Beatles and music events on Sept. 10:
Featured:
- Sept. 10, 1968: The Beatles' "Hey Jude" tops the UK singles chart.
Also:
- Sept. 10, 1939: Cynthia Powell, later Cynthia Lennon, born.
- Sept. 10, 1960: Indra Club, Hamburg.
- Sept, 10, 1961: Casbah Club.
- Sept. 10, 1962: Cavern Club; Queen's Hall, Widnes.
- Sept. 10, 1965: The Byrds begin recording "Turn, Turn, Turn."
- Sept. 10, 1966: "Last Train to Clarksville" by the Monkees charts.
- Sept. 19, 1968: Overdubbing work on "Helter Skelter."
- Sept. 10, 1996: Music journalist Ray Coleman, who wrote biographies of John Lennon ("Lennon"), Paul McCartney ("McCartney: Yesterday and Today") and Brian Epstein ("Brian Epstein: The Man Who Made the Beatles") and co-authored Gerry Marsden's autobiography "I'll Never Walk Alone," dies of cancer. Coleman was editor of the UK music paper Melody Maker during the '60s.
- Sept. 10, 2005: The Beatles "A Day in the Life" was voted the best British song of all time in a poll of music experts.
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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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