The Silver Beetles’ penultimate show as the backing band for Scouse singer Johnny Gentle was at the Regal Ballroom, situated on Leopold Street in Nairn.
By this point the group had barely any money. During a call made by Gentle to tour promoter Larry Parnes in London, an angry John Lennon grabbed the receiver.
He didn’t hold back. It was like, ‘We’re fuckin’ skint up here. We haven’t got a pot to piss in. We need money, Larry!’ Anyway, it seemed to work because [Allan] Williams did send them up a few pounds more.
Johnny Gentle
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- 2015: Paul McCartney live: Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham
- 2010: Paul McCartney live: Foro Sol, Mexico City
- 2003: Paul McCartney live: RDS Arena, Dublin
- 2000: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland
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- 1975: US album release: Venus And Mars by Wings
- 1973: Wings live: Hammersmith Odeon, London
- 1966: John Lennon is filmed with Bob Dylan
- 1964: Paul McCartney, Jane Asher, Ringo Starr and Maureen Cox fly to London from the Virgin Islands
- 1963: The Beatles live: Capitol Cinema, Cardiff
- 1962: The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg
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