Abbey Road Webcam
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On this day The Beatles…
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1960 Tuesday 10th May
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Audition:
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- The Silver Beatles audition for promoter Larry Parnes who is looking for a backing band for Billy Fury in a forthcoming tour of northern England and Scotland. The venue is the a nightclub owned by The Beatles manager, Alan Williams. It is the Blue Angel Club, 106-108 Seel Street, Liverpool City Centre. On Wednesday 18th May 1960 they were offered, instead, the role of backing band to Johnny Gentle in his planned 7 date tour of Scotland
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“In May, Larry Parnes came to town, auditioning. He was the big London agent. His acts nearly always had a violent surname. There was Ronnie Wycherley who became Billy Fury; and a less furious guy you have yet to meet. A sweet Liverpool guy – the first local man who made it, in our eyes. Marty Wilde was also in Larry’s stable; he had another tempestuous surname. But Larry Parnes had some new singers and was looking for backing groups, and someone had told him there were a few groups around in Liverpool. So he came up to the Blue Angel. Billy Fury came with him.”
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Paul McCartney in “Anthology“
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The auditions included several Liverpool acts
Cliff Roberts and the Rockers
The Silver Beetles
Despite not having performed together for some months, The Silver Beetles were hopeful on the day, despite their drummer Tommy Moore not showing up.
Stuart Sutcliffe stood with his back to Larry Parnes and Billy Fury, who agreed that The Silver Beetles, without Sutcliffe, were the band they wanted. John Lennon, on the other hand, made it clear that the group were not available without Stuart.
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1961 Wednesday 10th May
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Performance:
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- Hamburg: 2nd TRIP – The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn 136, Hamburg, Germany
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1962 Thursday 10th May
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Performance:
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Hamburg: 3rd TRIP – The Beatles perform at the Star Club, Grosse Freiheit 39 22767 Hamburg, Germany
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1965 Monday 10th May
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Film:
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- Help! – Filming of scenes inside Buckingham Palace take place in Cliveden House, Maidenhead, Berkshire
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Recording and mixing:
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- “Dizzy Miss Lizzy”
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- “Bad Boy”
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