First charting Beatle song
Written by Al Barger
Published July 05, 2004

Here's a bit of interesting trivia. July 5, 1963 (41 years ago today) marked the first time a Beatles song charted in America- specifically Del Shannon singing "From Me to You."

John and Paul could have made a good living as just songwriters. I could almost see them in Brill Building offices cranking out stuff like "From Me to You" and "Please Please Me" all day long.

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First charting Beatle song
Published: July 05, 2004
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Filed Under: Music: Classic Rock and Oldies, Music: Pop, Music: Popular and Standards, Music: Roots Rock
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