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

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 (original) and February 12, 2014 (rerun) in the United States and ITV in the United Kingdom on May 2, 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.

The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to The Beatles
Written by
Directed byGregg Gelfand
Presented by
Narrated byEric Idle
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s)AEG Ehrlich Ventures
Production location(s)West Hall, Los Angeles Convention Center, California
Running time150 minutes
Release
Original networkCBS (USA)
ITV (UK)
Original releaseFebruary 9, 2014 (2014-02-09) (USA) May 2, 2014 (2014-05-02) (UK)

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.[1] 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.[1]

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, the two surviving members of the band, attended and performed at the concert. McCartney admitted to having some initial hesitation about the project: "What can I say about this evening? It's just amazing. You know, at first, when I was asked to do this 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 Ed Sullivan show on America. It like changed a lot of people's lives, you know.' I must say I really didn't realize it, but once I did through them, I thought it was time we'd showed up."[2]

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).

Performances
Performer(s)Performed song(s)
Maroon 5"All My Loving,"
"Ticket to Ride"
Stevie Wonder"We Can Work It Out" (performed twice)
Jeff Lynne,
Joe Walsh,
Dhani Harrison		"Something"
Ed Sheeran"In My Life"
John Mayer,
Keith Urban		"Don't Let Me Down"
Katy Perry"Yesterday"
Imagine Dragons"Revolution 1"
Dave Grohl,
Jeff Lynne		"Hey Bulldog"
Eurythmics"The Fool on the Hill"
John Legend,
Alicia Keys		"Let It Be"
Brad Paisley,
Pharrell Williams		"Here Comes the Sun"
Gary Clark Jr.,
Dave Grohl,
Joe Walsh		"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
Ringo Starr"Matchbox,"
"Boys,"
"Yellow Submarine"
Paul McCartney"Magical Mystery Tour," (not broadcast[3])
"Birthday,"
"Get Back,"
"I Saw Her Standing There,"
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
Paul McCartney,
Ringo Starr		"With a Little Help from My Friends,"
"Hey Jude" (with ensemble)

House band

Presenters (in order of appearance)

See also

References
  1. "Performers Announced For Beatles Special". Recording Academy. January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  2. Talbott, Chris (January 28, 2014). "Grammys Beatles Salute Includes Performance From Katy Perry, John Mayer". The Huffington Post. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  3. Lewis, Randy (February 10, 2014). "What you didn't see in CBS' Beatles salute - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
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