Events in Music History in February 1963

  • Feb 2 Helen Shapiro begins tour (Beatles are part of undercard)
  • Feb 11 Beatles record 10 of the 14 tracks for their 1st UK album "Please Please Me"
  • Feb 16 Beatles top British rock charts with "Please, Please Me"
  • Feb 22 Beatles begin their own music publishing company (Northern Songs)

Music History

Feb 23 Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti makes his debut at the Vienna State Opera in Giuseppe Verdi's "La traviata"

  • Feb 25 Beatles release their 1st US single - "Please Please Me"