50 Years Ago-Beatlemania at UD

beatles2By 1964 the “fuzzy unkempt mops and unsyncopated sounds and gyrations” of The Beatles had invaded the United States. Judging by the Varsity News Editorial, not everyone thought they were going to be the standard that future bands would be measured against.

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With the likes of Miley Cyrus twerking across the video screen, the Beatles look pretty boring now.

Pat Higo, Archives and Special Collections Librarian