Beatles songs written by women?
Three female songwriters have co-credits on songs covered by The Beatles
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Which songs did The Beatles cover?
We didn’t sing our own songs in the early days — they weren’t good enough John Lennon We started as a little covers band Paul McCartney
Women named in Beatles songs?
Lennon and McCartney frequently named women in song titles - some real, some disguised, several invented. Lennon tried a generic shoutout with Girl, while the cautious George steered clear of naming and/or shaming/celebrating
Biggest crowd at a Beatles Concert?
On July 4th 1966 The Beatle played two concerts in the Philippines as part of what would be their final world tour. These took place over a single afternoon and evening at the Rizal Stadium, Manila.
Biggest single concert?
The Beatles started by playing coffee bars, church halls and small family homes. By the time of their second US tour no standard music venue was large enough to meet the demand for tickets. So promoters like the legendary Sid Bernstein hired sports stadia.
John Lennon's middle name?
Julia Lennon (née Stanley) gave birth to her first child, John Winston Lennon at Liverpool Maternity Hospital during the early hours of 9 October, 1940.
How did George learn guitar?
Slim Whitman with his Gibson - the sound George aspired to. George tried to teach himself [the guitar]. But he wasn’t making much headway. ‘I’ll never learn this,’ he used to say. I said, ‘You will, son, you will. Just keep at it.’ Louise Harrison, mother of George
George Harrison's first guitar
When he was thirteen, George was admitted to hospital with what turned out to be a minor kidney problem. As with Ringo, a spell on the children’s ward was the catalyst for obtaining his first musical instrument. To cheer up his sick son, Harry Harrison agreed to buy a classmate’s Dutch Egmond flat-top acoustic guitar. Dutch Egmond Acoustic — George Harrison’s first guitar What George would later describe as a ‘cheapo, a horrible little guitar’ had a selling price of £3 ($4). This was a large sum for a poorly paid bus driver, though it would prove an inspired long-term investment. Technical issues The Egmond. It proved very difficult to master, partly because it was poorly set up (a common problem with cheaper mass-produced guitars). Progress was also hampered by an ill advised experiment. Curious to see how the guitar was engineered, George unscrewed the head — and was unable to fix it back on. Abandoned in a cupboard in two pieces, the Ergmond was eventually res...