They came here 60 years ago....

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. 

Please Please Me is 60 years old!

I can't believe it's been 60 years since the first Beatle album, Please Please Me was released.

I don't remember my first Beatles song that I heard on the radio, but I remember listening to them constantly. It was probably “She Loves You”.

Around that time, (1963) I got a transistor radio. It was a little brown radio and I would take it everywhere I went. I would bring it to bed with me and put the earphones on and hide my head under the pillow at night. That's so my parents wouldn't make me turn it off, or worse take it away from me.

Of course, besides the Beatles there were so many cool songs exploding on AM radio stations.I would listen long into the night.

Soon after I heard “She Loves You” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand”songs from Please Please Me entered the air waves. Songs such as “Twist and Shout”,“Love Me Do”,”Anna”, and more.

“I Saw Her Standing There”, the first track was a stunner though. The count off and then then the band goes into and uptempo groove and McCartney starts “Well she was just 17……..”

The album is not just nostalgia but a straight forward performance of their stage show. It’s a real document of what they actually sounded like live! Still very fresh with great originals and excellent taste in covers.

Recorded in basically one day it was the realization of a self contained band of musicians that could play and write timeless hits.