What is Sid Bernstein?
[[File:Sid bernstein.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Bernstein in March 2009]] '''Sid Bernstein''' (August 12, 1918 &ndash; August 21, 2013) was an [[Americans|American]] music producer and promoter. Bernstein changed the American music scene in the 1960s by bringing [[The Beatles]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[Herman's Hermits]], [[The Moody Blues]], and [[The Kinks]] to America. He was the first impresario to organize rock concerts at sports stadiums.<ref>[https://secure.haaretz.co.il/hasen/spages/1148560.html The man behind the British Invasion,]{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} [[Haaretz]]{{Dead link|date=December 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Bernstein was born in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]] on August 12, 1918. He was married to Geraldine Gale until his death in 2013. They had six children. Bernstein died on August 21, 2013 from natural causes in his home in [[Manhattan]], [[New York City|New York]], aged 95.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/22/arts/music/sid-bernstein-who-helped-import-the-beatles-dies-at-95.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|title=Sid Bernstein, Who Helped Import the Beatles, Dies at 95|publisher=[[New York Times]].com|date=August 21, 2013|access-date=August 22, 2013}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{cite web | last = Emmerson | first = Glyn | title = Sid Bernstein: The man who brought America to the Beatles | publisher = NYRock | date = May 2001 | url = http://www.nyrock.com/interviews/2001/sid_int.asp | access-date = 2008-12-14 | archive-date = 2008-05-09 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080509081754/http://www.nyrock.com/interviews/2001/sid_int.asp | url-status = dead }} *{{cite web | last = Digger | title = Digger's interview with Sid Bernstein - The man who brought The Beatles to America and triggered the 'British Invasion' | publisher = Retrosellers | url = http://www.retrosellers.com/features88.htm | access-date =