The Beatles 2nd Chicago Press Conference [Audio Only] 11 August 1966 

As if one was not enough, a second press conference was held also on this day. (See film of the first one at my Dailymotion Account.)
From Mark Lewsohn's "The Complete Beatles' Chronicles": High up on the 27th floor of the Astor Towers Hotel, in beautiful lakeside Chicago, John Lennon faced the worst situation in his 27 action-packed years to that time.
Ignominiously led by WAQY in Birmingham, AL, a total of 22 radio stations banned Beatles music indefinitely from their airwaves (although some of them never broadcast Beatles music in the first place).
For once there were no shallow 'teen' questions, and no irrelevant egotistical bonhomie from ingratiating local disc jockeys. John was placed firmly under the spotlight and grilled by American newsmen over his so-called blasphemous remarks.
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