The Beatles Bible

Born Frederick James Wooler on 19 January 1926, Bob Wooler was the DJ at Liverpool's Cavern Club, and was the man who introduced The Beatles to their manager Brian Epstein. Read more »

Written by: Leiber-Stoller-Barrett
Recorded: 19 June 1963
Producer: Ron Belchier

Released: 30 November 1994

John Lennon: vocals, rhythm guitar
Paul McCartney: vocals, bass
George Harrison: lead guitar
Ringo Starr: drums

Available on:
Live At The BBC

Written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Richard Barrett, Some Other Guy was first released by Barrett as a single in 1962. Footage of The Beatles performing Some Other Guy is the only known surviving film of the group at the Cavern Club. Read more »

After nearly 300 performances at Liverpool's Cavern Club, this was their final show at the venue. Read more »

The Beatles headlined an eight-hour Rhythm And Blues Marathon at the Cavern Club on Good Friday, 12 April 1963. Read more »

By February 1963 appearances by The Beatles at Liverpool's Cavern Club certainly weren't unusual. However, by this time their fame had grown considerably, and demand to see them was high. Read more »

This was The Beatles' final lunchtime show at Liverpool's Cavern Club. Although they played subsequent shows at the venue, they were all evening performances.

An eight-hour music marathon was staged at the Cavern on this Sunday night, titled "Rhythm And Blues Marathon". Read more »

A lunchtime show at the Cavern, and The Beatles' last of six shows at the venue in January 1963. Read more »

A lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. Read more »

After two busy days in London, The Beatles began the long drive back to Liverpool on the morning of 23 January 1963. Read more »

An evening performance at Liverpool's Cavern Club. Also on the bill were Pete Hartigan's Jazzmen, The Dennisons, The Merseybeats and The Swinging Blue Jeans. Read more »

The Beatles performed two shows on this day. The first was a lunchtime booking at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, where they were guaranteed an enthusiastic reception from their loyal fanbase. Read more »

The Beatles played two shows on 11 January 1963. The first was a lunchtime performance at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. Read more »

An evening performance at the Cavern Club, scene of so many Beatles shows in 1962. There was, however, one difference: the presence of Parlophone producer George Martin in the audience. Read more »

Although he wouldn't perform his first official show as a Beatle until 18 August 1962, on this day Ringo Starr performed with the group for possibly the first time. Read more »

Having seeing their name several times in Mersey Beat magazine, and on posters around Liverpool, Brian Epstein had become curious about The Beatles. Read more »

The Cavern Club, situation in Mathew Street in central Liverpool, had played host to the Quarry Men before. On this day, however, The Beatles made their debut at the venue. Read more »

The Quarry Men's second performance at the Cavern Club, and their first with Paul McCartney in the group. Read more »

The Cavern Club would become a regular venue for Beatles shows while they remained a Liverpool secret. Once Beatlemania took hold, however, they rarely played in their home city again. Read more »