Beatle and Beatle-related events on July 14:
Highlight:
- July 14, 1962: The Beatles play their first ever gig in Wales at the Regent Dansette in Rhyl. Tickets are five shillings.
Also:
- July 14, 1961: Cavern Club (lunchtime and nighttime)
- July 14, 1963: ABC Theatre, Blackpool.
- July 14, 1964: The Beatles film "Top Gear" at BBC Studios, London. They sing "Long Tall Sally," "Things We Said Today," "A Hard Day's Night," "And I Love Her," "I Should Have Known Better," "If I Fell" and "You Can't Do That."
- July 14, 1973: The Everly Brothers, one of the Beatles' influences, perform their final show together at Knott's Berry Farm.
- July 14, 1980: Former Beatles financial manager Allen Klein begins serving a two-month prison sentence for falsifying tax returns.
- July 14, 2007: A pair of glasses worn by John Lennon during the Beatles' tour of Japan in 1966 sell for £750,000 at auction.
"Some Days in the Beatles lives" is a regular feature of Beatles Examiner.
Steve Marinucci is the author of the Beatles Examiner, Paul McCartney Examiner, Vintage Rock 'n' Roll Examiner and TV on DVD Examiner columns on Examiner.com.
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