Today in Beatles History: June 11

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on June 11. **

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Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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1960
The Silver Beetles perform at Grosvenor Ballroom, Liscard,
Wallasey. Drummer Tommy Moore doesn't show up, taking a night job
driving a forklift at a bottle works. His girlfriend wanted him to
get a regular job, and he'd had enough of John Lennon. Although
Moore will play with the group one last time two nights later,
probably feeling guilty for bailing out unannounced this night,
he'd made his decision to quit the band. On this night (06-11),
The Silver Beetles are nervous about being assaulted by toughs in
the audience for not having a drummer, so John Lennon asks if
someone in the audience wants to help them out. One of the local
gang-leaders, a Teddy boy with the name Ronnie, steps up to
volunteer. It becomes painfully clear right away that he'd never
drummed in his life. Ronnie decides he wants the position
permanently, so The Beatles make a quick call to their manager
Allan Williams. Williams comes over and somehow gets Ronnie off
the stage without any violence. (1416)

1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1186)

1962
The Beatles tape a BBC radio program, "Here We Go", at the
Playhouse Theatre in Manchester, in front of a studio audience
composed largely of loyal ****rn fans. This is the last recording
on which Pete Best plays drums. Songs performed: "Ask Me Why",
"Besame Mucho", and "A Picture of You" (the first documented
instance of George Harrison taking the lead vocal). The program is
broadcast on June 15. (1469)

[R] 1964
Ringo Starr leaves the hospital in England and makes plans to join
the other Beatles in Australia on a world tour. (2125)

1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two [Paul] and Studio
Three [John], EMI Studios, London). John works alone compiling
sound effects and creating tape loops for "Revolution 9". In
another studio, Paul McCartney, also alone, records "Blackbird" in
32 takes. George and Ringo are in the USA. Take 4 is included on
"The Beatles Anthology 3" (Disc one, Track 14). (2846)

[G] 1968
George Harrison shoots ad***ional scenes with Ravi Shankar for a
documentary film about Shankar. The filming location is Big Sur,
California, USA. (2847)

1976
US release of Beatles compilation double LP "Rock and Roll Music"
(Capitol). Songs: "Twist and Shout", "I Saw Her Standing There",
"You Can't Do That", "I Wanna Be Your Man", "I Call Your Name",
"Boys", "Long Tall Sally", "Rock and Roll Music", "Slow Down",
"Kansas City", "Money", "Bad Boy", "Matchbox", "Roll Over
Beethoven", "Drive My Car", "Dizzy Miss Lizzie", "Any Time at All",
"Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby", "The Night Before", "I'm Down",
"Revolution", "Back in the USSR", "Helter Skelter", "Taxman", "Got
to Get You Into My Life", "Hey Bulldog", "Birthday", and "Get
Back". 29 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #2. [Note:
the song "Dizzy Miss Lizzie" is spelled "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" on other
albums.] (203)

1976
Release in Sweden of Beatles double compilation LP "Rock and Roll
Music" (Parlophone). (3829)

[G] 1991
US re-release of George Harrison albums "Somewhere in England" and
"Gone Troppo" on CD (both Dark Horse/Warner Brothers). (467)

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