March 10th – On This Day In Beatles History

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 at 9:09 am

1961 – The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. That night they perform twice, first at the Grosvenor Ballroom, Liscard, Wallasey, and then at St. John’s Hall, Tuebrook, Liverpool.

1962 – The Beatles perform at the Youth Club, St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church Hall, Tranmere, Birkenhead. Also appearing was The Country Four with Brian Newman. The Beatles were billed as “Polydor Recording Artists” on the strength of their single with Tony Sheridan, “My Bonnie,” which had been released in the U.K. on January 5, on the Polydor label.

1963 – The Beatles, touring with Chris Montez and Tommy Roe, perform at the Hippodrome Theatre, Birmingham, Warwickshire.

1964 – The Beatles continue filming for “A Hard Day’s Night” (as yet untitled). A portion of Ringo’s “solo” sequence is filmed, at The Turks Head pub on Winchester Rd., St. Margarets, Twickenham. Ringo visits the pub, complains about the sandwiches, breaks a beer bottle, and nearly skewers a parrot perched in the vicinity of the pub’s dart board.

1967 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. Overdubs are recorded for “Getting Better,” including George Harrison playing a droning tamboura, Paul a bass guitar part, and Ringo on drums.

1975 – John Lennon’s single “Stand By Me/Move Over Ms. L” (Apple 1881) is released in the U.S.