March 21
1961 (Mar 21) - Beatles First Nighttime Cavern Appearance |
 The Beatles played their first ever evening show at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, supporting The Swinging Bluegenes, (later to become The Swinging Blue Jeans). |
1964 (Mar 21) - One Beatle Song Replaces Another |
1966 (Mar 21) - John Lennon First Major Acid Trip |
 John Lennon takes his first major LSD trip. He freaks out while recording backing vocals on ‘Getting Better’. Producer George Martin takes Lennon to the roof of Abbey Road Studios. Paul and George rush to get him down.
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2016 (Mar 21) - 'Holy Grail' Beatles Recording Found |
 A rare Beatles record found in the loft of Les Maguire – the keyboardist in fellow Liverpool act, Gerry and the Pacemakers sold for £77,500 at auction. The 10-inch acetate of ‘Till There Was You’ and ‘Hello Little Girl’ from 1962 was described as ‘a Holy Grail item’. It was the first Beatles disc to be cut before the band broke into the national charts.
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March 22
1963 (Mar 22) - UK Album Release of 'Please Please Me' |
1965 (Mar 22) - Beatles Return from Austria |
 Beatles return from Austria having finished filming there.
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1978 (Mar 22) - 'The Rutles' Airs on ABC. |
1997 (Mar 22) - Paul's Birth Certificate Auctioned |
 Paul McCartney’s original birth certificate is sold to a private Beatles collector for over $84,000.
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March 23
1967 (Mar 23) - Beatles Get 'Ivor Novello' Awards |
 At a ceremony held at the Playhouse Theatre in London, The Beatles were awarded three Ivor Novello awards for 1966: Best-selling British single ‘Yellow Submarine’, most-performed song ‘Michelle’, and next-most-performed song ‘Yesterday’. None of the Beatles attended and the winning songs were played by Joe Loss and his Orchestra. The lead vocal for ‘Michelle’ was sung by Ross MacManus, whose son would go on to become the professional musician Elvis Costello.
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1972 (Mar 23) - 'Concert For Bangladesh' Film Debuts |
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