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The Beatles Come to America (Hardcover)
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The Beatles Come to America (Hardcover)
Series: Turning Points, 11
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When the Beatles touched down in New York on February 7, 1964 for
their first visit to America, they brought with them a sound that
hadn't been heard before. By the time they returned to England two
weeks later, major changes in music, fashion, the record industry,
and the image of an entire generation had been set into motion.
Coming less than three months after the assassination of President
Kennedy, the Beatles' visit helped rouse the country out of
mourning. A breathless and condescending media concentrated on the
band's hairstyles and their adoring fans, but their enduring
importance lay in their music, their wit, and style, a disconnect
that signaled the beginning of the generation gap. In this
intriguing cultural history, Martin Goldsmith examines how and why
the Beatles struck such a lasting chord.
Martin Goldsmith (Kensington, MD), the author of The
Inextinguishable Symphony (0-471-35097-4), is a program director
for XM Satellite Radio in Washington, D.C. From 1989 to 1999, he
hosted Performance Today, NPR's daily classical music program.
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