The Beatles This Week: January 3 – January 9

The Beatles were broadcast on television for the first time in the US. Footage was shown of the band on the “Jack Paar Show.”
Continue readingThe Beatles were broadcast on television for the first time in the US. Footage was shown of the band on the “Jack Paar Show.”
Continue readingOn December 27, 1963 the London “Times” music critic, Richard Buckle, described Lennon and McCartney as “the greatest composers since Beethoven.”
Continue readingThe boys began work on their next album, starting with the song “Strawberry Fields Forever.”
Continue readingOn November 15, 1970 Paul instructed lawyers to begin the legal process needed to end the band.
Continue readingOn October 21, 1964, The Beatles played at the Odeon Cinema in Glasgow. Following the show, 9 fans were arrested after a riot involving hundreds of fans. Cars were overturned and windows were smashed.
Continue readingOn October 17, 1962 The Beatles made their television debut on Granada TV’s “People and Places.”
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