February 7, 1964 – 49 years ago today, The Beatles landed at the newly named JFK Airport in NYC and the world started to turn in a different direction! A music, entertainment and cultural explosion that had never, ever been seen before or since. And it was just the beginning. That weekend culminated in their first Live Appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show that Sunday (2/9/64), which still boasts the largest TV audience in history (relative to the population). It is difficult to explain the phenomenon to those not old enough to have experienced it, but you can start by listening to The Beatles first two albums, Please Please Me and With The Beatles (in the U.S. we got them as Meet The Beatles and Introducing The Beatles). We got all of those sensational songs almost at the same time, as radio stations were playing a Beatles song – EVERY OTHER SONG! 49 years later, those memories are so clear. If you want to share your memories of early 1964, please go to our facebook page.
Also, in honor of this anniversary, our friends at Vegas Entertainment Radio are playing all Beatles today from 1:20PM (The exact time of their PanAm Plane landing) until 8:00PM EST. Check it out!
