Today in Beatles History: July 23

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on July 23. **

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Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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1960
The Silver Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison,
Stu Sutcliffe, and Norman Chapman) perform at the Grosvenor
Ballroom, Liscard, Wallasey. Chapman's last appearance as drummer
for The Silver Beatles was either this performance or the following
week's.

1961
The Beatles perform at Blair Hall, Walton, Liverpool.

1962
The Beatles perform at the Kingsway Club, Southport.

1963
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Weston-super-Mare,
Somerset.

1964
The Beatles perform at a special midnight show, "The Night of a
Hundred Stars", at the London Palladium. The show is in aid of the
Combined Theatrical Charities Appeal Council. Many well-known
stars participate, such as Sir Laurence Olivier and Judy Garland.
In part one of the show, The Beatles act out a "flying ballet"
sketch, which involves them being raised up high above the stage on
wires. In part two of the show, they perform a brief musical set.

1965
UK release of Beatles single "Help!/I'm Down" (Parlophone). 10
weeks on the charts; highest position #1.

1965
Release in Sweden of Beatles single "Help!/I'm Down" (Parlophone).
Twelve weeks in the Swedish charts; highest position #2.

1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Completion of "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except
Me and My Monkey". The song had been considered finished, but John
re-records his lead vocal, then backing vocals and handclaps are
overdubbed.

1969
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studios Three and Two, EMI
Studios, London). Recording overdubs for "Come Together". Paul
records another lead vocal for "Oh! Darling". Recording "The End"
(seven takes), which includes Ringo's only drum solo on a Beatles
recording.

[P] 1976
UK release of Wings single "Let 'Em In/Beware My Love" (Capitol).
8 weeks on the charts; highest position #2.

1985
UK re-release of Beatles single "Help!/I'm Down" (Parlophone).
20th anniversary reissue. Issued as a regular single and also as a
picture disc.

1986
US re-release of Beatles' single "Twist and Shout/There's a Place"
(Capitol). Single originally issued on the Tollie label in 1964.

[R] 1989
Ringo Starr begins his first solo tour, a tour of North America,
with his All-Starr Band. The opening tour performance is at
Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, Texas. [Thanks to Jim Trawicki for
information on the venue name].

[P] 1998
It is announced that Paul McCartney has written to the chancellor
of the University of California, San Francisco, protesting a
planned experiment using monkeys in tests to determine how
high-frequency sounds affect their brains. McCartney calls the
tests, which will involve blasting the monkeys' ears with
high-volume sounds, "cruel.grotesque and crude".



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