The Beatles: Hamburg & the Hamburg Sound

Before The Beatles invaded America, there was Hamburg, Germany. Kingsize Taylor introduced the first Northern band to the clubs of Hamburg, a city recognized for its early liberal attitudes, and declared The Beatles Liverpool sound should have been dubbedthe Hamburg sound after the heavy influence the city played in molding The Beatles in the early 60s. "The Beatles: Hamburg & The Hamburg Sound" documents the 2006 citywide celebration of the raunchy, boisterous sound that Hamburg helped to create andludes visits to influential hotspots and interviews with veterans of that social and musical heyday.