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John Chambers is born in Liverpool, England, UK, Europe. Known to friends as Paddy, he will become the lead guitarist in Paddy, Klaus and Gibson, a 60s beat trio popular enough to be signed up by Brian Epstein.Luiz Oscar Niemeyer is born in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, South America. He will find success as a music promoter, arranging concerts by artists including Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Whitney Houston, Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder and many others.
The Silver Beats play a brief audition set in the interval at Lathom Hall, Liverpool, UK. They will find fame after changing their name to The Beatles.
The Beatles play the third night of a three month engagement at The Indra Club, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.
The Beatles play the penultimate night of a season at the Indra Club, Hamburg, Germany, after which they will switch to The Kaiserkeller.
Ringo Starr, drummer with Rory Storm And The Hurricanes, deputises for Pete Best when The Beatles back Lou Walters of The Hurricanes during a recording session in Akustik Studio, Hamburg, Germany.
The Beatles make their debut at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, with a lunch-time session.
The Beatles play a lunchtime session at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, and later they also play at the Liverpool Jazz Society, held in the Iron Door Club.
Brian Epstein, manager of The Beatles, meets with Bert Kaempfert of Polydor Recordsduring a visit to Hamburg, Germany, Europe, in preparation for The Beatles' arrival a few days later. The meeting is in the context of finalising arrangements about the group leaving Polydor Records.
George Harrison, guitarist of The Beatles rejoins the rest of the group in Hamburg, Germany, Europe, where they are shortly to start a residency at The Star Club.
Liverpool, UK's Merseybeat newspaper reports that The Beatles are finding a wider audience, via bookings in parts of England as far afield as Manchester, Swindon, Rhyl, Crewe, Chester and Warrington.
A single sentence item in UK pop weekly the NME [New Musical Express] states, 'A Liverpool group, The Beatles have recorded Love Me Do for Parlophone, which is set for October 5 release.'Little Richard and The Beatles play the third night of a two-week residency at The Star Club, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.
The Beatles' final show at The Star Club in Hamburg, Germany, Europe, is recorded, but isn't released as an album, Live At The Star Club, until 1977. Support band for the night is Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers.
Another Thank Your Lucky Stars appearance is recorded by The Beatles at Alpha TV Studios, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
Liverpool band The Fourmost record I'm In Love, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles, in EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, with producer George Martin.
Alma Cogan plays at The Talk Of The Town, London, UK. The Beatles, having rushed from their own Christmas Show at Finsbury Park, arrive too late to catch her set.
The Beatles continue their three week series of concerts at L'Olympia, Paris, France.
Peter
And Gordon knock The Beatles' Can't Buy Me
Love off the UK No1 slot with World Without
Love, a John Lennon and Paul McCartney composition.
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The Beatles hold a press conference at The Cinnamon Cinder, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas renew their standard contractual agreement with NEMS Enterprises, the company owned by Brian Epstein, manager of The Beatles.
John Lennon and Ringo Starr of The Beatles overdub voice tracks for the film Help! At Twickenham Film Studios, St Margaret's, Twickenham, UK.
When The Beatles play at Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon, USA, Carl Wilson and Mike Love of The Beach Boys visit the Mop Tops in their dressing room, and the audience includes famed beat poet Allen Ginsberg, who will write a poem about the event.
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The Top Ten Singles on KDKA Radio, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, for the week starting on this date are as follows :
1. Yesterday The Beatles
2. Hang On Sloopy The McCoys
3. Treat Her Right Roy Head
4. You Were On My Mind We Five
5. Catch Us If You Can The Dave Clark Five
6. Baby Don't Go Sonny And Cher
7. You're The One The Vogues
8. A Lover's Concerto The Toys
9. Help The Beatles
10. Act Naturally The Beatles
1. Yesterday The Beatles
2. Hang On Sloopy The McCoys
3. Treat Her Right Roy Head
4. You Were On My Mind We Five
5. Catch Us If You Can The Dave Clark Five
6. Baby Don't Go Sonny And Cher
7. You're The One The Vogues
8. A Lover's Concerto The Toys
9. Help The Beatles
10. Act Naturally The Beatles
Jazz pianist and vocalist Shirley Horn records And I Love Her, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles, at Bell Sound Studios, New York City, USA.
Today's edition of UK pop newspaper The New Musical Express includes a feature noting that 1965 was the best chart year ever for British artists internationally. It saw the most British artists topping the worldwide charts, including The Rolling Stones, The Seekers, The Beatles, The Animals and Sandie Shaw.One day after the new Beach Boys album, Pet Sounds, goes on release in the USA, Paul McCartney and John Lennon of The Beatles attend a private listening party for Pet Sounds held at The Waldorf Hotel, London, England, UK.
The Beatles rehearse a new John Lennon song, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, in EMI Studio 2, Abbey Road, London, England, UK, Europe.
Billy Preston releases a new single, That's The Way God Planned It, in the UK on Apple Records. The track has been produced by George Harrison of The Beatles, and features Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones on guitar.
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The Beatles' Abbey Road album hits No1 in the Billboard chart in the USA and stays there for eleven (non-consecutive) weeks.
Ringo Starr of The Beatles continues to work on the tracks Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing and Sentimental Journey, for his solo album, Sentimental Journey, in Olympic Sound, London, England, UK, Europe.Ringo Starr of The Beatles continues work on his solo album, Sentimental Journey, at EMI's Abbey Road studios, London, England, UK, Europe, recording the songs Whispering Grass and Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?
George Harrison is interviewed for a BBC Easter Monday special about The Beatles, in Aeolian Hall, London, England, UK, Europe.
Mal Evans, long-term roadie for The Beatles, is shot dead when he threatens police officers in Los Angeles, California, USA, with an unloaded air rifle during a domestic dispute. (According to close friend Harry Nilsson, later, when Evans' body was being sent home to England, it became mislaid and - bizarrely - ended up in the Dead Letter Office. Eventually, Evans was cremated in Los Angeles.)
Paul McCartney plays the first of two shows at The Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
In a British tv interview, Canadian dentist Dr Michael Zuk reveals his plans to clone John Lennon of The Beatles using samples of his DNA.
Ringo Starr takes a break from rehearsals with his All Starr Band in Rama, Ontario, Canada, to announce upcoming tour dates and other activity. The tour begins the following day at Casino Rama in Rama.
When The Killers play on the Caribbean island of St. Barts for Russian billionaire and Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich, they are unexpectedly joined onstage by Sir Paul McCartney, who plays a song by The Beatles, Helter Skelter, with the Las Vegas quartet, led by Brandon Flowers. The Rolling Stones and Guns N' Roses also perform mini-sets at the same event.1944 |
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