KMHK: The Classic Rock Station » Segregated http://kmhk.com Classic Rock That Really Rocks Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:02:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Beatles' 1965 Contract Stated They Would Not Play for Racially Segregated Audiences http://kmhk.com/beatles-1965-contract-racially-segregated/ http://kmhk.com/beatles-1965-contract-racially-segregated/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:00:10 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=47178 A 1965 contract between the Beatles and a concert venue reveals the band’s demands were few — 150 security guards, electricity and water in their trailer, clean towels, and, most specifically, that they would not play if the audience was racially segregated in any way.

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