Fact #42418
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Short story:
The Beatles make their London-area tv debut on the childrens' show, Tuesday Rendezvous, hosted by Muriel Young. Among the other guests is British guitar virtuoso Bert Weedon.
Full article:
Bert Weedon : While we were chatting, they told me that some time previously they'd sent me a tape of something they'd written which they'd hoped I'd record. I told them I'd never got it - and I knew that for sure because I always listened to everything I received. They said they'd send it again but then, of course, their career took right off and I never heard any more about it.
Brian Willey (tv show producer) : Brian Epstein asked me, 'Do you like them?' and I said 'Well, they're rough, but they entertain me.' Bearing in mind that it was a live broadcast, a one-take job, they didn't do too badly. Epstein then asked me if I would have them back on the show. I said 'Yes', and by the time that happened, a few weeks later, they had already climbed the charts, and in fact, made a hell of a difference to my audience. This usually consisted of about 30 or 40 people, and now, suddenly, hundreds were packing the Paris and queueing outside on the street.
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Brian Willey (tv show producer) : Brian Epstein asked me, 'Do you like them?' and I said 'Well, they're rough, but they entertain me.' Bearing in mind that it was a live broadcast, a one-take job, they didn't do too badly. Epstein then asked me if I would have them back on the show. I said 'Yes', and by the time that happened, a few weeks later, they had already climbed the charts, and in fact, made a hell of a difference to my audience. This usually consisted of about 30 or 40 people, and now, suddenly, hundreds were packing the Paris and queueing outside on the street.