Living Well 60+ January-February 2014
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2 6 JAN/FEB 2 0 1 4<br />
50 Years Ago...<br />
Beatles Appear on Ed<br />
Sullivan Show<br />
English band sparks musical revolution<br />
by Jamie Lober, Staff Writer<br />
Feb. 9, 1964 turned out to be a<br />
historic day. More than 73 million<br />
people across the country<br />
were glued to their TV sets that<br />
evening. They had been waiting<br />
all week for this moment. It was a<br />
phenomenon that had to be seen<br />
to be believed.<br />
The Beatles – John Lennon, Ringo<br />
Starr, George Harrison and Paul<br />
McCartney –were going to be on<br />
the popular music-variety program,<br />
The Ed Sullivan Show.<br />
During the time leading up to<br />
their performance, the Beatles,<br />
hailing from England, had a few<br />
records that hit No. 1 on the U.S.<br />
music charts, and radios across the<br />
country were blaring their tunes.<br />
Suddenly everyone had a case of<br />
“Beatlemania.” The excitement for<br />
and interest in the Beatles’ appearance<br />
had not been seen since Elvis<br />
Presley went on the same show in<br />
1956.<br />
How did Sullivan get the group<br />
on his show? He and his wife were<br />
at Heathrow Airport in London<br />
when they noticed throngs of<br />
youth standing in the rain. When<br />
they asked the young people why<br />
they were so patiently waiting<br />
in grey weather conditions, they<br />
learned the Beatles were returning<br />
home from a tour in Sweden.<br />
When he got back to his hotel<br />
room that night, Sullivan immediately<br />
proceeded to book the band<br />
for his show.<br />
Dressed in suits and sporting mop<br />
top haircuts, the Beatles played<br />
“All My Loving,” “Till There Was<br />
You” and “She Loves You.” After<br />
a break, they encored with “I Saw<br />
Her Standing There” and “I Want<br />
to Hold Your Hand.” But they<br />
could hardly be heard over the<br />
screams from the live audience. It<br />
was reported that 45.3 percent of<br />
all households in the United States<br />
watched the show. The program<br />
helped raise awareness of the<br />
group and fostered a rabid hunger<br />
for their music. A week later,<br />
the Beatles were on the cover of<br />
Newsweek magazine They would<br />
subsequently appear on The Ed<br />
Sullivan Show three more times.<br />
The Beatles’ arrival was game<br />
changing for the music industry.<br />
They paved the way for<br />
other bands, including the Rolling<br />
Stones and The Animals. Their<br />
revolution still impacts musical<br />
culture to this day.<br />
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