Did the JFK assasination factor into the Beatles' popularity?

[CheeseLord]

hmmm, interesting theory. I'd always thought it was the Martian invasion of '58..... Just kidding.

[Rockbandfan23467]

I'm one fan of the beatles that believes that they dont get close to as much credit as they deserve, but that doesn't mean I ignore reality. I think the assasination definitley had an impact on music sales just as it had an impact on sales of other stocks.

Could you elaborate?

[JamesD1957]

Absolutely it did. We needed something wonderful, innocent, and uplifting to latch on too. The Beatles fit that bill quite nicely. Of course, about that innocent part.............

[Rockbandfan23467]

They say that when the Beatles first appeared in America (BEFORE the JFK Assasination) the band was laughed at. But just a couple of months after the assasination, they were the biggest band ever! That can't be a coincidence.


Also, With the Beatles came out in the UK on the same day as the JFK Assasination: November 22, 1963.

[SirDavidTLynch]

Brian Epstein shot JFK to help The Beatles.

[GNFfhqwhgads]

They say that when the Beatles first appeared in America (BEFORE the JFK Assasination) the band was laughed at. But just a couple of months after the assasination, they were the biggest band ever! That can't be a coincidence.

The first time they appeared in America was after the assassination. They appeared to record breaking numbers, and hysteria at the airport.

So, no. Your situation couldn't be a coincidence. But it can be wrong.

[beatlesfan99]

The first time they appeared in America was after the assassination. They appeared to record breaking numbers, and hysteria at the airport.

So, no. Your situation couldn't be a coincidence. But it can be wrong.

Well, actually a few singles were still released in america before the assassination, but only on small record labels. So they weren't actually laughed at, they just weren't heard.

[Rockbandfan23467]

Really? I remember hearing that The Beatles went on TV and were laughed at pre-JFK assasination. But anyway, I'm sure it was a factor. Had Kennedy survived or not gone to Dallas, the Beatles wouldn't be as big as they are now.

[PopUpH8r]

Could you elaborate?

Well most people I know have not nor ever intend to listen to a Beatles album. I think it's a shame to own anything less than their discography. I think rock and roll in general is underappreciated in todays world. It feels like popular music is turning more into a commercial product than an art form. The Beatles spearheaded creativity and free thinking, and their messages in their music still had resonance even after the music ended. I think The Beatles are being turned into a nostalgia act when their music is more relevant in todays world than todays music is.

[clarknova]

It feels like popular music is turning more into a commercial product than an art form. The Beatles spearheaded creativity and free thinking, and their messages in their music still had resonance even after the music ended. I think The Beatles are being turned into a nostalgia act when their music is more relevant in todays world than todays music is.

The Beatles will never be a nostalgia act. They're pretty much cemented into music's history as the great force that they were...and continue to be. Music trends are cyclical. I remember getting into the Beatles when I was in middle school in the mid-'80s. This was when bands like Poison, Motley Crue, Cinderella, and all those other hair metal acts were very popular. My friends laughed at me and told me no one listened to the Beatles and that Poison would be around forever. Right.

Some folks just aren't into them, and that's OK. I've talked to plenty of younger music fans in their late teens and early 20s who "don't get" why The Beatles were so great. But not to worry. Their influence will be felt as long as music is around. I mean, what...it's been almost 50 years and we're still talking about them and listening to them and dissecting their music and playing a Rock Band game made after them.