With their arrival in America, the Beatles ushered in a new era of hyper-popular rock ’n’ roll music On December 26, 1963, ...

Secondly, Sullivan reportedly happened upon a scrum of hysterical Beatles fans at Heathrow airport in October 1963 ... Come Together: John Lennon in His Time (1984). Despite the controversy ...

America was sad, the Beatles made them happy again. There was more happening here, a unique confluence of historical, musical, and cultural factors waiting for someone to come along and be what ...

“Beatles ’64” tries to explain why young people were so besotted by John, Paul, George and Ringo. Their visit came just months ... “Maybe America needed something like the Beatles to ...

when the Beatles first came to America — a happening that shook the world, and that changed it profoundly. “Beatles ’64” is a documentary that chronicles the three weeks the Beatles spent ...

I think that America is ready for the Beatles. When they come, they will hit this country for six.” ♦ Published in the print edition of the December 28, 1963, issue, with the headline ...