Les Chadwick, British bassist, member of Gerry and the Pacemakers, was born on May 11, 1943.

Gerry & The Pacemakers - "Ferry Cross the Mersey" (Gerry Marsden) (1965, The Ed Sullivan Show)

youtube.com/watch?v=MKD9L9ypwS

Eric Burdon, singer-songwriter and actor, vocalist of The Animals and War, was born on May 11, 1941.

Eric Burdon & War - "Spill the Wine" (Miller, Scott, Dickerson, Jordan, Brown, Allen, Oskar, Burdon) (1970)

youtube.com/watch?v=4-Xs7NK-7B

Eric Burdon, singer-songwriter and actor, vocalist of The Animals and War, was born on May 11, 1941.

The Animals - "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (Bennie Benjamin, Horace Ott, Sol Marcus) (1965, The Ed Sullivan Show)

youtube.com/watch?v=_2sz_YwwwQ

Eric Burdon, singer-songwriter and actor, vocalist of The Animals and War, was born on May 11, 1941.

The Animals - "We've Gotta Get Out of This Place" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) (1966, The Ed Sullivan Show)

youtube.com/watch?v=PclhNB8Biw

Christopher "Kit" Lambert, British record producer, record label owner, and one-time manager of The Who (until 1974), mentor to Pete Townshend, was born on May 11, 1935 (d. 1981).

The Who - "Love, Reign o'er Me" (Pete Townshend) (1985, Live Aid)

youtube.com/watch?v=PMxwPOoZm_

Christopher "Kit" Lambert, British record producer, record label owner, and one-time manager of The Who (until 1974), mentor to Pete Townshend, was born on May 11, 1935 (d. 1981).

"Townshend has acknowledged that it was Lambert who influenced him to combine rock music and opera, which led to the creation of the rock opera Tommy." (Wikipedia)

The Who - "Overture / Pinball Wizard" (both by Pete Townshend) (1969)

youtube.com/watch?v=_yoS6ePyZy

Irving Berlin, American composer and lyricist, "widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history" (Wikipedia), was born on May 11, 1888 (d. 1989).

Alex Pangman w/ Jeff Healy (on trumpet) and others - "Let Yourself Go" (Irving Berlin) (2001)

youtube.com/watch?v=BIObSTKqUB

Irving Berlin, American composer and lyricist, "widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history" (Wikipedia), was born on May 11, 1888 (d. 1989).

"In one of his RARE few television appearances, Irving Berlin explains the workings of his "special" piano to Dinah Shore and Tony Martin, and plays an early composition."

youtube.com/watch?v=bO8VZoRw21

@CanisPundit I think I see what you mean. There's some brass. And the solo seems to be the one on the album. I suppose the footage could be from that take, unless I'm imagining George's hands playing the album solo. Anyway, I think it's great.

@QueenOfEverything I was in India, oblivious to Beatles details, but was very aware of the moon landing, which was worldwide news.

@CanisPundit Hmmm. I thought it was a restoration of the original film, including audio. I'll check my copy of the original release.

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