{"product_id":"good-day-sunshine-state-how-the-beatles-rocked-florida-paperback","title":"Good Day Sunshine State: How the Beatles Rocked Florida - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBob Kealing\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe musical and cultural impact of\u003cbr\u003ethe Fab Four in Florida \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1964, \u003cbr\u003eBeatlemania flooded the United States. The Beatles appeared live on the Ed\u003cbr\u003eSullivan Show and embarked on their first tour of North America--and they spent\u003cbr\u003emore time in Florida than anywhere else. \u003ci\u003eGood\u003cbr\u003eDay Sunshine State\u003c\/i\u003e dives into this momentous time and place, exploring the\u003cbr\u003eband's seismic influence on the people and culture of the state. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bob Kealing sets the historical\u003cbr\u003estage for the band's arrival--a nation dazed after the assassination of John F.\u003cbr\u003eKennedy and on the precipice of the Vietnam War; a heavily segregated, \u003cbr\u003econservative South; and in Florida, recent events that included the Cuban\u003cbr\u003eMissile Crisis and the arrest and imprisonment of Martin Luther King Jr. in St.\u003cbr\u003eAugustine. Kealing documents the culture clashes and unexpected affinities that\u003cbr\u003eemerged as the British rockers drew crowds, grew from fluff story to the\u003cbr\u003esubject of continual news coverage, and basked in the devotion of a young and idealistic\u003cbr\u003egeneration. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through an abundance of letters, \u003cbr\u003ememorabilia, and interviews with journalists, fellow musicians, and fans, \u003cbr\u003eKealing takes readers behind the scenes into the Beatles' time in locations\u003cbr\u003esuch as Miami Beach, where they wrote new songs and met Muhammad Ali. In the\u003cbr\u003etropical environs of Key West, John Lennon and Paul McCartney experienced\u003cbr\u003emilestone moments in their friendship. And the band dodged the path of\u003cbr\u003eHurricane Dora to play at the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, where they famously\u003cbr\u003erefused to perform until the city agreed to integrate the audience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kealing highlights the hopeful\u003cbr\u003efutures that the Beatles helped inspire, including stories of iconic\u003cbr\u003erock-and-rollers such as Tom Petty who followed the band's lead in their own\u003cbr\u003epaths to stardom. This book offers a close look at an important part of the\u003cbr\u003emusical and cultural revolution that helped make the Fab Four a worldwide\u003cbr\u003ephenomenon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFunding for this publication was provided through a grant\u003cbr\u003efrom Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the\u003cbr\u003eHumanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in\u003cbr\u003ethis publication do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or\u003cbr\u003ethe National Endowment for the Humanities.\u003c\/b\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.98 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52618054598963,"sku":"9780813068930","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bG00SzhVbytidVVIVnF3TkRobzU3UT09.webp?v=1761901027","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/good-day-sunshine-state-how-the-beatles-rocked-florida-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}