
The Beatles started 1963 with their second UK hit, Please Please Me. They quickly became - the hottest band in the UK.
In December 1963 Capitol Records in America finally released their first single Stateside, I Want To Hold Your Hand. It charted in January and they appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show on 9 February 1964.
The British Invasion was in full swing and The Beatles were now - the hottest band in the world!
Lots more on my website..: Rock'n'Roll Unravelled - the story of rock'n'roll from its roots to mid-1970s punk.
Author of Rock'n'Roll Unravelled, Derek Shelmerdine - fortnightly guest appearances on the Mop Tops and The King radio show; with his segments, The Beatles Unravelled and Elvis Presley Unravelled.