The Beatles arrived in America 60 years ago this week, changing American music and culture. And they caught Dennis Hodo's imagination. The Beatles — John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and ...

On February 9, 1964, The Beatles stepped onto the stage at CBS Studio 50 in New York City to open an episode of The Ed Sullivan Show. "Their lyrics (punctuated by nutty shouts of “yeah, yeah, yeah!”) ...

Beatlemania hit the U.S.A. in full force after John, Paul, George and Ringo played 'The Ed Sullivan Show' on Feb. 9, 1964 Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been ...

After finding explosive success in England, The Beatles hoped to establish themselves in the United States with a performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. The band wasn’t sure they’d catch on in America.

It was 60 years ago; nearly 73 million people were watching on television the night of Feb. 9, 1964, when “The Ed Sullivan Show” went on the air and The Beatles took over music forever. John Lennon, ...

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Sixty years ago today, on February 9, 1964, The Beatles made their American television debut in front of a record audience of 73 million people with the first of three pre-recorded appearances on The ...