American Songwriter

On This Day: The Beatles Recorded “She Loves You” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand” in German (Listen to Both)

On January 29, 1964, The Beatles went to the Pathé Marconi Studios in Paris, France, and recorded their hits “She Loves You” and “I Want To Hold Your Hand” in German. When they were done, “She Loves ...
American Songwriter

On This Day: The Beatles Release Their First U.S. No. 1, “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” After a Teenage Girl and Disc Jockey Help Ignite Beatlemania in America

After releasing several singles in the U.S. earlier in the year—”Please Please Me” and “From Me to You” (under Vee-Jay Records) and “She Loves You” (Swan Records)—Capitol finally signed the Beatles ...
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Peter Asher remembers how Lennon and McCartney wrote ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Bob Sirott is celebrating The Beatles’ 60th ...