“ January 11th – On This Day In Beatles History
Monday, January 11th, 2010 at 1:09 am 1962 – The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. 1963 – The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. That afternoon they travel through hazardous icy weather to reach the Plaza Ballroom, Old Hill, near Dudley, Staffordshire, for their first scheduled evening performance. But they are unable to make it the 11 miles to the Ritz Ballroom, King’s Heath, Birmingham, Warwickshire, due to a blizzard and the coldest temperatures in seven years. The Ritz performance is rescheduled for February 15. The Beatles’ second single, “Please Please Me/Ask Me Why” (Parlophone 4983), is released in the U.K. It spends 11 weeks on the charts; highest chart position: No.1.
Monday, January 11th, 2010 at 1:09 am 1962 – The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. 1963 – The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. That afternoon they travel through hazardous icy weather to reach the Plaza Ballroom, Old Hill, near Dudley, Staffordshire, for their first scheduled evening performance. But they are unable to make it the 11 miles to the Ritz Ballroom, King’s Heath, Birmingham, Warwickshire, due to a blizzard and the coldest temperatures in seven years. The Ritz performance is rescheduled for February 15. The Beatles’ second single, “Please Please Me/Ask Me Why” (Parlophone 4983), is released in the U.K. It spends 11 weeks on the charts; highest chart position: No.1.
