On February 9, 1964, The Beatles stepped onto the stage at CBS Studio 50 in New York City to open an episode of The Ed Sullivan Show. "Their lyrics (punctuated by nutty shouts of “yeah, yeah, yeah!”) ...
The Beatles were famous for their excellent live shows, but there was one song they always insisted on performing live, ...
On February 9, 1964, a group of four 20-something musicians from Liverpool made their debut on U.S. television and forever changed popular music. The Beatles’ appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” that ...
Just as The Beatles were teetering on the cusp of international fame, their manager, Brian Epstein, received a letter from a schoolboy named David Moores (per BBC News). The manager recognized that ...
Paul McCartney gave Nashville a night to remember — and brought a little Beatles magic back to life in the process. During ...
On Aug. 29, 1966, the Beatles took the stage at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park. The performance marked the end of touring for one of the greatest and most influential acts of the rock era. Aside ...
The Beatles retired from touring in 1966–long before they actually called it quits as a band. Their robust touring schedules (mixed with the fact the band didn’t feel they were very good live) moved ...
An hourlong recording of the Beatles performing live in April 1963 has surfaced, making it the earliest known full recording of the band. The tape was made by 15-year-old John Bloomfield, a student at ...
The Rolling Stones and The Beatles juxtaposed each other in numerous ways. The Beatles were a band you took home to your parents. The Rolling Stones, not so much. That being said, The Beatles were ...
The Beatles’ first US concert was watched by a crowd of 8,092 fans at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, DC. The band had traveled from New York to Washington, DC early in the day by rail, as an ...
Beatles live albums didn't really used to be a thing. They came off the road in August 1966 and the group's first official concert recording, The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl, wasn't released until ...