Intriguing Recently Discovered 58-Year-Old Footage Reveals The Beatles as Never Seen Before
Some rare and never-before-seen footage of The Beatles visiting a private party in Southern California after performing at The Hollywood Bowl in 1964 was finally unearthed.
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The film was shot on August 24, 1964, when the band had just come to America and had performed at The Hollywood Bowl. The Beatles were introduced to Hollywood at a private party in Beverly Hills, California.
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It has been fifty-two years since the band has broken up, and still, no one has ever done it quite like The Beatles. There’s some special magic in the foursome of Ringo Starr, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney that no other band can ever imitate.
Even though they started as teen idols, they finally became a sensation—the most powerful rock band in history—and their work continues to motivate and empower musicians to this day.
The never-before-seen footage was shot by music and broadcasting executive James Brewster Conkling. But today, it was passed down to his children as an heirloom. James took Super 8 movie film during that day, and the reels have been simply sitting in his kids’ home storage for nearly five decades.
Together with Brian Epstein, the band was filmed one day after their amazing Hollywood Bowl performance. The Beatles and their staff reunited at the home of Alan Livingston, Capitol Records’ president for a charity affair. It was agreed that The Beatles would participate in the event after learning that Peter Livingston, Alan’s son, suffered from Hemophilia. The Beatles were parked exclusively under a Diadora tree, where they met and greeted the guests.
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The party was a fundraiser for the Hemophilia Foundation of Southern California. Alan Livingston’s wife, the actress Nancy Olson, was a foundation board member. Many Hollywood celebrities were charged $25 each to bring their kids.
In the end, the charity event turned out to be a major success, raising more than $10,000 during the afternoon. It was also considered a major event for the year 1964.
According to Bob Spitz’s 2005 book The Beatles: Biography, Livingston went to great lengths to accommodate the band, who, after being cold-shouldered by the label, had rocketed the profit of the Capitol into the stratosphere.
There’s also no expense that had been spared to a stage a Hollywood-style spectacular. A festive tent had been set up in the spacious backyard, where vendors distributed lemonade and soft ice cream to a group of beautifully groomed kids. There were games and pony rides as well.
Security was unsurpassed, befitting a presidential visit, with a fully equipped rot squad stashed in the garage. What’s more, the guest list was a who’s who of local dignitaries, complete with a selection of hand-picked celebrities, each of whom was obliged by the hosts to bring a child.
James Brewster Conkling’s kids have been offered over a million dollars for the movie, but they turned it down. Conkling was a music and broadcasting executive who helped establish the award, popularly known as The Grammy Awards. He was also one of the founders of the Columbia Record Club.
