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Recent Stories Online and On-Air
‘Ed Sullivan’ staffer recalls stint as honorary Beatle - Sunday, February 02, 2014
JFK Airport to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Beatles NYC Trip - Sunday, February 02, 2014
Famous Queenstown Road coffee stall visited by Rolling Stones and The Beatles saved from closure - Saturday, February 01, 2014
Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr Returning to Ed Sullivan Theater - Saturday, February 01, 2014
GRAMMY Beatles Special To Air Feb. 9, 2014 - Friday, January 31, 2014
Ringo Starr and his band add more dates to U.S. tour - Friday, January 31, 2014
Ringo Starr Talks Paul, Meditation and Why He Loves L.A. - Thursday, January 30, 2014
When the Beatles Came to Washington - Thursday, January 30, 2014
Anniversary upgrade for rail station The Beatles made famous - Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Stars line up to pay tribute to The Beatles - Wednesday, January 29, 2014
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What if The Beatles never were? Ringo Starr almost moved to U.S. at 18 - Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Almost 50 years ago, Beatlemania kicked off in America and changed the face of rock 'n' roll. But the whole Beatles phenomenon as we know it — with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr — might never have happened without some good old-fashioned U.S. red tape.
Starr revealed to NBC News' Kate Snow in an interview that aired Monday on TODAY that while still a teenager, he considered chasing his musical dreams in Texas, not his hometown of Liverpool. "All the music we loved came from America," he recalled. "At ... 18, 19 I tried to immigrate to America because of Lightnin' Hopkins, a blues singer," he recalled. "I wanted to go to Texas because that's where he was from." A factory worker at the time, Starr visited the local consulate to start the emigration process, but the paperwork proved overwhelming. "They gave me a load of forms to fill in. And I filled those in. You know what it's like when you're 18 ... I filled 'em in, took 'em back, and then he gave me more forms," he said. "I gave up."
Read More at Beatles Radio
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Beatles Receive Lifetime Achievement Grammy - Tuesday, January 28, 2014
The Beatles were honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award Saturday at a pre-Grammy event in Los Angeles. Ringo Starr was joined by George Harrison's widow, Olivia, and John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, at the ceremony.
Read More at Beatles Radio
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Beatles' historic arrival in New York City 50 years ago gave Big Apple unforgettable lift - Monday, January 27, 2014
On Feb 7, 1964, just 77 days after the JFK assassination, the Fab Four stepped off of Pan Am Flight 101 at the newly-minted Kennedy Airport. The city and the Beatles would never be the same. They say the world doesn't change in a day. But one day, it did.
Read More at Beatles Radio
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Grammys 2014: Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo reunite on stage - Monday, January 27, 2014
The Beatles superstars performed Sir Paul's song Queenie Eye to a rapturous crowd including Yoko Ono at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. Sir Paul also proved members of the Fab Four can still trump the Rolling Stones when his collaboration with Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear, entitled Cut Me Some Slack, beat Doom And Gloom by the veteran British band.
Read More at Beatles Radio
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Beatles Record World Wide Charts
American
- Most complete ever domination of the Billboard Hot 100 singles and albums chart by occupying the first 5 positions in the Hot 100 as well as the first two in the albums chart simultaneously (April 4, 1964).
- Most consecutive no. 1 albums in the Billboard albums chart (8 consecutive no. 1 albums from 1965 to 1968).
- Most consecutive top 5 albums in the Billboard albums chart (16 consecutive top 5 albums from 1965 to 1977).
- Group with the longest span of no. 1 albums in the Billboard albums chart (36 years and 51 weeks, 1964 to 2001).
- Group with most consecutive no. 1 hits in the Billboard Hot 100 (6 consecutive no. 1 hits, record shared with the Bee Gees).
- Most no. 1 albums in the Billboard albums chart in a calendar year (3 no. 1 albums in 1964, repeated in 1965 and 1966).
- Most no. 1 singles in the Billboard Hot 100 in a calendar year (6 no. 1 singles in 1964)
- The only act to have held the no. 1 and no. 2 position in the Billboard albums chart for 9 straight weeks on two separate occasions (March 2 to April 27 and August 29 to October 24, 1964).
- Most top 3 albums in the Billboard albums chart (27 top 3 albums).
- Most transatlantic no. 1 hit singles (12 songs reached no. 1 in both the U.S. and Britain).
- Group with most consecutive top 5 hits in the Billboard Hot 100 chart (17 consecutive top 5 hits from 1964 to 1969).
- Group with most consecutive top 10 hits in the Billboard Hot 100 chart (24 consecutive top 10 hits from 1964 to 1976).
- Group with most consecutive top 20 hits in the Billboard Hot 100 chart (27 consecutive top 20 hits from 1964 to 1976).
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The Beatles Song Quote of the week
Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend
- The Beatles, We Can Work It Out
Watch Stevie Wonder do this on the 50th show Sunday on CBS
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The Beatles 50 Years Ago Today :
The Beatles 50 Years Ago Today:
Thursday, January 16 to February 4, 1964
The Beatles at the Olympia Theatre, Boulevard des Capucines, Paris, France
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Monday Feb 3
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Tuesday Feb 4
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Wednesday Feb 5
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Friday Feb 7
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Saturday Feb 8
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Sunday Feb 9
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Last weeks poll question:
Will you be attending a Beatles 50th Celebration in the coming weeks?
Yes - 41.0% No - 35.3% Having my own - 23.7%
This weeks poll question: We are running the same Poll Question right into the New Year so please vote!
Do you think The Beatles made it before the Ed Sullivan Show?
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Beatle Brain Buster
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This weeks Beatle Brain Busters:
Which Beatle produced the first autobiography?
George John Ringo Paul
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