The Beatles

Charles Mather is born in Whitley Bay, UK. He will become a powerful theatrical agent and manager, working with stars including Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Liberace, Tom Jones, Mel Torme and Shirley Bassey. He is said to have been responsible for arranging The Beatles' work permits when they played in Las Vegas.

Roy Frederick Young is born in London, England, UK, Europe. He will find success as rock'n'roll era pianist/singer Roy Young. Nicknamed Britain's Little Richard, Young will perform with The Beatles during their Hamburg era, and will famously turn down an offer to join the band. He will also play piano with David Bowie.

George Martin becomes the Head of A+R for Parlophone Records, a subsidiary of EMI in London. Martin will, in due course, sign The Beatles to Parlophone.

The Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group plays at Wilson Hall, Speke Road, Garston, Liverpool, UK. Their drummer, Richard Starkey, will change his name to Ringo Starr and become the drummer for The Beatles.

Candlestick Park, a new baseball stadium for the San Francisco Giants, is opened in San Francisco, California, USA. It will go down in the annals of rock music as the venue for the last ever live public concert by The Beatles.

The Beatles continue their 92 day residency at The Top Ten Club, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.

The Beatles continue their 92 day residency at The Top Ten Club, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.

The Beatles play at St John's Hall, Tuebrooke, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.

The Beatles play in The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.

The Beatles play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, UK, with Gerry And The Pacemakers and the Swinging Blue Genes (later to become The Swinging Blue Jeans].

The Beatles play a lunchtime show at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, and an evening show at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey, England, UK, Europe.

The Beatles play at Heswall Jazz Club, in the Barnston Women's Institute, Wirrall, Cheshire, UK.

The Beatles play at The Plaza, St Helens, UK.

The Beatles play at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, UK, as a support act on The Davy Jones Show. Gerry And The Pacemakers are on the same bill.

Roy Orbison's British tour continues at The Odeon, Manchester, England, UK, Europe, with The Beatles, Gerry And The Pacemakers and Louise Cordet as supporting acts.

With their slot on Roy Orbison's British tour completed, The Beatles return to one-nighters, starting with The Pavilion, Bath, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Colin Anthony Combo and Chet And The Triumphs.

The Beatles EP [extended player] The Beatles Hits, is released in Germany, Europe, on Apple Records.

The Top Five Singles in the Lever Hit Parade in New Zealand, Oceania, for the week starting on this date are as follows :

1. HELLO MUDDUH, HELLO FADDUH (A LETTER FROM CAMP) - ALLAN SHERMAN

2. If I Had A Hammer - Trini Lopez

3. She Loves You - The Beatles

4. I Want To Stay Here - Steve Lawrence And Eydie Gorme

5. Bad To Me - Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas

Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas release a new single, I'll Keep You Satisfied, on Liberty Records in the USA. The song is composed by Paul McCartney and John lennon of The Beatles.

The Beatles play at The ABC, Huddersfield, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Vernons Girls, The Brook Brothers, Peter Jay and The Jaywalkers, and others.

The Top Ten records as played by WABC Radio, New York City, USA, for the week ended on this date are as follows : 1. I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles (Capitol)
2. She Loves You - The Beatles (Swan)
3. You Don't Own Me - Lesley Gore (Mercury)
4. Java - Al Hirt (RCA)
5. I Only Want To Be With You - Dusty Springfield (Philips)
6. Anyone Who Had A Heart - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
7. What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am) - The Tams (ABC-Paramount)
8. Who Do You Love - The Sapphires (Swan)
9. Please Please Me - The Beatles (Vee-Jay)
10. Hey Little Cobra - The Rip Chords (Columbia)

Rock And Roll Music by The Beatles reaches No1 in the pop singles chart, Tio i topp, in Sweden, Europe. The song was originally written and recorded by Chuck Berry.

The 1964 NME Poll Winners Concert at The Empire Pool, Wembley, London, UK, features The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Searchers, The Hollies, Manfred Mann, The Animals, Gerry And The Pacemakers, Brian Poole And The Tremeloes, The Swinging Blue Jeans, Freddie And The Dreamers, Dave Clark Five, Cliff Richard and The Shadows, Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas, The Merseybeats, The Fourmost, Joe Brown, Big Dee Irwin and more.

An album by The Beatles entitled Que noche la de aquel dia (A Hard Day's Night) is released in Spain, Europe, by Odeon Records.

The Beatles resume work on their next album, Beatles For Sale, at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, UK.

The UK Album Chart for this day is as follows :

1. A HARD DAY'S NIGHT - The Beatles
2. The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones
3. Moonlight And Roses - Jim Reeves
4. Kinks - The Kinks
5. Five Faces Of Manfred Mann - Manfred Mann
6. The Bachelors And 16 Great Songs - The Bachelors
7. The Animals - The Animals
8. West Side Story - Original Soundtrack
9. In Dreams - Roy Orbison
10. Gentleman Jim - Jim Reeves

The Beatles top the World Vocal Group and British Vocal Group categories in the newly published NME reader's poll. Elvis Presley is the World's Top Male Singer.

The Beatles album Beatles '65 - a compilation from documentary sources - is released in Germany, Europe, on Odeon Records.

The Beau Brummels appear on the cover of Show Time magazine, a supplement of the San Francisco Examiner, hailed as 'San Francisco's Answer To The Beatles'.

John Lennon and Ringo Starr of The Beatles overdub voice tracks for the film Help! At Twickenham Film Studios, St Margaret's, Twickenham, UK.

The Beatles release the album Help! in the USA, with a markedly different track listing than its UK equivalent.

Yesterday by The Beatles starts a four week run at No1 in the Billboard Top 40 singles chart in the USA.

We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper by The Beatles enters the Dutch Top 40 singles chart at No1.

Pre-release copies of Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles are sent out to BBC radio in the UK.

George Harrison of The Beatles flies to Bombay, India, Asia, to work on the soundtrack for the film Wonderwall.

Ringo Starr appears on the CBS-tv show Entertainment Tonight in the USA to promote his made-for-tv film, Princess Daisy.

Paul McCartney plays at The Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida, USA.

On his Out There tour, Paul McCartney plays at The United Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA