November 18 - Today in Beatles History

1962
Performance at the Cavern, with the Mersey Beats.

1963
Newspapers publish that a priest of the Church of England asks the Beatles to record a Christmas song.

On a press report, Brian asks the fans not to throw things to the stage during the tour in progress.

EMI House, 6th floor boardroom. Lunch, along with Brian and Martin, with EMI highest executives.
EMI House, ground floor studio. The Beatles are presented with awards.

[Possibly.] Evening: John and Paul see the musical 'Six Of One' at the Adelphi Theatre.

1964
Brian records his first and only appearance on the BBC Home Service programme 'Desert Island Discs'. [6 November?]

1966
Last day of art exhibition 'Unfinished Paintings And Objects' by Yoko Ono, at the Indica Gallery, London.

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November 17 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Gordon Lightfoot!



Musicians Born On November 17

1938 Gordon Lightfoot (If You Could Read My Mind)
1941 Gene Clark (Byrds)
1942 Bob Gaudio (Four Seasons)
1947 Rod Clements (Lindisfarne)
1960 RuPaul
1967 Ronnie DeVoe (Bell Biv DeVoe)
1980 Isaac Hanson (Hanson)
1956 Peter Cox (Go West)

Deaths On November 16

1979 John Grascock (Jethro Tull)

Number 1 In The Charts On November 17

1958 Kingston Trio: 'Tom Dooley' US 45
1962 Four Seasons: 'Big Girls Don't Cry' US 45
1966 Beach Boys: 'Good Vibrations' UK 45
1973 Gary Glitter: 'I Love You Love Me Love' UK 45
1979 Dr Hook: 'When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman' UK 45
1979 Abba: 'Greatest Hits Vol. 2' UK LP
1979 Commodores: 'Still' US 45
1984 Wham!: 'Make it Big' UK LP
1984 Wham!: 'Wake Me Up Before You Go Go' US 45
1996 Prodigy : Breathe : UK single

Various Music Events On November 17

1967 Pink Floyd release 'Apples and Oranges' single in the UK

1968 David Bowie's mime troop Feathers performs its debut gig at the Country Club, Hampstead, London

1970 Elton John concert in New York is broadcast on WPLJ-FM and recorded for his LP '11-17-70'

1971 Rod Stewart and Faces release their third LP, 'A Nod Is as Good as a Wink' in US

1979 Tom Petty: 'Damn the Torpedoes' hits UK LP chart

1984 'The Art Garfunkel Album' hits UK LP chart

1990 David Crosby breaks his left leg, ankle and shoulder in a motorcycle accident in Los Angles. Police say he was speeding and not wearing a helmet


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November 17 - Today in Beatles History

1962
Recording of performances for Granada TV's 'People And Places', to be later broadcast.

1963
Concert at the Coventry Theatre, Coventry ('The Beatles Autumn Tour').

1964
The Playhouse Theatre, Manchester. 7.30-11.30pm. Recording for BBC's 'Top Gear': 'I'm A Loser'; 'Honey Don't'; 'She's A Woman'; 'Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby'; 'I'll Follow The Sun'; 'I Feel Fine'.
Only live recording of 'I'll Follow The Sun'.

1965
Harry Moss cuts the mono version of 'Rubber Soul'.

1967
Abbey Road, Room 53. 10.00am-1.15pm. Stereo mixing: 'I Am The Walrus' (remix 25, from take 17). Editing: 'I Am The Walrus' (of stereo remixes 25, 7). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott.
New mix of the first half of 'I Am The Walrus', in order to build the stereo master.
End of 'Magical Mystery Tour' sessions.

1970
Lee Starkey is born at the Queen's Charlotte's Hospital, London.

1980
US LP release: 'Double Fantasy'.

1982
US single release: 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)'/'Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)'.


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November 16 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Patti Santos!



Musicians Born On November 16

1938 Troy Seals (James Brown's backing band)
1938 Toni Brown (Joy of Cooking)
1949 Patti Santos (It's a Beautiful Day)
1962 Mani (The Stone Roses)

Deaths On November 16

1974 Mike Leadbitter (bluesologist)

Number 1 In The Charts On November 16

1956 Johnny Ray: 'Just Walking in the Rain' UK 45
1959 Fleetwoods: 'Mr. Blue' US 45
1963 Nina Tempo and April Stevens: 'Deep Purple' US 45
1968 Jimi Hendrix: 'Electric Ladyland' US LP
1974 David Essex: 'Gonna Make You a Star' UK 45
1974 John Lennon: 'Whatever Gets You Through' US 45
1974 John Lennon: 'Walls and Bridges' US LP
1985 Feargal Sharkey: 'A Good Heart' UK 45
1985 Sade: 'Promise' UK LP
1985 Starship: 'We Built this City' US 45
1991 Enya : Shepherd Moons : UK LP
1996 Spice Girls : Spice : UK LP

Various Music Events On November 16

1956 Elvis Presley's debut film, 'Love Me Tender', opens in New York. Despite mixed critical reaction, it makes almost four million dollars in its first two months

1957 '6.5 Special', BBC TV rock-and-roll show, is broadcast from 2 Is coffee bar in Soho

1968 Jimi Hendrix awarded gold disc for 'Electric Ladyland' LP

1973 Live David Bowie show, '1980 Floor Show', broadcast as his first US TV Special. Taped at London's Marquee Club, the concert features Marianne Faithfull and Troggs

1973 Ronnie Laine releases 'How Come'

1974 Van Morrison' 'Veedon Fleece' hits UK LP chart

1985 'The Legend of Billie Holiday' hits UK LP chart

1985 Whitney Houston debuts on UK chart with 'Saving All My Love for You'

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November 16 - Today in Beatles History

1962
The Beatles visit the pub Devonshire Arms.
After: EMI House. Ground floor studio. Recording of a contribution for Radio Luxembourg programme 'The Friday Spectacular'.

The Beatles visit the editorial headquarters of 'Disc'.

1963
'Please Please Me' LP number 1, 28th week (UK Record Retailer chart).

Evening. Concert at the Winter Gardens, Bournemouth ('The Beatles Autumn Tour'). Filmed by US TV.

1964
Riverside Studios, London. Recording of performance for BBC-TV's 'Top Of The Pops'.

1965
Martin works on the running order of 'Rubber Soul' songs. He phones to Abbey Road communicating his decision.

1968
'Hey Jude' number 1, 8th week, 12th week in the Top 30 (Billboard).

1973
UK single release: 'Mind Games'/'Meat City'.

1983
'Say Say Say' number 1, 6th and last week (Billboard).

2010
Apple announced that its iTunes store has begun carrying music by The Beatles.


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November 15 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Frida!



Musicians Born On November 15

1932 Petula Clark (Downtown)
1933 Clyde McPhatter (Drifters)
1945 Anna-fried Andersson (Abba)
1954 Tony Thompson (Chic)
1957 Joe Leeway (Thompson Twins)

Number 1 In The Charts On November 15

1980 Blondie: 'The Tide Is High' UK 45
1980 Kenny Rogers: 'Lady' US 45
1997 Spice Girls : Spiceworld : UK LP

Various Music Events On November 15

1957 Jackie Wilson hits UK chart with 'Reet Petite'

1965 Rolling Stones make their US TV debut singing 'Get Off Of My Cloud' on 'Hullabaloo'

1967 Johnny Taylor (who had previously replaced Sam Cooke in Soul Strirrers) wins his first gold disc for 'Who's Making Love'

1969 Star Club in Hamburg announces its closure

1969 Janis Joplin arrested for using 'vulgar and indecent language' on stage in Tampa, Florida

1980 Alan Parsons' 'Turn of a Friendly Card' hits UK LP chart

1980 Stevie Wonder's 'Hotter than July' hits US chart

1981 Teardrop Explodes split

1986 Robert Cray's 'Strong Persuader' hits UK LP chart

1987 Dire Straits' 'Brothers in Arms' makes history by becoming the first LP to sell three million copies in Britain alone

1990 Milli Vanilli producer Frank Farian publicly admits that Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus never sang a note on the Milli Vanilli album. The duo eventually return their Best New Artist Grammy

1992 Ozzy Osbourne performs what he said would be his last concert, in Costa Mesa.Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward join him on stage to turn it into a Black Sabbath reunion

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November 15 - Today in Beatles History

1959
Manchester. Regional finals of a competition to appear on TV 'Star Search'. The Beatles find the last bus back to Liverpool leaves before curtain call and must return dejected.

1962
The Beatles and Brian return to England from Hamburg.

Brian answers Larry Parnes in a letter. Parnes has offered him a tour, 140 pounds per week; Brian asks for 200 pounds.

1963
Concert at the Colston Hall, Bristol ('The Beatles Autumn Tour').

Start of the first tour promoted jointly by Epstein and Arthur Howes, at the Odeon Cinema, Luton, featuring Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas, supported by Johnny Kid and the Pirates, the Caravelles, Tommy Quickly, the Fourmost, and Houston Wells and the Marksmen.

US release: 'Hello Little Girl', with the Fourmost.
UK release: 'I'm In Love', with the Fourmost.

1964
US TV broadcasts fragments of 'Around The Beatles'.

1965
Studio 1 (control room only). 2.30-5.30pm. Mono mixing: 'I'm Looking Through You' (from take 4); 'You Won't See Me' (from take 2); 'Girl' (from take 2); 'Wait' (remix 2, from take 4). Stereo mixing: 'Wait' (from take 4); 'I'm Looking Through You' (from take 4); 'You Won't See Me' (from take 2); 'Girl' (from take 2); 'The Word' (remix 2, from take 3). Mono mixing: 'Michelle' (remix 2, from take 2). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.
End of sessions for 'Rubber Soul'.

1966
Brian makes declarations in response to rumors concerning the Beatles' breakup.

1967
Studio 2 (control room only). 10.30-11.00am. Mono mixing: 'Hello, Goodbye' (remix 10, from take 22). Tape copying: 'It's All Too Much' (of remix mono 1); 'All Together Now' (of remix mono 6); 'Only A Northern Song' (of remix mono 6). Producer: not assigned; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer; Richard Lush.
Mix of 'Hello, Goodbye' without violas, for use as playback on the clip. Mixes of 'It's All Too Much', 'All Together Now' and 'Only A Northern Song' for 'Yellow Submarine' producers.

1969
The Beatles appear on the cover of 'Rolling Stone' magazine. Last photographic session.

The magazine 'Disc And Music Echo' publishes an interview to John.

'Cold Turkey', 3rd week in the Top 28 (Billboard). [?]

1974
UK single release: 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds'/'One Day The Time', by Elton John.
UK LP release: 'Goodnight Vienna'.


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