This Day in Music History – February 11th

1963 – The Beatles recorded “Twist & Shout” and “I Saw Her Standing There.”

1964 – The Beatles played their first U.S. concert at the Coliseum in Washington, DC.

1966 – Cher recorded “Bang Bang.”

1967 – The Monkees announced that they would be playing all the instruments on all future recordings.

1970 – The film “The Magic Christian,” featuring Ringo Starr debuted in New York City.

1970 – John Lennon paid 1,344 pounds in fines for protesting the South African rugby team playing in Scotland.

1979 – The TV movie “Elvis,” with Kurt Russell, aired on ABC.

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