Today in Beatles History: October 18

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on October 18. **

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Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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1957
The Quarry Men perform at New Clubmoor Hall (Conservative Club),
Norris Green, Liverpool. This is Paul McCartney's first appearance
with the group. The line-up for The Quarry Men is John Lennon,
Paul McCartney, Eric Griffiths, Colin Hanton, and Len Garry. Paul
McCartney, suffering from a case of the stage jitters, flubs his
guitar solo on the song "Guitar Boogie". Upset with his playing,
Paul tries to make amends by showing John a song he had written, "I
Lost My Little Girl". John then shows Paul some songs that he has
composed. The two start writing songs together from that moment,
which marks the birth of the Lennon-McCartney songwriting
partnership. Pete Shotton, out of the group by this time, had no
real musical ability and knew it; he was almost relieved when,
during a drunken argument, John Lennon had smashed Pete's washboard
over Pete's head. That was the end of Pete Shotton's career as a
Quarry Man.

1959
Johnny and the Moondogs au***ion for Carroll Levis' "TV Star
Search", at Liverpool's Empire Theatre. They qualify for the final
round of competition. The previous week, Jett Storm & the
Hurricanes (including drummer Ringo Starr) had also qualified for
the final round ['Jett' Storm would later change his stage name to
'Rory' Storm]. The exact date of this au***ion is not known for
certain, but October 18 is the best guess. At the end of the
month, the local finals are also held at the Empire Theatre, and
even though Johnny and the Moondogs do not win, they place high
enough to qualify for the last round of au***ions.

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

1961
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at lunchtime and then again
at night.

1963
The Beatles tape an appearance for the Granada Television program
"Scene At 6:30". They did a lip-sync 'performance' of "She Loves
You". Recorded at Granada TV Centre in Manchester and broadcast
that evening.

1964
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Having a day off from their British tour, The Beatles
start and complete the recording of six album tracks and the A-side
of their next single. They also complete "Eight Days a Week". The
new songs: for their next album, "Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey" (2
takes); "Mr. Moonlight" (4 takes); "I'll Follow the Sun" (8 takes);
"Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" (1 take); "Rock and Roll Music"
(1 take); and "Words of Love" (3 takes). For the next single, The
Beatles record "I Feel Fine" (9 takes), and they experiment
successfully with intentional amplifier feedback to begin the song.
The "I Feel Fine/She's a Woman" single is released on November 27.
[Note: The Beatles had recorded four takes of "Mr. Moonlight" on
Aug. 14, but wanted to improve upon those performances]. "The
Beatles Anthology 1" includes Take 2 of "Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey
Hey"--Take 1 was the released version (Disc 2, Track 26).

1965
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Completion of George's "If I Needed Someone", overdubbing
vocals and tambourine onto the instrumental track recorded during
the previous session. Next they record John's "In My Life",
recording three basic tracks and overdubs. Except for a gap in the
middle section (which will be filled with a George Martin piano
solo on Oct. 22), the song is completed.

1965
Release in Sweden of Beatles single "Yesterday/Dizzy Miss Lizzie"
(Parlophone). Six weeks in the Swedish charts; highest position
#1. [Note: the song "Dizzy Miss Lizzie" is often spelled "Dizzy
Miss Lizzy".]

[J] 1967
World premiere of the movie "How I Won the War" at the London
Pavilion. John Lennon co-stars in the role of Muskateer Gripweed.
The film opens in the US on November 8.

[J] 1968
John and Yoko are arrested for possession of cannabis resin. They
are also charged with obstructing police in the execution of a
search warrant.

[P] 1974
UK release of The Country Hams single "Walking in the Park with
Eloise/Bridge Over the River Suite" (EMI). The Country Hams was
Paul McCartney and Wings, Floyd Cramer, and Chet Atkins.

[R] 1977
US release of Ringo Starr single "Drowning in a Sea of Love/Just a
Dream" (Atlantic).

1982
UK release of Beatles compilation LP "The Beatles: 20 Greatest
Hits" (Parlophone). Songs: "Love Me Do", "From Me to You", "She
Loves You", "I Want to Hold Your Hand", "Can't Buy Me Love", "A
Hard Day's Night", "I Feel Fine", "Ticket to Ride", "Help!", "Day
Tripper", "We Can Work It Out", "Paperback Writer", "Yellow
Submarine", "Eleanor Rigby", "All You Need Is Love", "Hello
Goodbye", "Lady Madonna", "Hey Jude", "Get Back", and "The Ballad
of John and Yoko". Highest chart position: #10.

[R] 1988
US release of various artists album "Stay Awake: Various
Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films" (A&M). Ringo
Starr appears on one track, "When You Wish Upon a Star", which is
one of a medley of songs from "Pinocchio".

[G] 1988
US release of Traveling Wilburys CD, LP, and cassette "The
Traveling Wilburys Volume One" (Wilbury/Warner Brothers). George
Harrison appears as Nelson Wilbury, Roy Orbison as Lefty Wilbury,
Bob Dylan as Lucky Wilbury, Tom Petty as Charlie T. JR. Wilbury,
and Jeff Lynne as Otis Wilbury. No real name appears anywhere on
the album. Produced by Nelson and Otis (Harrison and Lynne).
Songs: "Handle With Care", "End of the Line", "Margarita", "Dirty
World", "Rattled", "Last Night", "Not Alone Any More",
"Congratulations", "Heading for the Light", and "Tweeter and the
Monkey Man".



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