MUS 116 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Jackie Deshannon, The Righteous Brothers, Marx Brothers
From “A Hard Day’s Night” to Help!
● Matters chronological 1964
○ Jan 15 - Feb 4 → performing in Paris
○ 7 - 22 Feb. - Beatles’ 1st US tour
○ 9 Feb. - 1st appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show
■ Largest audience ever for an American television program
○ March - April → 6 wks to film A Hard Day’s Night
○ June - July → international tour
■ 37 shows, 27 days
■ Denmark, Holland, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand
○ Aug 19 - Sept. 20
■ 2nd US tour
■ 30 shows, 23 cities
○ Early Aug, late Sept. - Oct
■ Record Beatles for Sale
album
○ Oct 9 - Nov 10
■ UK tour
○ Dec 24 - Jan 16, 1965
■ Christmas / New Year’s shows in London
○ Feb - April 1965
■ Filming and recording Help!
In London, The Bahamas, and the Austrian
Alps
● The 2nd US Tour (AUg - Sept 1964)
○ Jet lagged
■ 9 hour difference?
○ Went from West to Each (East to West is easier)
○ Geographically all over the place
● Opening acts for much of the tour
○ The Righteous Brothers
○ Jackie de Shannon
○ Bill Black Combo
○ The Exciters
○ Openers did about a 30 min set?
○ Openers had hard time since audience only wanted to see the Beatles ?
● 1964 tour
○ Play 4 songs from get go, then greets crown and announces next song
● Help! (film and album)
○ Film (1965), United Artists
○ Inspired by Marx Brothers and also spoofs James Bond films
■ (United Artists)
○ Album - their 5th in UK
○ UK album: 14 songs
○ American album: 7 songs
Document Summary
Jan 15 - feb 4 performing in paris. 7 - 22 feb. - beatles" 1st us tour. 9 feb. - 1st appearance on the ed sullivan show. Largest audience ever for an american television program. March - april 6 wks to film a hard day"s night. Denmark, holland, hong kong, australia, new zealand. Christmas / new year"s shows in london. In london, the bahamas, and the austrian. The 2nd us tour (aug - sept 1964) Went from west to each (east to west is easier) Opening acts for much of the tour. Play 4 songs from get go, then greets crown and announces next song. Inspired by marx brothers and also spoofs james bond films. Us album = #1 for 9 wks. Necessitated by late change in film title. Was originally: eight arms to hold you . Marriage near end; no time w/ julian. Fast, hillbilly, upbeat for a sadder song.
