february 7th, 1964, the beatle arrived at jfk airport and began their first american tour. that was only three months after john kennedy had been assassinated, and their appearance on ed sullivan sent shock waves across the country and changed music, changed culture, changed the country and the world. it really is remarkable, mika, 50 years later. it is. 50 years later those four young kids that came to america, 50 years later still considered to be the greatest songwriters and the greatest musical act of the century. welcome back to morning joe. it is monday, february 7th. jonathan lemire is still with us. joining the conversation we have the host of the podcast on brand with donny deutsch and new york times reporter jeremy peters. he is the author of the new book
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it s like watching cirque du soleil, right? she s off the chain. all right, coolio. that s who we should be talking about now. thank you, i appreciate all of you, great conversation, we were talking about the beatles, it was 50 years ago the beatles arrived in the united states for their first american tour. you can watch the british invasion unfold as it happens. thursday night 9:00 on cnn. great conversation, again. thanks to all of you. still to come, there was another star at last night s grammy s. we take a look at pharrell s hat. next. [ male announcer ] this is george.
everything else. but initially, journalists were really a bit taken aback by their hairdo s and response they brought about. it was a sexual charisma that was tamed and domesticated, i would say, for the young female fans. the stones, of course, went in a much more radical direction in the sense that they were the group that would appeal to a more disaffected young people. and certainly there s a big bifurcation there. well, i like both of them. i think they re both great. john mcmillan, i appreciate that. stay warm in atlanta. 50 years ago the beatles arrived in the states for their first american tour. see it all unfold as it happened with rare footage and interviews from the band that led the british invasion. the british invasion premieres thursday night at 9:00 eastern right here on cnn. make sure you tune in to that. more on our breaking news, shots fired at a high school in honolulu. two injured. more right after this break. nbc universal s coverage of the 2012 london games
man. one of the most important artists at the grammys last night that performed, that s pink. pink is incredible. she did an incredible performance. who does circus acts and circus it s like watching cirque du soleil, right? she s off the chain. all right, coolio. that s who we should be talking about now. thank you, i appreciate all of you, great conversation, we were talking about the beatles, it was 50 years ago the beatles arrived in the united states for their first american tour. you can watch the british invasion unfold as it happens. thursday night 9:00 on cnn. there was another star at last night s grammys, jean me moos takes a look at pharrell s hat next. natural gas.