John F. Kennedy and The Beatles...


The late President John F. Kennedy never heard "I Want To Hold Your Hand", and there's a good chance he never heard any Beatles songs at all. Although the Beatles recorded in 1962 and 1963, the big Beatle Invasion didn't happen over here until January 1964, appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show, and gave their first American Concert in Washington, D.C.

Some say the reason the Beatles hit so big here in America was because America needed something "good", a "breath of fresh air" after the tragedy of the Kennedy assassination. I don't know how much I would believe that; I suppose that from a sociological point of view, it's possible. Of course, it could also be that The Beatles were just very, very good at what they did.



















However, in a way, JFK and the Beatles are tied together for all eternity. You see JFK at upper left; he was assassinated November 22, 1963. At right is the Beatles' second English album, "With The Beatles", which has many of the songs later issued on the U.S. Version of that album, "Meet The Beatles". And it turns out, that the English LP, "With The Beatles" was also released on November 22, 1963. As one life ended, a whole realm of possibilities began.

Strange how things work out, ain't it?