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February 9th, 1964 live on the Ed Sullivan show. Although Jack parr, the then host on the Tonight show, claims he showed a film clip of the Beatles on his show weeks before the Sullivan debut.
The beatles first toured America in 1964
The Beatles first Number 1 song in 1964 was "I Want To Hold Your Hand" The Beatles second Number 1 song in 1964 was "Can't Buy Me Love" The Beatles third Number 1 song in 1964 was "A Hard Day's Night" The Beatles fourth Number 1 song in 1964 was "I Feel Fine"
On Friday, 7th February 1964, the Beatles received a tumultuous welcome at JFK International Airport, after arriving from England.
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On December 26, 1963, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" sold 1 million copies, becoming a number 1 hit in the US by mid-January. By the time the Beatles arrived in the US February 7, 1964 they were a huge success.
February 9th, 1964 live on the Ed Sullivan show. Although Jack parr, the then host on the Tonight show, claims he showed a film clip of the Beatles on his show weeks before the Sullivan debut.
February 7, 1964 is when The Beatles took off on their first trip together to the United States.The Beatles landed at Kennedy Airport (recently renamed from Idlewild) in New York, where they were greeted by 3,000 screaming fans. (Many had been given free t-shirts by Capitol Records, who wanted to guarantee a big turnout, and had spent $50,000 on a promotional campaign.)They appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show on the 9th (to a viewing audience of 73 million people), and played their first US concert on the 11th at the Washington Coliseum.
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" was the Beatles' first #1 song in the US in February of 1964.I want to hold your hand 5x platinumThe Beatles first hits in the USA - Album - "Introducing The Beatles" - Number 2 - July 1963 Single - "Please Please Me" - Number 3 - January 1964 Single - "I Want To Hold Your Hand" - Number 1 - January 1964
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"The Ed Sullivan Show" on February 9, 1964.
February 7, 1964
Paris, France
"Can't Buy Me Love", released on March 16, 1964, was the third single by The Beatles to reach #1 on Billboard's Hot 100, the week of April 4, 1964. It stayed at #1 for five weeks.
The first was The Tornadoes, with Telstar in November, 1962. Next were The Beatles with I Want to Hold Your Hand in February, 1964. Next were Peter and Gordon with A World Without Love in June, 1964
February 1964, at the Washington Coliseum.