It was 60 years ago this month that the Beatles first visited America, landing at JFK International Airport on Feb. 7, 1964, to perform on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” The Beatles would become the unrivaled cultural leaders of the Baby Boom generation and classic rock touchstones for Generation...
(Campbell & Brody, 173) Jagger, of the Stones, led the way in this respect, being portrayed as the devil incarnate by the end of the sixties. Both bands career paths followed opposite paths. When the Beatles arrived in America, within a year, they were most popular band in rock. ...
. Capitol was a sister company to Parlophone, and both were subsidiaries of EMI. Meet The Beatles!was a huge success, capitalising on the public’s growing demand for the group’s music. The Beatles themselves arrived in America on7 February 1964, two days before their famousfirst appearance ...
In their first interview for a major British publication, London's Evening Standard, journalist Maureen Cleave mentioned their 'weird' hair. However, it caused a sensation when the Beatles arrived in America in 1964. Bill Harry dispels the myths and documents the history of the Beatles hairstyle...
To recognize the 50th anniversary of the arrival of The Beatles in America, the Grammys made last night’s ceremony a Beatles-centric one, and Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were the rightful centers of attention. The two legends were on hand to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award, were sea...
The article reviews the book "The Beatles Are Here! 50 Years After the Band Arrived in America, Writers, Musicians & Other Fans Remember" edited by Penelope Rowlands.DarMahnazEBSCO_AspLibrary Journal
From the time Beatles arrived in America, I loved the music. Still do. The songbook they put together in an all-too-short amount of time together is the best I've ever seen. The range, the depth, the chances they were willing to take musically, consistently crossing into uncharted territ...
Boys to the Mamas and Papas) produced melodies even more memorable, yet the Beatles arrived at ...
Produced by Martin Scorsese and directed by David Tedeschi, Beatles ’64 transcends the typical music documentary, offering a time capsule that plunges us into those electrifying two weeks in February 1964 when Beatlemania arrived in America. The film artfully juxtaposes the nation’s grief over JF...
However, the 1960s was considered at a stand still when it came to popular music. In 1964, when the Beatles arrived to America, everything changed. I think this was the time when Rock-n-Roll was truly reborn as Rock music. “The changing of Rock and Roll terminology is illustative. ...