One of the most momentous days during my teenage years occurred on February 9, 1964. That was the day that the Beatles first appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. I immediately became a die-hard fan and promptly ran out to buy their singles. To this day, I still keep a Beatles card in my wallet.
On Monday night January 8, 2007, local author and renowned music journalist Bob Spitz will speak about his book The Beatles: The Biography at 7:30 p.m. in the Library’s McManus Room. This huge tome, which took seven years to complete, was the culmination of numerous interviews, recollections, and archival resources. It is an engaging account of the rock band from their working-class Liverpool origins to their eventual, inevitable breakup.
Coincidentally, on January 9, 2007, the British Royal Mail will issue a set of stamps showing images of the Beatles famous album covers. The featured albums include Help!, Revolver, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Abbey Road, and Let It Be. The U. S. Postal Service also had included them in their "Celebrate the Century Series: 1960's".
If you want to read more about the Beatles, feel free to browse our collection. Works include Hunter Davies' The Beatles, Mike Evans' The Art of the Beatles, Mark Hertsgaard's A Day in the Life: The Music and Artistry of the Beatles, Allan Kozinn's The Beatles, and Stephen J. Spignesi's The Beatles Book of Lists. For your listening pleasure, the library has The Beatles Anthology, Let It Be, Revolver, and Yellow Submarine.
The Beatles not only left their mark on our music, but on our culture.