19th May 1967: The Beatles celebrate the completion of their new album, 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band', at a press conference held at the west London home of their manager Brian Epstein. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. This article is more than 2 years old. 392279 03: (FILE PHOTO) The ...

Terry Henebery: he made no secret of his preference for jazz, and persuaded the likes of Oscar Peterson, Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald to perform for the BBC - Popperfoto Terry ...

Beginning in the early 1960s, The Beatles enjoyed a string of hit songs that dominated the charts and the radio soundwaves. By 1968, they had established themselves as the biggest band of the decade.

It was the introduction that changed music history. SCHMITZ: A little over 60 years ago, the Beatles appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show," and popular music in this country was never the same.

In 1964, The Beatles appeared in the United States for the first time, playing on “The Ed Sullivan Show” to the delight of more than 73 million viewers. But it was a year later, in 1965, that they ...