Today in Beatles History: September 13

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on September 13. **

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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 Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.

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

1962
The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the ****rn Club; that night
they appear at Riverpark Ballroom, Chester.

1963
The Beatles perform at Public Hall in Preston. After The Beatles'
performance, Paul McCartney drives 25 miles to the Imperial
Ballroom in Nelson to participate in judging for the "Imperial Miss
1963".

1964
The Beatles, on tour in the USA, perform two shows at the Civic
Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Total attendance is 28,000.

1965
US release of Beatles single "Yesterday/Act Naturally" (Capitol).
11 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1.

[R] 1965
Zak Starkey, first child of Ringo and Maureen, is born.

1967
Filming continues for "Magical Mystery Tour". A scene with Aunt
Jessie and Buster Bloodvessel is filmed in the morning, at
Tregurrian Beach. In the afternoon they split into two groups.
John directed a scene he'd thought of: Happy Nat the Rubber Man
chases bikini-clad young women (and it was cold, too!) around the
Atlantic Hotel's outdoor swimming pool. However, this scene is not
used in the completed movie. Paul and Ringo are with the other
group, filming a scene where Ringo and Aunt Jessie have an
argument. They also did some filming on the beach at Porth.
Meanwhile, George Harrison stayed at the hotel and recorded a
lengthy radio interview.

1967
The Beatles form an electronics company called Fiftyshapes, Ltd.
and they appoint John Alexis Mardas (Magic Alex) to be the
company's director.

1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). More overdubs for "Glass Onion" (piano and ad***ional
drums).

[J] 1969
The Plastic Ono Band makes its first live appearance, performing
live at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival. Assembled at the last
minute, the group rehearses on the plane flying them to Canada.
The band includes, John (rhythm guitar) and Yoko (voice), Eric
Clapton (lead guitar), Klaus Voorman (bass), and Alan White
(drums). Their performance is recorded and released on the LP
"Plastic Ono Band: Live Peace in Toronto--1969". The Plastic Ono
Band was asked to appear at the last minute due to poor ticket
sales. The Plastic Ono Band performs "Blue Suede Shoes", "Money",
"Dizzy Miss Lizzie", "Yer Blues", "Cold Turkey", and "Give Peace a
Chance". For the first part of the performance, Yoko remains
inside a large white bag. After "Give Peace a Chance", she steps
out and performs "Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking For Her
Hand in the Snow)" and "John, John (Let's Hope for Peace)".
Neither selection goes down very well with the audience--after all,
this IS a rock and roll revival. [Note: the track "Dizzy Miss
Lizzie" is spelled "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" on the 1990 4-CD compilation
box set "Lennon".]

[P] 1971
Stella Nina McCartney, second child of Paul and Linda, is born.



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