Introduction: My kid brother's band, a.k.a. The Beatles! -- Zero comes before #1 -- W.O.W.: welcome to our world -- A global family -- World War II warrior -- Evacuation to Wales -- He has arrived, and to prove it, he is here! -- Louise, we'll have nun of that! -- I never met a hormone I could trust! -- I'm off to sea ... -- BEATLEMANIA! -- Accidental radio career -- The Bangladesh era -- Drop-in environ-mental organization -- 2001: George makes his exit -- A backward glimpse to the '80s -- Liverpool legends: www.liverpoollegends.com -- Beatle adventures -- I want to tell you -- Close encounters -- The end is near ... till next time, cheerio.
Summary:
As a record 73 million viewers watched the Beatles' American debut on The Ed Sullivan Show a half-century ago, the audience was largely unaware of the behind-the scenes efforts in the preceding weeks and months that made the historic February 9, 1964 performance a reality. Those efforts were spearheaded by Louise Harrison, sister of guitarist George Harrison, from her home in a small town in southern Illinois. Here she describes her tireless efforts to help promote the Beatles, who were already household names in England.
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