"A Hard Day's Night"
Song
By: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Date: 1964
Source: Lennon, John, and Paul McCartney. "A Hard Day's Night." In Things We Said Today: The Complete Lyrics and a Concordance to The Beatles' Songs, 1962–1970. Edited by Colin Campbell and Allan Murphy. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Pierian Press, 1980. 19.
About the Artist: John Lennon (1940–1980) and Paul McCartney (1942–) composed much of the music for the British rock group The Beatles, which also included George Harrison and Ringo Starr. The Beatles' first American tour began February 7, 1964, at the Coliseum in Washington, D.C. During their time together, The Beatles had twenty number one singles in the United States. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1988.
Introduction
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