A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE BEATLES

1957--Pete Shotton runs into Paul on the street and, on behalf of John Lennon and The Quarry Men, Shotton invites Paul to become a group member.
 

1961--The Beatles perform at St. John's Hall, Tuebrook, Liverpool.
 

1961--The second issue of Mersey Beat features The Beatles on the cover, along with a report on their recording session with Tony Sheridan (in Germany).
 

1962--The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club at lunchtime and at Bell Hall, Warrington, Lancashire, at night. Warrington is 18 miles east of Liverpool. As Brian Epstein had promised The Beatles when he asked to be their manager, he was frequently booking them out of Liverpool for their live performances.  

1963--The Beatles perform for two houses at the Ritz Ballroom, Rhyl, Flintshire. This is the second of two consecutive nights at this venue in North Wales, with every performance sold-out.
 

1964--US release of The Beatles’ single, I'll Cry Instead / I'm Happy Just To Dance With You (Capitol). 7 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #25. 

 

1964--US release of The Beatles’ single, And I Love Her / If I Fell (Capitol). 9 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #12. 1964--US release of The Beatles’ LP, Something New (Capitol). Songs: I'll Cry Instead, Things We Said Today, Any Time At All, When I Get Home, Slow Down, Matchbox, Tell Me Why, And I Love Her, I'm Happy Just To Dance With You, If I Fell, and Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand. 41 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #2.
 

1964--The press announces the issue of Beatles Ltd. shares.
 
 

 

1968--Paul and Jane Asher break their engagement. Reportedly, Paul found out about it while watching Jane give a television interview. Before long, Paul will begin seeing Linda Eastman, a professional photographer who specializes in candid photos of rock musicians. 

1971--John and Yoko Ono face the world’s media in another press conference for her book, “Grapefruit”; this time at the Lennon’s spacious Tittenhurst Park mansion in Ascot. Due to the sheer volume of people present at this unique event, John and Yoko stipulate that at the very most they will spend no more than 15 minutes with each reporter-journalist.  

 

John and Yoko in Selfridges department store,Oxford Street, London in 1971 to promote the publication of the 2nd edition of Yoko Ono's book Grapefruit.

   

1977--Gary Kellgren, operator and part-owner of two of the most popular recording studios on the West Coast (the Los Angeles Record Plant and the Sausalito Record Plant), drowns in a Hollywood swimming pool. He had engineered and produced albums by Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Rod Stewart, Barbara Streisand, and Sly and the Family Stone. He was 38.
 

1987--UK re-release of the John Lennon album, Walls and Bridges, on CD (EMI).