The British Invasion and Benton Illinois

[themechanic]

It's a story about George Harrison's first visit to the US. More history I didn't know before.

 

[alsant]

My sister in-law used to live in Benton Illinois.

 

[WileERobby]

Today, 50 years ago, was the famous "rooftop concert". I remember it well.

 

[Cman]

Careful chaps.... ;-)

 

[CoronetDarter]

Very cool story.

 

[69BBody]

 

[Budnicks]

My older sister was really into the Beatles
I was more a Beach Boys/Surf Music & Motown fan

I was only 5 in 1964, 9 in 68
I still was a clean cut little suburbanite & had a flattop until 1972-73-ish

took me a while to warm up to the British invasion

I saw all the Beatles movies & Ed Sullivan show stuff

Eric Burdon & the Animals, Herman's Hermits & the Byrds
were great too
any of the Brits, it was hit & miss for me

John went Yoko loony (Marxist/Leninist no pun intended) after a while...
George was really quite & Paul was OK
Ringo was a crack up
unfortunately the rampant Drugs & 'out there' existential Ideology
was strange from the Beatles after a while, especially John...

Yellow Submarine & White album where cool some years later

George Harrison's 'Hey Jude' was a favorite of mine

 

[Richard Cranium]

George Harrison's 'Hey Jude' was a favorite of mine

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