June 11, 1962
The Beatles return to Manchester's Playhouse Theatre to record for a second crack at the BBC radio listenership. The do a couple of songs before a studio audience for broadcast on the Teenager's Turn programme on the 15th. The Beatles Fan Club is in full swing and is organizing bus tours following the band to out of town gigs, one of which is the Playhouse. Guess they'll have an appreciative audience this night. (And I trust you appreciate the British spelling.)
They are playing very heavily at the Cavern Club - they're practically the house
band now. The Merseybeat sound has come a long way in the last
couple of years. Not long ago they'd have to call Jailhouse Rock a
blues number to put it on at the Cavern and the response from management
would be "Quit playin' the bloody rock."
Liverpool's been conquered. Now it's time to focus on the rest of England.
It's been a little less than 50 years since the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show February 9th, 1964 and changed our lives forever. The Beatles started their professional careers with a trip to Hamburg, Germany in August of 1960. I'm going to post to this blog what the Beatles were doing 50 years ago to the day from just before that first tour until the historic Ed Sullivan appearance. "Follow by email" for ongoing updates. (Eternal thanks to Mark Lewisohn.)
About Me
- Mike Wilhelm
- After a 30 year career in IT, I got a retirement offer from Ford Motor Company that was too good to pass up. Since then I've been devoting my time to enjoying life, especially through reading, biking and music. I'm a member, with Alison Donahue, of the Guitar/Cello Duo called "Cello Bella" and the Beatles tribute band, The Buntles. (We don't get smash hits, but we can usually bunt our way on base!)
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