The Beatles first appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964, so John and Ringo were 23, Paul was 22, and George was 21. George Harrison - Born 25-Feb-1943 John Winston Lennon - Born 09-Oct-1940 James Paul McCartney - Born 18-Jun-1942 Richard (Ringo Starr) Starkey - Born 07-Jul-1940
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John Lennon was 40 when he was killed in 1980, George Harrison was 58 when he died from cancer in 2001 Paul McCartney is still alive and he is 73 as of 2015 and Ringo is still alive and 75 as of 2015.
1964 was the first year the Beatles came to America. They also toured the country in 1965 and 1966.
The Ed Sullivan Show
Their first US appearance was in spring 1963; Jack Paar ran a promotional film clip of them lip synching Love Me Do. They next appeared on a CBS Evening news report from Walter Cronkite's London correspondent on November 21, 1963.
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Davy Jones appeared as part of the cast of Oliver!, performing a song from the musical, the same night the Beatles debuted on the Ed Sullivan Show, February 9, 1964. (Columbia Pictures talent scout Ward Sylvester signed Jones based on this appearance, leading to his later being cast in The Monkees.)