” “I’ll Get You,” and “She Loves You” while fans danced around them.

October 6, 1964 – “Eight Days A Week” was recorded at Abbey Road.

October 9, 1967 – The Beatles began a 27-date British tour, starting at the Gaumont Cinema in Bradford.

October 9, 1965 – “Yesterday” climbed to No. 1 in the US charts, staying there for four weeks.

October 7, 1967 – Sid Bernstein offered The Beatles 1 million dollars to perform live once again, but the band refused.

October 6, 1968 – The promotional film for “Hey Jude” was screened on “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.”

October 4, 1969 – The album “Abbey Road” quickly went to No. 1 on the UK album charts, remaining there for 11 weeks.

October 8, 1971 – John’s “Imagine” album was released in the UK.

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October 3, 1963 – The Beatles recorded an appearance for the BBC radio programme, “The Public Ear.”

October 3, 1964 – The Beatles went to Granville Studio to record a live performance on the American show “Shindig” with Jack Good.

September 27, 1966 – The Beatles’ manager, Brian Epstein, was admitted to the hospital for an overdose of prescription drugs.

September 29, 1967 – John and George recorded an interview with David Frost for the show, “The Frost Programme.”  The subject was Transcendental Meditation.

October 1, 1967 – Filming continued on the bus for the “Magical Mystery Tour.”

September 27, 1968 – “Hey Jude” reached No. 1 on the US charts, staying there for 9 weeks.

October 1, 1969 – The album “Abbey Road” was released in the US.

September 29, 1975 – Wings released “Letting Go”/”You Gave Me The Answer” in the US.

September 27, 1976 – The album “Ringo’s Rotogravure” was released in the US.

September 27, 1982 – “The Complete Silver Beatles” was released in the US where it climbed to No. 2 in the charts.

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September 24, 1963 – The last edition of “Pop Go The Beatles” was broadcast.

September 20, 1964 – The Beatles performed the last show of their US tour in New York. They gave a charity performance for United Cerebral Palsy of New York City and Retarded Infant Services.  The show was called “An Evening With The Beatles.”

September 26, 1965 – The film “Help!” won the Grand Prix at the International Film Festival in Rio.

September 20, 1967 – Filming took place for “Magical Mystery Tour” at West Malling Air Station In Kent.  The base had been used in World War II by the American Air Force.

September 26, 1968 – The “Hey Jude” promotional film was broadcast on BBC’s “Top of the Pops.”

September 20, 1969 – In a meeting with Allen Klein and the band, John announced that he would be leaving the group.

September 25, 1970 – Ringo released his album “Beaucoups of Blues” in the UK.

September 20, 1972 – Cannabis plants were found by the police at the McCartneys’ farm in Scotland.

September 24, 1973 – Ringo’s “Photograph”/”Down and Out” was released in the US.

September 26, 1974 – “Walls and Bridges,” John’s album, went on sale in the US.

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September 13, 1960 – Pete Best joined the band as drummer.  At that time the band was known as The Silver Beetles.

September 14, 1963 – “She Loves You”/”I’ll Get You” reached No. 1 in the UK charts, staying there for four weeks.

September 15, 1964 – At the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, OH, The Beatles had to leave the stage for 15 minutes during their show so that police could gain control of the hysterical crowd.

September 17, 1964 – A world record was broken when The Beatles were paid $150,000 to add a show to their American tour in Kansas City, Missouri.

September 16, 1965 – “Eight Days A Week” reached gold record status in the US.

September 18, 1966 – In Spain on location for the movie “How I Won the War,” John wrote “Strawberry Fields Forever.”

September 13, 1967 – Filming for “Magical Mystery Tour” continued at Watergate Bay, Holywell, and Perth.

September 14, 1968 – “Hey Jude”/”Revolution” climbed to the top of the UK charts, staying there for 2 weeks.

September 13, 1969 – The Plastic Ono Band debuted at the Varsity Stadium in Toronto.  Playing with John and Yoko was Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann and Alan White.  John’s decision to leave The Beatles was kept quiet because of legal issues.

September 17, 1976 – Ringo’s album, “Ringo’s Rotogravure” was released in Britain.