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This Historic Day In Music: August 18, 1962, Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight, Birkenhead, England
In 1959, he was the drummer with Rory Storm & The Hurricanes, the biggest of all the groups in Liverpool, England at that time. But it wasn’t until October and November of 1960 when Rory Storm & The Hurricanes played alternating sets, seven nights a week, 6 … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Paul Met John
Of all the historic days in music that I have celebrated in this blog, few, in my mind, are of a level of significance equal to that of this day. 55 years ago, on Saturday, July 6, 1957, 16-year-old John Lennon and … Continue reading
50 Years Ago Yesterday: The Audition At Abbey Road
It was 7:00 pm, on Wednesday, June 6, 1962. The Liverpool rock & roll quartet known as “The Beatles” – John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best – were in Studio Two of EMI Studios, 3 Abbey Road, … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Parlophone LP (Mono) – PMC 1201
It was released 49 years ago today, in Great Britain. It contained 14 songs: 8 originals (including the hit singles “Love Me Do” and “Please Please Me”) and 6 covers (including “Chains” by Gerry Goffin & Carole King and “Twist And Shout” … Continue reading
Finding Out
My son called the other day. It had been a couple of weeks since we’d last talked, but he soon started excitedly telling me about this excellent movie he’d recently watched: “The Last Play At Shea.” “The Last Play At Shea” is a 2010 … Continue reading
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