Here on The Beatles Channel (Ch. 18), we ain’t got nothing but love for our listeners, eight days a week. That’s why we’ve created a show where your votes determine the playlist.
Welcome to “8 Songs A Week”! Each week, listeners can vote for their favorites from a list of songs by John, Paul, George, and Ringo — sometimes by the band, sometimes it’s their solo work. Every Friday, after the votes are tallied, we’ll air the top eight vote-getters from that list.
Here on The Beatles Channel (Ch. 18), we ain’t got nothing but love for our listeners, eight days a week. That’s why we’ve created a show where your votes determine the playlist.Welcome to 8 Songs A Week! Each week, listeners can vote for their favorites from a list of songs by John, Paul, George, and Ringo — sometimes by the band, sometimes it’s their solo work. Every Friday, after the votes are tallied, we’ll air the top eight vote-getters from that list.
Here on The Beatles Channel (Ch. 18), we ain’t got nothing but love for our listeners, eight days a week. That’s why we’ve created a show where your votes determine the playlist.Welcome to 8 Songs a Week! Each week, listeners can vote for their favorites from a list of songs by John, Paul, George, and Ringo — sometimes by the band, sometimes it’s their solo work. Every Friday, after the votes are tallied, we’ll air the top eight vote-getters from that list.
Here on The Beatles Channel (Ch. 18), we ain’t got nothing but love for our listeners, eight days a week. That’s why we’ve created a show where your votes determine the playlist.Welcome to 8 Songs a Week! Each week, listeners can vote for their favorites from a list of songs by John, Paul, George, and Ringo — sometimes by the band, sometimes it’s their solo work. Every Friday, after the votes are tallied, we’ll air the top eight vote-getters from that list.
Starting February 9, The Beatles Channel (Ch. 18) is celebrating the 60th anniversary of The Beatles’ first U.S. visit with special programming all weekend long.
Hear airings of their full performance on The Ed Sullivan Show, new episodes of The Beatles Channel shows The Big Bang, Fab Fourum, Across the Universe, and Way Beyond Compare, special stories from celebrity guests, and more.
See the full broadcast schedule below, and start listening to The Beatles Channel now.
Celebrity Stories Throughout The Weekend
Hear stories from different celebrities — including Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, and more — throughout the weekend as they share their experiences around the night of February 9, 1964, and how watching The Beatles on Ed Sullivan changed their lives forever.
The Beatles’ Full Performance On The Ed Sullivan Show
Hear The Beatles’ full February 9,1964, performance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
Broadcast Schedule: February 9 at 8pm ET February 11 at 8pm ET
The Big Bang
Bill Flanagan celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Beatles’ first performance on Ed Sullivan along with some celebrity guests whose lives were changed the evening of February 9, 1964. Featuring comments from Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen and more.
Broadcast Schedule: February 9 at 11am ET February 9 at 9pm ET February 10 at 3pm ET February 11 at 11am ET February 14 at 12am ET (midnight) February 15 at 1pm ET
It Was Sixty Years Ago!… The Beatles Month By Month in 1964
Chris Carter takes you on a month-by-month journey through the year The Beatles landed in America, made their first movie, and changed the world forever
Broadcast Schedule: February 10 at 7pm ET February 11 at 1pm ET
Fab Fourum
Dennis Elsas, Bill Flanagan, and Tom Frangione dedicate their entire show to spotlighting The Beatles’ first American visit, including their first Ed Sullivan Show appearance in 1964. Hear celebrity guests and listeners from all over North America share experiences of where they were that night and the impact it had on them.
Broadcast Schedule: February 7 at 9pm ET February 10 at 7am ET February 11 at 6pm ET
Across The Universe
A weekly show dedicated to the life and music of John Lennon, hosted by Dennis Elsas. This week, Dennis revisits that magical month of February 1964 when the Beatles arrived on American shores, launched the British Invasion, and left an indelible mark on popular music history.
Broadcast Schedule: February 6 at 4pm ET February 8 at 11pm ET February 10 at 1pm ET
Way Beyond Compare
Join Beatles expert Tom Frangione as he explores Fab Four alternate takes, live performances, and versions of Beatles recordings you may have never heard before! This week, Tom features live performances from The Beatles’ first week in America. Hear The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show from February 9, 1964, and selections from their Washington D.C. concert a few days later on February 11, 1964
Broadcast Schedule: February 5 at 2pm ET February 6 at 11pm ET February 9 at 4pm ET February 11 at 10am ET
Here on The Beatles Channel (Ch. 18), we ain’t got nothing but love for our listeners, eight days a week. That’s why we’ve created a show where your votes determine the playlist.Welcome to 8 Songs A Week! Each week, listeners can vote for their favorites from a list of songs by John, Paul, George, and Ringo — sometimes by the band, sometimes it’s their solo work. Every Friday, after the votes are tallied, we’ll air the top eight vote-getters from that list.
Here on The Beatles Channel (Ch. 18), we ain’t got nothing but love for our listeners, eight days a week. That’s why we’ve created a show where your votes determine the playlist.
Welcome to 8 Songs A Week! Each week, listeners can vote for their favorites from a list of songs by John, Paul, George, and Ringo — sometimes by the band, sometimes it’s their solo work. Every Friday, after the votes are tallied, we’ll air the top eight vote-getters from that list.
“Now And Then” is the last Beatles song — written and sung by John Lennon, developed and worked on by Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, and now finally finished by Paul and Ringo over four decades later.
The track will be released worldwide on November 2 and is one of the most anticipated releases of the band’s long and endlessly eventful history.
The song will continue to be played multiple times throughout the day November 2–5 on The Beatles Channel as well as on Classic Vinyl, Classic Rewind, Deep Tracks, The Spectrum, The Blend, 60s Gold, and 70s on 7.
Hear Exclusive Celebrity Track-By-Track Specials for ‘The Red Album’ and ‘The Blue Album’
The Beatles’ 1962-1966 (The Red Album) and 1967-1970 (The Blue Album) collections will be released in 2023 Edition packages on November 10. Featuring expanded tracklists, the albums have been mixed in stereo and Dolby Atmos.
Tune in to The Beatles Channel (Ch. 18) to hear exclusive Celebrity Track-By-Track Album Specials for The Red Album and The Blue Album starting on November 10 at 11am ET and continuing through November 12 multiple times throughout the weekend. These exclusive album specials will also be available on the SiriusXM app starting November 10.
The Now And Then – The Last Beatles Song documentary film, written and directed by Oliver Murray, debuted November 1 on The Beatles’ YouTube channel. This 12-minute film tells the story behind the last Beatles song and features exclusive footage and commentary from Paul, Ringo, George, Sean Ono Lennon, and Peter Jackson.
“Now And Then”
The Last Installment of The Beatles Recorded History
In the late 1970s, John Lennon recorded a demo featuring his vocals and piano at his home in New York’s Dakota Building. In 1994, Yoko Ono Lennon shared John’s recording with Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.
While Paul, George, and Ringo recorded new parts for “Now And Then” with producer Jeff Lynne, the technology at the time couldn’t separate John’s vocals and piano, making it impossible to create a clear mix of the song. The track was shelved with the hope that one day it might be revisited.
Groundbreaking Technology
In 2021, The Beatles: Get Back docuseries directed by Peter Jackson was released. The docuseries utilized groundbreaking audio restoration technology to de-mix the film’s mono soundtrack, isolating individual voices and instruments within The Beatles’ conversations. Peter Jackson and his sound team, led by Emile de la Rey, applied this groundbreaking technique to John’s original home recording of “Now And Then.” They successfully separated his vocals from the piano, preserving the clarity of his original performance.
The following year, Paul and Ringo took on the task of completing “Now And Then.” The song now includes John Lennon’s vocals, electric and acoustic guitar recorded by George Harrison in 1995, Ringo Starr’s new drum part, and bass, guitar, and piano from Paul McCartney. Paul added a slide guitar solo inspired by George, and both he and Ringo contributed backing vocals to the chorus.
In Los Angeles, Paul supervised a recording session at Capitol Studios to add a quintessential Beatles string arrangement written by Giles Martin, Paul, and Ben Foster. Paul and Giles also included backing vocals from the original recordings of “Here, There And Everywhere,” “Eleanor Rigby,” and “Because,” masterfully woven into the new song. The final track was produced by Paul McCartney and Giles Martin and mixed by Spike Stent.
Paul McCartney shared, “There it was, John’s voice, crystal clear. It’s quite emotional. And we all play on it, it’s a genuine Beatles recording. In 2023 to still be working on Beatles music, and about to release a new song the public haven’t heard, I think it’s an exciting thing.”
Ringo Starr said, “It was the closest we’ll ever come to having him back in the room, so it was very emotional for all of us. It was like John was there, you know. It’s far out.”
Here on The Beatles Channel (Ch. 18), we ain’t got nothing but love for our listeners, eight days a week. That’s why we’ve created a show where your votes determine the playlist.
Welcome to 8 Songs A Week! Each week, listeners can vote for their favorites from a list of songs by John, Paul, George, and Ringo — sometimes by the band, sometimes it’s their solo work. Every Friday, after the votes are tallied, we’ll air the top eight vote-getters from that list.
