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On exhibit at The New York Public Library For The Performing Arts: Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, Ladies and Gentlemen...The Beatles! The Beatles---John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, collectively referred to as the 'The Fab 4' by their adoring fans, made their first trip to the U.S.A. on Friday, February 7, 1964, arriving at JFK International Airport. The NYPL exhibit consists of artifacts, videos, photographs, audio, a recording booth for fans to share their recollections of the second 'British invasion', and inter-active instructional videos for fans to have a go at giving a drum-kit the Ringo Starr back-beat beat.
Bob Bonis was The Beatles' U.S. tour manager from 1964-1966. Bonis had unlimited access to The Beatles, a passion for photography and had his LeicaM3 at the ready to get great snaps of the 'Fab4'.
The Beatles' first U.S. television performances occurred on three consecutive Sundays on The Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964 to great anticipation and fanfare as "I Want to Hold Your Hand" had swiftly risen to No. 1 in the charts. Their first appearance on February 9 is considered a milestone in American pop culture and the beginning of the British Invasion in music.
The broadcast drew an estimated 73 million viewers, at the time a record for US television. The Beatles followed Ed's show opening intro, performing "All My Loving"; "Till There Was You", which featured the names of the group members superimposed on closeup shots, including the famous "Sorry girls, he's married" caption on John Lennon; and "She Loves You".
The act that followed Beatles in the broadcast was pre-recorded, rather than having someone perform live on stage amidst the pandemonium that occurred in the studio after the Beatles performed their first songs. The group returned later in the program to perform "I Saw Her Standing There" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand."
Created by The GRAMMY Museum® at L.A. LIVE and Fab Four Exhibits, Ladies and Gentlemen…The Beatles! will be on display at The New York Public Library For The Performing Arts: Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, until May 10, 2014. Admission is free.
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