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.
the four seasons
Northern Songs Publishing was a good idea. But like business in general, things aren’t that transparent.
1963 starts off with a lawsuit against Chubby Checker and his team, as Gary U.S. Bonds sued him for plagiarism.
There are a lot of fantastic artists releasing new music this month, but there’s no point in pretending that the debut single from The Beatles isn’t the one that bears the burden of expectations. Not necessarily back then, but to me anyway.
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.
On June 12, 1962, three convicts were not in their beds during a routine morning bed check at Alcatraz, San Francisco. The prison went into lockdown, and an intensive search began.