Today in Beatles History: June 21

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on June 21. **

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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. (1196)

1962
The Beatles perform at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey.
They appear as support act to Bruce Channel, who had a recent Top
Ten hit, "Hey Baby!" Brian Epstein had begun booking The Beatles
as support act to well-established artists, giving The Beatles
much-needed exposure and, often, a chance to upstage the headliner.
Bruce Channel's harmonica player, Delbert McClinton, has a major
influence on John Lennon, as evidenced by John's harmonica work on
a number of Beatles songs through 1964. Also appearing at the
Tower this night are The Big Three, The Statesmen (billed as 'The
North's Fabulous Five'), and The Four Jays. (1476)

1963
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema, Guildford, Surrey. (1824)

1964
The Beatles, on a world tour, arrive in Wellington, New Zealand.
(2135)

1966
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios,
London). Recording, from start to finish, John's song "She Said
She Said". The song is reportedly based on a bizarre conversation
that Lennon had with Peter Fonda while John and George Harrison
were tripping on LSD. (2543)

1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Final overdubs for "Revolution 1" (its title now
official). Then both "Revolution 1" and "Revolution 9" are mixed
into stereo, John Lennon having a grand time during the process.
(2853)

1969
The Beatles' single "The Ballad of John and Yoko" reaches #1 in the
UK charts. (3075)

1969
The Beatles' single "Get Back" is #1 in the US charts for the fifth
straight week. This will be its final week in the #1 position.
(3672)

[P] 1982
UK release of Paul McCartney single "Take it Away/I'll Give You a
Ring" (Parlophone). (721)

[J] 1989
John Lennon's 1965 4-door Bentley is auctioned. The Rolls Royce
Phantom V had a psychedelic paint job, purple leather interior,
pink carpet, and purple/green paisley curtains. The auto was
originally black, but Lennon had the car re-painted and
re-upholstered in 1967, provoking a denouncement in the British
press from a traffic expert who asserted that the car's "startling
appearance" posed a traffic hazard. (2513)



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