Podcast: Paul McCartney Records Blackbird [ep. 162]
Channel: Simon Mas
Date: 2021-09-22

Some problems in the drum department, a prestigious honour, and more work on the White album are among the highlights of this episode of What A Fab Day, the podcast telling you the day by day story of the Beatles. Today, we focus on what happened to the Fab Four on the 11th of June.


***CHAPTERS***
0:00 Introduction.
0:28 In 1960, the Silver Beetles lose their drummer.
1:26 When they arrive at the Grosvenor Ballroom to play, John Lennon commits a mistake.
2:41 In 1961, the Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg, West Germany.
2:53 In 1962, the Beatles record an appearance for BBC Radio's Teenager's Turn: Here We Go.
4:14 In 1964, Ringo Starr comes out of the hospital.
4:34 The other Beatles with Jimmy Nicol reach Sydney after a small deviation.
5:51 In 1965, the press got wind that the Beatles were to be awarded with an MBE.
6:29 In 1968, Paul McCartney records Blackbird.
8:24 John Lennon discusses Revolution and his soundtrack of In His Own Write with George Martin.
9:04 In California, George Harrison appears in a second scene of Ravi Sankar's Raga: Shankar.
9:22 Conclusion.


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