Frank Ifield was one of the most successful pop stars of the early 1960s who scored number one hits in the U.K. with I Remember You, and Lovesick Blues, the former held the number one position in the charts for seven weeks, and was the first single to sell a million copies in the U.K. But he is also remembered today as one of the few stars to have shared a record with The Beatles, Jolly What! The Beatles And Frank Ifield, 1964, Vee Jay Records. Frank Ifield met Brian Epstein whilst appearing at the Liverpool Empire in 1962, Epstein played him Love Me Do, which Ifield was impressed by, and apparently suggested that Epstein contact concert promoter, Arthur Howe. In October, Epstein had secured the Beatles a place on Howe's 1963 package concert tour with Helen Shapiro, but first, Howe wanted The Beatles to appear at the Embassy Cinema in Peterborough where Ifield was the main attraction. According to a report in the local press by journalist Lyndon Whittaker....It is easy to see why Frank Ifield has been so popular in this country....he flashed many a happy smile as he breezed through a confident performance..with...his well-known hit songs "I Remember You", "Lovesick Blues" and "She Taught Me How To Yodel"....Ifield came well up to expectations, but the supporting artists failed to please...."The exciting Beatles" rock group quite frankly failed to excite me....
When Please Please Me went to number one in the New Musical Express Chart on 22nd February, 1963, they shared the spot briefly with Ifield's The Wayward Wind.
Ifield clearly had some impact on The Beatles - during their final show at the Star-Club in Hamburg, they performed Ifield's biggest hit, I Remember You, with Lennon playing the mouth organ.