In The Archives
- Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones
- Ronnie Wood — The Rolling Stones
- Andrew Loog Oldham — The Rolling Stones
- Bill Wyman — The Rolling Stones
- Bev Bevan – ELO
- Ben Folds
- Clarence Clemons – The E Street band
- Crosby, Stills & Nash
- Darlene Love – The Phil Spector Christmas Album
- Dan Fogelberg
- David Crosby
- Dion
- Donovan
- Elton John
- Elvis Costello
- Eric Burdon – The Animals
- Flo & Eddie – The Turtles
- Grace Slick – Jefferson Airplane
- Graham Nash
- Gregg Allman – The Allman Brothers
- Jake Clemons – The E Street Band
- Jerry Garcia – The Grateful Dead
- John Fogerty – CCR
- John Lennon
- John Mellencamp
- Joni Mitchell
- Jorma Kaukonen – Hot Tuna
- Judy Collins
- Julian Lennon
- Justin Hayward – The Moody Blues
- Kenny Vance – Looking For An Echo
- LENNONYC
- Levon Helm – The Band
- Little Richard
- Meat Loaf
- Mel Brooks
- Nils Lofgren
- Patti Smith
- Paul Simon
- P.F. Sloan – Eve of Destruction
- Phish
- Pete Townshend – The Who
- Phoebe Snow
- Randy Bachman – BTO
- Ray Davies – The Kinks
- Richie Havens
- Rick Derringer – The McCoys
- Rick Nielsen – Cheap Trick
- Ringo Starr
- Robert Plant – Led Zeppelin
- Rock ‘N’ Roll Never Forgets
- Roger Daltrey – The Who
- Ronnie Lane – The Small Faces
- Ronnie Spector
- Rosko
- Scott Muni
- Sid Bernstein and The Beatles
- The Beatles Invade America
- Woodstock
- Zacherle
Meet The Beatles
I was glued to my AM radio following their trip to the Plaza Hotel, their appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, on-the-air with Murray the K, traveling to Washington DC and Miami, and performing at Carnegie Hall.
There was no way for me to imagine then as a teenager the impact their music would have on me personally and professionally.
Within five years I was on-the-air myself, on the FM side, playing their records and sharing the news of their evolution from the Fab 4 to solo careers. To have my 1974 two hour live on-air conversation with John Lennon become an important part of their historical record remains one of my greatest thrills.
Their arrival was a story I always wanted to revisit in detail. In 2004, on the 40th anniversary, I did just that with an award winning documentary complete with rare broadcast moments and exclusive interviews with newsman Walter Cronkite, filmmaker Albert Maysles, concert promoter Sid Bernstein, radio personality Dan Daniel, John Lennon and others.
Updated now for 2014, “It Was 50 Years Ago Today – The Beatles Invade America” recounts the events leading up to and following the Beatles arrival at Kennedy Airport on February 7, 1964. It also explores how New York radio covered the Beatles’ arrival and competed to be the source for all things “Beatles.”
Highlights from the show are featured prominently in the Grammy Museum’s traveling
exhibit Ladies and Gentleman…The Beatles! curated by the Grammy Museum and on display now at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
You can listen to a preview of It Was Fifty Years Ago Today – The Beatles Invade America below or enjoy the complete show here.