Today in Beatles History: July 13

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on July 13. **

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Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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1961
The Beatles perform at St. John's Hall, Tuebrook, Liverpool. This
is The Beatles' first performance since returning to Liverpool from
their lengthy (13 weeks) stay at Hamburg's Top Ten Club. Yet while
The Beatles are better and more popular than ever, they are
frustrated by their seeming inability to enlarge their career
beyond Liverpool. (1112)

1962
The Beatles perform at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey.
(1497)

1963
The Beatles perform two shows at the Winter Gardens, Margate, Kent.
This is the final night of their six-night engagement. (1845)

1964
US release of Beatles single "A Hard Day's Night/I Should Have
Known Better" (Capitol). 13 weeks on Billboard chart; highest
position #1. (25)

1964
Release in Sweden of Beatles LP "A Hard Day's Night" (Parlophone).
(3803)

1965
Paul McCartney accepts five Ivor Novello awards on behalf of The
Beatles at a luncheon held at the Savoy Hotel in London. McCartney
arrives late, having nearly forgotten about the luncheon; John
Lennon, also scheduled to attend, never does show up. (2397)

1965
Release in Sweden of Beatles single "I'll Follow the Sun/I Don't
Want to Spoil the Party" (Parlophone). Six weeks in the Swedish
charts; highest position #1. (3778)

[J] 1975
John Lennon is awarded $144,700 by a New York court for lost
royalties and damage to his reputation from Morris Levy's
unauthorized Lennon album "Roots". (2499)

[P] 1981
US re-release of Wings LP "Wings at the Speed of Sound" (Columbia).
(289)

[G] 1992
UK release of George Harrison CD, LP, and cassette "Live in Japan"
(Warner Brothers). Recorded during Harrison's tour of Japan (with
Eric Clapton) in December 1991. Songs: "I Want to Tell You", "Old
Brown Shoe", "Taxman", "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)", "If
I Needed Someone", "Something", "What Is Life", "Dark Horse",
"Piggies", "Got My Mind Set On You", "Cloud 9", "Here Comes the
Sun", "My Sweet Lord", "All Those Years Ago", "Cheer Down",
"Devil's Radio", "Isn't It a Pity", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps",
and "Roll Over Beethoven". (857)

[R] 1992
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band perform at the Montreux Jazz
Festival in Switzerland. The performance is recorded for the LP
"Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band: Live From Montreux". (3360)



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