February 9 1964 – The Beatles Visit New York’s Central Park

One of the Beatles was almost exterminated Saturday

George (the quiet Beatle) Harrison, 21. is bugged by a sore throat, his doctor revealed

But fear not teen-age America, the physician said Harrison and his three mop-topped colleagues would be able to appear as scheduled tomorrow night on the Ed Sullivan television show

“It’s just the transform from London weather to New York weather” explained Dr. Jules Gordon resident physician at the Plaza Hotel, in ordering Harrison to bed for 24 hours.

The other Beatles smuggled out a side door of the Plaza this afternoon, but beatlemania prevailed

February 9 1964 - The Beatles Visit New York's Central Park

About 200 teenagers pushed against police barricades outside the usually stand midtown hotel, trying to catch a glimpse of the newly crowned kings of the rock’n roll.

The Beatles temporarily reduced to a trip slipped into adjacent Central Park for a picture-taking session with photographers Then they climbed in a black Cadillac sedan which took them to the Columbia Broadcasting Co. (CBS) studios for a five hour rehersal

Six mounted policemen galloped alongisde the limousine Garbed in collarless black suede coats cuffless black slovepipe trousers and “beatie boots” the group wen throught two numbers “Twist and Shout” and “Please Please me”

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