Today in Beatles History: October 10

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on October 10. **

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Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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1959
The Quarry Men perform at the Casbah Coffee Club, West Derby,
Liverpool. Ken Brown, suffering from a heavy cold, is unable to
perform. After the show, an argument erupts when Paul McCartney
takes the position that Brown should not get a share of the
performance fee since he had not performed. McCartney gets John
Lennon and George Harrison on his side. Brown quits and The Quarry
Men decide not to play for the club again, due to their objections
over Mrs. Best paying Brown for his non-performance. However, they
resume playing the club in December 1960, after they'd become 'The
Beatles'.

1960
The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit,
Hamburg, West Germany.

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

1964
The Beatles, touring Britain, perform two shows at DeMontfort Hall,
Leicester.

1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studios Two and Three, EMI
Studios, London). String overdubs are recorded to complete both
"Piggies" and "Glass Onion". In Studio Three, "Why Don't We Do It
in the Road?" is completed with the overdubbing of Ringo's drum
track and Paul's handclaps, bass, more vocals, and electric guitar.

[G] 1968
George Harrison forms Singsong Ltd., a music publishing company.

[R] 1975
Ken Russell's motion picture "Lisztomania", starring Roger Daltrey
of The Who as Franz Liszt and Ringo Starr in a cameo role as the
pope, premieres in New York. It will open in London on Nov. 13.

[J] 1986
US re-release of John Lennon/Yoko Ono album "Double Fantasy" in CD
format.

[J] 1986
UK re-release of John Lennon/Yoko Ono album "Double Fantasy" on CD
(Geffen). Same track listing as the vinyl LP.

[P] 1988
US release of Johnny Cash CD "Water From the Wells of Home"
(Mercury). On the track "New Moon over Jamaica", Paul McCartney
sings a duet with Cash, taking lead vocal on one verse.

[J] 1988
UK release of posthumous John Lennon album on CD and double LP:
"Imagine: John Lennon". Songs: "Real Love" (1980 demo); "Imagine"
(1971 demo); [songs with Beatles] "Twist and Shout", "Help!", "In
My Life", "Strawberry Fields Forever", "A Day in the Life",
"Revolution", "The Ballad of John and Yoko", "Julia", "Don't Let Me
Down", [solo songs] "Give Peace a Chance" (full single version),
"How?", "Imagine" (released version), "God", "Mother" (live from a
One to One concert), "Stand By Me", "Jealous Guy", "Woman",
"Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)", and "(Just Like) Starting Over".

[J] 1998
A poem by the late John Lennon is sold at auction for 3,352 pounds
(5,700 dollars). The poem, which consists of the phrase "**** You"
repeated 104 times, was sent to fan Susan Baker in 1969 after she
wrote to Lennon asking him to send her a poem. The poem was signed
by both Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono. Lennon's cover letter to Ms.
Baker, telling her that she could publish the poem if she wished,
was included with the piece.

[J] 2000
Re-release of John Lennon's 1970 album "John Lennon/Plastic Ono
Band" (EMD/Capitol). Remastered, with bonus tracks "Power to the
People" and "Do the Oz".



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