A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE BEATLES

1961	The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club, Liverpool - their first night show here. The Swinging Bluegenes top the bill. The Beatles like the Cavern Club, not least for the lack of violence that erupts frequently at other venues. For a fee of 5 pounds per lunchtime session and 15 pounds per night session, The Beatles sharpen the enormous talent that will take them to worldwide fame. The small Cavern Club, which has no tables, is often packed with hundreds of Beatles fans who are packed in like sardines--a fire inspector's nightmare. The Beatles perform on a wooden stage that is only two feet off the ground, and they play only an arm's length from the packed fans (a closeness they will yearn for when they achieve world fame and have to play in stadiums, far-removed from their hysterical fans). John Lennon's manner is copied by the male fans, while the girls are attracted to Paul, some to George, but most of them to the enigmatic Pete Best.
1962	The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club -- a lunchtime show.
1963	The Beatles travel to BBC Piccadilly Studios, London, to record a BBC radio program, "On the Scene". They perform three songs, "Misery", "Do You Want to Know a Secret", and "Please Please Me". The show is broadcast on March 28. After recording the radio program, The Beatles drive south to Croydon to rejoin the Montez/Roe tour for that evening's performance.
1963	The Beatles, on the Montez/Roe tour, perform at the ABC Cinema in West Croydon, Surrey.
1964	"She Loves You" becomes the #1 single in the US (Billboard). Beatles singles have held the #1 spot for 8 straight weeks.
1965	The film crew leaves Obertauern, Austria, after the completion of locale shooting for the movie "HELP!", but The Beatles remain behind for a day of rest.
1967	The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Attempts are made to record the vocals for "Getting Better". John Lennon had taken LSD and was feeling ill, so George Martin (unaware that John was tripping) took him to the rooftop for some fresh air. When Paul and George realized where John was, they hurriedly got him off of the roof and back into the safety of the studio. The " Getting Better" vocals had to be put off for another day. However, the "Lovely Rita" piano solo is successfully recorded.