Today in Beatles History: September 20

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on September 20. **

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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 - a night show.

1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at lunchtime.

1964
The Beatles finish up their tour of the USA with a charity
performance at the Paramount Theater in New York City, New York.
The concert is in aid of the United Cerebral Palsy of New York City
and the Retarded Infants Services. Attendance is 3,682, with
ticket prices going as high as $100 each, a remarkable amount in
1964. The Beatles are disgusted at having to use one of the worst
amplification systems they'd ever had to use, and tempers flare in
the audience between screaming teenagers and well-dressed
socialites. The Beatles and other artists performed for no fee.
That night on US television, The Beatles' second live appearance on
"The Ed Sullivan Show", broadcast on February 16, is re-broadcast
on Sullivan's show.

1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). "Piggies" is completed with the overdubbing of George's
lead vocal and a tape loop of pigs grunting and snorting--created
by John Lennon from the Abbey Road tape library: 'Volume 35:
Animals and Bees" (John adds a few grunts and snorts of his own,
too).

[P] 1972
Police find cannabis plants in Paul McCartney's greenhouse in
Campbeltown, Scotland. He is charged with drug violations.
McCartney will plead guilty on March 8, 1973, and he will pay a
fine of 100 pounds plus court costs.

[R] 1976
US release of Ringo Starr single "A Dose of Rock and Roll/Cryin'"
(Atlantic). 9 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #26.

1976
The ex-Beatles are asked in the press to perform a reunion concert
for charity, the would-be promoters claiming that $230 million
could be raised.

[R] 1977
UK release of Ringo Starr LP "Ringo the 4th" (Polydor). Songs:
"Drowning in a Sea of Love", "Tango All Night", "Wings", "Gave It
All Up", "Out on the Streets", "Can She Do It Like She Dances",
"Sneaking Sally Through the Alley", "It's No Secret", "Gypsies in
Flight", and "Simple Love Song".

[P] 1982
UK release of Paul McCartney single "Tug of War/Get It"
(Parlophone).

[J] 1985
Twenty-eight song copyrights are registered posthumously in John
Lennon's name. The songs all list a creation date of 1980,
although some were actually written before that. Two of the songs
are listed in error, for they were not written by Lennon. Among
the titles registered is the song "Girls and Boys", the original
title for "Real Love".

1993
UK re-release of Beatles compilation double album "The Beatles
1962-1966" [the "Red" album] on double CD, digitally remastered
(Parlophone).

1993
UK re-release of Beatles compilation double album "The Beatles
1967-1970" [the "Blue" album] on double CD, digitally remastered
(Parlophone).



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