Back to The Beatles. The best selling band in all of history, with sales reaching numbers that are literally in the billions. In England, The Beatles were a huge success, even possibly being considered the nation's number 1 export! What was even more ridiculous was their coming to the United States on February 7,1964. About 4 months before the release of their next hit album, "A Hard Day's Night." Two days after arriving in Kennedy Airport in NYC to a crazy, screeching crowd of around 3,000, the group of 4 preformed on the Ed Sullivan Show on the 9th of February. The band drew in the largest viewing audience of that time, with over 73 million people tuning in.
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| (Ringo, George, Ed, John, Paul) |
The band sent crazed audiences to their knees as they arrived and performed at shows all over America especially with their number one song "I Want to Hold Your Hand," soaring to the top of the charts within weeks of its release in December of 1963 (obsession at its finest everyone). Their appearance on the show launched not only "Beatlemania" but even the British Invasion, paving the way for other British artists and bands like The Rolling Stones and The Animals. The Beatles played a huge role in how the music industry functioned and how people listened to music. America will probably never see a reaction as the youth of the '60s and '70s toward The Beatles ever again...not even with the Biebes.
(The girl's face at 1:09 is priceless)
-Brooks Gonzales
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