The Beatles’ first album, Please Please Me, saw the band deliver their fair share of blithe rock tunes. Each song on this record was easily digestible–as was much of mainstream rock at the time. The ...
As is so often the case in the music industry, the Beatles got their start as a backing band, not the original band we know and love today. The group cut their teeth across Europe, performing for ...
The Beatles’ 1 returns to the UK charts, re-entering the Official Albums chart at No. 64. Meanwhile, “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and “Now and Then” remain strong sellers. 10th January 1964: Paul ...
The Beatles’ 1962–1966 and 1967–1970 albums rise on two U.K. charts each, proving the band’s decades-old hits still resonate with fans more than half a century later. CIRCA 1964: Rock and roll band ...
The Beatles landed at JFK Airport on February 7, 1964, greeted by 3,000 of the fans that had sent “I Want To Hold Your Hand” to the top of the Hot 100, and America’s love affair with the Fab Four hasn ...