Beatles' First US Tour

Literary/ Cultural Context Note

Lucas Paul Richert (University of Saskatchewan)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.4: American (US) Writing and Culture: Postwar and Contemporary, 1945-present.
Vol. editors: Sofia Ahlberg (Uppsala University), Patrick Chura (University of Akron), Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Dale Enggass (University of Utah), Christopher Hugh Gair (University of Glasgow), Matthew Hofer (University of New Mexico), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Kerry Myler (Birmingham Newman University), Justin Parks (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway), Nick Selby (University of East Anglia)

Domains

Pop / Rock Music

Dates

Date of occurrence 1964-02-07

Places

United States (Location)

Resources

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On 7 February 1964, the British rock band the Beatles landed in New York City for their first American tour. A significant moment was the Beatles’ appearance on the Ed Sullivan show. The frenzied and fawning behaviour of female audience members demonstrated to viewers at home that Beatlemania had gripped America as well as the United Kingdom.

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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "Beatles' First US Tour". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 October 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=3422, accessed 10 May 2024.]

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