EDITOR’S LETTER
Would there even have been Beatlemania without The Ed Sullivan Show? The answer is yes. The Beatles were destined for immortality, and their Fab Four reputation preceded their spectacular debut on the American airwaves. But the power of TV in the mid-1960s, when we were still captive audiences, combined with the electrifying appeal of those young lads from Liverpool with their mop tops and infectious swagger, secured their place in music history. Who can forget the image of those screaming, crying teenyboppers pouring out all their loving and nearly drowning out the harmonies and beats of John and Paul and George and Ringo? And that was just their first act. The Beatles were the tip of the spear of the British Invasion, influential both then and now. I still remember when my older…