The Beatles Are Awarded MBEs On October 26, 1965

The Beatles were appointed as Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBEs) on October 26th of 1965. They received the awards from Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.

This award was given primarily to military veterans and civic leaders at the time and The Beatles reception of the MBEs caused some controversy among some conservative Brits who felt that a "pop group" such as The Beatles shouldn't be given such an honor.

In 1967 Paul McCartney & George Harrison wore their MBE awards on their Sgt Pepper costumes for the photo taken for the cover of the Sgt Pepper album.

In 1969 John Lennon returned his MBE to the Queen in protest over England's involvement in the Vietnam War.

Bob Dylan played his first non-acoustic show on July 25, 1965

Bob Dylan played his first non-acoustic show on July 25th on 1965 at the Newport Folk Festival. The audience was mostly very hostile to his new sound.

The video below is a performance of "Maggie's Farm" from this July 25, 1965 show:

The Beatles went to #1 on the US album charts with Beatles VI on July 10, 1965

The Beatles began a 6 week run at the top of the US album charts with Beatles VI on July 10th of 1965.

As was the normal at the time Beatles VI was not a proper Beatles release but a collection of songs from various sources that Capitol put out in America to take advantage of their overwhelming popularity. The UK releases (the originals as the Beatles intended) were generally 14 tracks while the chopped up and thrown together American versions were 11 tracks.

It was not until 1967's Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band that the same album that came out in the UK (as the Beatles intended) came out also in America.

Beatles VI contained 6 songs from Beatles For Sale, 3 songs from Help!, and 2 b-sides.

The track listing is as follows:

1. Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Beatles For Sale)
2. Eight Days a Week (Beatles For Sale)
3. You Like Me Too Much (Help!)
4. Bad Boy (b-side)
5. I Don't Want to Spoil the Party (Beatles For Sale)
6. Words of Love (Beatles For Sale)
7. What You're Doing (Beatles For Sale)
8. Yes It Is (b-side)
9. Dizzy Miss Lizzy (Help!)
10. Tell Me What You See (Help!)
11. Every Little Thing (Beatles For Sale)

The Beatles performing Kansas City live on the debut episode of Shindig!:


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Frank Black of The Pixies Was Born On April 6, 1965

Frank Black was born as Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV in Boston on April 6th of 1965.

He is also sometimes known as Black Francis. In fact in his early career he was known as Black Francis and then he inverted that to become Frank Black. Both Frank Black and Black Francis are stage names while his "real" name is still Charles Thompson.

He is most known for his work as the lead singer and songwriter for the Pixies.

The Pixies song "Where Is My Mind?" was famously used in the closing scene of the movie Fight Club.

Thom Yorke of Radiohead and Kurt Cobain of Nirvana have both said that they are greatly influenced by The Pixies music.

Video of The Pixies performing "Where Is My Mind?" in 1988:

The Rolling Stones Were Fined For Public Urination On March 18, 1965

Three members of the Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Bill Wyman) were fined five pounds each for urinating on the wall of a London gas station on March 18th, 1965. They had asked to use the restroom but it was out of order.

Check out this live performance of the Stones classic 1965 hit "Satisfaction"



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