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This Day in Rock History Nov. 4th

1963: It was on this day that The Beatles, performed at the Royal Command Performance for the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and Lord Snowden at London's Prince of Wales Theatre.

The appearance became a hallmark in not only in the band’s career but in rock history when John Lennon cracks, “Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? And for the rest of you, if you’ll just rattle your jewelry.”

 

 

 

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