1963: White English boys from Liverpool singing Barrett Strong/Berry Gordy and the Isley Brothers music for the first time on TV.
Barrett Strong gave vet and auto worker Berry and what would become Motown his first hit in 1960. Berry had borrowed $800 bucks and took the money from his first hit "Money" to let anyone audition. He sold Motown to MCA in 1988 for $61 million.
The Isley Brothers 1962 hit was a dramatically reworked version of the Phil Spector produced original of Twist and Shout first recorded by the Top Notes in Philly.
"I Want to Hold Your Hand was the Beatles first hit. It sold 11 million copies, the second highest selling single in the 60's... back when people actually bought records and artists made royalties. Capitol Records at first refused the song.
Back then The Beatles had a large following in Germany.....
And even German singles need a B side. The Beatles were only together for eight years they toured for five of them.
In 1963 Northern Songs was 50% owned by Dick James and partner Charles Silver, Brian Epstein owned 10% 23-yr-old Lennon and 21-yr-old McCartney were left with 20% each. Michael Jackson bought the Beatles catalog in 1985 as part of a $47.5 million deal. celebritynetworth.com/articles/enter…
By 2006, the Beatles catalog was worth a billion dollars, a decade later Sony owned the Beatles music. In 2017, McCartney sued Sony in New York to retrieve his ownership. Sony quickly settled out of court. forbes.com/sites/legalent…
“I asked Brian Epstein in 1964 how long it would last, he said, ‘Larry, the children of the 21st century will be listening to the Beatles." It is not known how much the Beatles are worth but Paul thanks you every time you ride an elevator or watch tv. beatlesblogger.com/2012/04/11/bea…
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