Beatles ’64 repeats the bold declaration that when the Beatles first appeared on American TV, crime across the US stopped for an hour, but the truth is not quite as magical. The Beatles undoubtedly sparked a new wave in music when they began to climb in popularity during the 1960s. The band may have been four young boys […]
The British Invasion of the 1960s wasn’t just a trend; it was a full-blown societal shift. This wave of British bands transformed American music, sparking a fascination with British pop and rock that would shape entire generations. No American figure was more instrumental in introducing these British acts to the United States than Ed Sullivan. […]
On Friday, October 23, 1964, The Rolling Stones were at London’s Heathrow Airport where they boarded a BOAC, Boeing 707, to fly to New York’s JFK Airport to begin what was to be their second US tour, including a coveted performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. When they arrived in America there were around 500 fans at the […]
