The BBC's Top of the Pops was destination viewing for British rock fans in the mid-'60s. The Beatles appeared often, but only in pre-recorded performances and film clips. That changed on June 16, 1966 ...
While every Beatles show after 1963 was something of a circus, nothing compared to the band’s ’66 tour. By then, the Fab Four were so popular they were traveling around in the back of an armored van.
The Beatles aren’t just revered because they were great. They are also revered because of the influence they had and continue to have on numerous other artists. One of the earlier bands to take ...
A firm favourite topic for Beatles obsessives to kick around during those long-into-the night deliberations is just which of their eleven (we don’t count Magical Mystery Tour or Yellow Submarine, okay ...
The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album was hailed in some quarters as a groundbreaking milestone in popular music on its release in June 1967. Others scoffed at it as an overly ...
As the Beatles gathered for what would be their final live set on Jan. 30, 1969, they hadn't performed in public since Aug. 29, 1966 -- a three-year period in which the group would reach new artistic ...
Milestone moments do not a year make. Often, it’s the smaller news stories that add up, gradually, to big history. With that in mind, in 2017 TIME History will revisit the entire year of 1967, week by ...
Grammy Award-winning musician/producer Nile Rodgers and Tad Kubler of The Hold Steady are the latest music and pop culture experts to join the first-ever CBS News Live Experiences event, "50 Years: ...