Today in Beatles History: June 19

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on June 19. **

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Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1194)

1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at lunchtime and then again
at night. (1474)

1963
The Beatles, at London's Playhouse Theatre, record a radio
appearance for the BBC program "Easy Beat", taped before a
screaming audience. The Beatles perform "Some Other Guy", "A Taste
of Honey", "Thank You Girl", and "From Me to You". Broadcast on
June 23. This performance/recording session is the first time that
Ringo Starr uses his new Ludwig drum kit. The recordings of "Some
Other Guy" and "Thank You Girl" are included on the 1994 Beatles
double-CD "Live at the BBC" (Disc one, Tracks 11-12). (1823)

1964
UK release of Beatles EP "Long Tall Sally" (Parlophone). Songs:
"Long Tall Sally", "I Call Your Name", "Slow Down", and "Matchbox".
Highest chart position: #1. (514)

1964
UK release of LP "The Beatles First" (Polydor). Songs: "Ain't She
Sweet", "Cry for a Shadow", "My Bonnie", "Take Out Some Insurance
on Me Baby", "Sweet Georgia Brown", "Nobody's Child", "Why", "The
Saints", and some non-Beatles material. (515)

1964
The Beatles perform two shows at Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia.
(2133)

[J] 1964
Charles Curran, a conservative member of Britain's parliament,
cites John Lennon's book, "In His Own Write", as proof of the poor
education that Liverpool students are receiving. He states that
John Lennon is ".in a pathetic state of near-illiteracy". (2378)

[P] 1967
Paul McCartney is interviewed by an ITN reporter about his
statement printed in the US magazine "LIFE" that he had taken LSD
(the first Beatle to admit to this publicly; John, George, and
Brian Epstein soon made similar admissions). The McCartney
interview is included in this night's ITN bulletin, sparking
widespread condemnation. (2681)

1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios,
London). Work continues on "All You Need is Love", with the
overdubbing of lead and backing vocals, drums, piano, and banjo.
(2697)

[J] 1975
John Lennon files suit in New York Federal Court against
ex-Attorneys General John Mitchell and Richard Kleindienst for
harassment, illegal wiretaps, and conspiracy to deport Lennon.
(3362)

[P] 1976
Paul McCartney's single "Silly Love Songs" reaches #1 in the UK
charts. (3539)

[G] 1986
George Harrison attends a rally held at Trafalgar Square in London,
protesting the deployment of nuclear weapons. (3632)



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