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The Beatles At Shea Stadium |
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it was important to share the firsthand accounts from the following
people who were there and felt the impact. These are the eyewitnesses who lived the experience. I'm privileged as an author to be allowed to share their memories and insights in bringing this story to life.
Arthur Aaron has worked in the music industry for over four decades as an independent record producer, manager and music publisher. As Sid Bernstein's friend and official biographer, they co-authored It's Sid Bernstein Calling… and Not Just The Beatles. Arthur also gives lectures on Bernstein, the times he lived in, and his monumental contributions to the music industry.
Michael Adams is the son of M. Clay Adams who owned Clayco Films, Inc. and filmed the television special, The Beatles At Shea Stadium. Michael was on the field with the production crew during the concert.
Peter Altschuler is the son of legendary WINS New York deejay Murray Kaufman, better known as Murray the K. Often referred to as The Fifth Beatle, Murray was influential as the top rated deejay in New York in stoking Beatlemania in the U.S. and was an emcee at Shea Stadium. Peter curates The Murray the K Archives when he isn't recording audio books, performing in video and stage productions, or providing creative direction for ad campaigns at Wordsworth & Company.
Maxine Ascher was Personal Assistant to Sid Bernstein's good friend and financial backer, Abe Margolies. Maxine is still a Beatles fan and always will be.
Peter Bennett was named the World's Top Promotion Man by Billboard Magazine and hailed as the number one promoter in the entertainment business by Rolling Stone. Performance Magazine named him, "The world's most powerful man in the entertainment industry." Billboard wrote, "He made unknowns into stars and stars into superstars." Peter personally promoted over 200 Top Ten records by artists including The Beatles, and as solo artists John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Also Apple Records, The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Aerosmith, The Who, Bobby Vinton, Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra and many others. He worked with George Harrison and Ravi Shankar in organizing the world's first fund raising rock concert, The Concert for Bangladesh, and promoted the album and movie. Peter along with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones changed the record and entertainment industries. Together they made history and changed the world.
Clay Cole was host of New York's top-rated pop music television program, The Clay Cole Show, from 1959 to 1968. Artists appearing on his show included The Rolling Stones, The Ronettes, The Four Seasons and many, many others. In June 1964 he presented The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones and became the only television host to have both groups appear on the same show - The Rolling Stones live in the studio and The Beatles in a live broadcast from Chicago. He is the author of Sh-Boom! The Explosion of Rock 'N' Roll 1953-1968.
Ron Furmanek is a Grammy nominated producer and pioneer in remastering classic audio recordings, film and video for digital technology. Since 1988 he has produced over 200 titles for Apple, Capitol, RCA, EMI Records and others. An authority on the Beatles' recording and film history, he was a consultant and helped compile the vinyl releases of Rarities (1980) and Reel Music (1982). Based on the success of these projects, Ron was hired by Neil Aspinall and Apple to restore the Beatles' film archive. He has color corrected the film and remixed audio when needed on all of the Beatles promotional films, The Beatles Live At The Washington Coliseum, Let It Be, Magical Mystery Tour and as special interest to readers of this book, The Beatles At Shea Stadium.
Judith Kristen is an author, educator, champion for animal rights, and still a Flower Child in her 60's. But first and foremost, she is a Beatles fan - attending nine FAB concerts in total, including Shea Stadium in 1965. Her book, A Date with a Beatle, chronicles her days of 1964 Beatlemania with fun, excitement and adventure. Judith lives happily in The Garden State of New Jersey with her husband Andrew, two sheepdogs and five cats.
Russ Lease is owner of R.W. Lease, Ltd/Beatlesuits.com specializing in tailoring detailed replications of Beatles stage apparel. Russ is the proud owner of the jacket worn by Paul McCartney at the 1965 Shea Stadium concert.
Steve Marinucci worked over thirty seven years as a professional journalist at the San Jose Mercury News before moving to Examiner.com in 2006, where he is author of the Beatles Examiner, the best source of internet Beatles information, Paul McCartney Examiner, Vintage Rock 'n 'Roll Examiner and TV on DVD Examiner columns. His website, Abbeyrd's Beatles Page is widely regarded as the most accurate Beatle news source on the internet.
Ken Mansfield is the former U.S. manager of Apple Records and a Grammy Award winning producer. His association with The Beatles began in 1965 while he was with Capitol Records and continued through the legendary Apple rooftop concert and beyond. Ken is an ordained minister and in-demand public speaker. He is the author of The Beatles, The Bible, and Bodega Bay, The White Book and Between Wyomings.
Cousin Bruce Morrow is the top-rated deejay Cousin Brucie from New York's legendary WA-Beatle-C and member of the Radio Hall of Fame and National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Cousin Brucie was instrumental in launching The Beatles in the U.S. by endorsing their early records, broadcasting live interviews from their hotel suites and as emcee for the 1965 concert at Shea Stadium. He went on to host the nationally syndicated Crusin' America and is author of Cousin Brucie: My Life in Rock 'N' Roll Radio, Doo Wop: The Music, the Times, the Era, and Rock & Roll… And the Beat Goes On. His show, Crusin' with Cousin Brucie, can be heard on both SIRIUS and XM radio.
Joan Murray became America's first African-American female television newscaster in April 1965 when she joined CBS-TV in New York. She was host of the nationally syndicated radio program, The Joan Murray Show, and co-founder of The Zebra Agency, one of the first African-American advertising agencies. Among her exclusives were interviews with Dr. Martin Luther King, Walter Cronkite, and back stage with the Beatles in 1965 at both The Ed Sullivan Show and Shea Stadium concert. She is author of the book The News: An Autobiography, and proud to be a small plane pilot.
George Orsino is a retired Korean combat veteran and professional photographer from Philadelphia. His photos include the top entertainers from the city and many who passed through on tour. He was in The Beatles' dressing room and on the field during the 1965 Shea Stadium concert.
Scott Ross was assistant music director at 1010 WINS Radio in New York and popular deejay for station WBIC in Long Island. He is credited with taping one of the first interviews with The Beatles when they arrived in the U.S. and was an emcee during the 1965 concert at Shea Stadium. He has won Billboard and Angel Awards for excellence in radio and television, also nominated twice for ACE Awards for Best Interviewer, along with Larry King, Pat Buchanan and Dick Cavett, (King won). He is the former host of The Scott Ross Show on the Christian Broadcasting Network and currently an interviewer for The 700 Club. Scott is married to Nedra Talley-Ross of The Ronettes.
Ron Schneider was business manager for The Rolling Stones and executive producer of the concert film, Gimme Shelter. His financial innovations changed the way large stadium shows would be presented during The Rolling Stones U.S. Tour in 1969 and the 1970 World Tour. During the late 1960's Ron also worked with his uncle Allen Klein and the Beatles in reorganizing Apple Corps. Ron attended the 1965 Shea Stadium concert with Klein, Peter Bennett, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Mimi Schwensen is a former Rockette at Radio City Music Hall in New York City's Rockefeller Center. On the night before the 1965 Shea Stadium concert, she had dinner with The Beatles and gave her cousin, (this author), an autograph to prove it.
Michael Sergio is the true definition of a Renaissance man living in New York City. He is an Emmy Award winning director, screenwriter, film producer, promoter, musician and actor with credits on Broadway, television and in films. He is also owner of the film distribution company, CAVU Pictures. Michael attended the 1965 concert by The Beatles and later burned his own image into the legend of Shea Stadium by parachuting onto the playing field during the sixth game of the 1986 World Series between the Mets and Red Sox.
Nedra Talley-Ross joined her cousins Veronica (Ronnie) and Estelle Bennett to form the legendary singing group, The Ronettes. Inducted into The Rock'n Roll Hall of Fame in 2007, the trio toured with The Beatles, recorded numerous hits and received Gold Record Awards for Be My Baby, Baby, I Love You and Walking In The Rain. The Ronettes first met the Beatles when they toured England in 1964 with The Rolling Stones as their opening act. Nedra is married to award-winning radio and television personality, Scott Ross.
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