Beatles 50th anniversary show Ed Sullivan

[GoldenStreet]

The significance here of that show 50 years ago is that it marked the departure of popular listeners from the Ventures and the Shadows. That included me at 14. Instrumental guitar bands became yesterday's music.

Andy

A relevant point, indeed. In the same way, Elvis imposed himself on the American national consciousness just a few years previously!

Bill

[GoldenStreet]

He was, for instance, one of the cast of the film "Violent Playground", set in Liverpool and made in 1958 - when John and Paul were still part of a skiffle group.

See: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052367/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm

I see the cast list also includes the adolescent Jeremy Bulloch, who later appeared as one of the gang in Summer Holiday.

Bill