Beatles '64: D.C.'s Time In The Rock And Roll Spotlight




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Summary: <p>BEATLES '64: D.C.'S TIME IN THE ROCK AND ROLL SPOTLIGHT: Millions of Americans know exactly where they were when the Beatles first appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1964. But the concert that followed that legendary television appearance, the band's first ever in North America, is an often overlooked piece of musical — and Washington D.C.'s — history. Kojo chats with a man whose father booked the Beatles to play that 1964 show at Washington Coliseum, along with a lifelong friend who attended the concert with him, and ponders its legacy both locally and globally. (52 min.)</p>