(Saturday, June 6, 1964) — “P.S. I Love You” by The Beatles peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘P.S. I Love You’ by The Beatles peaks at #10 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 6 1964) →

Video: '(Cut) The Beatles Live At Blokker, The Netherlands - June 6th 1964 (Afternoon)'

(Saturday, June 6, 1964, 4:30 p.m. CET) — The Beatles performed the first of two shows at Veilinghal Op Hoop Van Zegen, an auction hall situated on Veilingweg in Blokker, a village just north of Amsterdam. Continue reading The Beatles perform first of two shows in Blokker, The Netherlands 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 6 1964) →

(Saturday, June 6, 1964) — “A World Without Love” by Bobby Rydell (written by The Beatles’ Lennon-McCartney songwriting team) peaked at #80 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘A World Without Love’ by Bobby Rydell peaks at #80 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 6 1964) →

Video: 'The Beatles Day By Day 1964' (June 6, 1964, playlist videos 178-190)

(Saturday, June 6, 1964, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Central European Time; during The Beatles’ 1964 world tour) — Prior to performing two concerts in the village of Blokker in the Netherlands – their only two shows on Dutch soil – The Beatles and Jimmy Nicol (filling in for a sick Ringo Starr) toured the canals today of Amsterdam in a glass-topped tourist boat. Continue reading The Beatles tour canals of Amsterdam 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay (Jun 6 1964) →

Video: 'The Beatles - Netherlands TV Appearance [ HQ alt-audio, Nicol's on drums]'

(Friday, June 5, 1964, 8:00 p.m. Central European Time) — The Beatles recorded an appearance tonight at Café-Restaurant Treslong in Hillegom, The Netherlands, for airing on June 8, 1964, at 8:30 p.m. on VARA-TV. Continue reading The Beatles tape appearance for VARA-TV at Hillegom’s Café-Restaurant Treslong 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 5 1964) →

Video: 'The Beatles Day By Day 1964' (June 5, 1964, playlist videos 165-177)

(Friday, June 5, 1964, arrived at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam at approximately 1:15 p.m. Central European Time; during The Beatles’ 1964 world tour) — Following the previous day’s concerts in Copenhagen, Denmark, The Beatles today flew to Schiphol Airport near Amsterdam, Netherlands, the second stop of the band’s 1964 world tour. Continue reading The Beatles arrive at Schiphol Airport near Amsterdam 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (June 5 1964) →

Video: 'The Beatles live in Denmark 1964'

(Thursday, June 4, 1964, late show scheduled to begin 9:15 p.m. Central European Time) — The Beatles began their first world tour tonight, performing two shows for 4,400 fans at K.B. Hallen in Copenhagen, Denmark. Continue reading The Beatles perform at K.B. Hallen in Copenhagen 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay (June 4 1964) →

Video: 'Slow Down (Remastered 2009)'

(Thursday, June 4, 1964, 2:30-7:30 p.m. BST) — While John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison were in Copenhagen to begin The Beatles’ first world tour and drummer Ringo Starr was ill and stuck in a London hospital, producer George Martin completed The Beatles’ recording of “Slow Down” today by adding a piano part at EMI Studio 2 in London. Continue reading Recording of ‘Slow Down’ by The Beatles completed in the band’s absence 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 4 1964) →

Video: 'The Beatles Day By Day 1964' (June 4, 1964, playlist videos 156-164)

(Thursday, June 4, 1964, flight departed London at 11:25 a.m. BST) — The Beatles (minus drummer Ringo Starr who stayed in London with tonsillitis and pharyngitis and was temporarily replaced by session drummer Jimmy Nicol) were driven by their chauffeur, Bill Corbett, to London Airport this morning to catch a flight to Copenhagen to begin the band’s 1964 world tour tonight at KB Hallen. Continue reading The Beatles, minus Ringo Starr, depart London for Copenhagen to begin first world tour 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 4 1964) →