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The Beatles Come to America (Turning Points)by Martin Goldsmith
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:When the Beatles touched down in New York on February 7, 1964 for their first visit to America, they brought with them a sound that hadn't been heard before. By the time they returned to England two weeks later, major changes in music, fashion, the record industry, and the image of an entire generation had been set into motion. Coming less than three months after the assassination of President Kennedy, the Beatles' visit helped rouse the country out of mourning. A breathless and condescending media concentrated on the band's hairstyles and their adoring fans, but their enduring importance lay in their music, their wit, and style, a disconnect that signaled the beginning of the generation gap. In this intriguing cultural history, Martin Goldsmith examines how and why the Beatles struck such a lasting chord. Review:"[A] breezily intelligent biography...[P]erhaps the first serious Beatles history to have a truly happy ending." Entertainment Weekly Review:"[A] concise, useful account of the Beatles' career and impact." Booklist Review:"A little less Beatles history and more material on their actual arrival would have made this a more effective narrative." Publishers Weekly Synopsis:" Two dates our generation remembers all our lives: November 22, 1963, and February 9, 1964. One brought sudden and inexplicable death, sorrow, and tears. The other brought overwhelming joy and the reassurance of life-affirming art. That Sunday night when we first met the Beatles on Ed Sullivan's show was the beginning of something deeply wonderful for us and piercingly threatening for some elements of the older generation, an event both timely and timeless. For the Beatles themselves, it was just the latest plateau achieved in their ever-ascending mythical journey. Forty years later, it remains the greatest musical story ever told." — Martin Goldsmith Synopsis:On the Beatles' 1964 visit to the USA, a breathless and condescending media concentrated on the band's hairstyles and their adoring fans, but their enduring importance lay in their music, their wit and style - a disconnect that signalled the beginning of the generation gap. About the AuthorMartin Goldsmith (Kensington, MD), the author of The Inextinguishable Symphony, is a program director for XM Satellite Radio in Washington, D.C. From 1989 to 1999, he hosted Performance Today, NPR's daily classical music program. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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