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The Beatles are here!, 50 years after the band arrived in America, writers, musicians, and other fans remember, edited by Penelope Rowlands

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The Beatles are here!, 50 years after the band arrived in America, writers, musicians, and other fans remember, edited by Penelope Rowlands

Language

eng

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contains biographical information

Index

no index present

Literary Form

essays

Main title

The Beatles are here!

Oclc number

841896946

Responsibility statement

edited by Penelope Rowlands

Sub title

50 years after the band arrived in America, writers, musicians, and other fans remember

Summary

Presents an exploration of the Fab Four's arrival in the U.S. featuring essays and interviews from writers, musicians, and fans on how they were inspired and changed by the Beatles

Table Of Contents

Tools of Satan, Liverpool division / Joe Queenan -- Greil Marcus, rock critic -- We saw them standing there / Amanda Vaill -- A newspaper article / Gay Talese -- in love with gorgeous George / Penelope Rowlands -- A letter from Vickie Brenna-Costa -- Henry Grossman, photographer -- Good bye, Mitzi Gaynor, Verlyn Klinkenborg -- Jamie Nicol Bowles, fan -- Billy Joel, musician -- Swimming to John / Noelle Oxenhandler -- Gay Talese, reporter -- My four friends, / Cyndi Lauper -- A Facebook encounter -- Vickie Brenna-Costa, fan -- America's Beatlemania hangover / Debbie Geller --- "Cousin Brucie" Morrow, disc jockey -- Sister Mary Paul McCartney / Mary Norris -- Peter Duchin, bandleader -- Anne Brown, fan -- A diary entry by Anne Brown, age 15 -- Springsteen's hair stands on end / Peter Ames Carlin -- FUN / Veronique Vienne -- Vicky Tiel, fashion designer -- Tom Long, fan -- Janis Ian, musician -- A way to live in the world / Carolyn See -- Up, up, up / Lisa See -- Joann Marie Pugliese Flood, fan -- Into the future / Pico Iyer -- Fran Lebowitz, nonfan -- Michael Laven, fan -- An e-mail from Phillip Lopate -- White out / Judy Juanita -- Renee Fleming, soprano -- Where music had to go / Anthony Scadutto -- Tom Rush, musician -- Thawing out / Barbara Ehrenreich -- Laura Tarrish, fan -- Screening the Beatles / David Thomson -- Gabriel Kahane, composer and songwriter -- Vera, Chuck and Dave / Roy Blount, Jr. -- Linda Belfi Bartel, fan -- David Dye, radio show host -- The back of the album / David Michaelis -- Will Lee, musician -- Why couldn't they leave us alone? / Sigrid Nunez -- Leah Silidjian, fan -- Independence Day, 1976 / Will Hermes

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