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Dozens of radio stations throughout the United States are banning music by Britain's Beatles because of a statement by one of the mop-topped singers that his group is more popular than Jesus.
A disc jockey in Birmingham,Ala., heart of the South's "Bible Belt," sparked the drive by publicly announcing that his radio station was no longer playing the Beatles, who grew wealthy as the music idols of the younger set in recent years.
Other stations followed suit Wednesday, removing Beatle
LONDON, (AP)—The American producer of the Beatles movies said today the banning of Beatle records by U. S. radio stations will have no effect on his plans to star the mophead musicians again. "I know all of the boys well," said Walter Shenson. "I also know them as not irreverent and not irreligious. But I also know them to be honest unto themselves."
The Beatles, the British foursome who skyrocketed to fame, have been banned by some radio stations because of alleged irreligious remarks John Lennon made to a London reporter.
People who love music often envision their lives accompanied by a continuously playing musical soundtrack. It there were a soundtrack of the 1960s, it would be the exuberant, distinctive, Innovative sound of the Beatles. The unsettling, skeptical, and exciting period we call the Sixties actually began In 1963. The era .was launched by two landmark events — the assassination ot John F. Kennedy and the emergence of the Beatles.
