Beatles history - 1959 year
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Jan 01
Thursday |
The Quarry Men perform at the Speke bus depot social club Christmas party at Wilson Hall in Garston, Liverpool. |
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Jan 24
Saturday |
The Quarry Men perform at the Woolton Village Club in Woolton, Liverpool. |
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Mar 25
Wednesday |
Ringo joins Rory Storm and the Hurricanes after playing with the Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group (1957-1958) and the Darktown Skiffle Group. |
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Aug 29
Saturday |
Opening night of Mona Best's (Pete's mother) new club `Casbah Club', 8 Heyman's Green, West Derby, Liverpool. Show by the Quarrymen (John, Paul, George, Ken Brown). |
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Sep 05
Saturday |
The Quarry Men perform at the Casbah Coffee Club in West Derby, Liverpool. |
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Sep 12
Saturday |
The Quarry Men perform at the Casbah Coffee Club in West Derby, Liverpool. |
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Sep 19
Saturday |
The Quarry Men perform at the Casbah Coffee Club in West Derby, Liverpool. |
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Sep 26
Saturday |
The Quarry Men perform at the Casbah Coffee Club in West Derby, Liverpool. |
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Oct 03
Saturday |
The Quarry Men perform at the Casbah Coffee Club in West Derby, Liverpool. |
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Oct 10
Saturday |
The Quarry Men perform at the Casbah Coffee Club in West Derby, Liverpool. |
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Oct 16
Friday |
George Martin produces a Peter Sellers' session using sitar and tabla, for the song `Wouldn't It Be Loverly', of the `Songs For Swingin' Sellers' LP. |
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Oct 18
Sunday |
The band's name is changed to Johnny and the Moondogs as they audition for Carroll Levis' `TV Star Search' show in Liverpool. Ken Brown has left the group. They perform `Think It Over' and `Rave on' but lose to a woman who plays the spoons. |
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Nov 15
Sunday |
Manchester. Regional finals of a competition to appear on TV `Star Search'. The Beatles find the last bus back to Liverpool leaves before curtain call and must return dejected. |
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Dec 25
Friday |
Ringo receives his first drum kit, as a Christmas present. |
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