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"The Beatles were one of the greatest rock 'n' roll bands of all time. They also had one of the fiercest, most intensely loyal fandoms of all time. Beatles fans — mainly teenage girls — offered the band their…

This story starts in the United Kingdom...

The British music industry was rigidly controlled by the BBC and London’s Denmark Street music publishers. A handful of powerful managers groomed a stable of homegrown singers in the mold of Elvis Presley…

The Beatles First Concert In America!

The Beatles’ first US concert was watched 

by a crowd of 8,092 fans

at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, DC.

The Beatles

Washington Sports Arena

Washington, D.C.

The Rolling Stones First Concert In America!

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