Il y a 50 ans, les Beatles
It was 50 years ago today (or so), that the Beatles came to play
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The Beatles / Mike Mitchell//Christie’s/AP
The Beatles: 50 years after ‘Ed Sullivan’ they’re everywhere, in everything
By , The Crhistian Monitor
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CBS’s ‘Grammy Salute’ Belongs to McCartney and Starr
By John Pareles, The New-York Times
The guy who brought The Beatles to America
By Bob Greene, CNN Contributor
A Rare Look at the Origins of Beatlemania: Watch the Throwback Footage
What the critics wrote about the Beatles in 1964
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The Beatles “White Album:” The Untold Story
Bobby Owsinski, Forbes
On February 9th, John, Paul, Ringo, and George came to play on Mr. Sullivan’s “big shew” and everything changed. Americans were introduced to the Beatles through the wonder of television, people screamed with joy at home, and some critics were less than receptive to the four lads from Liverpool. By the time the Beatles appeared on Sullivan’s show, they were already on the music charts in Britain and even some Americans were already exposed to their music. It’s hard to realize this now, but they were quite unusual for their time. Not only did the Fab Four write all of their own music, but they had little formal classical training. This week, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr made an appearance on a CBS special dedicated to the Beatles and dozens of journalists weighed in on their lasting legacy. No doubt the encomia will continue and certainly we haven’t heard the last of the four fine fellows.
The first link will take visitors to a wonderful appreciation of the Beatles and their legacy via Noelle Swan of the Christian Science Monitor. The second link leads to a writeup of the CBS Beatles tribute that aired on Sunday. Moving along, interested parties will find another bit of commentary from noted columnist, Bob Greene, on the man who brought the Beatles to America, Ed Sullivan. The fourth link leads to a great video clip courtesy of TIME that documents the true mania of “Beatlemania.” Next up, is an amusing collection of what critics (including William F. Buckley) had to say about the Beatles in 1964. Finally, visitors will find a great behind-the-scenes look at the making of the White Album, courtesy of Forbes.