Ep. 056: George Harrison Is Born And Other Stories

A birthday, several Beatles and solo recording sessions, and some live performances 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 focus on the 25th of February.

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Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:26 – In 1943, George Harrison was born.
0:49 – In 1961, the Beatles played the Aintree Institute and the Lathom Hall in Liverpool.
1:10 – In 1962, the Beatles performed at the Casbah Coffee Club in Liverpool.
1:21 – In 1963, the mono and stereo masters of Please Please Me are completed.
1:40 – The Beatles play the Casino Ballroom in Leigh.
2:17 – In 1964, the Beatles record Can’t Buy Me Love, You Can’t Do That and other songs.
3:35 – George Harrison celebrates his 21st birthday.
4:02 – In 1965, the Beatles keep working on Help!.
4:29 – In 1968, George Harrison celebrates his 25th birthday.
5:05 – In 1969, George Harrison records three demos at the EMI Studios.
5:58 – In 1970, Paul McCartney records Man We Was Lonely.
6:36 – Ringo Starr completes You Always Hurt The One Your Love.
7:04 – Conclusion.

Thanks to Alessandro d’Amito, Chiara Colafemmina, Daniele Monterisi, Fabio Ingegno, and Mariella Tarantino.
Bibliography for the series.

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