Today is February 9, 2014. What do you know about this date? Just the February 9th part. Maybe your Auntie Grizelda was born today or your estranged cat died on this date 5 years ago or was it the fact that the first Boeing 727 took off from a runway in 1963 or better yet...the greatest band of all time was introduced to America in 5 words: “Ladies and Gentlemen...The Beatles!!!” (Ed Sullivan on February 9 of 1964. ) Yes I mean it. If they had never come to America, the world of music would still be hopelessly lost to Tommy Dorsey and Perry Como, (not that they are bad or anything). With just those five words for an introduction, they became the greatest and best band that America and the world had ever heard. These four young boys from Liverpool became the subject of the Times! (That reminds me of a joke: What do you call Liverpool during a drought? Liverpuddle! Sorry for the humor.)
If you look at the calendar for February of 1964, you will notice that The Beatles got introduced to America exactly 50 years ago! Like exactly to the day. I don't know the time, but these young men shaped the world of music, controversy and politics.
The sound of The Beatles was NEW, UPBEAT and DIFFERENT. That is why the kids liked it.
They also created a huge uproar with their album Abbey Road. Why you might ask. If you listen to the Beatles a lot like me, it seems like a “duh” sort of answer. If you don’t really listen to the Beatles, then here is the answer. Abbey Road was the start of the “Paul is dead” rumors. John was in white to symbolize the preacher/priest. Ringo, in black represented the embalmer/undertaker. Paul was dressed in a business suit and barefoot because people thought that shoes weren't needed in heaven. George is in jeans to symbolize the grave digger: didn't want to get a suit dirty by digging the grave. There is a licence plate that says “28IF.” That was to mean that Paul would have been 28 if he lived and if you connect the dots on the back of the album it makes a 3: 3 remaining Beatles. Paul said after the release of the album that it wasn't true and he was alive and healthy, thank you very much!
Yeah: Lots of unrest among fans. When John was with Yoko, they had many political views together. But to make a long story short, John was killed by something he strictly opposed: violence. The Beatles were the greatest band of their age and of today as well.
Abbey Road Blanket
Sorry that it is so short. But it has the five words that helped kick start Beatlemania in America!
Pictures of my TV and the CBS special:
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