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Oct. 27th, 1969 - Ringo begins recording sessions for his solo album Sentimental Journey.

Oct. 28th, 1962 - The group performs at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool, their first appearance at that venue.

Oct. 29th, 1961 - Performance at Hambleton Hall, Huyton, Liverpool.

Oct. 30th, 1963 - On the final day of the Swedish tour, The Beatles tape the Drop In TV show.

Oct. 31st, 1967 - Having flown to France the previous day, Paul films The Fool On The Hill sequence for Magical Mystery Tour.

Nov. 1st, 1962 - The first night of a 14 day stint at the Star Club, the group's third trip to Hamburg.

Nov. 2nd, 1964 - The Beatles perform at the King's Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The Swedish Radio boadcast 10/25/63. Ah, the finest recording of the "Live" Beatles in this period. Or maybe ever...If you haven't heard it - you need to!

This was the Drop In television show (the video exists of this performance). The radio broadcast was during the previous week, on October 24th.

I liked the performance of "Long Tall Sally" from "Drop In". Ringo played wildly on his kit, probably giving Keith Moon an idea of how he should play in future.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRJ9OnpKHG4 I'm sorry, but I didn't know where else to put this whackyness. Pardon me while I barf.

and then there is this oddity..... Lennon, but still hard on the ear.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKG46Vn6 ... re=related

As awful as that band was, even they couldn't kill that song. Still sounded good in a weird way...

Who was that? They must be Official People's Party Approved wholesome entertainment for the proletariats.

Wouldn't today be a sad day in Beatle History?

Right you are, Jerry. I prefer to remember the better times.

On the evening of Dec 9, 1962 The Beatles played the Cavern. George Martin attended to see if a live album could be recorded there. Of course he decided against it and eventually Please Please Me was an attempt to capture their live set in the studio.

On Dec 11 1962, The Beatles played La Scalla Ballroom, Runcorn in Cheshire with Johnny Sandon & The Remo Four and The Mersey Beats.

Bill Harry "I think the biggest mistake the Remo Four made was to become a backing group for other singers such as Johnny Sandon, Cilla Black and Tommy Quickly. They were a great instrumental group with good harmonies and a smart stage show. They should have made the charts in their own right without becoming someone's backing band." LISTEN HERE:
http://www.last.fm/music/Johnny+Sandon+ ... +Remo+Four
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The origins of The Remo Four date back to the late 1950's when Manley and Andrew put the group together. After acquiring a strong local reputation in their home city, Liverpool, they turned professional in late '61 and secured work touring American airbases in France. The group played a mixture of musical styles - close vocal harmonies (The Everly Brothers, The Crickets, etc.) and instumentals (The Ventures, The Shadows, etc.).

In early 1962 The Remo Four teamed up with former Searchers vocalist Johnny Sandon. A combination that would last for almost two years.

Johnny Sandon & The Remo Four were signed by Brian Epstein to his management "stable" and released a couple of singles before Sandon left the band for a solo career.

After Sandon's departure, Epstein teamed The Remo Four with another of his signings, the boyish looking Tommy Quickly, formerly the singer with a group named The Challengers. He had first seen Quickly (then named Johnny) when he and the Challengers appeared on a bill with the Beatles at the Majestic Ballroom in Birkenhead early in 1963 and signed the singer, but not his group, to NEMS. Quickly was a dynamic live performer but, in spite of Epstein's enthusiastic support, none of his records achieved very much success.

Disillusioned, Quickly retired from music in 1965. The Remo Four went on to replace The Dakotas as Billy J. Kramer's backing band, changing their name to "The New Dakotas" in the process before eventually splitting in 1968. Meanwhile, the Challengers joined forces with another Liverpool singer, Steve Aldo, and went over to Germany. On their return, they changed their name to the Big Boys and backed a girl singer from Chester named Rita Hughes as Jeannie & The Big Boys.

As a teenager Steve Aldo had sung with the Ivy Benson Band and occasionally guested with Howie Casey & The Seniors. Later he sang with The Challengers and then Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes then the Griff Parry Five. Steve Aldo with The Challengers played The Cavern on June 25th 1963.