This Day in Beatle History - The Beatle Zone

October 15

1960 (Oct 15) - First Time John, Paul, George & Ringo Record Together

The Beatles (minus Pete Best) and two members of Rory Storm’s Hurricanes (Ringo Starr and Lou Walters) recorded a version of George Gershwin’s ‘Summertime’ in a Hamburg recording studio. The track which was cut onto a 78-rpm disc marked the first session that included John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo together.

1961 (Oct 15) - Beatles Play Charity Event in Liverpool

The Beatles play a local charity benefit in Liverpool.

1966 (Oct 15) - Paul Attends International Times Opening

Pink Floyd (who were paid £15 for the gig), The Move, Denny Laine, Soft Machine, Yoko Ono and a West Indian steel band all appeared at the launch for the International Times (which became the first and longest running British hippy paper), at London’s Roundhouse. Beatle Paul McCartney attended the event in Arabian dress. The flyers for the evening stated: ‘Bring your own poison, bring flowers & gass (sic), filled balloons’. Admission was 10 shillings (50p) on the door.

1995 (Oct 15) - Paul & Linda on 'The Simpsons'

Paul and Linda McCartney were the guest voices on Fox-TV’s The Simpsons in an episode called “Lisa the Vegetarian”. Macca’s stipulation for appearing was that Lisa’s decision to become a vegetarian would be a permanent character change, to which producer David Mirkin agreed.

October 16

1963 (Oct 16) - Beatles Get Largest TV Audience in British History

The largest audience in British television history watch The Beatles perform on “Val Parnell’s Sunday Night at the London Palladium.”

1966 (Oct 16) - Beatles Record 'Day Tripper'

The Beatles recorded ‘Day Tripper’ at Abbey Road studio’s London in three takes, they then added vocals and other overdubs, completing the song before the end of the day.

1967 (Oct 17) - Beatles Attend Private Memorial for Brian Epstein

The Beatles attend a small, quiet memorial service for their manager Brian Epstein, held at the New London Synagogue in St. John’s Wood (near the Abbey Road Studios).

October 17

1969 (Oct 17) - The 'Paul is Dead' Rumors Explode

Media on both sides of the Atlantic were running stories that said Paul McCartney was dead. He was supposedly killed in a car accident in Scotland on November 9th, 1966 and that a double had been taking his place for public appearances. In fact, Paul and his girlfriend Jane Asher were on vacation in Kenya at the time.

October 22

1966 (Oct 22) - Beach Boys Release 'Good Vibrations'

The Beach Boys ‘Good Vibrations’ made its debut on the US singles chart. Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, the track was recorded over six weeks in four different Los Angeles studios, at a cost of over $16,000. The recording engineer would later say that the last take sounded exactly like the first, six months earlier. The record would reach No.1 on the US charts in December 1966.

1966 (Oct 22) - George Meets Ravi Shankar

George and Patti return from India. At Heathrow, George meets Ravi Shankar, in the country to play some concerts.

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