What did the Fab Four do on May 23?

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on May 23. **

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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 Dalrymple Hall, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.
Earlier in the day, on their way to Fraserburgh from Inverness,
Johnny Gentle was driving and ran into the rear end of another
vehicle. A guitar went flying, hitting drummer Tommy Moore in the
mouth and knocking out several of his front teeth. Nonetheless,
Moore performed that night. (1406)

1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1167)

1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. (367)

1963
The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform at the Odeon Cinema,
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. (1792)

1966
US release of Beatles single "Paperback Writer/Rain" (Capitol). 10
weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1. [Note: Some sources
give May 30, 1966, as the correct release date.] (91)

[O] 1968
A second Apple Boutique is opened, at 161 Kings Road in Chelsea.
Within a year it will be closed. (2836)

[P] 1968
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr film an interview at Abbey Road
studios for inclusion in a pop/rock documentary to be called "All
My Loving". Broadcast on November 3. (2837)

[P] 1970
Paul McCartney's solo album "McCartney" reaches #1 in the US
charts. (3237)

[G] 1974
George Harrison forms Dark Horse Records Ltd. (3341)

[P] 1975
US release of Wings single "Listen to What the Man Said/Love in
Song" (Capitol). 13 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1.
(190)

[J] 1980
John Lennon travels alone to Cape Town, South Africa, for a
holiday, to boost his independence and self-confidence. (3342)

[J] 1981
John Lennon's posthumous single "Watching the Wheels" peaks at #9
in the US charts (Record World). John and Yoko's LP "Double
Fantasy", which entered the US Top Twenty on Dec. 6, 1980, is still
in the Top Twenty at #13. (3343)



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