THE BEATLES IN AMERICA
Book ID/图书代码： 04313713B60263
English Summary/英文概要： By 1962, the Beatles had conquered Liverpool and in 1963, they conquered the UK and then Europe. They hoped, like some lucky British recording artists, to have the occasional hit in the US—which, after all, was the source and inspiration for their music. Their manager, Brian Epstein, however, was convinced they could become “bigger than Elvis” . . . if the strategy was right. Early in 1964, with Beatlemania raging in the UK, the Beatles topped the US charts with “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” and became a sensation on American TV with The Ed Sullivan Show—on which they appeared no fewer than three occasions, on consecutive Sundays in February, 1964. In April 1964, they held all Top Five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 and were playing such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and Shea Stadium. As Epstein predicted, they had become bigger than Elvis—after their first appearances of 1964 (at Carnegie Hall and in Washington, D.C), the band went on to do a full North American tour in ’64, a shorter tour in ’65, and a final, 13-date tour in ’66 (each of which will be covered in detail), transforming them into global superstars—but when John Lennon commented that the band were “bigger than Jesus,” things turned sour, and there were public burnings of their records. The final chapter and epilog of the book take the story of “The Beatles in America” up to the band’s break-up and beyond, including John and Yoko’s June 1, 1969 “Bed-In” in Montreal and the release of the couple’s single, “Give Peace a Chance.”
With exclusive interviews with fellow musicians, promoters, and audience members, together with rare photographs and memorabilia, The Beatles In America is the definitive, fully illustrated account of their concerts, the controversies, and of how the country dominated their lives in so many ways—written by one of the acknowledged experts on the Fab Four, Liverpool’s own Spencer Leigh.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 1964年2月9日，甲壳虫乐队亮相《埃德-沙利文秀》，第一次在美国进行电视直播演出。当时，共有7300万美国观众观看了他们的演出，占到美国总人口的34%。然而，这支四人乐队将‘Mop-Tops’风潮带到了美国，披头热当时席卷美国大陆。
《甲壳虫乐队在美国》首度真实地向广大粉丝们再现了这支著名的摇滚超级乐队的有趣故事。借用独家，以及对美国摇滚吉他手德尔•香农，辛西娅•列侬(约翰•列农的首任妻子)罗伊•奥比森，和(美国“修士”乐队前主唱) 戴维•琼斯, (美国民谣歌手)琼•贝丝和皮特•西格等当时摇滚乐坛的关键人物，尚未公布发表的采访纪录，从侧面阐述了这支乐队对这些乐坛人物的影响。本书涵盖了甲壳虫乐队所有的北美演出之旅，用详细的城市地图向各位乐迷们展现了他们的每场演出。本传记特别将目光投向甲壳虫乐队通过广播在美国的风声鹊起。透过当时一些著名的照片，和一组具有意义的纪念品，从门票海报商品。西德•伯恩斯坦，著名的谢伊体育场音乐会的发起人，附书的前言。本书是为了纪念甲壳虫在《埃德-沙利文秀》的五十周年而特意出版的。(Sandy)
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About the Author/作者介绍： Spencer Leigh was born in Liverpool in 1945. HisOn
The Beat program has been broadcast on BBC Radio
Merseyside for 30 years and he has contributed to
several BBC music documentaries. He writes obituaries
for the British newspaper The Independent, and
features for several magazines including Country Music
People, Now Dig This and Record Collector. He has
written and compiled hundreds of CDs, including
compilations of tracks banned by the BBC, This Record
Is Not To Be Broadcast. Mojo has described him as “Rock
music’s most enthusiastic amateur historian” and Pete
Frame has called him “the mad genius of the airwaves.”
In 2008, Spencer received a gold badge of merit from
the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters
(BASCA) and in 2011 he was made an Honoured Friend
at LIPA’s graduation ceremony.
Format:HARDCOVER
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