Track listing: (1) Hello 0:34 (2) Washington 64 3:05 (3) San Francisco 64 3:01 (4) Vegas 64 3:13 (5) Seattle 64 2:39 (6) Gator Bowl 64 2:02 (7) Boston Garden 64 2:31 (8) Kansas City 64 2:51 (9) Shea 65 3:30 (10) Atlanta 65 3:32 (11) Chicago 65 2:37 (12) Bloomington 65 2:22 (13) Hollywood Bowl 65 2:22 (14) Cleveland 66 3:00 (15) Philly 66 2:29 (16) St. Louis 66 2:16 (17) LA 66 2:56 (18) Candlestick Park 3:58 (19) Goodbye 0:40
Didn't get to go to a Beatles concert? Here's your ticket to seventeen Beatles shows from their 1964-1966 American tours. Rockin 60's style songs. The first musical history album about the Beatles 1964-1966 American concert tours. Written and produced by Gary Murtha and performed by David Fox. You not only get 17 great songs, you also get some Beatles history as songs contain information on who promoted the shows, who were the emcees, the opening acts, ticket prices, weather, hotels/motels where the Beatles stayed, what they were wearing, songs played, what the Beatles earned, what the attendance was, and many more little nuggets about each show.
WASHINGTON 64
Please Please Me and All My Loving(start chorus)
rang out from the revolving stage
From Me To you and Roll Over Beethoven
these boys quickly became the rage.
She Loves You and Twist and Shout
girls and boys jumping all around
She Loves you, I Wanna Be Your Man
these lads can really lay it down.(end chorus)
Beatles first concert in America
all for a mere 2 to 4 dollars
Feb 64 in the coliseum
America's first chance to holler.
Fresh from the Ed Sullivan Show
8,000 saw the lads sing and dance
wanted to see who the Fab Four were
the official start of a long romance
(repeat chorus)
Beatles first concert in America
all for a mere 2 to 4 dollars
Feb 64 in the coliseum
America's first chance to holler.
It might have been a small show
but it started something really big
showed America who the Beatles were
a British band fans could really dig.
(repeat chorus)
SAN FRANCISCO 64
We love you Beatles, oh yes we do(start chorus)
we love you Beatles, fans just for you
please come and play for us, please do
oh fabulous Beatles we love you.(end chorus)
Cow Palace waiting just for you
17,000 crazy screaming fans
bring it to us Liverpool boys
I Want To Hold Your Hand.
Plain black suits with ties
the new Brian Epstein look
a fresh new sound that rocks
these boys can really cook.
(repeat chorus)
What a crazy happy scene
San Francisco by the bay
four lads from Liverpool
Long Tall Sally plays.
Money Can't Buy You Love
but She Loves You anyway
Beatles You Can't Do That
All My Lovin shined today.
(repeat chorus)
Sing it my fab four lads
I Want To Hold Your Hand
sing it for us Ringo
I Want To Be Your Man.
What a day what a show
Twist and Shout was so cool
fab gear music for our heads
fab sounds, fab four rules.
(repeat chorus)
SEATTLE 64
They stayed at the Edgewater Inn
with police and ropes all around
hiding behind a new plywood fence
Beatles date with Space Needle town.
Beatle wigs and bobbin head dolls(start chorus 1)
get your fabulous Beatles toys
white shirts with smiling faces
fab cool gear for girls and boys.(end chorus 1)
August 21 was that big Friday event
many fans laid their money down
the Fab Four wanted to rock Seattle
coliseum was the hottest ticket around.
John, Paul, George, and Ringo(start chorus 2)
She Loves You was their number one
I Want To Hold Your Hand rocked
Twist and Shout, fans were having fun.(end chorus 2)
Bill Black Combo was the opening act
the Righteous Brothers were so hot
Jackie deShannon needed some love
All My Loving, the Beatles first shot.
(repeat chorus 1)
Beatles hid in the dressing room
finally escaping in an ambulance
64 was the Beatles first US tour
left American fans in a trance.
(repeat chorus 2)
VEGAS 64
For a mere 25,000 dollars
Beatles played two very small shows
at the Las Vegas Convention Center
Beatles gave glitter town a new glow.
In a small 7,000 seat place
Beatles packed in 8,000 and more
crazy fans sitting in the isles
and behind the stage on the floor.
Jingle Jangle music from the band(start chorus 1)
Beatles gave fans some cool sounds
Jingle Jangle noise in their rooms
slot machines and smiles all around.(end chorus 1)
Ringo sang I Wanna Be Your Man
George's guitar rifts roared
Baby's In Black had the harmony
John and Paul made the song soar.
You Can't Do That had them smiling
She Loves You rocked with the beat
showed why it was a number one hit
fans jumped up and down in their seat.
Jingle Jangle sounds tickle the ears(start chorus 2)
Beatles playing on the Vegas strip
Jingle Jangle sounds from the stage
Liverpool lads letting it all rip.(end chorus 2)
Beatles wanted some Vegas action
but dare not go anywhere outside
slot machines were moved to their room
Fab Four played the bandit inside.
Fab photos from this small show
appeared on 45 record sleeves
one for the song I Feel Fine
the other for Eight Days A Week.
(repeat chorus 1)
GATOR BOWL 64
Hurricane Dora an opening act
something was blowing into town
a dark windy September, the night
rock n roll music the sound.
The big APE presented the show
Twist and Shout was now in town
the band was called the Beatles
came to blow Jacksonville down.
Long Tall Sally was there(start chorus)
with 32,000 wild and crazy fans
Ringo gave the big beat to
I Want To Hold Your Hand.
Baby's In Black had the harmony
All My Loving with George's guitar
You Can't Do That told a story
If I fell touched the stars.(end chorus)
Little girls jumpin up and down
little boys wearing Beatles wigs
parents holding on for dear life
police with cotton in their ears.
The Gator Bowl was really rocking
the Beatles had the fans all the way
many memories made for a lifetime
Beatles fans had their fab four day.
(repeat chorus)
BOSTON GARDEN 64
Beatles arrived at Hanscom Airport
Hotel Madison was where they rested
getting ready to rock the Garden
where fans ears would be tested.
An art deco buidling for trains
long lines on Causeway Street
september 12th, 1964
where fans and Beatles did meet.
They wore dark blue suits (start chorus)
and those little boy smiles
they sang their songs for all
taking music the extra mile.
Fab four lads from Liverpool(end chorus)
Bruce and Melvin were the emcees
Bill Black's Combo opened the show
then Exciters in pink pants suits
restless fans wanted much more.
Crowd hushed as lights went dim
flashbulbs lit up the indoor sky
John first, came strolling in
next George with his boyish smile.
(repeat chorus)
Beatles had the joint rocking
She Loves You, Twist and Shout
fans hearts yelling and crying
so much screaming, what's it about.
Beatles sang their fresh new hits
crazy fans just couldn't sit down
more of those little boy smiles
Long Tall Sally closed Beantown.
(repeat chorus)
KANSAS CITY 64
Kansas City kids could not believe
the Beatles were on their way to play
Charles Finley said he would get them
though their tour had no open days.
Finley put his Beatles wig on for fun
opened up his check book real wide
Brian asked, the Beatles said no
An offer the press could not hide.
Rock'n roll Charlie O(start chorus)
the Beatles are coming to KC town
with a Yeah Yeah Yeah for all to hear
laying down that sweet fab four sound.
Rock'n roll Charlie O
your check book made the boys smile
Rock'n roll Rock'n roll Charlie O
for KC you went the extra mile.(end chorus)
So Charles rolled up his baseball sleeves
made a historic record offer of dollars
and with the stroke of his mighty pen
Brian's four boys gave out a holler.
Kansas City here we come
they have some crazy Beatles fans
and we're going to have some fun
hey hey Charlie O your're the man.
So little advance notice of the concert
tickets needed much more time to sell
Charles Finley went in the big time red
but Kansas City fans were in a spell.
The Beatles really cranked up the sound
took a record 150 grand
September sixty-four was that special time
Charles kept his promise to the KC fans.
(repeat full chorus)
Rock'n roll Rock'n roll Charlie O(short chorus)
the Beatles are coming to KC town
with a Yeah Yeah Yeah for all to hear
laying down that sweet fab four sound.(end short chorus)
SHEA 65
Twist and Shot and I Feel Fine(start chorus)
Dizzy Miss Lizzy and Ticket To Ride
Can't Buy Me Love to I'm Down
Fan's emotions just cannot hide.
A Hard Day's Night was just ahead
I Wanna Be Your Man they said
Help and their Baby's In Black
So much screaming in my head.(end chorus)
Hot August night in 1965
the Beatles said give us the stage
the Mets were not playing at Shea
the Fab Four were all the rage.
The first stadium concert in history
fifty-five thousand screaming fans
a flashy helicopter ride in the sky
they arrived in a Wells Fargo van.
The Rascals and King Kurtis were there
the Headhunters and Holloway too.
Ed Sullivan talks, the concert began
the fab tan uniforms were so cool.
Yes, they were honored by their country
even were decorated by their Queen
but they were America's band tonight
it was a sight that had to be seen.
Crys and tears mixed with smiles
A happy, crazy scene all around
the police with cotton in their ears
so much shouting, so little sound.
Twelve oh so short fabulous songs
Only a half hour of actual singing
but the memories will last forever
will always have our heads ringing.
(repeat chorus)
ATLANTA 65
They arrived at Hartfields Airport
fresh from their Canadian flight
took limousines to the stadium
tuned their fab guitars just right.
Wednesday night at 8 o'clock
the Beatles have come to play
Atlanta stadium was coming alive
fans will never forget that day.
30,000 screaming fans(start chorus)
John opened with Twist and Shout
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
George rocked his fab song out.
Dizzy Miss Lizzy, a twangy tune
young boppers going up and down
Ringo with his boyish smile
John and Paul fooling around.(end chorus)
Beatles fans needed some Help
She's A Woman and I Feel Fine
Baby's In Black and I'm Down
great day, great fab four time.
Dark blue suits with white shirts
it was a muggy 90 degree day
Mal and Neil watched from the side
fans wiped sweat, Beatles played.
(repeat chorus)
Opened with London Look Fashion show
backed by Atlanta Vibration band
King Curtis and the Headhunters came
giving the mighty Beatles a hand.
Paul Drew introduced the Beatles
they ran in from the third base side
the rest is Atlanta music history
fans had their Ticket to Ride.
(repeat chorus)
CHICAGO 65
Old Chi-Town had the fab tunes(start chorus)
that everyone wanted to hear
Beatles were banging them out
through fans laughter and tears.
New big Vox speakers for sound
Chicago fans screamed to the beat
Beatles smiled, laid the songs down.
Girls and boys stomped their feet.(end chorus)
Jimmy Staggs at station WCFL
gave hourly updates trying to lure
young Beatles fans to their show
giving more info on the tour.
Help was hot at the movies
it was the summer of the stars
this concert was the main show
the fab four raised musics bar.
(repeat chorus)
White Sox Park was the place
August 65 was the historic date
Beatles played two big concerts
fans pushed through the gates.
The pitchers mound was the stage
that was a special Friday for sure
Beatles sang their Twist and Shout
the fab opening song for the tour.
(repeat chorus)
BLOOMINGTON 65
Beatles are coming to town (start chorus)
coming to lay it down
laughing and dancing around, around
The Beatles are coming to town.
Lay your money down
plenty of tickets to go around
Beatles are coming to town
so lay your money down.(end chorus)
August of 1965 was so hot
Metroplitan Stadium was the place
25,000 fans that Saturday night
an ocean of smiling young faces.
Dizzy Miss Lizzy and I Feel Fine
She's A Woman and Ticket To Ride
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
Baby's In Black, fans want to cry.
(repeat chorus)
Radio land gave them an interview
Minnesota fans gave them their heart
Beatles gave back a right good show
Fab four fun from the very start.
(repeat chorus)
Those four lads are musical hero's
speading that Liverpool song around
happy memories will last forever
Beatles closed it with I'm down.
(chorus fade out)
HOLLYWOOD BOWL 65
Sunday under the August moon
Monday the fans wanted some more
came back for the fresh 65 sound
it was the Beatles second tour.
Liverpool lads bringing their sound
two concerts on back to back days
17,000 fans at each show
fans cheered, the band played.
John and his magical Ticket To Ride(start chorus)
Paul's Can't Buy Me Love rules
together for A Hard Day's Night
the band has all the right moves.
Baby's In Black and I'm Down
Dizzy Miss Lizzy and Twist and Shout
I Want To Be Your Man and Help
this is what the Beatles are about.(end chorus)
Hollywood Bowl, a famous place to play
Ringo's drum leads the musical attack
Beatles fans want the boys to stay
fab four days are definately back.
Liverpool meets sunny California
fans want some more fabulous fun
Beatles give them all they have
show why the Beatles are number one.
(repeat chorus)
CLEVELAND 66
Jerry G was their radio voice
Beatles came to Cleveland to play
an outdoor show at Municipal
14 August 66 was the day.
A crowd of 20 thousand were ready
Wixy's Big Jack and Johnny were emcees
the Boston Remains opened the show
it was a day fans couldn't believe.
The boys in their suits and ties
played their latest pop songs
2,000 fans rushed the field
police knew something was wrong.
Clevelands got some crazy fans
In a trailer the Beatles did hide
looked like the Beatles movie Help
the worried Beatles stayed inside.
Rock and Rolls Music was the song(start chorus)
Day Tripper and I Feel Fine
police in their white helmets
it was Paperback Writer time.
Nowhere Man and beautiful Yesterday
20,000 screaming and crying fans
Long Tall Sally rocked the brain
Ringo sang I Wanna Be Your Man.(end chorus)
Twenty minutes to regain control
Beatles smiled, were glad to be back
fans got a show they'd never forget
heard the Beatles Baby's In Black.
Cleveland fans wanted to touch
it was wild and out-of-control
Beatles security became an issue
the Beatles would tour no more.
(repeat chorus)
PHILLY 66
Stone and brick with a horseshoe shape
August 16, 1966 the date
JFK stadium the happening place
where happy crazy Beatles fans wait.
Official parking was just one buck
tickets were just 3 and 5 dollars
what a cheap price for a concert
a place for Beatles fans to holler.
Bobby Hebb sang his hit, Sunny(start chorus)
the Cyrkle had a Red Rubber Ball
Rock and Roll music opened the door
while light sprinkles started to fall.
Baby's In Black, the sky is on fire
Yesterday made it crying time
Beatles rocked old Philly town
Paperback Writer and I Feel Fine.(end chorus)
After practicing in their dressing room
the Beatles burst upon the stage
while boys yelled and girls cried
fab four Beatles became the rage.
Yes, Philly fans had their concert
Beatles fans won't forget that day
rain stayed away until the end
and let those fab gear Beatles play.
(start chorus)
ST. LOUIS 66
Suits with bright yellow shirts(start chorus 1)
playing under a covered stage
Ringo with his cool blue hat
the Beatles were all the rage.(end chorus 1)
They arrived in a limousine
fresh from a chartered flight
Busch Memorial Stadium was the place
It was a rainy Sunday night.
KXOX sponsored the show
for 23,000 Beatles fans
August 1966 a special time
Nick Charles introduced the band.
Raindops fell on the cheering crowd (start chorus 2)
fab music danced on every drop
music warmed our youthful hearts
the Beatles were the top of pop.(end chorus 2)
It was a brand new sports stadium
hosting I Wanna Be Your Man
I Feel Fine and Day Tripper
John's beautiful Nowhere Man.
The crowd enjoyed Paul's Yesterday
Paperback Writer reached the stars
Long Tall Sally brought the smiles
the band left in two police cars.
(repeat chorus 1)
LA 66
Bob Eubanks promoted this 66 show
wanted Beatles to rock Dodgers stadium
45,000 KRLA tickets were sold
O'Malley gave the ok for the boys to come.
The 13th stop on a 14 city tour
it was truly a site to behold
fence in place to protect the boys
police were rough as fans were bold.
Four lads cranked up the Beatles sound(start chorus)
jumped round the blue and white stage
second base was their home today
screaming, crying, crowd in a rage.
August 66 was LA Beatles time
Paul's Yesterday made the girls cry
Long Tall Salley brought the house down
I Feel Fine, left no eyes dry. (end chorus)
Ringo just wanted to be your man
John and Paul sang Baby's in Black
George If I Needed Someone shined
two limousines readied for the attack.
Fans screamed and rushed forward
Beatles could not reach their ride
had to exit in a white Brink's truck
Beatles made the girls cry.
(repeat/double chorus)
CANDLESTICK PARK 66
Here come the Beatles, here they come(start chorus)
that's what the fancy poster read
August 29th was the special day
Beatles music for our young heads.
Here come the Beatles, here they come(end chorus)
KYA 12 60 the radio for fans
place where Beatles music could be heard
set the stage for the Beatles last show
in a stadium named after tall birds.
San Francisco Candlestick Park
where 25,000 screams filled the air
Beatles sang their Baby's in Black
John's Nowhere Man showed he cared.
(repeat chorus)
Ringo pounded I Wanna Be Your Man
She's A Woman everyone loved so much
Day Tripper was another classic
Yesterday had Paul's special touch.(end chorus)
(repeat chorus)
Cyrkle, Ronettes and Remains opened
Beatles brought their cameras on stage
started with their Rock and Roll music
Paperback Writer turned the page.
Beatles played just over 30 minutes
happy memories made that special day
Fab four finished and headed home
last concert the Beatles would play.
(repeat chorus)
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