Category: Beatlemania
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“A Hard Day’s IMAX!!!”
Today, September 18, is the final day for two Beatles related events at “the Henry Ford” in Dearborn, Michigan: “Magical History Tour” and “A Hard Day’s Night” on the IMAX screen. I wanted to put that up front in case you weren’t aware of it. I went to see the history exhibit last Sunday (September…
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It Was Fifty Years Ago Today: The Beatles Last Live Performance at Candlestick Park
After a tumultuous and crazy summer, The Beatles wrapped up what would be their third and final tour of the U.S. on August 29, 1966. So many events happened in the summer of 1966, some major ones that were unrelated to music, that the final tour stop at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park seemed anticlimactic. No…
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George Martin: The Fifth Beatle and Beyond
As I stayed up and waited for the final results of the Michigan State Primary, I received word from someone on Facebook that George Martin had passed. I have learned over time that one has to verify whether someone has really passed, but I knew in my heart that it was all too true. And…
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It Was Fifty Years Ago Today: The Shea Stadium Concert, August 15, 1965!!!
https://youtu.be/Bt2d8JKtwiE Historically, The Beatles put together an unprecedented number of “firsts.” Many of which may never be duplicated again: The first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” the activity on the record charts in April 1964, the audience for the first performance of “All You Need Is Love,” and so on. In August 1965,…
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The Beatles in Australia!
I thought this was an interesting account of when The Beatles toured Australia. It’s hard to imagine Beatlemania turned up to 11!: http://www.gympietimes.com.au/news/it-was-all-about-the-music/2288817/
