Today in Beatles History: June 16

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on June 16. **

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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 the Neston Institute, Wirral. (1418)

1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1191)

1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at night. (1473)

1963
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Romford, Es***. This is
the final "Mersey Beat Showcase". As it turns out, the show's
three main acts, (The Beatles, Gerry & the Pacemakers, and Billy J.
Kramer & the Dakotas) hold the top three positions in the weekly
British singles charts. (1816)

1964
The Beatles, in Australia on their first world tour, perform two
shows at Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia. (2130)

1965
The Beatles go to Twickenham Film Studios for ad***ional
overdubbing of dialogue for the movie "HELP!" The Beatles make
their final contributions to this movie. (2373)

[J] 1965
John Lennon tapes an interview for the BBC radio program "The World
of Books", talking about his second book, "A Spaniard In the
Works", which is to be published on June 24. The interview is
broadcast on July 3. It is an unusually long interview, over 12
minutes long, and it features Lennon reading his story "The Fat
Budgie". A five-minute extract from the interview is broadcast on
July 5 on the BBC program "The Teen Scene". An ad***ional extract
(three and one-half minutes long) is broadcast on July 10 on the
program "Pick of the Week". Lennon records a second interview,
with Tim Matthews, which features his reading of two verses from
"The National Health Cow". This second interview is for the Home
Service radio program "Today", and it is broadcast on June 21.
(2374)

1966
The Beatles make a surprise live appearance on the UK television
program "Top of the Pops". They lip-sync to "Paperback Writer" and
"Rain". The appearance is a real coup for "Top of the Pops", and
it will turn out to be The Beatles' last live musical television
appearance, with the sole exception of the June 1967 worldwide
transmission of "All You Need Is Love". (2539)

1966
About to embark on a world tour, The Beatles receive vaccinations
against cholera at the BOAC air terminal at Victoria Station,
London. (2540)

1966
After a live television appearance ("Top of the Pops"), The Beatles
go into the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London) to
work on "Here, There and Everywhere". (2541)

[P] 1968
Paul McCartney tapes an appearance for a television special to be
broadcast exclusively in the USA, "David Frost Presents... Frankie
Howerd". Paul gives a brief, humorous interview with comedian
Howerd, then introduces Apple recording artist Mary Hopkin.
Broadcast on February 23, 1969. (2850)

[P] 1969
US release of the Steve Miller Band single "My Dark Hour", on which
Paul McCartney, using the pseudonym Paul Ramon, plays bass and
drums and sings a vocal part. Released in the UK on June 18.
(3077)

1977
Re-release in Sweden of Beatles double LP "The Beatles Live! At the
Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany: 1962" (Lingasong). (3833)

[J] 1978
John Lennon tries unsuccessfully to prevent London's newspaper
"News of the World" from publishing extracts from "A Twist of
Lennon", the book written by John's first wife, Cynthia (whose last
name is now Twist). (3363)

[R] 1998
US release of Ringo Starr album "Vertical Man". Songs: "One",
"What In the...World", "Mindfield", "King of Broken Hearts", "Love Me
Do", "Vertical Man", "Drift Away", "I Was Walkin'", "La De Da",
"Without Understanding", "I'll Be Fine Anywhere", "Puppet", and
"I'm Yours". George Harrison plays on the songs "King of Broken
Hearts" and "I'll Be Fine Anywhere". Paul McCartney appears on the
songs "What In the...World", "I Was Walkin'", and "La De Da". (3689)



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