Jackie DeShannon opening for The Beatles at The Hollywood Bowl on the
23 of August, 1964

Up next were The Beatles

Jackie DeShannon’s biggest break came in February 1964 when she was an
opening act for The Beatles on their first US tour. She formed a band with slide
guitarist Ry Cooder, who briefly attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon.

DeShannon currently is an entertainment broadcast correspondent reporting
historical anecdotes and current Beatles band members’ news for Breakfast
with the Beatles on Sirius XM Satellite Radio on the weekends.

Ryland Peter "Ry" Cooder will be 67 on March 15

Jackie is 72 (Aug. 21, 1941)

Contrary to the title, Breakin’ It Up On the Beatles Tour, the Liberty
Records LP was not recorded during a Beatles tour.

A bow from The Beatles

Tork at age 14

Peter Tork (Peter Halsten Thorkelson)   

Tork is best known as the keyboardist and bass guitarist of The Monkees
and at one time played banjo on a George Harrison album.

Decca Records Catalogue A-403.

The album Merry Christmas was released in 1945 on Decca Records. It has
remained in print through the vinyl and compact disc eras, currently as the
disc White Christmas on MCA Records, a part of the Universal Music Group,
reissued in June 1995. It includes Crosby’s signature song "White Christmas",
the best-selling single ever, with sales of over 50 million copies worldwide. The
album itself has sold over 15 million copies, and is the second best-selling
Christmas album of all-time behind Elvis Presley‘s 1957 holiday album Elvis’
Christmas Album, which has sold more than 19 million copies worldwide.

The Beatles recorded "Fool On The Hill" in London at Abbey Road Studios. It was  
written and sung by Paul McCartney and was included on both the Magical Mystery 
Tour EP and album. It was also presented in the film Magical Mystery Tour. 

Eric Clapton was asked by his friend George Harrison to record a guitar solo on
The  Beatles’ song "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." Clapton agreed to perform
on the recording using Harrison’s Gibson Les Paul guitar “Lucy”. The guitar was
a recent gift from Clapton.

Eric Clapton