March 20
1964 (Mar 20) - UK Release of 'Can't Buy Me Love/You Can't Do That' |
UK Release of ‘Can’t Buy Me Love/You Can’t Do That’ |
1967 (Mar 20) - Beatles Record 'She's Leaving Home' |
1969 (Mar 20) - John Lennon Marries Yoko Ono |
 John Lennon married Yoko Ono in Gibraltar. They tried to marry on a cross channel ferry but were refused. They spent their honeymoon in Amsterdam campaigning for an international ‘Bed-In’ for peace. They planned another ‘Bed-in’ in the United States, but were denied entry. The couple then went to Montreal, and during a ‘Bed-in’ at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel recorded ‘Give Peace a Chance’. Lennon also detailed this period in The Beatles ‘The Ballad of John and Yoko’, recorded on April 14, 1969.
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1972 (Mar 20) - Ringo Records 'Back Off Boogaloo' |
1978 (Mar 20) - Paul Releases 'With A Little Luck' |
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' |
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