SHSMO Center for Missouri Studies
605 Elm St.
Columbia, Mo.
Ladies and Gentlemen… the Beatles! With those words Ed Sullivan – America’s unofficial Minister of Culture – introduced us to the Fab Four on February 9, 1964. With just five catchy songs on Sullivan’s show, “the sixties” as an era began that Sunday night. During their 1964 US tour, the Beatles played an exhausting stretch of eight concerts a week, including Kansas City. On September 19, they were secretly flown to a ranch in Alton, Missouri for a needed weekend of rest and relaxation. In those secluded Ozarks hills, the Lads from Liverpool for the first time rode horses, go-karted, and fished, much to the delight of curious locals who made the pilgrimage. Join historian Joel Rhodes, SHSMO Executive Director, as he explores how southwest Missouri experienced firsthand the dawn of a musical and cultural revolution.
Please join us between 11-noon for a welcome reception for Joel Rhodes. Dr. Rhodes talk will begin at noon.