A Really BIG Shew

Do you remember where you were at 7:00pm CST on Sunday 9 February 1964? If you were like me you were watching The Ed Sullivan Show & the start of BeatleMania in the USA. Although they weren't the 1st British rock artist to have a hit, Dusty Springfield had done so in 1963, what was later called the British Invasion had officially begun.

Actually, while that was their 1st official performance on American TV, they actually made some taped appearances. 1 place they popped up on was The Tonight Show hosted at the time by Jack Paar. It wasn't an actual performance. Jack was commenting on how the fans reacted in Britain & showed the following:

& here is their 1st set on Sullivan: