Beatles history - 1961 October
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Monday |
John and Paul celebrate John's 21st birthday by hitchhiking to Paris. In aid in getting picked up, they purchase and wear bowler hats. They had planned to keep going to Spain, but stayed in Paris. John and Paul both claim they started the `Beatle' haircut while in Paris, copying the style from Jurgen Vollmer, whom they met on the streets. |
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15
Sunday |
Performance in the afternoon at the Albany Cinema in Maghull, Liverpool and in the evening at Hambleton Hall in Huyton, Liverpool. | |
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16
Monday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. | |
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17
Tuesday |
Performance for their fan club for the first time at the David Lewis Club in Liverpool. | |
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18
Wednesday |
Performances at the Cavern Club at noontime and in the evening with the Four Jays and Ian and the Zodiacs. | |
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19
Thursday |
Performance of part of the Beatles and part of Gerry and the Pacemakers and the Cruisers, under the name of Beatmakers, at the Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool. | |
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20
Friday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. Performance in the evening at the Village Hall in Knotty Ash, Liverpool. | |
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21
Saturday |
Two performances at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. | |
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22
Sunday |
Performance at the Casbah Coffee Club in West Derby, Liverpool. | |
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24
Tuesday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. | |
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25
Wednesday |
Performance in the evening at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. | |
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26
Thursday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. | |
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27
Friday |
Performance at the Village Hall in Knotty Ash, Liverpool. | |
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28
Saturday |
15:00. Raymond Jones asks `My Bonnie', by the Beatles, to Brian Epstein in his music store. Soon after, another youngster asks him a Beatles record. Brian promises to find it, a matter of pride for him more than the sale itself. The Beatles perform in the evening at the Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool. | |
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29
Sunday |
Performance at Hambleton Hall in Huyton, Liverpool. | |
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30
Monday |
Two girls ask for more copies of `My Bonnie' at the NEMS record store. The Beatles perform at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. | |
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31
Tuesday |
Performance at the Town Hall in Litherland, Liverpool. |
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