The Beatles Come to America - Goldsmith, Martin
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When the Beatles touched down in New York on February 7, 1964 for their first visit to America, they brought with them a sound that hadn't been heard before. By the time they returned to England two weeks later, major changes in music, fashion, the record industry, and the image of an entire generation had been set into motion. Coming less than three months after the assassination of President Kennedy, the Beatles' visit helped rouse the country out of mourning. A breathless and condescending media concentrated on the band's hairstyles and their adoring fans, but their enduring importance lay…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
When the Beatles touched down in New York on February 7, 1964 for their first visit to America, they brought with them a sound that hadn't been heard before. By the time they returned to England two weeks later, major changes in music, fashion, the record industry, and the image of an entire generation had been set into motion. Coming less than three months after the assassination of President Kennedy, the Beatles' visit helped rouse the country out of mourning. A breathless and condescending media concentrated on the band's hairstyles and their adoring fans, but their enduring importance lay in their music, their wit, and style, a disconnect that signaled the beginning of the generation gap. In this intriguing cultural history, Martin Goldsmith examines how and why the Beatles struck such a lasting chord.
Martin Goldsmith (Kensington, MD), the author of The Inextinguishable Symphony (0-471-35097-4), is a program director for XM Satellite Radio in Washington, D.C. From 1989 to 1999, he hosted Performance Today, NPR's daily classical music program.

REVIEW:
"...a breezily intelligent biography...perhaps the first serious Beatles history to have a truly happy ending." (Entertainment Weekly, February 6, 2004)
"...magic blows through the book, past delightfully obscure anecdotes and insightful reflection..." (Bookpage, February 2004)
"...the book does offer many fascinating details." (Publishers Weekly, January 19, 2004)

Inhaltsverzeichnis:
1. Forever.
2. "Genius Is Pain".
3. A Fleming Pie.
4. Laboratory and Conservatory.
5. The Toppermost of the Poppermost.
6. "O Come All Ye Faithful, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!"
7. "Such a Feeling".
8. "The Beatles Are Coming!"
9. "A Vision of the Ecstasy of Life".
10. The Children of Bishop Martin.
Acknowledgments.
Select Bibliography and Videography.
Index.
Autorenporträt
MARTIN GOLDSMITH is director of classical music programming for XM Satellite Radio. From 1989 to 1999, he hosted Performance Today, National Public Radio's daily classical music program. Since 1984 he has been co-host of Songs for Aging Children, a radio program devoted to the singer-songwriter generation. He is also the author of The Inextinguishable Symphony. Martin Goldsmith lives in Maryland with his wife, Amy Roach.