I had just arrived in Canada in the winter of1964 - I was 12 years old - and went to a local restaurant with a new friend. My friend asked me if I'd ever heard of a new group called "The Beatles". When I said I hadn't he put a NICKEL (yes you read correctly) into one of those little jukeboxes that used to be against the wall at each table and I heard "She Loves You" for the very first time. I still get goose bumps thinking about it.
Interestingly, the local radio station had a kind of "Battle of the Bands" thing going on between The Beatles and The Dave Clark Five, who were also very popular at that time. It was actually very close voting for quite a while.
Interestingly, the local radio station had a kind of "Battle of the Bands" thing going on between The Beatles and The Dave Clark Five, who were also very popular at that time. It was actually very close voting for quite a while.
