This Week In Beatles History, Feb 13-21, 1964

This Week in Beatles History February 13-21, 1964. After The Beatles went to DC for their first U.S. Concert (2/11 at the Washington Coliseum), they headed back to NYC for two performances at Carnegie Hall (It was Lincoln’s Birthday holiday back then so they played  afternoon and evening performances.) on the 13th, they flew down to Miami for their second live Ed Sullivan Show appearance on the 16th at the Deauville Hotel. Although they had numerous rehearsals, they did get SOME time for much needed R & R. On Friday the 21st, The Beatles left the hotel for a triumphant return to London, in time to celebrate George’s 21st birthday (2/25) and to begin recording and filming A Hard Day’s Night a few days later. How’s that for a hectic, Beatlemania filled schedule!! On a personal note, I (Mark) happened to be walking by the Deauville Hotel when they were getting ready to leave. My Mother and I waited until they left and that is when I got my first and only up close look at all of The Beatles at the same time. I knocked on their car window and they all waved back to me. A moment I will NEVER forget!

On a sad note, TONY SHERIDAN passed away this past Saturday. He was 72. He moved from the UK to Hamburg in 1960 and lived there pretty much for the rest of his life. The Beatles got their first recording studio experience with Tony, during the Hamburg days in the early 1960s. They recorded My Bonnie and Ain’t She Sweet among others. Paul noted on his site, “He was a good guy who we know and worked with from the early days in Hamburg.” Tony was a special guest at our NY METRO FEST in 1996.