Posted on 06/29/2016 7:24:19 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda
A taste of Beatlemania in the 1960s
In 1963, CBS News characterized Beatlemania as an "epidemic" that had "seized" Britain's teenage population. Soon, it would "infect" America.
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To us, that is my generational cohort, this was an as yet unknown and unfelt illumination from some remote region of the cosmos, presumably Britain, as we were soon to learn.
Where were you in '62 ? ( I Wanna Hold your Hand was released in 1964).
I hear you! I was a big Elvis and Ricky Nelson fan until The Beatles hit the airwaves in 1964. I will never forget hearing their unique sound for the first time at age 14 in '64 on my little transistor radio.
I was was lucky enough to see them live as a teenager in 1966 just before they quit touring.
I saw the Beatles at the Cow Palace in 1964. The Righteous Bros. opened for them. I kept thinking the whole time, where is the closest door to outside. It was a madhouse.
Wow, the Righteous Brothers too! The opening acts when I saw them in Los Angeles in August 1966, two nights before their final show in San Francisco, were Bobby Hebb (”Sunny”), and The Cyrcle (”Red Rubber Ball”).
While there is no doubt that the Beatles were influenced by some American artists, their sound was so unique that you can't really accuse them of "stealing" someone else's sound. The Beatles took America by storm because no one had ever really heard anything like them.
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>> “The Beatles created a new style of music and dominated the music scene throughout the 60s” <<
Sort of.
Their domination faded in ‘66 when San Francisco style Folk-Rock gained the upper hand. (Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother & the Holding Co. etc )
I agree their style was unique in ‘63, and worthy of their level of success.
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The girl I was dating at the time went to the ‘64 Cow Palace concert. I didn’t!
Her Stepfather, who was the SF Pontiac dealer, got the tickets for her and her sister for free.
They didn’t make it back to Walnut Creek until 3:30 AM because it took them so long to get out of the place.
A Letter from Elaina--Casey Kasem (1964)
The Beatle Flying Saucer--Ed Solomon (1964)
It was horrid. It seemed to me (teenager) that millions of people were standing on chairs screaming. We were maybe 30 feet from the stage and there was this huge mass of humanity going crazy behind me and on both sides.
I am claustrophobic. My sister’s pretty wealthy boyfriend wanted to take her and my mom would only let her go if I went as a chaperone. I love my sister and all but that was above and beyond. ;)
Twistin' Postman--The Marvelettes (1961)
I'm Just the Postman--The Daybirds (1962)
I got to see them at the Seattle Coliseum in ‘66 - highest energy (mostly the audience) concert I’ve ever been to (and I’ve been to a lot).
My first chance to hear rock music live was Ray Charles at Yale. We got the last seats, way up in the corner of the highest balcony, but it was great because we could watch the drama as the kids would try to get up and dance in the aisle and security would stop them.
I had seen a lot of live folk and jazz in NY when I was in high school, but rock was my music, and my mother wouldn’t let me go to the Brooklyn Paramount and other places when my friends went to see all the groups we loved on the radio.
What a thrill. Never will forget it. I remember one of the guys I was with saying, “He’s doing the Texas slop.” I had never even seen that kind of dancing. Wild.
“...favorite Beatles song?”
As a guitar player wannabe songwriter the one I wish I had written was ‘here, there and everywhere’
With ‘strawberry fields’ a close second,
Neither are guitar songs, just very well crafted songs IMHO,
It was definitely the highest energy concert I’ve ever been to. They were the biggest thing to hit the country at that time and the kids loved them. Nothing else ever hit that level.
Ah yes — I liked all those SF bands you mentioned. But Big Brother was never at the level of a Beatles Sgt Pepper or Abbey Road.
Here ya go
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELpi0PIw0ww&list=RDELpi0PIw0ww#t=6
you killed me. Ex drummer but picked up guitar from the guys.
Here, There...what a BEAUTIFUL SONG.
Haunting also.
Most bans would wish to have ONE popular song, but hundreds?? They were the Bach and Beethoven of our time, Paul and John.
Can anyone believe the cost of a ticket to a Beatles concert was between $12.00 to $15.50, depending on the arena. Same with Elvis. Today, McCartney charges around a $150.00, about the same for Ringo. I’ve personally seen three quarters of The Beatles. George in 1974, Paul in 1993, 2013, 2016, Ringo in 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013, & 2016. All good shows except for George. He had a bad throat throughout that tour. I’ve always liked their music. For individuals that weren’t related, they had great harmony. Their voices complimented each other so well.
I can think of so many different varieties of pop and rock they wrote.
I could see Stone Temple Pilots beig thrilled to write Revolution.
I could see Nirvana writing Come Together.
Motley Crue DID a cover of Helter Skelter.
I could see Toto writing Hey Jude.
They are the epitome of rock and roll.
Never forget Prince playing incredibly to “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”
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