What did the Fab Four do on May 21?

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on May 21. **

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Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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1960
The Silver Beetles, on a tour of Scotland backing singer Johnny
Gentle, perform at the Northern Meeting Ballroom, Inverness,
Inverness-shire. They have to play in an upstairs ballroom while
the older folks stay downstairs and participate in "Old tyme
dancing" to the music of tra***ional bandleader Lindsay Ross & his
Famous Broadcasting Band. The Silver Beetles had also been booked
to headline in their first advertised professional engagement this
night at Lathom Hall, Seaforth, Liverpool, for promoter Brian
Kelly. When the Silver Beetles left on their disappointing tour,
they neglected to tell Kelly of their change in plans, and Kelly
was left with a hall full of patrons but not his advertised
attraction. It later will take a lot of persuasion on the part of
Bob Wooler to get Kelly to agree to let the group perform at
Litherland Town Hall Ballroom on December 27 (as The Beatles, their
name having been changed for the last time in mid-August 1960), and
Kelly probably only agreed as a favor to Wooler. The December 27
performance will prove to be a significant one for The Beatles.
(1405)

1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1165)

1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. (365)

1963
The Beatles, at the Playhouse Theatre in London, record two BBC
radio programs for later broadcast. First they tape an appearance
for the program "Saturday Club", their first appearance on that
important show as top of the bill. They perform "I Saw Her
Standing There", "Do You Want to Know a Secret", "Boys", "Long Tall
Sally", "From Me to You", and "Money". The show is broadcast on
May 25, and the last three songs are included in the portion of the
program that is broadcast overseas. The Beatles are also
interviewed, and they show themselves to be personable and witty.
The second radio program that they record this day is for the show
"Steppin' Out", which is taped before a wildly enthusiastic
audience. The Beatles perform six songs, "Please Please Me", "I
Saw Her Standing There", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Twist and Shout",
"Thank You Girl", and "From Me to You". "Twist and Shout" was
e***ed out of the final program tape. This show is broadcast on
June 3. (1790)

1964
US release of Beatles single "Sie Liebt Dich/I'll Get You" (Swan).
The German-language version of "She Loves You". 1 week on
Billboard chart; highest position #97. (20)

1975
A television special, "Beatles Special with Host David Frost" is
broadcast on US TV. (3524)

[P] 1980
US release of Paul McCartney LP "McCartney II" (Columbia). Songs:
"Coming Up", "Temporary Secretary", "On the Way", "Waterfalls",
"Nobody Knows", "Front Parlour", "Summer's Day Song", "Frozen Jap",
"Bogey Music", "Darkroom", and "One of These Days". The album
included a special one-sided promo single of the live version of
"Coming Up" from the B-side of the "Coming Up" single. This single
is not included with the UK album. Highest chart position is #3
for five weeks (Billboard). (259)



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