Today In Music History: "Yellow Submarine" Premieres
by Jade
November 13, 2012
Birthdays:
Bassist Nikolai Fraiture of The Strokes is 34.
Today In:
1968 - Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones purchased Cotchford Farms in Sussex, England, where A.A. Milne had written Winnie The Pooh. Statues of various Pooh characters decorated the estate.
1992 - Elton John appeared before 90,000 fans in Mexico. It was his first concert South of the border.
2000 - The Beatles launched their first official website, www.thebeatles.com. The site went live on the same day as the release of their retrospective Compilation 1 album.
History Highlight:
Today in 1968, the animated Beatles film Yellow Submarine premiered. Initial press reports stated that the Beatles themselves would provide their own character voices; however, aside from composing and performing the songs, the real Beatles participated only in the closing scene of the film, while their cartoon counterparts were voiced by other actors.