60 YEARS AGO TODAY:
8/14/65 - The Beatles taped an appearance for CBS-TV's “The Ed Sullivan Show” at Studio 50 in New York City. They performed a total of SIX songs: “I Feel Fine,” “I'm Down,” “Act Naturally,” “Ticket to Ride,” the infamous Paul McCartney solo performance of “Yesterday” and “Help!”
The very next day, they'd play their first concert at Shea Stadium, introduced by Ed Sullivan.
The program they taped today won't air until Sunday, September 12th.
(Incredibly, they didn't stop the tape and redo the blown lyrics on both "I'm Down" and "Help!," both sides of their latest single, now climbing the charts. Ringo also had trouble with the lyrics on "Act Naturally" ... and George hit more than a few bad notes as well.)
I guess their schedules were so tight, there just wasn't enough time. Or, they just figured the girls in the audience would be screaming so loudly that nobody would notice!
Also on 8/14, Carl Fizer of The Olympics (“Western Movies”) is shot and killed during rioting in Watts