Beatles Redux :February 9th

    The Grammys show put on a tribute Sunday night to the Beatles- 50 years to the day since their appearance on the Ted Sullivan show in New York City.   It was a live performance attended by hundreds of fans who came, many by accident to witness the " British Pop Invasion of America".   This was the first  of 3 consecutive performances and introduced the entire country to the British rockers.   Paul McCartny and Ringo Starr were in attendance as were the widows of George Harrison and John Lennon.   The show featured present singers and groups performing the many hits of the Beatles.   Katie Perry, the star of today's music world, performed one of the great tunes of the Beatles.
       Paul and Ringo took the stage and also performed on guitar and drums.  For all Baby Boomers and their children, it was a walk down memory lane as hit after hit rolled through the '60's and '70's when the Beatles were at their peak and immediately after their breakup in 1965.   The individual histories of the members told wonderful stories of their collective humble beginnings in Liverpool, England.   The hits that they played, sang, and wrote were truly amazing in number and quality.  The fact that they collaborated on most of them is startling: how could such talent come together in one place at one time?
      50 years.   Then and now.   What a run!