The first episode of the Beatles’ very own radio show, «Pop Go The Beatles», airs this month, and the Beatles get even more exposure. At least in the UK.
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In December 1962, Norway got its first National Park, namely Rondane Nasjonalpark. Since then we’ve gotten a lot more, and thank god for that. I’m a big fan of National Parks, as they preserve areas that are both beautiful and important, so I say keep ‘em coming.
Booker T. & the M.G.’s deliver their highly anticipated debut single this month. I’m not sure if it was highly anticipated back then, but at least I’ve been looking forward to it.
Ringo Starr, who was the drummer of a band called Rory Storm And The Hurricanes, played his first gig with The Beatles on August 18th, 1962, and this means that the line-up we’ve come to know and love is finally set.
The Rolling Stones played their first-ever gig at London’s Marquee Club on July 12, 1962, as they stepped in for a band called Blues Incorporated.
On April 10, Stu Sutcliffe, the original bassist of The Beatles, passed away. He only played with them for a short while, and according to a lot of what I’ve read about him, he wasn’t very good, but that doesn’t mean he is not worth mentioning.
On February 13, Brian Epstein met with George Martin, record producer at EMI Records, to talk about The Beatles.
The third member of the abomination that is U2 is born this month, and a monster is getting closer to rise into our world. Can we stop it? No. Can we complain about it? Yes.
There’s not a lot going on in the world right now that I want to write about. There’s the Vietnam war. Protests against the war. Failed space launches. I kinda want this to be a positive thing, you know?
On the 21st of April man travelled into space for the first time. The Russian Jurij Gagarin is the first human in space and the first human to orbit the earth.
John F. Kennedy, who’s probably the most well known president of the USA, took his oath on January 20th, 1961, and The Supremes signed with Motown Records on the 15th of January. Which is more interesting?
October sees the debut album of Joan Baez, and the start of a long and prosperous career. She was first noticed singing duets with Bob Gibson at The Newport Folk Festival in 1959, and it was this performance that helped her get a record contract at Vanguard Records.
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