THE BASICS "Beatlemania" described the fan frenzy surrounding The Beatles rock band. WHO SAID IT? Scottish music promoter Andi Lothian claims he coined the term "Beatlemania" in speaking to a reporter on October 7, 1963, at The Beatles concert in Caird Hall, Dundee.
The hysteria, especially among teenage girls, began in early 1963 with the Liverpool lads' second UK single release, Please Please Me. The phenomenon spread to the United States when I Want to Hold Your Hand topped the US charts in late January 1964. The following month The Beatles - John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr - made their first visit to America, and the rest is music and pop culture history.
SMART AND SMARTER The US television host Ed Sullivan saw a crush of Beatles fans at Heathrow Airport when the group returned from Stockholm in October 1963. He offered The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, top dollar for a single appearance by the band on his Sunday night variety show, but Epstein wanted three shows at bottom dollar but with top billing. The first show, on February 9, 1964, is a milestone in pop culture and launched the British Invasion.
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