Ep. 075: The Fabs’ Six Songs Live On BBC Radio And Other Stories

Two Cavern special dates, a BBC radio session, and the continuation of John and Yoko’s quest to get married 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 16th of March.

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Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:29 – In 1961, the Beatles play their 10th concert at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
0:42 – In 1962, the Beatles play for the 60th time at the Cavern Club.
1:00 – In 1963, the Beatles perform 6 songs live for BBC Radio.
1:51 – Then, they travelled to Sheffield to play the city hall.
3:06 – In 1964, Ringo Starr shoots the beginning of his solo sequence in A Hard Day’s Night.
3:37 – Can’t Buy Me Love will shatter previous U.S. sales records.
4:01 – In 1965, the Beatles keep working on their second feature film.
4:19 – In 1969, Paul and Linda go on honeymoon.
4:33 – John and Yoko go to Paris.
5:27 – In 1970, Paul McCartney listens to Oo You in Abbey Road.
5:48 – Conclusion.

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

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