Days in the life: The Beatles’ history

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1. John Frum Tuesday 6 April 2010

   This list is very uneven: Maureen Cox’ birthday is there, but not Barbara Bach’s (27 August 1947). John’s half-sister Victoria is mentioned, but not George’s well-known sister Louise (b. 16 August 1931), or George’s brothers.

   A work in progress?

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• Joe Tuesday 6 April 2010

  Yes, of course it’s a work in progress – the list certainly isn’t finished (at the time of writing I’m midway through 1964). However, I’m not going to list the birth dates of every sibling and wife. The partners I’ve written about played key roles in the story up to the 1970 break-up (Barbara Bach came in afterwards), and the siblings are mentioned when there’s a particularly interesting background story (hence Victoria’s inclusion).

  Life’s too short to detail absolutely everyone, and I don’t think there’s really a demand for it. And where do you stop? Should I mention the births of The Beatles’ parents? Grandparents? School teachers, promoters and studio staff? I’d probably only add Louise Harrison et al if/when I’d covered everything else, but it’s unlikely I’ll do it.

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• Julio Saturday 23 April 2011

  Thank you for having this site.

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• hal Saturday 31 December 2016

  i think johns other half sister julia is at least as important since she wrote a book that shed some light on their family life and was the one john was in touch with towards the end of his life.

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2. MikeFromDetroit Friday 27 August 2010

   Check out my blog, where I’m posting what the Beatles were doing exactly 50 years ago today. (They just arrived in Hamburg for the first time.)

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3. mr. Sun king coming together Friday 25 February 2011

   Great Work Here Joe. Amazing that you were able to consolidate all these facts and dates into one place.

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4. Jonathan Monday 2 January 2012

   Thought you may want to add this entry into the History section.

   On June 4th 1980 Lennon set off by boat from New York to Bermuda. Details found here:

   http://imaginepeace.com/archives/11428

   Jon

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5. Jonathan Saturday 7 January 2012

   One for your History section. On Jan 24th 1967, Joe Orton went over to Brian`s house to discuss a third Beatles film. McCartney was present.

   http://richardholland-spuriosity.blogspot.com/2010/04/wordy-thursday-joe-orton-meets-beatles.html

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• Joe Friday 13 January 2012

  Thanks for the tip! I’ve added the date here, along with a feature on Up Against It.

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6. marc Sunday 15 April 2012

   Hello !
   Realy great Page ! Thanx a lot !
   Ich have some dates for your History:
   22.10.89 Paul live in Munich Olympiahall Germany
   09.09.93 Paul live in Munich Olympiahall Germany
   13.07.2011 Rino Starr and his all Star Band live Munich Cirkus Krone Germany
   (The Place the Beatles played in 1966)

   All these Concerts where Parts of a tour, so I think it must be possible to find out the other tour Dates !
   Greetings from munich !
   marc

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• Joe Sunday 15 April 2012

  Thanks. I’m not taking user submissions at this stage. There are a great many other tour dates and other incidents to include, and this comments section would be awash with suggestions if everyone got involved. I have plenty of information still to add, I just need to find time to make all the pages.

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7. roy lomas Tuesday 15 May 2012

   the beatles played at the majestic club in oldham on a friday night in 1961/2 I help them up the stair into the ballroom and on to the stage derrick johns was the campare ican remember they was £5

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8. S.Pain Sunday 2 September 2012

   awesome work, fellow, congratulations!

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9. marinlini1 Wednesday 24 July 2013

   This is so cool, but you forgot a list of all Beatles members (1957.-1964.). You can add page about that, that will be great.

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• Joe Thursday 25 July 2013

  There’s a page detailing line-ups elsewhere on the site. Are you suggesting I add their birthdays to this history section? That’s not a bad idea, but I don’t know if I have all the info.

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10. mja6758 Friday 26 July 2013

    Don’t know if this is any use but here are the dates I’ve tracked down over the years from my own notes on people. Never been able to find b’day for, say, Rod Davis, but I have a lot – though you may already have them all.

    Len Garry (6 January 1942)
    Eric Griffiths (31 October 1940-29 January 2005)
    Colin Hanton (12 December 1938)
    Johnny “Hutch” Hutchinson (18 July 1940)
    John Charles “Duff” Lowe (13 April 1942)
    Thomas Henry “Tommy” Moore (12 September 1931-29 September 1981)
    Peter Shotton (4 August 1941)
    Ivan Vaughan (18 June 1942-16 August 1993)
    Nigel Whalley (30 June 1941)

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• Joe Friday 26 July 2013

  Thanks!

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11. edward slack Monday 29 July 2013

    Hello. I saw the Beatles at Luton Odeon September 6th 63. I am desperately seeking an answer to the following. I was at Luton Airport on my bike sometime 64 I think. A chauffeur driven car stopped by me to ask the way to the terminal. In it was John, George, Cynthia and I suppose Patti. They took a chartered DH125 (red and white I think). When was this ? Where were they going ? I’ve checked all history sites to no avail. Please help.

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• Jonathan Wednesday 18 December 2013

  Check out Sat May 2nd 1964 on the history page.

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12. Kirk Saturday 3 August 2013

    Don’t forgot Cynthia Powell’s birthday….Sept 10 1939.

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13. Michael K Thursday 21 November 2013

    As a result of Eminem having all of his albums in the Billboard 200 currently, some interesting data has emerged for two dates in 2010 on which The Beatles beat set records for number of simultaneous albums on the BB200 and which I think duly must be added to ‘Beatles history’, especially as they break, at the end of 2010, the record they set at the beginning of 2010!

    On the Jan. 9, 2010 chart, folliowing the 090909 release of their remasters on CD, they logged 11 albums
    simultaneously on the chart
    On the Dec. 4, 2010 chart, following their iTunes debut, they logged 14 albums
    simultaneously on the chart

    Source:
    http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/chart-alert/5793186/chart-moves-all-eight-of-eminems-albums-on-the-billboard-200#0Gc56mGS6BBfx3eR.99

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14. Jonathan Wednesday 18 December 2013

    Hi Joe

    One for your Beatles history section.
    According to the Meet The Beatles For Real site, on Dec 17th 1967, John and George attended a MMT Fan Club screening / tea and biscuits in London.

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15. Nicolas Thursday 26 December 2013

    Hi ! Thanks for your amazing work !

    One other suggestion for this section : on September 13, 1966 Paul and Ringo received a NME Pop Poll award on behalf of the group on the Post Office Tower in London.

    Source : http://www.beatlesondvd.com/19651969/19660913_pm_rs.htm

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16. Ron Nasty Wednesday 21 May 2014

    I hate this page. I hate it with a vengeance! So fecking long to load. 3000+ entries, what else can be expected?!!!

    Anyway way to subdivide it beneath years? Front page gives years, open the year and it gives you that year’s diary entry links. I’m sure it would speed up loading if front page was years, and the specific was behind that.

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17. Michael Wolf Friday 29 August 2014

    Thanks for this, Joe. Of particular interest to me were the pre Beatlemania years and how hard those guys worked. Night after night after night with the occasional lunch gig, no wonder they were so tight. I’ve worked in hard working bands like that from time to time and it was killer! Clearly you’ve put a lot of work into this excellent diary as we’ll (so much so you’ve made poor ron nasty’s head spin) and for that I applaud you! Now on to the rest of your site and my ongoing Beatles retrospective. With glass raised – Cheers!

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18. chrisredditch Sunday 8 February 2015

    18th May 1968 – Paul was at Wembley Stadium to watch the FA Cup Final. Everton 0 – 1 West Brom

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19. Von Bongo Saturday 4 April 2015

    I love this thread. Nice to see they played the Famous Cavern Club on my Birth date!

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20. Kelly Sunday 26 April 2015

    http://www.amazon.com/The-Tomorrow-Show-John-Ringo/dp/B0012Q3SYG

    Interested in the Tom Snyder interviews including John’s last taped for tv on April 25, 1975,and what about Ringo’s tv special april 26,1978? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raHA3pzB2Kk

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21. Lance Wednesday 17 June 2015

    I made a web app to explore all of the Beatles’ live performances from August 1960 to August 1966. It includes a map with all the venues and a searchable database. Thought someone might be interested. The link is https://lebryant126.shinyapps.io/Beatles_Live_Perfomances

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22. Jonathan Friday 13 November 2015

    Hi Joe. another for your history section:
    On May 30th 1966, The Beatles are stopped for speeding in John Lennon`s Rolls Royce in a police radar trap in Bushy Park, Teddington.

    William Anthony, a Beatles chauffeur, was driving at 48mph to shake off “fans” when he was stopped by a radar trap in Bushy Park, Teddington on May 30th 1966, it was said at Feltham Magistrates Court, Middlesex, yesterday. Anthony, of Rutterwyk Road, Chertsey, was fined £1 for exceeding the speed limit.
    His solicitor, Mr David Jacobs, pleaded Guilty on his behalf, and said that three of The Beatles were in John Lennon`s Rolls Royce when some fans in a mini car saw them and persisted in driving alongside them, trying to peer into the windows.
    “The only thing Mr Anthony could do was accelerate, as traffic was coming towards them and there might have been an accident”, Mr Jacobs said.
    A policeman said later that the occupants of the mini car got The Beatles autographs when police stopped the Rolls Royce.

    The Times Aug 23rd 1966

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23. manteau Thursday 18 February 2016

    Hi Joe, when exactly did Stuart Stutcliffe get into the picture? I assume it should be late 59/early 60!

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24. Vera Baker Friday 17 June 2016

    Why is Paul McCartney apparently not in the Walk of Fame stars in Hollywood, CA?? Think I saw where George and Ringo got their stars but don’t remember seeing where Paul got his?? Also, one could be put for John Lennon beside Paul’s but it wouldn’t have the handprints they usually do. Can somebody ck. on this for me? Paul was upset that Ringo never got into the Music Hall of Fame and told them that it just wouldn’t do! Ringo was inducted almost immediately after Paul found out their error as the other 3 were already in the Hall of Fame. Come on peeps, I think Paul has more than earned his star. Let’s get ‘er done now !!!!

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25. Alvaro Javier Enriquez Wednesday 31 August 2016

    The One on One Tour of Paul in May, Cordoba and La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 15, 17 and 19 May 2016.

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• Alvaro Javier Enriquez Wednesday 31 August 2016

  Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium, Cordoba, 15 May 2016.
  Estadio Unico, La Plata, Buenos Aires. 17 & 19 May 2016.

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• Joe Thursday 1 September 2016

  I know I’m very behind with live dates. I’ll include them all in due course. No need to let me know which other ones are missing!

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26. Ron Nasty Friday 16 September 2016

    You need an entry for Cynthia’s birthday (10 September 1939). Was surprised there wasn’t one.

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27. Miles Tippett Saturday 15 October 2016

    Wish this was arranged by Years rather than pages… its hard to find a specific event. Or at least have the option to view all on one page. I liked when you could scroll through everything and just see the sheer scale of their early schedule… the new arrangement of pages makes this harder.

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• Joe Wednesday 19 October 2016

  I wish I could offer it as a single page too, but the load time became unmanageable and eventually it stopped working. There were over 3,000 dates, and the list was generated automatically from the database of entries. The only way I could get the history section to work at all was by splitting it up over multiple pages, so that’s how it’ll have to remain.

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• Ayelet Sunday 8 January 2017

  so maybe insted of listing the pages 1,2,3… you could list it 1926-1957, 1958-1959, 1960, 1961,1962 and so on…

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28. Nathan Saturday 15 October 2016

    When you add Paul’s gig at Pappy and Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace on October 13, 2016 let me know! I was there and would be happy to provide pictures and comments. It was absolutely amazing!!

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29. JOSE MEDINA Saturday 25 February 2017

    Excellent list and thanks for the time to do it

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30. manteau Friday 23 June 2017

    I just want to add a little data : In the autumn of 2005, the cité de la musique in Paris hosted a John Lennon exhibition, It was quite comprehensive. I ‘ve forgotten the name but a research on internet should bring it back. It’s a fantastic job you’ve done/are still doing Joe, all the best!

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