August 1962: new drummer but such a tight band - The Beatles on the cusp of fame   1

grenow 21 Mar 2014

Inspired by seeing TV's 'Cilla' drama - 'Some Other Guy' by the Beatles, shot at the Cavern

tonyparkin 24 Sep 2014

17th October 1962 : Beatles first tv appearance ever. They played this. Granada TV "People & Places".

MikeSmithUK 17 Oct 2012

We were both saddened to read earlier this week of the death of Ray McFall. Maybe not a well known name in the Beatles story. But Ray was, from 1959 the owner of the Cavern Club in Liverpool, where The Fabs played about 300 times, in under 3 years!! It was him who changed the Cavern's music from solely jazz to bringing in many new "beat groups". The Beatles first performed there in February 1961 in a lunch-time session. After their first gig, Ray is quoted as saying, "I stood at the side, between the pillars, about halfway up the hall, and as soon as they started playing I was captivated by them." This video is from a Cavern gig in '62 . Thank you Ray McFall!!   6

Beatlemaniacs 10 Jan 2015