** The following events in Beatles history all took place on November 22. **
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[B] Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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[B] 1960
The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit,
Hamburg, West Germany.
[B] 1961
The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club - a night show.
[B] 1962
The Beatles perform at the Majestic Ballroom in Birkenhead.
[B] 1963
UK release of Beatles LP "With the Beatles" (Parlophone). The
Beatles' second album. Songs: "It Won't Be Long", "All I've Got to
Do", "All My Loving", "Don't Bother Me", "Little Child", "Till
There Was You", "Please Mr. Postman", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Hold
Me Tight", "You Really Got a Hold on Me", "I Wanna Be Your Man",
"Devil in Her Heart", "Not a Second Time", and "Money". Highest
chart position: #1.
[B] 1963
The Beatles, on a tour of Britain, perform two shows at the Globe
Cinema, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham.
[G] 1967
George Harrison in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Producing recordings of two tracks that will be included
in his "Wonderwall" film soundtrack ("India" and "Swordfencing").
Two flautists and a tabla player perform the music (George does not
play on any of the "Wonderwall" tracks).
[B] 1968
UK release of Beatles double LP "The Beatles", also called "The
White Album" (Apple). First Beatles album released on the Apple
label. The Beatles' ninth album. Songs: "Back in the USSR", "Dear
Prudence", "Glass Onion", "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da", "Wild Honey Pie",
"The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill", "While My Guitar Gently
Weeps", "Happiness Is a Warm Gun", "Martha My Dear", "I'm So
Tired", "Blackbird", "Piggies", "Rocky Raccoon", "Don't Pass Me
By", "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?", "I Will", "Julia",
"Birthday", "Yer Blues", "Mother Nature's Son", "Everybody's Got
Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey", "Sexy Sadie", "Helter
Skelter", "Long Long Long", "Revolution 1", "Honey Pie", "Savoy
Truffle", "Cry Baby Cry", "Revolution 9", and "Good Night".
Highest chart position: #1.
[O] 1968
UK release of Donovan single "Atlantis", on which Paul McCartney
plays tambourine and sings.
[R] 1976
US release of Ringo Starr single "Hey Baby/Lady Gaye" (Atlantic).
3 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #74.
[P] 1978
US release of Wings LP "Wings Greatest" (Capitol). Songs: "Another
Day", "Silly Love Songs", "Live and Let Die", "Junior's Farm",
"With a Little Luck", "Band on the Run", "Uncle Albert - Admiral
Halsey", "Hi Hi Hi", "Let 'Em In", "My Love", "Jet", and "Mull of
Kintyre".
[B] 2000
Billboard announces that The Beatles' compilation album "1" has
attained the #1 spot on its Top 200 album chart in the album's
first week of release. "1" is also #1 on Billboard's "Top Internet
Album Sales" chart. [Billboard magazine issue date December 2].
"1" becomes the 19th Beatles album to reach #1 in the US and the
first to do so since "Anthology 3" in November 1996.
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