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It was 61 years ago today...

You are part of a select group of music fans to perhaps see on television, read the newspaper or maybe even be there to experience arguably a HUGE moment in music history.

I was only 2, so all I cared about was eating and sleeping. Maybe I was in the room while my family watched the Ed Sullivan show, later that week?

On this day in history, Feb. 7, 1964, Beatles arrive in US for first time, inspire nationwide mania (yahoo.com)

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hertzhead
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It"s always a gas being present for a cultural renaissance.

hertzhead
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I was 6 when the Beatles first played Ed Sullivan. I had older brothers and sisters. My 16 yr old sister was quite excited. I recall sensing a seismic shift. This was obviously a whole new thing from "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?" In my memory this was the beginning of the shift from black and white to color.  Soon after came "Satisfaction" and "Mr Tambourine Man".  When I was introduced to the Grateful Dead in 1972 I realized I would never hear surf music again.

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