The Beatles' 1964 Journey: Photos and Timeline

The impact of The Beatles on the world in general and the United States in particular in 1964 really can’t be measured. “Beatlemania” is a nice way to sum it all up in a single word, yet it simply can’t capture everything that went on in those 12 months, ranging from the insanity of their appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show through the making and release of their film, A Hard Day’s Night, and their first tour of America and Canada.

While Disney+ will be debuting the Martin Scorsese-produced documentary Beatles ’64 on November 29, we look at that year in two distinct ways: a behind-the-scenes “tour diary” that chronicles all of the major events during their time on the road in 1964, followed by a breakdown of everything else that went on in between concert performances.

February 11: The Beatles travel from New York via train to perform at the Washington Coliseum. The original plan was for them to fly, but a snowstorm changed the mode of transport. WINS reporter Murray The K, who broadcast his radio show from The Beatles’ hotel suite at the Plaza Hotel in New York, is the one who alerted the group and manager Brian Epstein to the potential weather problems.

Source: Ed Gross/womansworld.com

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