This Day in Beatle History - The Beatle Zone

November 18

1963 (Nov 18) - No More Jellybabies!!

Beatles manager Brian Epstein asks the group’s fans to please refrain from pelting the group with “jellybabies” (jellybeans) at their concerts. (The Beatles had made the mistake of remarking how much they liked them.)

1964 (Nov 18) - Beatles in an Elvis Movie?

Beatles press officer Brian Sommerville informs Paul Nathan, an associate of Elvis Presley film producer Hal Wallis, that the group are huge fans of the King and would love to appear at the end of Elvis’ next Paramount picture (which would turn out to be 1966’s Paradise, Hawaiian Style). The deal is never finalized.

1990 (Nov 18) - Paul McCartney's Birth Certificate Auctioned

Paul McCartney’s birth certificate is auctioned off for $18,000.

2002 (Nov 18) - George Harrison's 'Brainwashed' Released

The posthumous George Harrison album Brainwashed is released, his first since Cloud Nine in 1987. Harrison had been working on the album before his death; it was completed by his son Dhani.

2003 (Nov 18) - 'Nowhere Man' Lyrics Auctioned

John Lennon’s original, handwritten lyrics to “Nowhere Man” are auctioned at Christie’s for $455,000.

2008 (Feb 20) - Beatles' Autographed Rolling Stones Album Auctioned

A 1976 Rolling Stones album bought for £2 at a car boot sale sold for £4,000 at an auction. The ‘Black and Blue’ LP was signed by John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Paul and Linda McCartney and George Harrison as well as members of the Rolling Stones. The seller obtained the album after haggling the cost down from £3.

November 19

1962 (Nov 19) - One Band. Three Locations. Three Gigs.

The Beatles played gigs at three different venues. First they performed a lunchtime show at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, followed by an 85-mile drive to the Midlands, where they performed at Smethwick Baths Ballroom and then at the Adelphi Ballroom, West Bromwich in Staffordshire.

1967 (Nov 19) - Paul & Jane See The Bee Gees

Paul and Jane Asher see the Bee Gees at the Saville Theater. Also on the bill are The Flowerpot Men, the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, and Tony Rivers and the Castaways.

1983 (Nov 19) - Badfinger's Pete Evans Commits Suicide

Pete Evans of Badfinger commits suicide. Eight years earlier, his bandmate Tom Ham died in similar fashion. The acclaimed band had extraordinary bad business dealings with their record labels, Apple and Warner Bros., which were a contributing factor in their deaths.

1991 (Nov 19) - 'Liverpool Oratorio' US Debut

Paul McCartney’s first classical piece, Liverpool Oratorio, is performed in America for the first time, at New York’s Carnegie Hall.

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