March 26 - Today in Beatles History

1963
Concert at the Granada, Mansfield (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe tour).

1964
Shooting of the final concert scenes for 'A Hard Day's Night', at the Scala Theatre, London.



1965
Dick James and Epstein conclude a deal with music publisher Aaron Schroeder to publish in Britain all the songs in Schroeder's catalogue through Jaep Music.

1966
'Nowhere Man' number 3, 1st week (Billboard).

1967
Vic Lewis concludes negotiations for NEMS Enterprises to present the Monkees in concert in Britain.



1968
Paul returns to London.

1969
Abbey Road, Studio unknown. Time unknown. Mono mixing: 'Get Back' (remixes 1-4). Producer: George Martin?; Engineer: Jeff Jarratt; 2nd Engineer: not assigned.
Remix of 'Get Back' for the single.



1970
Abbey Road, Room 4. Time unknown. Stereo mixing: 'The Long And Winding Road' (remix 1): 'Let It Be' (remixes 1-4, from take 30); 'Get Back' (remixes 1-5); 'Maggie Mae' (remixes 1, 2). Editing: 'Let It Be' (of stereo remixes 1-4, called remix stereo 1); 'Get Back' (of stereo remixes 3, 5, called remix stereo 3). Producer: Phil Spector; Engineer: Peter Bown; 2nd Engineer: Roger Ferris.
Mix of 'The Long And Winding Road' for the orchestra.

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March 25 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Elton!



Musician's Born On This Day March 25

1934 Johnny Burnette (Dreaming)
1938 Hoyt Axton
1940 Anita Bryan (Paper Roses)
1942 Aretha Franklin
1947 Elton John
1949 Nick Lowe (I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass)
1951 Maizie Williams (Boney M)
1960 Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet)
1966 Jeff Healey



Number 1 In The Charts On March 25

1967 Turtles: Happy Together US 45
1972 Lindisfarne: Fog on the Tyne UK LP
1972 America: Horse with No Name US 45
1978 Buddy Holly: 20 Golden Greats UK LP
1989 Madonna: Like a Prayer UK 45
1989 Gloria Estefan: Anything for You UK LP
1995 Cher/ Chrissie Hynde/ Neneh Cherry/ Eric Clapton : Love Can Build A Bridge : UK single
1995 Elastica : Elastica : UK LP
1996 Prodigy : Firestarter :UK single




Various Music Events On March 25

1958 Eddie Cochran joins Tommy Facenda and Paul Peeks (Gene Vincent's backing singers) for The Capitol Session

1961 Elvis Presley performs his last live show for eight years at Block Arena in Pearl Harbor

1965 Donovan debuts on UK chart with Catch the Wind



1965 Bob Dylan debuts on UK chart with Times They Are a'Changing

1967 The debut LP from Doors (featuring Light My Fire) enters the American LP charts

1967 The Who perform their first US shows in New York (at Murray The K's Easter rock-and-roll extravaganza)

1976 Jackson Browne's wife Phyllis Major commits suicide. He is working on his Pretender LP

1989 Texas debut on UK LP chart with Southside



1990 Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee is arrested for allegedly exposing his buttocks during a concert in Augusta, Georgia.

1995 Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder is rescued after being swept 250 feet offshore in New Zealand.

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March 25 - Today in Beatles History

1963
The Beatles shoot an 8 mm. film in Liverpool.

1964
'Please Please Me' LP, 53rd week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).
'With The Beatles' number 1, 18th week (UK New Musical Express chart).
'Can't Buy Me Love' number 1, 1st week in the ranking (UK New Musical Express chart).

Appearance on BBC-TV's 'Top Of The Pops' (filmed 19 March 1964).



1966
Oluf Nissen photographic studio, London. Photographic session with Robert Whitaker. 'Butcher' photographs, and 1966 official handout photos taken. Recording of an interview with Tom Lodge released as a flexi-disc record with the 'Disc And Music Echo').



1967
The Beatles receive 2 Ivor Novello awards, for 'Michelle' (most broadcast song, 1966) and 'Yellow Submarine' (most sold record, 1966).

1969
John and Yoko enter the Amsterdam Hilton. Start of John and Yoko's 4-day bed-in at the Amsterdam Hilton.



1970
Abbey Road, Room 4. Time unknown. Stereo mixing: 'For You Blue' (remix 1, remixes 2-8 of edit piece only); 'Teddy Boy' (remixes 1, 2); 'Two Of Us' (remixes 1, 2). Editing: 'For You Blue' (of stereo remixes 1, 5, called remix stereo 1); 'Teddy Boy' (of remix stereo 2). Producer: Phil Spector; Engineer: Peter Bown; 2nd Engineer: Roger Ferris.

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March 24 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Holgar!



Musician's Born On This Day March 24

1937 Billy Stewart (Summertime)
1937 George Felton Hollis (Footstomping Part 1)
1938 Holgar Czukay (Can)
1948 Lee Oscar (War)
1951 Dougie Thomson (Supertramp)
1960 Nena (99 Red Balloons)
1970 Mase (Vincent Lamont Mason Jr) (De La Soul)



Number 1 In The Charts On March 24

1956 Les Baxter: Poor People of Paris US 45
1973 Alice Cooper: Billion Dollar Babies UK LP
1973 O'Jays: Love Train US 45
1984 Lionel Richie: Hello UK 45
1990 Sinead O'Connor :I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got : UK LP
1996 Celine Dion : Because You Loved Me : US single



Various Music Events On March 24

1945 Billboard publish first US LP chart. Nat King Cole is at No. 1 with A Collection of Favourites.

1954 Ray Charles's third R&B hit, It Should've Been Me peaks at No. 7

1955 First UK teen show Teleclub ends its BBC run

1956 Ray Charles's Drown in My Own Tears US R&B No. 1

1958 Elvis Presley, after a 60-day deferment to make the movie King Creole, reports at 6.35 a.m. to his local Board 86, to become 53310761 in the US army.

1959 Re-formed Drifters release There Goes My Baby, with Ben E. King on lead vocal for first time.



1960 Jim Reeves debuts on UK chart with He'll Have to Go.

1966 Simon and Garfunkel hit UK chart for first time with Homeward Bound

1972 Puppy Love goes gold for Donny Osmond

1973 During a Lou Reed concert in Buffalo, New York, a crazed fan leaps out beyond the stage guards, screams 'Leather' and bites into Reed's butt.

1973 Pink Floyds Dark Side of the Moon released in the UK

1991 After repeatedly criticizing Miller Beer, the tour sponsors, The Black Crowes are dropped as the opening act on ZZ Top's tour.

1992 In the continuing saga of the Milli-Vanilli scandal, a Chicago judge approves cash rebates of up to $3 to anyone proving they bought the group's music before November 27, 1990 -- the date the scandal became public

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March 24 - Today in Beatles History

1962
Evening: Performance in a dance booked by the Heswall Jazz Club, at the Barnston Women's Institute, Wirral.



1963
Concert at the Empire, Liverpool (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe tour). Photographer present: Dezo Hoffmann.



1966
World premiere of 'Alfie', at the Plaza Cinema, Haymarket, London. Brian, Cilla and the Beatles attend.



1980
US LP release: 'Rarities'.

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March 23 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Ric!



Musician's Born On This Day March 23

1944 Tony McPhee (Groundhogs)
1944 Ric Okasek (The Cars)
1953 Chaka Khan (I Feel for You)
1966 Marty Pellow (lead singer Wet Wet Wet)
1968 Damon Albarn (Blur)



Number 1 In The Charts On March 23

1961 Elvis Presley Wooden Heart UK 45
1963 Ruby and the Romantics: Our Day Will Come US 45
1974 Cher: Dark Lady US 45
1985 Bailey and Collins: Easy Lover UK 45
1985 John Fogerty: Centrefield US LP
1991 Hale and Pace: The Stonk UK 45
1991 Timmy T: One More Try US 45
1991 R.E.M. : Out Of Time : UK LP
1998 Run DMC Vs Jason Nevins : It's Like That :UK single
1998 Celine Dion : Falling into You : UK LP



Various Music Events On March 23

1961 Elvis Presley sets a new UK chart record - three consecutive No. 1 singles: It's Now or Never, Are You Lonesome Tonight and Wooden Heart

1962 Beatles play evening show at Barnston Women's Institute. Gig fee is £25 and for the first time they wear grey suits with velvet lapels. The leather age is over.

1964 John Lennon's In His Own Write published

1967 Jimi Hendrix hits UK chart with Purple Haze

1969 30,000 people attend 'The Rally for Decency' at the Orange Bowl in Miami in response to Jim Morrison's 'indecent' pants-dropping incident three weeks earlier.

1973 The US Board of Immigration rules that John Lennon is an 'Overstay' in America and he is judged to be deportable.



1980 A gunman holds up Elektra Records in New York demanding to speak to Eagles or Jackson Browne. He gives up and leaves when told they live in California!

1985 Billy Joel marries Christie Brinkley.

1985 USA for Africa's We Are the World hits US Hot 100 at No. 21.

1988 In front of a crowd of 46,000 Mick Jagger makes his first onstage solo appearance in Japan . The Rolling Stones had previously been banned from the country by Japanese authorities.

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March 23 - Today in Beatles History

1962
Performance at the Cavern, with Gerry and the Pacemakers.

1963
Concert at the City Hall, Newcastle (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe tour).



1964
'In His Own Write' is published.

US EP release: 'The Beatles' ('Souvenir Of Their Visit To America').
US single release: 'Do You Want To Know A Secret'/'Thank You Girl'.

BBC's 'Frankly Speaking' is broadcast, with Brian's interview recorded on 7 March 1964.

Ceremony at EMI House, London. Gerry and the Pacemakers, Cilla Black and Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas are presented with silver discs by Sir Joseph Lockwood. Brian attends.
Evening: Empire Rooms, Leicester Square, London. Annual Carl-Alan awards dinner. Brian and the Beatles attend. The Beatles receive two awards from the Duke of Edinburgh. It is announced that they have also won 5 Ivor Novello awards for 1963.
A special award is made to Epstein and Martin for outstanding services to British music.

Beginning of shootings at the Scala Thatre for 'A Hard Day's Night'.

BBC Lime Grove Studios, London. John's appearance on BBC-TV's 'Tonight'. Broadcast live.



1966
'Rubber Soul', 16th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).

1967
Studio 2. 7.00pm-3.45am. Recording: 'Getting Better' (overdub onto take 14, tape reduction take 14 into take 15, overdub onto take 15). Mono mixing: 'Getting Better' (remixes 1-3, from take 15). Producer and Engineer: Peter Vince; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott.
Re-recording of vocals for 'Getting Better'.

Brian flies to New York to attend the opening night of the Who and Cream in Murray the K's package show at the RKO Theater.



1968
Private screening of 'Around the World In 80 Days', at the Coliseum Cinerama. Ringo attends. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton host the event.
After this, Ringo, Taylor and Burton go to the Dorchester Hotel for a supper party.

1970
Abbey Road, Room 4. Time unknown. Stereo mixing: 'I've Got A Feeling' (remixes 1, 2); 'Dig A Pony' (remixes 1, 2); 'I've Got A Feeling' (remixes 3-6); 'The One After 909' (remixes 1-3); 'I Me Mine' (remixes 1-3, from take 16); 'Across The Universe' (remixes 1-8, from take 8). Editing: 'I've Got A Feeling' (of stereo remixes 1, 2, called remix stereo 3; of stereo remixes 4, 5, 6, called remix stereo 4); 'I Me Mine' (of stereo remixes 1, 2, 3, called remix stereo 2). Producer: Phil Spector; Engineer: Peter Bown; 2nd Engineer: Roger Ferris.
Mixes of 'I Me Mine' and 'Across The Universe', guides for the orchestra.
Start of work of Phil Spector and on 'Let It Be'.

Studio 3 (control room only). 3.00-7.00pm. Paul and Tony Clark oversee the making of copy master tapes for LP 'McCartney'.

1973
Single release: 'My Love'.

1993
Paul's concert in Paramatta, Sydney ('The New World Tour').

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March 22 - Today In Rock Music History

We Miss You Keith!



Musician's Born On This Day March 22

1943 Keith Relf (Yardbirds)
1944 Jeremy Clyde (Chad and Jeremy)
1947 Harry Janda (Easybeats)
1947 Patrick Olive (Hot Chocolate)
1948 Andrew Lloyd Webber
1957 Stephanie Mills
1958 Pete Wylie (Wah!)
1962 Richard Ploog (The Church)



Deaths On March 22

1994 Dan Hartman (Singer/Songwriter/Producer )
1996 Don Murray (Turtles)



Number 1 In The Charts On March 22

1962 Shadows: Wonderful Land UK 45
1975 Bay City Rollers: Bye Bye Baby UK 45
1975 Tom Jones: 20 Greatest Hits UK LP
1975 Frankie Valli: My Eyes Adored You UK 45
1975 Led Zeppelin: Physical Graffiti US LP
1980 Johnny Mathis: Tears and Laughter UK LP
1980 Pink Floyd: Another Brick in the Wall US 45
1986 Heart: These Dreams US 45
1997 Puff Daddy (f. Mace) : Cant Nobody Hold Me Down : US single
1997 Spice Girls : Spice : UK LP



Various Music Events On March 22

1955 DJ Alan Freed joins Coral Records as A&R man

1956 Carl Perkins injured in car crash while driving to New York to promote Blue Suede Shoes on Perry Como's and Ed Sullivan's shows. During his hospitalisation, Elvis Presley covers the song and steals the glory.

1956 Alan Freed stages three-day rock-and-roll show in Hartford, Connecticut.

1958 Buddy Holly and the Crickets play Gaumont, Salisbury, UK

1962 Bruce Channels' Hey Baby hits UK chart. Record features Delbert McLinton on harmonica.

1967 Beatles begin Within You and Without You at Abbey Road.

1970 Electric Circus, New York club, damaged by a bomb.

1974 Ten Years After play their last gig - at the Rainbow Theatre, London

1978 Police sign with A&M

1978 All You Need is Cash (Eric Idle's Beatle satire) gets its first TV showing.

1989 After 33 years Dick Clark announces he'll no longer host "American Bandstand."

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March 22 - Today in Beatles History

1963
11.03am. John Dennis Profumo stands up in the British Parliament to lie about his relationship with Christine Keller.

UK LP release: 'Please Please Me' (mono version).
UK single release: 'Misery', with Kenny Lynch. 1st cover of a Beatles song.

Performance at EMI House, Manchester Square, London. Presentation of silver disc for LP 'Please Please Me'.
Photographer present: Dezo Hoffmann.

Performance at the Gaumont, Doncaster.



1964
Private launch party for 'In His Own Write' at 30 Bedfore Square, offices of publisher Jonathan Cope. John attends.

1965
US LP release: 'The Early Beatles'.



1967
Studio 2. 7.00pm-2.15am. Recording: 'Within You Without You' (overdub onto take 1, tape reduction take 1 into take 2). Mono mixing: 'Within You Without You' (remix 1, from take 2). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.
Studio 1 (control room only). 11.00pm-12.30am. Tape operator Graham Kirkby oversees the playback of 'Sgt Pepper's' titles finished to date, for any Beatle interested.

1969
'Yellow Submarine' LP, 10th week in the Top 30 (Billboard).
'Unfinished Music Number 1---Two Virgins' number 124, its highest position (Billboard).



1971
US single release: 'Power To The People'/'Touch Me'.

1982
US single release: 'Beatles Movie Medley'/'I'm Happy Just to Dance With You'.
US LP release: 'Reel Music'.

1993
Paul's concert in Paramatta, Sydney ('The New World Tour').

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March 21 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Eddie!



Musician's Born On This Day March 21

1943 Vivian Stanshall (Bonzo Dog Do-Dah Band)
1945 Rosie Stone (Sly and The Family Stone)
1949 Eddie Money
1951 Conrad Lozano (Los Lobos)
1950 Roger Hodgson (Supertramp)
1957 John Reddington (King Kurt)
1967 Jonas Bergren (Ace of Base)

Deaths On March 21

1991 Leo Fender

Number 1 In The Charts On March 21

1967 Beatles: She Loves You US 45
1981 REO Speedwagon: Keep on Loving You US 45
1987 U2: The Joshua Tree UK LP
1992 Vanessa Williams : Save The Best For Last : US single

Various Music Events On March 21

1952 Alan Freed hosts Moondog Coronation Ball in Cleveland Ohio - the first sign that black R&B has a large white following. Freed promotes the show from WJW Radio, sold 18,000 tickets in advance, and featured Charles Brown, Moonglows, Clyde McPhatter.

1955 Big Maybelle records Whole Lotta Shakin' in New York.

1961 Beatles play Cavern Club for the first time (following call from Pete Best's mum to DJ Bob Wooler).

1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin their 'Bed-In' at Amsterdam Hilton.

1970 Beatles Let It Be debuts at No. 6 on Billboard Hot 100, the highest ever new entry.

1980 Going Underground by Jam enters UK chart at No. 1

1987 Unique chart situation as remakes of previous No. 1s top both US & UK charts. US No 1 is Lean on Me by Club Nouveau (previously Bill Withers), UK No. 1 is Everything I Own (previously Ken Boothe, first recorded by Bread)

1987 Beatlemania returns to US charts as the group holds down the Top 4 on US CD chart:
1. Hard Day's Night
2. Please Please Me
3. Beatles for Sale
4. With the Beatles
1994 Ed Alleyne-Johnson releases Purple Electric Violin Concerto.

1994 "Streets Of Philadelphia," a song from the film "Philadelphia." wins Bruce Springsteen an Oscar for Best Original Song.

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March 21 - Today in Beatles History

1961
First performance at the Cavern, as support act of the Bluegenes.

1963
Number 1 Studio, Piccadilly Theatre, London. 1.00-2.00pm. Recording for BBC's 'On The Scene': 'Misery'; 'Do You Want To Know A Secret'; 'Please Please Me'.

Concert at the ABC, Croydon (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe Tour).

1964
'With The Beatles' number 1, 16th week (UK Record Retailer chart).
'I Want To Hold Your Hand' number 2, 10th week in the Top 100 (Billboard).
'She Loves You' number 1, 1st week; 9th week in the Top 100 (Billboard).
'Please Please Me' number 3, 8th week in the Top 100 (Billboard).
'I Saw Her Standing There' number 14, 7th week in the Top 100 (Billboard).
'From Me To You' number 58, 3rd week in the Top 100 (Billboard).
'Twist And Shout' number 7, 2nd week in the Top 100 (Billboard).
'Roll Over Beethoven' number 79, 1st week in the Top 100 (Billboard).
'We Love You Beatles', by the Carefrees, number 63, 1st week in the Top 100 (Billboard).
'A Letter To The Beatles', by the Four Preps, number 87, 1st week in the Top 100 (Billboard).

1965
Epstein and Lionel Bart end their week end in the south of France.

1967
Studio 2. 7.00pm-2.45am. Recording: 'Getting Better' (tape reduction take 12 into takes 13, 14, overdub onto take 14); 'Lovely Rita' (overdub onto take 11). Mono mixing: 'Lovely Rita' (remixes 1-15, from take 11). Editing: 'Lovely Rita' (of mono remixes 11, 14). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.
Recording of vocals for 'Getting Better' and piano solo for 'Lovely Rita'.
Ringo does not attend the session. He is called to re-record the drum track, but this is later cancelled. John gets in an LSD trip, is taken to the roof and left alone, and later fetched down by Paul and George.
1st visit of Hunter Davies, authorized biographer.
11.00pm approx. visit of Norman Smith with Pink Floyd, whose 1st LP, 'The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn', he is producing in other sector of Abbey Road the same night.

1969
John and Yoko fly to Amsterdam.

1970
'Let It Be' single, 2nd week in the Top 30 (Billboard).
'Live Peace In Toronto', 11th week in the ranking (Billboard).
'Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)', 5th week in the ranking (Billboard).

1985
Yoko dedicates the 'Imagine' mosaic at the Central Park, New York.

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