The Beatles
Celebrating 50 Years of Beatlemania in America
Published on 15. December 2021
113 pages
978-1-62008-174-7 (ISBN)
Description
A celebration of the four longhaired, oddly dressed chaps who took over America-filled with facts, stories, and photos.
Within just two months of the Beatles' debut on Ed Sullivan's variety hour, the band had secured all five top spots on
Billboard's Hot 100, and before year's end would sell an astonishing ten million records. Filled with dozens of color and black and white photographs,
The Beatles details the rise and fall of the Fab Four, and the stories behind the men, their relationships, the creation of the songs, the tours, the albums, and the unstoppable spread of Beatlemania around the globe. Topics covered include:
- The band's rise to fame in 1964 and their grueling schedule of sixty-six tours in three years
- The unique songwriting partnership between John Lennon and Paul McCartney
- The Soviet Union's banning and bashing of the band-and how it backfired
- A debate over the best Beatles tunes
- The inevitable demise of the Fab Four, and the reasons behind it
- The long solo careers of the four artists after the dissolution of the band
- The five top contenders for the "Fifth Beatle" (plus ten runners-up)
- The story of Capitol Records exec who nearly stalled the Beatles' entrance into America
- A look at the band's children, discussing the music careers of Julian Lennon, Sean Lennon, Zak Starkey, James McCartney, and Dhani Harrison
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Ben Nussbaum has worked professionally as an editor in various book genres, from technical manuals such as Pilates For Dummies to children's books featuring Winnie the Pooh and Elmo. His experience in magazines includes the launching of USA Today's newsstand program for magazines,which offers magazines on topics ranging from women's health and travel to fantasy football to US history, Hollywood movies, and beyond. He lives in Arlington, Virginia, with his two daughters.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- The Toppermost of the Poppermost
- The Beginning
- Twist & Shout
- The Beatles: Facts & Figures
- The Great Invasion
- Come Together
- Let Me Take You Down
- Breaching the Iron Curtain
- Debate:The Fab Four's Fab 5
- We Can't Work it Out
- The Beatles' U.S. Collection
- Five Fifth Beatles
- The Man Who Hit Pause
- Here Come the Sons
- Across the Universe
- Facts about John Lennon
- Facts about Paul McCartney
- Facts about George Harrison
- Facts about Ringo Starr
