Ep. 003: George Martin Is Born And Other Stories

A birthday, the start of a tour, and a second day of rehearsals are among the highlights of this episode of What A Fab Day, the podcast telling you the day by day story of the Beatles. Today, we will focus on what happened on the 3rd of January.

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Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:22 – In 1926, George Martin is born.
2:00 – In 1962, the Beatles perform twice at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
2:37 – In 1963, the Beatles begin their Scottish tour.
2:18 – In 1964, there is a sharp disagreement between Brian Epstein and the BBC.
5:22 – The ninth night of The Beatles Christmas Show is staged.
5:32 – In 1969, the Beatles are filmed during the second day of rehearsals for the Get Back project.
8:57 – In 1970, George Harrison, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr record I Me Mine.
10:07 – Conclusion.

Thanks to Alessandro d’Amito, Chiara Colafemmina, Daniele Monterisi, Fabio Ingegno, and Mariella Tarantino.
Bibliography for the series.
List of all the songs rehearsed during the Get Back project.
Jack Parr reminiscing the broadcast, with the actual 1964 broadcast.

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