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THE RADIO TURNTABLES THAT SPUN THE FIRST BEATLES SINGLE IN THE U.S. - Benton, Illinois. The WFRX-1300AM radio station turntables which spun for broadcast the first Beatles single “From Me To You” in the United States back in June of 1963. This historic piece of Rock-N-Roll (and Beatles) memorabilia can be seen as part of a display at the Franklin County Jail Museum in Benton, Illinois which features several historic items from Beatle George Harrison’s September 1963 vacation stay in the area to visit his sister Louise Harrison - who had given the station the record to play. Five months before “Beatlemania” hit America (via Ed Sullivan), the “Quiet Beatle,” Harrison, was making some noise here as he performed several pickup-gigs with a local band called “The Four Vests” and was interviewed on WFRX by West Frankfort high school student and DJ Marcia Schafer Raubach, who had also played the first record months earlier. “She Loves You” was played for the first time during this interview. The strange, unknown visiting British Musician was largely a novelty to folks in the area at the time. How little did they know. First on-air record play, first American radio interview broadcast, and the first stage performances of a Beatle in America. Rock and Roll history right here. Photo by Michael Huntington - May, 2018. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #MichaelHuntington #StrangeTravels #HuntingtonAdventures #GeorgeHarrison #GeorgeHarrison1963 #GeorgeHarrisonInIllinois #TheBeatles #BeatlesInAmerica #Beatlemania #FirstBeatlesPlay #RockNRollHistory #LouiseHarrison #WFRX1300AM #HauntedFranklinCountyJail #FranklinCountyJail #FranklinCountyJailMuseum #FranklinCountyIllinois #WestFrankfortIllinois #BentonIllinois (at Benton, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw-fIfbFeQs/?igshid=1vdrndohokmwa