The Beatles’ first performance at the Cavern Club, their first TV appearance in the United States, and their first recording session in an independent studio are among the highlights of this episode of What A Fab Day, the podcast telling you the day by day story of the Beatles. Today, we focus on the 9th of February.

Timeline

0:00 Introduction.
0:37 In 1961, the Beatles play at the Cavern Club in Liverpool for the first time.
1:23 In 1962, the Beatles perform twice in a day.
2:16 In 1963, the Beatles perform at the Empire Theatre in Sunderland for the Helen Shapiro packaged tour.
2:31 In 1964, the Beatles film an appearance at the Ed Sullivan Show…
4:06 …And then, they appear live on US television for the first time.
6:14 In 1967, the Beatles start recording Fixing A Hole at the Regent Sound Studio in London.
7:15 Jesus Christ attends the session.
7:51 In 1970, Ringo Starr works on his Sentimental Journey.
8:32 Conclusion.

Thanks to Alessandro d’Amito, Chiara Colafemmina, Daniele Monterisi, Fabio Ingegno, and Mariella Tarantino.

Navigation

Go to the 8th of February or to the 10th of February episode.
Click here for a list of all the February episodes.
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Click here for the series bibliography.

Click here to watch John Moffitt talking about the Beatles’ TV appearance.

Click here to watch a family reacting to the Beatles’ performance.

Click here to watch three grown up Beatlemaniac remembering…