Musical talent wasn’t necessarily their greatest asset. On July 17, 1961, the Beatles—John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Pete Best—played a lunchtime set at Liverpool’s Cavern Club before performing an evening gig at Litherland Town Hall. By this point in their story, any dreams of making it big had all but vanished. Lennon and […]
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50 Years of Beatles: John, Paul, George, and the Late Great Scotty Moore
On the evening of July 2nd, 1963, the Beatles played one of their classic BBC radio sessions, recording a smooth, carefree cover version of Elvis Presley’s “That’s All Right (Mama)” at London’s Maida Vale Studios. If the Fab Four seemed a might bit self-assured on the recording, they had well and truly earned it: only […]
Land-Ho: By George, It’s the Beatles!
Ken’s 14th birthday Beatles themed cake. Beatles fans take great pride in sharing their stories about discovering the Fab Four. For many first-generation listeners, the story often centers around The Ed Sullivan Show on that auspicious Sunday evening of February 9, 1964, when the Beatles launched the British Invasion by seizing control of millions of American television […]
50 Years of Beatles: It’s Getting Better All the Time
Five decades ago, as the Beatles prepared to embark upon their first world tour, the unthinkable happened when Ringo Starr suddenly fell ill, thrusting one man from virtually anonymity into international stardom in the blink of an eye. On the morning of June 3, 1964, the Beatles’ lovable drummer collapsed during a photo session for […]
50 Years of Beatles: John Lennon’s “In His Own Write”
ALTOONA, Pa. — After the Beatles’ breakup in 1969, the former band mates would enjoy variously successful solo careers, collectively scoring 20 No. 1 hits in the United States and the United Kingdom between 1970 and 2002. But in March 1964 — long before the Plastic Ono Band, Wings, the Traveling Wilburys, and Ringo Starr’s […]