Beatles 50th Sullivan Anniversary Count Down…13 Days

Welcome to Miami Beach! The Beatles second live Sullivan show came from The Deauville Hotel on February 16, 1964. Having arrived a few days early, the band, among other things paid a visit to Cassius Clay, took a few dips in the ocean, and on Saturday had worked in a practice session for the next day’s show (right). On show day, The Beatles would be in the Deauville ballroom three times. The first visit (left and center) were for a sound check to get the levels right. The second time was for a late afternoon dress rehearsal of the whole show and the final time would be for the show, which almost got delayed because the security detail could not get them through the crowd fast enough as there was no “stage entrance”. There were six cameras (mostly TK30s) in the hall with two coming from WTVJ (center) and the rest coming from CBS including something special that we’ll see tomorrow.

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