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Sid Bernstein (impresario)

Sid Bernstein, American record producer (died 2013)

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Born
August 12, 1918
Died
August 21, 2013
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1918

About Sid Bernstein (impresario)

Sidney Bernstein was an American music promoter, talent manager, and author. 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. Bernstein helped jump start the British Invasion as the first concert promoter to bring the Beatles over to the United States from Britain.

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The world when Sid Bernstein (impresario) was born

Sid Bernstein (impresario) was born in 1918. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1918

  • Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
  • Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
  • World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Sid Bernstein (impresario)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19182026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population102.0M341 million

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