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THE OFFICIAL MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO

LEGENDARY PROMOTER

SID BERNSTEIN

THE MAN WHO BROUGHT THE BEATLES TO AMERICA

AND THE FATHER OF THE BRITISH INVASION

Celebrating The 50^th Anniversary of

The Beatles’ Historic First Concerts at Carnegie Hall on

February 12, 1964

 Brought to you by The Bernstein Family and Sid Bernstein Presents…

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2014 – 7:00 PM AT “THE CUTTING ROOM,” NEW YORK CITY

The Official Memorial Tribute to Sid Bernstein – Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 7:00 PM at The Cutting Room, 44 East 32 Street, New York City.   For ticket information please visit: http://tickets.thecuttingroomnyc.com/event/469667-celebrating-50th-anniversary-new-york/ or call 212-691-1900.

On Wednesday evening, February 12, 2014, family, friends and artists will come together to celebrate the life of and to pay tribute to SID BERNSTEIN, the legendary promoter also known as “the man who brought The Beatles to America” and “The Father of the British Invasion” at The Cutting Room, 44 East 32 Street, New York City.  This one-night only event is the only official memorial tribute to Sid, sanctioned by The Bernstein Family and presented by Sid Bernstein Presents…

Sid, who passed away on August 21, 2013 at the age of 95, helped shape the careers of some of the greatest and most popular celebrities of our time. As a visionary, he was the very first impresario to organize rock concerts at sports stadiums (Shea and Forest Hills Stadiums), was the first to stage a rock show in an arena setting – at Madison Square Garden – and was also the first white promoter at The Apollo Theatre.

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If it were not for Sid’s persistent overseas phone calls to Brian Epstein in 1963 to discuss bringing The Beatles to America, the music industry as we know it today might have been totally different.  An agreement on a simple “handshake”    across the pond, changed the music industry forever.  Even the formidable Ed Sullivan sought Sid’s advice as he was skeptical about booking them on his show several days before the historic shows Sid was promoting at Carnegie Hall on February 12, 1964.

Sid not only single-handedly brought The Beatles to America, he also brought us The (Young) Rascals and also promoted or managed many more notable artists including Tony Bennett, The Rolling Stones, Fats Domino, Tito Puente, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Jimi Hendrix, Laura Branigan, Sly & the Family Stone, The Dave Clark Five, The Kinks, The Moody Blues, Herman’s Hermits, Eric Burdon and The Animals, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Blood, Sweat & Tears, The Blues Project, Miles Davis, Ray Charles, and many others.  Sid also alternated featured acts at the Paramount and booked such artists as James Brown, Sam Cooke, the Four Seasons, Ruby & the Romantics, Rufus Thomas, Leslie Gore, King Curtis, Bobby Rydell, Terry Stafford and Diane Renay.

In a yet to be released documentary on the life and career of Sid Bernstein, produced and directed by Jason Ressler and Evan Strome, James Brown noted that in the 1960s, Sid was the only impresario booking black entertainment and thus, according to Brown, Sid “was in the forefront of race relations.”  In addition, the audience will hear directly from Sid, in his taped interviews from this classic documentary, about the conversations he had with Brian Epstein regarding the booking of the Carnegie Hall shows and the engagements of The Beatles at Shea Stadium, and more.

At age 93, Sid recorded and released his first and only CD of songs near and dear to his heart, “Sid Bernstein Presents” along with singer/composer Deirdre Broderick.  On this CD, Sid (and Ms. Broderick) sing such memorable songs as Imagine, La Vie En Rose, Crying, It’s All In The Game, and more.

The evening is being produced by Sid’s long-term representative and talent associate, Joseph Gargano, and will highlight many of Sid’s pioneering accomplishments as an Agent, Promoter and Manager in celebration of the 50^th anniversary of The Beatles’ historic first concerts at Carnegie Hall.  Music reflecting the acts which Sid had promoted and developed in the early to mid-1960s will be performed by a variety of talented artists near and dear to Sid, whom he and his creative associates promoted and guided in his later years (in the mid-2000’s), featuring: Deirdre Broderick, Bob Bisaccia, David Ippolito, Larry Russell’s BeatleStock and The Myles Mancuso Band.

Additional special guests will be announced soon.

This will be a night to remember and an evening of sincere tribute and love, of the kind Sid shared with all he knew and met along the path of his life’s journey.

A Splendid Time is Guaranteed For All!

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Sid Bernstein was a legend for Peace before Woodstock.  Only on Faith he brought the group The Beatles to America.  The rest is history.  Sid lives forever in our soul.  We are humbled by him and he has taught us so much.  Our Peace Day Party is dedicated to Impresario Sid Bernstein.

Sid Bernstein (born August 12, 1918) is an American music producer and promoter. Bernstein changed the American music scene in the 1960s by bringing The Rolling Stones, Herman’s Hermits, The Moody Blues, The Kinks and The Beatles to America. He was the first impresario to organize rock concerts at sports stadiums.

Biography

Sid Bernstein was born in New York City in 1918. During World War II, he served in France.

Impresario career

Bernstein helped start the British Invasion by bringing The Beatles over to the United States from Britain. They played at Carnegie Hall after their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. Bernstein also booked them at Shea Stadium, a concert that Bernstein described as “inaudible.” During the Beatles Shea concert, Bernstein had the phrase “The Rascals are coming!” displayed on the Shea Stadium scoreboard. “I had met the Rascals in the summer of ’65; I put their name up on the scoreboard (at Shea) – ‘The Rascals are coming! The Rascals are coming!’ A lot of people who hadn’t seen pictures of them thought they were a black group. I sensed something big about them.”

He worked with the Rascals for five years, helping along their rise from obscurity, changing their name from “Young Rascals” to “the Rascals” in an attempt to avoid controversy.

Bernstein also organized concerts for Lenny Kravitz, Frank Sinatra, Jimi Hendrix, Laura Branigan, and Sly & the Family Stone. In 1964, he brought many Israeli singers to the United States for their first major concerts, among them Shoshana Damari, Shaike Ophir and Yaffa Yarkoni, who appeared at Carnegie Hall a year after the Beatles.

Bernstein was the first to stage a rock show at Madison Square Garden.

Sid Bernstein Presents…

Sid Bernstein is also the subject of Sid Bernstein Presents…, a documentary film set for completion in 2010 that details his storied career and life. Sid Bernstein Presents… made its world premiere at the DocNZ film festival in Auckland, New Zealand in February 2010.

Published works

Bernstein wrote or coauthored several books:

• It’s Sid Bernstein Calling (Jonathan David Publishers)
• Not Just the Beatles … (Jacques & Flusster Publishing)

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Tribute to Sid Bernstein

Date:   Friday, July 13, 2012

Time:   6:30PM to very late

Where:  Pete Seeger Pot Luck and Circle of Song at the Christopher Street Coffee House

at St. John’s Church, 83 Christopher Street between 7th Ave. and Bleecker St. 

http://www.ChristopherStreetCoffeeHouse.org

What to bring:  Our Pot Luck is to Celebrate Sid, so please bring whatever you feel will be enjoyed.  Food, Drinks and Merriment all will be good, remember it is dinner time!

Entertainment will occur all night long.  There is a Steinway Up-right Piano. It is a friends and  family affair.  Sid will be there only in spirit, as he is resting getting prepared for his next gig!!!   Also the room holds 80-100 people so it is intimate, like Sid.   

No mikes, no lights or as David Ippolito would say JUST US! 

To purchase some books and cd’s go to:  www.sidbernstein.com 

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INVITATION

Date:   Friday, July 13, 2012

Time:   6:30PM to very late

Where:  Pete Seeger Pot Luck and Circle of Song at the Christopher Street Coffee House at St. John’s Church, 83 Christopher Street between 7th Ave. and Bleecker St. 

http://www.ChristopherStreetCoffeeHouse.org

What to bring:  Our Pot Luck is to Celebrate Sid, so please bring whatever you feel will be enjoyed.  Food, Drinks and Merriment all will be good, remember it is dinner time!

Entertainment will occur all night long.  There is a Steinway Up-right Piano.  It is a friends and  family affair.  Also the room holds 80-100 people so it is intimate. 

No mikes, no lights or as David Ippolito would say JUST US! 

We hope Sid will have some books and CD’s to sell there.

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