The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to The Beatles

Highlights

• With A Little Help From My Friends

  With guest(s)

• Hey Jude

  With guest(s) With all performers

The day after the 56th Grammy Awards, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were back together on stage, joined by many friends and artists, for an event named “The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to The Beatles“, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.

What can I say about this evening, it’s just amazing. At first when I was asked to do the show, I was wondering if it was the right thing to do. Was it seemly to tribute yourself? But I saw a couple of American guys who said to me, ‘You don’t understand the impact of that appearance on the show on America.’ I didn’t realize that.

Paul McCartney

We were in a band. It’s called The Beatles. And if we play, John and George are always with us. It’s always John, Paul, George and Ringo.

Ringo Starr

From Wikipedia:

The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to The Beatles is a television program and tribute to English rock group The Beatles. It aired on CBS on February 9, 2014 and was reshown on February 12, 2014. The tribute, presented by the Recording Academy, AEG Ehrlich Ventures and the CBS television network, commemorated the legacy of the band and marked the 50th anniversary of their first performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Kenneth Ehrlich served as executive producer, with Rac Clark as co-executive producer. The production was written by David Wild and Ehrlich and directed by Gregg Gelfand.

Description

The program, presented by the Recording Academy, AEG Ehrlich Ventures and CBS, serves as a tribute to the legacy of the Beatles and the 50th anniversary of their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Scheduled to air on February 9, 2014, the concert was filmed on January 27, 2014 at the Los Angeles Convention Center’s West Hall, located in Los Angeles, California, one day following the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. Kenneth Ehrlich served as executive producer, with Rac Clark as co-executive producer. The production was written by David Wild and Ehrlich and directed by Gregg Gelfand.

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, the two surviving members of the band, attended and performed at the concert. […] Clips of the Beatles performing on The Ed Sullivan Show were also included in the program, as well as an interview with Paul and Ringo by David Letterman in Studio 50 (The Ed Sullivan Theater).

“Magical Mystery Tour” was played by Paul McCartney but not broadcast.

Here is the full set list with all other performers:

Los Angeles Convention Center

This was the 1st and only concert played at Los Angeles Convention Center.

Setlist for the soundcheck

The setlist for this soundcheck is incomplete, or we have not be able to confirm in an accurate way that this was the setlist. If you have any clue, pls let us know and leave a comment.

1. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

   Written by Dave Curly Williams, Roy Hall

2. Blackbird

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

3. Hope Of Deliverance

   Written by Paul McCartney

4. We Can Work It Out

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

Setlist for the concert

1. Magical Mystery Tour

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

2. Birthday

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

3. Get Back

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

4. I Saw Her Standing There

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

5. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   Album Available on Where Footprints Never Go - Unofficial Rarities - Ultimate Archive Collection

6. With A Little Help From My Friends

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   Ringo Starr : Vocals

   Album Available on Where Footprints Never Go - Unofficial Rarities - Ultimate Archive Collection

7. Hey Jude

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   With all performers

   Ringo Starr : Drums

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