When the Beatles touched down in New York on February 7, 1964 for their first visit to America, they brought with them a sound that hadn't been heard before. By the time they returned to England two weeks later, major changes in music, fashion, the record industry, and the image of an entire generation had been set into motion. Coming less than three months after the assassination of President Kennedy, the Beatles' visit helped rouse the country out of mourning. A breathless and condescending media concentrated on the band's hairstyles and their adoring fans, but their enduring importance lay in their music, their wit, and style, a disconnect that signaled the beginning of the generation gap.In this intriguing cultural history, Martin Goldsmith examines how and why the Beatles struck such a lasting chord. Martin Goldsmith (Kensington, MD), the author of "The Inextinguishable Symphony" (0-471-35097-4), is a program director for XM Satellite Radio in Washington, D.C. From 1989 to 1999, he hosted "Performance Today", NPR's daily classical music program.
- ISBN10 0471469645
- ISBN13 9780471469643
- Publish Date 26 January 2004
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 21 September 2010
- Publish Country US
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 208
- Language English