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Would there even have been Beatlemania without The Ed Sullivan Show? The answer is yes. The Beatles were destined for immortality, and their Fab Four reputation preceded their spectacular debut on the American airwaves. But the power of TV in the mid

Ringo Starr has this dream. It is January 30, 1969, and he is behind the drum set that sits on a wooden platform atop London’s Apple Corps building. Ringo is keeping rhythm for what Rolling Stone magazine has called the greatest live event in rock mu

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Prince of Wales Theatre, London, Nov. 4, 1963 BROADCAST IN THE U.K. ON ITV, NOV. 10, 1963 THE BIG PICTURE The Beatles enter the British mainstream by rocking—and not rattling—the royals. BEHIND THE SCENES By late 1963, Beatlemania had captivated the

In early February 1964, America was still a land grieving. John F. Kennedy, the beloved president, had been shot in Dallas only months prior, and the nation needed a lift. Who could have predicted it might come from four young musicians from England?

It may have been the 126th lunchtime performance by the Beatles—and their 218th overall—at the famed venue, but it was the first one captured by TV crews. Four days after Ringo Starr officially joined the band, a Manchester–based TV crew for Granada

It seems we are forever looking back at the Beatles. Their music still feels relevant and their influence is obvious, yet they remain a fixture of our past, starting with that explosive first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964, wh

ROUGH AND READY: That’s what the Beatles were when Britain’s Granada TV first captured them in 1962 at the Cavern Club for an appearance that never aired. (It was deemed too grainy.) In the years that followed, they set styles, created the template f

(1964) DIRECTED BY RICHARD LESTER WRITTEN BY ALUN OWEN STARRING The Beatles, Wilfrid Brambell, Norman Rossington, John Junkin and Victor Spinetti THE SETUP With the first wave of Beatlemania hitting its crest, the Fab Four look for a respite as they