As with so many history-making juggernauts, the story of the Beatles is littered with folklore — often created by the insatiable appetite of the media, the group’s legions of fans and sometimes even the band mates themselves. Looking back on the explosive onset of American Beatlemania following the group’s legendary appearance on “The Ed Sullivan […]
The Beatles
50 Years of Beatles: Ladies and Gentlemen, Beatlemania!
For most Americans, the explosive power of Beatlemania first revealed itself with the Beatles’ legend-making appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on Sunday, Feb. 9, 1964. But back in their homeland, the Beatles’ fame had reached its fever pitch some four months earlier. On Oct. 13, 1963, the band performed before a national television audience of 15 […]
50 Years of Beatles: Meet the Gleeks!
For the two-part season premiere of the popular Fox television show “Glee,” the series’ producers have chosen to showcase the time-tested music of the Beatles. As with “American Idol” and “The Voice” before them, the creators of “Glee” know a thing or two about turning the ratings knob for their vast teen and pre-teen viewing […]
50 Years of Beatles: “I Want to Hold Your Hand” Propelled Band in U.S.
As pop-music masterworks go, the Beatles’ “I Want to Hold Your Hand” is one of the most ambitious, self-conscious compositions in the fabled Lennon-McCartney songbook. It would also be the classic tune that would alter the group’s fortunes across the globe. Originally written after manager Brian Epstein urged the band to aspire for a distinctly […]
Getting Back
THE CONVOLUTED EVENTS OF JANUARY 1969 CONTINUE TO ECHO AS SOME OF THE MOST DRAMATIC AND LEAST UNDERSTOOD MOMENTS IN THE BEATLES’ MIND-BOGGLINGLY SUCCESSFUL CAREER. AND NO ALBUM IS MORE ASSOCIATED WITH THE GROUP’S BREAKUP THAN LET IT BE. The convoluted events of January 1969 continue to echo as some of the most dramatic and […]