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After taking the UK and Europe by storm in 1963, Paul McCartney stressed the importance of making a strong first impression ...
On February 8th, there were no bands in America; on February 9th, we had Ed Sullivan, and on February 10th, everybody had a band in their garage. It was literally overnight.” When their record label ...
A new documentary, ‘Beatles ’64’, revisits the breathless, exhausting first days of the Fab Four’s American invasion, rescuing a nation in mourning over the assassination of JFK. Teenagers ...
Thirty-seven years ago this month, the most significant cultural influence on the Baby Boomer generation began when the Beatles performed on the Ed Sullivan Show before a television audience of 70 ...
In 1956 and 1964, respectively, Elvis Presley and The Beatles made appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show.This was a major opportunity for both acts as it broadcast them into the living rooms of millions ...
The Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan Show, Feb. 9 1964. Bettmann Archive/Getty. The mezzanine where I was placed was better than the orchestra because I was up above looking down.
The Beatles touched down in New York City for the first time in February 1964, and Friday marks the 60th anniversary of the group’s legendary appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
The idea of The Beatles going on The Ed Sullivan Show was first brought up to the show’s producers by European talent coordinator Peter Prichard, a friend of the band’s manager, Brian Epstein ...
On February 9, 1964, a group of four 20-something musicians from Liverpool made their debut on U.S. television and forever changed popular music. The Beatles’ appearance on “The Ed Sullivan ...
Beatlemania hit the U.S.A. in full force after John, Paul, George and Ringo played 'The Ed Sullivan Show' on Feb. 9, 1964 Express Newspapers/Getty The Beatles on Ed Sullivan on Feb. 9, 1964. It was 60 ...