It was 50 years ago today: The Beatles meet Cassius Clay, Feb. 18, 1964
While in Miami for a live broadcast of the "Ed Sullivan Show," the Beatles dropped by the gym for a photo opp with the future Muhammad Ali, who was then training for his upcoming championship bout with heavyweight champ Sonny Liston.
Clay wasn't expected to beat Liston. He also professed not to know who the hell the Beatles were, but went along with the pictures, anyway. The result was mutual publicity for two up-and-coming acts who'd go on to become icons of the 1960s and the 20th century.
Hear a BBC Radio documentary about Clay-Beatles meeting here.
Clay wasn't expected to beat Liston. He also professed not to know who the hell the Beatles were, but went along with the pictures, anyway. The result was mutual publicity for two up-and-coming acts who'd go on to become icons of the 1960s and the 20th century.
Hear a BBC Radio documentary about Clay-Beatles meeting here.
Music new releases Feb. 18, 2014
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There Is Nothing Like a Lox: The Lost Song Parodies of Allan Sherman
Play the Original Laurel & Hardy Music 1 by the Beau Hunks
Play the Original Laurel & Hardy Music 2
There Is Nothing Like a Lox: The Lost Song Parodies of Allan Sherman
Play the Original Laurel & Hardy Music 1 by the Beau Hunks
Play the Original Laurel & Hardy Music 2
DVD and Blu-ray new releases Feb. 18, 2014: Game of Thrones Season 3; Beware of the Batman; Six-Million Dollar Man Season 5; Battlestar Galactica; 5 Fingers, more!
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Game of Thrones: The Complete Third Season
Beware the Batman: Shadows of Gotham Season 1 Part 1
The Six Million Dollar Man: Season 5
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Epic Series
American Experience: 1964
Five Fingers
Hanging Shadows: Perspectives On Italian Horror Cinema
Game of Thrones: The Complete Third Season
Beware the Batman: Shadows of Gotham Season 1 Part 1
The Six Million Dollar Man: Season 5
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Epic Series
American Experience: 1964
Five Fingers
Hanging Shadows: Perspectives On Italian Horror Cinema
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