This Day in Beatle History

August 2

2000 (Aug 2) - Beatles Supplier Rushworth and Dreaper Closes

Liverpool music store Rushworth and Dreaper closed down after 150 years of trading. The store had become famous after supplying The Beatles and other Liverpool group’s with musical instruments.

August 3

1939 (Aug 3) - 'Temporary Drummer' Jimmy Nicol Born

Jimmy Nicol, drummer, temporary member of The Beatles for nine Australian gigs in 1964, after Ringo Starr collapsed and was hospitalised on 3 June 1964 with tonsillitis. George Martin suggested Nicol, as he had recently played on a budget label album called “Beatlemania” and knew the songs.

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.

1963 (Aug 3) - Beatles First Appearance on Billboard Chart

The Beatles show up on a Billboard chart for the first time when “From Me to You” bubbles under on the Hot 100, reaching a peak of #116 the following week. Their US breakthrough doesn’t happen until January 1964, when “I Want To Hold Your Hand” rises up the chart, hitting #1 in February.

1963 (Aug 3) - Beatles Last Cavern Club Appearance

The Beatles played their last ever performance at The Cavern Club in Liverpool. During their set a power cut silenced their instruments and plunged the Cavern into temporary darkness. Lennon and McCartney performed an acoustic version of ‘When I’m Sixty-Four’, a song they wouldn’t release until 1967, while waiting for the electricity to return. The Beatles, whose fee for their first performance at the Cavern had been £5, received a fee of £300 for this performance.

1971 (Aug 3) - 'It Don't Come Easy' Certified Gold

Ringo Starr’s “It Don’t Come Easy” is certified Gold. (And Ringo plays piano with gloves!)

1971 (Aug 3) - Paul Announces Formation of Wings

Paul McCartney announced the formation of his new group Wings with his wife Linda and former Moody Blues guitarist and singer Denny Laine.

August 4

1946 (Aug 4) - Maureen Starkey Born

Maureen Starkey is born Maureen Cox in Liverpool. She met Ringo at The Cavern Club and they married in 165. They divorced in 1975. She died in 1994 at the age of 48 due to complications from leukemia. Paul’s song ‘Little Willow’ from the ‘Flaming Pie’ album was written in her memory.

1958 (Aug 4) - Billboard's Top 100 Introduced

Billboard introduced ‘The Hot 100 Singles Chart’, Ricky Nelson was at No.1 with ‘Poor Little Fool’.

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.

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