Beatlemania

...in Tel Aviv, Israel. This was Paul's first-ever visit to Israel. The Beatles were banned from performing there at the height of Beatlemania in the '60s. Paul kicked off 2009 by teaming up with Dave Grohl to perform "I Saw Her Standing...

In this article: Paul McCartney, Gershwin Prize, Ira Gershwin, Library of Congress, Billy Joel, The Beatles, Quebec City, Liverpool Institute, and Richard C. Levin

...super-successful supergroup and its innocent, even naive, past. You could argue, though, that Abbey Road is the band's first post-Beatlemania album without an explicit or implicit agenda. It's not trying to do anything other than be a good...

In this article: Abbey Road, The Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, The End, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Here Comes the Sun, Beatles, Beatles, and I Want You

...to spend the morning of the next day, Feb. 8th, in relative quiet. On Sunday, they appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show and it was the night Beatlemania exploded. By Garry Berman Editor's note: This text is excerpted from the 2008 book, We're...

In this article: The Ed Sullivan Show, Beatles, The Beatles, Ed Sullivan, John Lennon, I Want to Hold Your Hand, and Liverpool

...from the Beatles' work. Pressing social issues and debates were temporarily pushed aside and the Beatles became the country's center focus: Beatlemania was officially born. In January of 1964, a month before the band first stepped foot on...

In this article: The Beatles, Ideology, Heathrow Airport, Hormone, Sigmund Freud, and Liverpool

...upon. Its premier at Piccadilly Square in November of 1968, which caused a near-riot, is often seen as the last expression of "Beatlemania". The movie did not fare well, however, in England. Marketed to children, it bombed. Parents...

In this article: Yellow Submarine, Beatles, The Beatles, Chief Blue Meanie, Brian Epstein, George Martin, Disney, and The Sound of Music

...at 20 of the band's "buried treasures.") Head to this page to take a look at what has been posted and keep track of the site's Beatlemania. It lasts through Nov. 24. On a related note, the History Channel just announced plans to air...

In this article: The Beatles, History Channel, If I Fell, Barnes & Noble, George Martin, USA Today, and A Hard Day's Night

...on American radio in less than two weeks. They arrive in New York for the Ed Sullivan Show, and the even more virulent American version of Beatlemania, in less than two months. What we think of as "the '60s" is kicking swiftly into gear.

In this article: Don Draper, Betty Draper, Pete, Mad Men, McCann Erickson, Kennedy assassination, and Matthew Weiner

...ventures slapped together under the banner of a Beatles album. Although critics panned The White Album, Beatlemania was still alive and well for the fans as it followed the triumphant Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Nothing good...

In this article: The Beatles, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Kiss, Elvis Presley, Yoko Ono, and U2

...rep as a pop tunesmith is well documented and deserved -- from his first break playing John Lennon in a touring production of "Beatlemania" to hits like "Cynical Girl" and "There She Goes Again." With help from notables like drummer Jim...

In this article: Marshall Crenshaw, Greg Leisz, Jim Keltner, There She Goes Again, John Lennon, Detroit, and Buddy Holly

"Beatlemania" strikes with CDs, video game launch By Farah Master A wave of "Beatlemania" struck Britain's streets as a specially remastered edition of the Fab Four's albums was released on Wednesday, complete with an interactive video game...

In this article: The Beatles, The Beatles: Rock Band, MTV, London, Britain, and Paul McCartney