Today in Beatles History: March 12
Chris Giganti
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[B] 1961
The Beatles perform at the Casbah Coffee Club, West Derby,
Liverpool, and at the Cassanova Club, Liverpool. (1218)
[B] 1962
The Beatles perform at the Kingsway Club, Southport. (909)
[B] 1963
The Beatles, touring with Chris Montez and Tommy Roe, perform at
the Granada Cinema in Bedford. John Lennon, suffering from a
heavy
cold, is unable to perform, and The Beatles' repertoire has to be
rearranged so that George and Paul can sing the parts that John
usually sings. (1728)
[B] 1964
Shooting continues at Twickenham Studios for The Beatles' first
movie, "A Hard Day's Night". Shooting the "hotel sequences" with
movie road managers "Norm" (Norman Rossington) and "Shake" (John
Junkin). (2058)
[P] 1969
Paul McCartney marries Linda Eastman at Marylebone Register
Office.
Paul's brother Mike is best man, Mal Evans is a witness, and
Linda's daughter Heather is flower girl. Magistrate E.R. Sanders
performs the ceremony, which is followed by a luncheon at the Ritz
Hotel. None of the other Beatles or family members are in
attendance (they weren't invited). (3024)
[G] 1969
George and Pattie Harrison are arrested and charged with
possession
of cannabis after a raid on their home. The raid is timed to
coincide with Paul McCartney's wedding. George claims that some
of
the 'evidence' was planted by the police. George and Pattie are
released on bail on March 18, their trial set for March 31. (3025)
[J] 1969
John and Yoko go to Studio Three, EMI Studios, London, to listen
to
the playback of a recording of theirs called "Peace Song". Allen
Wiener reports that John and Yoko recorded the song on this date,
but Mark Lewisohn says that they only listened to playbacks.
(3026)
[J] 1971
UK release of John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band single "Power to the
People/Open Your Box" (Apple). The flip side is a Yoko Ono song
that was later retitled "Hirake". 6 weeks on the charts; highest
position #6. (579)
[B] 1971
A court ruling grants Paul McCartney's request that a receiver be
appointed to control the finances of The Beatles & Company. James
Douglas Spooner is appointed to that role. (3254)
[J] 1974
John Lennon and Harry Nilsson are ejected from the Troubadour Club
in Los Angeles for causing a disturbance during the Smothers
Brothers' act. The Smothers Brothers said that they were partly
responsible, having talked to the drunken Lennon from the stage;
they also accused the newspapers of blowing the incident all out
of
proportion. Lennon and Nilsson send flowers and apologies to the
Smothers Brothers. A club waitress claimed that Lennon assaulted
her, but that charge will be dismissed. (3316)
[B] 1979
Re-release in Sweden of Beatles LP "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts
Club Band" (Parlophone). Picture disc. (3842)
[J] 1984
UK re-release of John Lennon single "Give Peace a Chance/Cold
Turkey" (EMI Golden 45's). Both sides were previously released as
the A-sides of separate singles. (744)
[R] 1984
UK re-release of Ringo Starr single "It Don't Come Easy/Back Off
Boogaloo" (EMI Golden 45's). Both sides were previously released
as the A-sides of separate singles. (745)
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Paul McCartney marries Linda Eastman at Marylebone
Register Office.
Paul's brother Mike is best man, Mal Evans is a
witness, and Linda's daughter Heather is flower girl. Magistrate
E.R. Sanders performs the ceremony, which is followed by a luncheon
at the Ritz Hotel. None of the other Beatles or family members are
in attendance (they weren't invited). (3024)<<<<
This will be an emoional day for Paul. It would have been his 30th
anniversary with Linda. Let's all send him good vibes.
Douglas