Today in Beatles History: October 11

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

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Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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1960
The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit,
Hamburg, West Germany.

1962
The Beatles perform at the Rialto Ballroom, Liverpool, for a
performance billed as a "Rock 'n' Twist Carnival".

1963
The Beatles perform at Trentham Gardens Ballroom, Trentham,
Staffordshire.

1964
The Beatles, on a tour of Britain, perform two shows at the Odeon
Cinema in Birmingham.

1965
US release of singles with previously-released Beatles songs:
"Twist and Shout/There's a Place", "Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You",
"Please Please Me/From Me to You", "Do You Want to Know a
Secret/Thank You Girl", "Roll Over Beethoven/Misery", and
"Boys/Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey" (Capitol Starline).

[J] 1967
A Yoko Ono art exhibit called "Yoko Plus Me", sponsored anonymously
by John Lennon, opens at the Lisson Gallery in London. The exhibit
runs through November 14.

1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Six saxophonists record a baritone and tenor sax
arrangement scored by Chris Thomas for "Savoy Truffle". George
Harrison distorts the saxophones to get the desired sound.

[O] 1968
UK release of Bonzo Dog Band single "I'm the Urban Spaceman", which
was produced by Paul McCartney (using the pseudonym "Apollo C.
Vermouth"). Released in the US on December 18, 1968.

[J] 1971
US release of John Lennon single "Imagine/It's So Hard" (Apple). 9
weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #3.

[R] 1988
Ringo and his wife Barbara travel to Tucson, Arizona in the US for
treatment for alcoholism. They complete the treatment on Nov. 25
and return to England.



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