Beatles and Beatle-related events on July 20:
Featured:
- July 20, 1968: Jane Asher announces her engagement to Paul McCartney is off on a BBC TV show. For Paul, the news was reportedly a surprise.
Also:
- July 20, 1962: (lunchtime) Cavern Club, (night) Bell Hall, Lancashire.
- July 20, 1963: Ritz Ballroom, Flintshire.
- July 20, 1964: A busy week for Beatles releases. The singles "And I Love Her"/"If I Fell" and "I'll Cry Instead"/"I'm Happy Just to Dance With You," plus the "Something New" album are released.
- July 20, 1965: Two well-known '60s records are released. Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" eventually reaches #2 and the Lovin' Spoonful's "Do You Believe in Magic" reaches #9.
- July 20, 1968: Iron Butterfly's "In-a-Gadda-da-Vida," with a very long drum solo, enters the American charts.
"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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