But before they arrived they were featured on NBC news on Nov.18th 1963… Take a listen and hear a comment like this…. “One reason for the Beatles popularity is that it’s almost impossible to hear them…” and quite a few more comments that did not age well.
Beatles First Time on American TV
While in the planning stages to “invade” America Paul recalls… “I think one of the cheekiest things we ever did was to say to Brian Epstein, We’re not going to America until we’ve got a Number One record.”
“I Want to Hold Your Hand" became the group's first American number-one entering the charts on January 18,1964 at number 45. By February 1,1964 it was number 1.
And then, 60 Years ago today the Beatles touch down at JFK Airport at 1:20 PM to scenes never seen before and proceed to take over America.
The Beatles went on to become one the most popular and arguably most experimental bands of all time.They built bridges between “classical” (concert music) and popular music as well as other genres.
