The Beatles Musical Extravaganza

         I sometimes wonder what became of the all the music industry people who turned away the Beatles in the early days. To be honest, most are probably deceased by now, but what were their thoughts in 1967 or so when they saw each of the Beatles earning in one week as much as each music exec was earning in a year?
         I can also imagine younger folk, awed by the Beatles' impact on music and society, asking their grandfather or uncle, "You were a big music producer in those days. What was it like to be a part of all that?" Then, staring at gramps or unc when he explains that he sent them away and later had a fine career in shoe sales.
         Maybe some level of genius is needed to be able to recognize genius in others. In defense of those who failed to see it in the Beatles, in those early days the Beatles were not as innovative as they became within a few years. They had the sound but they were still trying to emulate Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, and others. Those artists were innovators too, but the Beatles' had the amazing vision and inventiveness to go far beyond the next step of musical evolution. They did quantum leaps in everything they did, and in so doing went places and changed things that others hadn't even dreamt of.
         I believe that when the Beatles got past being starving artists, they became artists starving to redefine their art --- and they did.

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