The Beatles In Cleveland

The Beatles In Cleveland
Author: Dave Schwensen
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2011
Genre:
ISBN: 9781301576470

Beatlemania swept across North America when John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in February 1964. The decade of the 1960's seemed to change overnight from black and white to color as a generation fell under the influence of the group's music, style and personalities.Hot on the success of "A Hard Day's Night," the Beatles 1964 summer tour filled auditoriums with screams of delight and excitement - and in some cases, full-blown fan hysteria. This was the case on September 15th in Cleveland, Ohio when police stopped the show in mid-performance and ordered the Beatles off the stage.The next year, The Beatles and all rock'n roll shows were banned from appearing in the city.In August 1966, the group launched their final tour, but the innocence portrayed in "A Hard Day's Night" only two years earlier was missing. Controversy raging over Lennon's remarks about Christianity and the group being more popular than Jesus made their safety more of a concern than ever before.A scheduling change brought the Beatles back to Cleveland on August 14th for the tour's first outdoor show at Municipal Stadium. The results were the same, but on a much larger scale as thousands of fans rushed onto the field, police stopped the show, and The Fab Four were chased into a luxury house trailer behind the stage. It was obvious they could no longer be protected in front of audiences and Lennon was overheard for the first time saying it would be the last tour. This is the inside story of both these special moments in time and a magical history tour back to the days of Beatlemania.Includes eyewitness accounts from concert promoters, opening acts, on stage deejays, journalists, Beatles insiders, and fans who were there. Includes never-before published photos of The Beatles on and off stage.As a young fan, author Dave Schwensen witnessed these events when his parents took him to see The Beatles in Cleveland. Relive the excitement as he takes you behind the scenes and on stage for two of the wildest, out of control concerts in Beatles and rock'n roll history.A concert by The Beatles was not just about the music, but also the emotions stirred by the most influential group in the history of popular music.

My Ticket to Ride

My Ticket to Ride
Author: Janice Mitchell
Publisher: Gray & Company, Publishers
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2021-09-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1598511173

A true-adventure, coming-of-age tale set in the exhilarating first wave of Beatlemania … It’s 1964, and 16-year-old Janice is struggling in a grim foster home in Cleveland when she falls suddenly, deeply in love … with the Beatles. They and their music stir in her an ecstatic new sense of freedom. With a friend, she hatches a bold plan to escape their dreary lives and run away to London to meet the Fab Four. On their own for the first time—in “Beatleland”—they explore a new city, a new culture, and a new life, visiting the hippest clubs of Soho, meeting some nice English boys, hitchhiking to Liverpool … But unbeknownst to them, the runaways have become international news—and a hunt is on. Adventure and newfound freedom end abruptly when Janice is apprehended by London police and hauled home to Cleveland and an unforgiving juvenile justice system. Warned by responsible adults to put it all behind her, she doesn’t speak of her extraordinary adventure for more than fifty years. In this memoir, she looks back with fresh insight on the heady early days of Beatlemania and an era in America when young women exercising some control over their lives presented a serious threat to adult society.

The Beatles in Cleveland

The Beatles in Cleveland
Author: Dave Schwensen
Publisher: North Shore Publishing(CA)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780979103001

For teenagers, the world changed when Ed Sullivan introduced The Beatles. The 1964 Beatles tour filled auditoriums with screams of delight, excitement, and full-blown fan hysteria. This was the case in Cleveland, Ohio, where police stopped the show, ordered the Beatles off the stage, and banned them from the city. In August 1966, the group launched their final tour, but the innocence from two years earlier was missing as controversy over John Lennon's remarks about Christianity made safety more of a concern than ever before. A scheduling change brought them to Cleveland Stadium where thousands of fans crashed through police. It was obvious The Beatles could no longer be protected. The Beatles In Cleveland brings to life two of the wildest concerts in Beatles history. Catch the excitement through eyewitness accounts and never-before published photos.

The Beatles at Shea Stadium

The Beatles at Shea Stadium
Author: Dave Schwensen
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-02-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9781495442384

The Beatles performance at New York's Shea Stadium on August 15, 1965 is one of the most exciting and important concert events in the history of popular music. Produced by Sid Bernstein and introduced on stage by television legend Ed Sullivan, John, Paul, George and Ringo played, sang, sweated and laughed for a record crowd of 55,600 fans. It was the height of Beatlemania and launched the modern era of outdoor stadium shows. "The Beatles At Shea Stadium" tells the story of this concert through researched commentary and exclusive interviews with Beatles insiders, friends and fans. The story begins in 1963 with Bernstein scheduling the then-unknown group for two concerts at Carnegie Hall and the first wave of U.S. Beatlemania. Follow events leading up to the concert as the Beatles arrive in New York, tape "The Ed Sullivan Show" and attend a never-before revealed dinner at Rockefeller Center. Then go backstage as they nervously prepare to face their largest live audience. The concert and excitement surrounding their performance are described in detail based on unedited live recordings and eyewitness accounts, and gives new insights into making the television special, secret recording session to overdub the live audio for network broadcast, and subsequent restoration of the classic film. Book includes rare photos, memorabilia, and never-published correspondence, documents and production notes.

Cleveland Rock and Roll Memories

Cleveland Rock and Roll Memories
Author: Carlo Wolff
Publisher: Gray & Company, Publishers
Total Pages: 133
Release: 2006
Genre: Music
ISBN: 188622899X

Music fans who grew up with Rock and Roll in Cleveland remember a golden age. We were young, so was the music, and the sense of freedom and excitement the Rock and Roll scene delivered was electric. There were so many great clubs, like the Agora, where every big band seemed to break in the 1970s. The trendsetting radio stations, from A.M.'s WIXY to F.M.'s groundbreaking "Home of the Buzzard," WMMS. And all those memorable shows. The free Coffee Break Concerts--remember Sprinsteen just when he hit it big? The gigantic World Series of Rock. Nights on the lawn at Blossom (including local favorites the Michael Stanley Band and their record-setting sellout streak). This book collects the favorite memories of Clevelanders who made the scene: fans, musicians, DJs, reporters, club owners, and more. Includes rare photographs and other memorabilia such as concert posters, bumper stickers, pins, and ticket stubs.

John Paul George Ringo and Me

John Paul George Ringo and Me
Author: Tony Barrow
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-06
Genre: Music journalists
ISBN: 9780233003276

The Beatles as they Really Were This is a unique memoir by Tony Barrow, the Beatles' Press Officer for six breakneck years during the Beatlemania era of the Sixties. He knew John, Paul, George and Ringo as, friends throughout the height of their fame as he worked within the group's closest circle. In this highly, acclaimed book he gives his insider's perspective on that four-way dynamic that spawned the greatest pop group the world has ever seen. Book jacket.

Rock 'n' Roll and the Cleveland Connection

Rock 'n' Roll and the Cleveland Connection
Author: Deanna R. Adams
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Total Pages: 650
Release: 2002
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780873386913

A useful resource for people of all ages who want to know more about rock history, Rock 'n' Roll and the Cleveland Connection links national and international events in music and the world, though the primary focus is on Cleveland. Rock 'n' Roll and the Cleveland Connection is the first in-depth look at the people, venues and artists that made Cleveland the "Rock 'n' Roll Capital of the World." Author Deanna Adams conducted personal interviews with more than 150 musicians, managers, DJ's, promoters, record executives, journalists, and club owners--all pioneers of this new musical movement--to compile these chapters of musical history.

Beatles Day in New Orleans

Beatles Day in New Orleans
Author: Steven Y. Landry
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781455625093

On September 16, 1964, the Beatles performed in New Orleans' City Park. The city already played a large role in the music of the Fab Four, with John Lennon first hearing a New Orleans R&B record in 1956. This fun and meticulous look at the unique relationship between the Beatles and America's most important musical city includes chapters on the local teen reporters who interviewed the Beatles and covered the show, the band's stay at a motel far from downtown, the press conference where the mayor presented the group with the keys to the city, the present-day status of places the musicians visited, and much more.

The Beatle Who Vanished

The Beatle Who Vanished
Author: Jim Berkenstadt
Publisher: Rock and Roll Detective LLC
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2013-01
Genre: Rock musicians
ISBN: 9780985667702

HOW COULD DRUMMER JIMMIE NICOL SIMPLY VANISH AFTER PLAYING WITH THE BEATLES IN 1964? The Beatle Who Vanished is the first historical account of Jimmie Nicol, an unknown drummer whose journey from humble beginnings to saving The Beatles' first world tour was only one part of his legend. Though his 13 days of fame made headlines, the true mystery of Nicol's story is riddled with blacklisting, betrayal, drugs, divorce, bankruptcy and an eventual disappearance that led many to question whether he is dead or alive. Discover the incredible details of a Beatles story never before revealed! *Draws on new documentary evidence *Interviews with The Beatles, Nicol and eyewitnesses *Inner circle tour accounts of Nicol and The Beatles *Uncovers the secrets behind his post-Beatles career and disappearance *Over 100 rare archival photographs and memorabilia illustrations * Features a Foreword by Former Beatles Bass Player, Chas Newby