(Saturday, June 29, 1963) — The first song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of the British rock band The Beatles debuted on today’s Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart at #96 in the form of “From Me To You” by Del Shannon.
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John Lennon makes solo appearance on ‘Juke Box Jury’ 50 years ago this hour (1963)
Audio: 'The Beatles - Juke Box Jury (29th June 1963)'
(Saturday, June 22, 1963, 8:30-9:15 p.m. BST) — John Lennon appeared without the other Beatles tonight on the BBC television show Juke Box Jury for broadcast on June 29, 1963, at 6:35 p.m. (only some of the audio survives).
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The Beatles go on holiday 50 years ago today (1963)
Video: 'THE BEATLES IN TENERIFE MAY 1963'
(Sunday, April 28, 1963) — The Beatles set off today on their first vacations of 1963. John Lennon accompanied manager Brian Epstein to Barcelona and Torremolinos, Spain, while Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr headed for Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands off Spain’s coast, meeting up with old friends from Hamburg, Klaus Voormann and Astrid Kirchherr. Continue reading The Beatles go on holiday 50 years ago today (1963)
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Musician Julian Lennon born 50 years ago today (1963)
Audio: 'Julian Lennon Tribute Video 2010'
(Monday, April 8, 1963) — Musician John Charles Julian Lennon, the only child of Beatle John Lennon and Cynthia Powell (Lennon’s first wife) and the first child of one of The Beatles, was born today at Sefton General Hospital in Liverpool, England.
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The Beatles are filmed departing BBC Paris Studio in London 50 years ago today (1963)
Video: 'The Beatles Home Video. Part 1' (Apr. 4, 1963)
(Thursday, April 4, 1963) — The Beatles were filmed this afternoon as they left BBC Paris Studio in London for a gig in Stowe.
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The Beatles’ first single enters British music charts 50 years ago today (1962)
(Friday, October 26, 1962) — The Beatles entered the British Top 40 charts today with Love Me Do, coming in at number 27 in the New Musical Express.
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The Beatles open for Little Richard in Liverpool 50 years ago today (1962)
Video: 'The Beatles meet Little Richard'
(Friday, October 12, 1962) — Little Richard played a gig tonight at The Tower Ballroom in New Brighton, Wallasey, England, with a then-unknown local band called The Beatles opening for him.
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The Beatles complete first recording sessions
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The Beatles: "Cry For A Shadow" (1961)
(Friday, June 23, 1961) — The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best), an English rock band formed in Liverpool, today completed their first professional studio recording sessions (which began yesterday, Thursday, June 22) at Friedrich Ebert Halle in Hamburg, West Germany, backing Tony Sheridan on four tracks, plus recording their own Cry For a Shadow, an instrumental written by John Lennon and George Harrison.
