50 years of beatlemania
CBS Beatles special draws 14 million viewers
Fifty years later, Beatlemania is still a force. The CBS special “The Beatles: The Night That Changed America – A Grammy Salute” averaged nearly 14 million viewers on Sunday night...
Best and worst moments from Beatles' 50th anniversary special
Sunday night's CBS special, "The Beatles: The Night That Changed America," celebrated the 50th anniversary of The Fab Four's live appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" which did, indeed, "change America"...
All hail Ringo, for 50 years the unsung Beatle
Dear Ringo, Congratulations on the 50th anniversary of your appearance with the lads on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” I know you’re aware of the media din surrounding Sunday night’s CBS...
Comedy duo says The Beatles owe them a dime
Charlie Brill has a message for Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. “You owe me a dime,” he wants the remaining Beatles to know. With interest, it might be a bit...
George's sister nursed him back to health for Beatles' US TV debut
Of course there were the thousands of screaming teenage girls who loved them — yeah, yeah, yeah. But when the four Beatles first landed in New York in early February...
Hot Picks: Fest for Beatles Fans celebrates band's USA debut
If you’re a Beatles fanatic, you’ll be in good company this weekend. Fifty years worth of good company, in fact. The Fest for Beatles Fans hits town today, celebrating the...
Signed Beatles backdrop from ‘Ed Sullivan’ may fetch up to $1M
NEW YORK — A large piece of stage backdrop autographed by the Beatles during their first live US concert 50 years ago is headed to auction, where it could draw...
Meet the girl who rescued George Harrison for Ed Sullivan
Of course there were the thousands of screaming teenage girls who loved them — yeah, yeah, yeah. But when the four Beatles first landed in New York in early February...
Iconic Beatles photographer recalls mania surrounding stars
On Feb. 9, 1964, photographer Henry Grossman walked less than two blocks from his home to Studio 50 to shoot The Beatles’ American debut on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” When...
Meet the man who sold The Beatles to America
Bernie Ilson was only about a month into his job as publicist for a TV show when he got the telegram from his boss in London, giving him his first...
50 years after The Beatles’ historic ‘Ed Sullivan’ debut
It was 50 years ago this week. On Feb. 9, 1964, four mop-topped British working-class lads in matching mod suits and speaking in exotic Liverpudlian accents took a TV studio...
The teen who became a symbol for a generation of Beatles fans
Like all teenage girls in the winter of 1964, Irene Katz knew exactly where The Beatles were going to be. She sat in her family’s Stuyvesant Town apartment listening to...
Audience recalls the night The Beatles changed pop culture
Seventy-three million viewers tuned in to “The Ed Sullivan Show” that Sunday in 1964. It was Feb. 9, and Americans of all ages wanted to see what the fuss was...
'Ed Sullivan' staffer recalls stint as honorary Beatle
Vince Calandra had never even held a guitar before. But, even back in February of 1964, he had a pretty good sense that he shouldn’t drop this one. Calandra, a...
Stars turn out for Beatles tribute
LOS ANGELES — There's an easy way to give pop music's most performance-hardened stars a case of the butterflies: Ask them to perform in front of The Beatles. Many of...