The Beatles went viral before there was viral. In 1964, after playing to a staggering 45% of American households on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in February, the band embarked upon a chaotic tour of North ...

Opening acts for the Beatles’ 1964 tour of the United States and Canada generally had at least one high-charting hit to their name, helping ensure fans would be in the seats (if the Beatlemania wasn’t ...

The day before the Beatles’ much anticipated appearance on Ed Sullivan the New York City weather was blustery, the landscape bleached of essential color. Neither of which deterred the fans. The highly ...

While 09/09/09 has become entrenched this week as the newest monumental date in the history of the Beatles, this week holds another date of more local importance as far as the Fab Four are concerned.

The unrelenting spotlight and grueling schedule were starting to wear on the Beatles. The constant encroachment and the extraneous obligations were exhausting. There were none of the boundaries they ...