LITE 98.7 » the beatles http://lite987.com The Best Variety Of Yesterday And Today Sun, 19 May 2013 22:47:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Emeli Sande Has Broken The Beatles' Long-Standing Record on the U.K.'s Official Albums Chart http://lite987.com/emeli-sande-has-broken-the-beatles-long-standing-record-on-the-u-k-s-official-albums-chart/ http://lite987.com/emeli-sande-has-broken-the-beatles-long-standing-record-on-the-u-k-s-official-albums-chart/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:33:13 +0000 Mark Richards http://lite987.com/?p=200593 Singer-songwriter Emeli Sande has broken a long-standing record set by The Beatles. Now that takes some doing. The record is for the most consecutive weeks spent in the top ten of the U.K.'s Official Albums Chart. Between 1963 and 1964 The Beatles with their release 'Please Please Me', enjoyed 62 weeks somewhere in the top 10. Now the Scottish songstress, Emeli Sande, who's debut CD was released in February 2012, has held a slot in the top 10 charts for 63 consecutive weeks!

]]> http://lite987.com/emeli-sande-has-broken-the-beatles-long-standing-record-on-the-u-k-s-official-albums-chart/feed/ 0 Eamonn McCormack/Getty Images This Day in History for May 9 – The Beatles Sign Their First Recording Contract and More http://lite987.com/this-day-in-history-for-may-9-the-beatles-sign-their-first-recording-contract-and-more/ http://lite987.com/this-day-in-history-for-may-9-the-beatles-sign-their-first-recording-contract-and-more/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 12:00:29 +0000 Kathy Landin http://tsminteractive.com/?p=97833 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1914 – Mother’s Day becomes a public holiday (More info)

1962 – The Beatles sign their first recording contract and hire George Martin to be their producer (More info)

]]> http://lite987.com/this-day-in-history-for-may-9-the-beatles-sign-their-first-recording-contract-and-more/feed/ 0 Hulton Archive, Getty Images Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Beatles' Widows Attend Premiere of New George Harrison Documentary http://lite987.com/paul-mccartney-ringo-starr-beatles-widows-george-harrison-documentary/ http://lite987.com/paul-mccartney-ringo-starr-beatles-widows-george-harrison-documentary/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:30:22 +0000 Chris M. Junior http://tsminteractive.com/?p=51700 Ex-Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr attended the U.K. premiere of the documentary ‘George Harrison: Living in the Material World’ in London on October 2, as did the widows of their late band mates Harrison (Olivia Harrison) and John Lennon (Yoko Ono).

Their presence sent a loud and clear message about their love and respect for the so-called quiet member of the Fab Four. Other music notables on hand included Beatles producer George Martin and Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood.

]]> http://lite987.com/paul-mccartney-ringo-starr-beatles-widows-george-harrison-documentary/feed/ 0 Dave Hogan, Getty Images New Documents Prove The Beatles Declined To Play For Segregated Crowds http://lite987.com/new-documents-prove-the-beatles-declined-to-play-for-segregated-crowds/ http://lite987.com/new-documents-prove-the-beatles-declined-to-play-for-segregated-crowds/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:24:07 +0000 Dave Wheeler http://lite987.com/?p=22765 On Lite we play our occasional Beatles songs every once in a while. Whether you like them or not, this next story is pretty cool regardless. According to Ultimate Classic Rock, new documents prove that The Beatles declined to play to a “segregated crowd” during their USA tour in 1965.

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