This Day in Beatle History

June 20

1965 (Jun 20) - Beatles Begin Two Week European Tour

The Beatles began a 14-day European tour with two performances at the Palais Des Sports in Paris, France. The Beatles’ set list for this tour: ‘Twist and Shout’, ‘She’s a Woman’, ‘I’m a Loser’, ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’, ‘Baby’s In Black’, ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’, ‘A Hard Day’s Night’, ‘Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby’, ‘Rock and Roll Music’, ‘I Feel Fine’, ‘Ticket to Ride’, and ‘Long Tall Sally’.

1968 (Jun 20) - Paul Attends Capitol Meeting in LA

Paul attends a meeting with Capitol sales execs in Los Angeles. He is joined by Linda Eastman who flies in from New York to join him.

1981 (Jun 20) - 'Stars on 45' Beatles Medley #1 in US

Stars on 45 went to No.1 on the US singles chart, a medley of Beatles songs set to a disco beat. It was the start of a flood of ‘Stars On’ hits including Stars on Stevie Wonder, punk songs, Status Quo and Chas & Dave.

2004 (Jun 20) - Paul McCartney's 3000th Concert Appearance

Organisers at a Paul McCartney gig hired three jets to spray dry ice into the clouds so it wouldn’t rain during the concert. The gig in St. Petersburg, Russia, was McCartney’s 3,000 concert appearance. He had performed 2,535 gigs with the Quarrymen and The Beatles, 140 gigs with Wings and 325 solo shows.

June 21

1962 (Jun 21) - Beatles On Bill With Bruce Channel

The Beatles are at the New Tower Ballroom, South Brighton where they appear with Bruce Channel.

1962 (Jun 6) - First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become 'Abbey Road'

The first Beatles recording session took place at EMI studios. The group recorded four tracks, one of which was ‘Love Me Do’ the four musicians received payments for the session of £7.10 ($12.07) each.

1964 (Jun 21) - The Beatles Arrive in New Zealand

The Beatles Arrive in New Zealand

1966 (Jun 21) - The Beatles Work on 'She Said She Said'

Working at Abbey Road studios in London, The Beatles recorded from start to finish, a new John Lennon song ‘She Said She Said’. The song was reportedly based on a bizarre conversation that Lennon had with Peter Fonda while John and George Harrison were tripping on LSD.

1980 (Jun 21) - Beatles Influencer Bert Kaempfert Dies

German orchestra leader and songwriter Bert Kaempfert died aged 56. Both Frank Sinatra (Strangers In The Night) and Elvis Presley (Wooden Heart) covered his songs. Kaempfert released over 50 albums. In 1961, he hired The Beatles to back Tony Sheridan on recording sessions for Polydor, (these were the Beatles’ first commercial recordings).

June 22

1944 (Jun 22) - Peter Asher Born

Peter Asher of ‘Peter &Gordon’, who had the 1964 UK & US No.1 single ‘World Without Love’, written by Lennon & McCartney. Asher was a producer and Head of Apple Records in late 60s and went on to become James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt’s manager.

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