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America Awaited the Beatles

11/17/2019

Host Nathan Wilcox speaks to cultural historian and author Jonathan Gould about his book "Can't Buy Me Love: The Beatles, Britain, and America." Nate and Jonathan discuss the America the Beatles found in 1964 and the whys and hows of their nearly instant mass popularity.

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1964 - The Beatles Invade And The Rolling Stones Follow - featuring Ed Ward
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