Dizzy Singer Tommy Roe Opened For The Beatles First US Concert, 1964! INTERVIEW

Two days after The Beatles made their American debut, February 9, 1964, on "The Ed Sullivan Show," they made their first-ever U.S. concert appearance at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, D.C. According to a website called http://www.PopHistoryDig.com, the opening acts on the bill were Jay & The Americans, The Righteous Brothers... and Tommy Roe.

But wait, it gets better: The Beatles already knew Roe; they were one of the featured acts on his top-billed tour of the UK a year earlier! And they recorded a cover of his #1 hit from 1962, "Sheila"

Let me give you a quick overview of Tommy Roe's success: he had his first #1 with "Sheila," of course, and subsequently charted a number of songs on the Top 10, including "Everybody," "Sweet Pea" and his biggest single, "Dizzy," which was #1 in the US, UK and Canada in 1969. And as much as I love that song, I've always had a special fondness for his other '69 hit, "Jam Up and Jelly Tight."

On February 11, 2014 -- 50 years to the day -- you can join Tommy Roe to relive a moment of rock 'n' roll history as he returns to the historic Washington Coliseum in Washington, D.C., to open a show by the tribute band, Beatlemania Now, replicating the original. You can get tickets online at http://www.BeatlesYesterdayAndToday.com.

INTERVIEW BONUS: Watch for the moment when Tommy picks up up the guitar behind him and demonstrates how a few songs came together and plays the one hit he thinks got away from him!

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