It Was Fifty Years Ago Today

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by u crank

I was 13 years old and the Beatles had a huge impact on my musical interest. My favorite albums were the ones that preceded Sgt. Pepper, Rubber Soul and Revolver. Watching their performances on Ed Sullivan inspired me and my two brothers to play guitar. And we all still do.

Same here, except I wasn't really aware of them until Ed Sullivan, and they didn't really affect me for another year. In '65 I saw Help! in the theater, and when the movie started girls were screaming at them on the screen!