They were a band that changed music forever.
The Beatles performed in the Twin Cities nearly 60 years ago and one man met the Fab Four.
In 1965, Ron Butwin worked at a Twin Cities music store and loved the Beatles.
“All of a sudden, we heard this music and I thought, ‘What’s going on here,’” Butwin said. “They are the biggest thing in the world right now for music.”
A group at the store came up with an idea to meet their idols when the Beatles performed at Met Stadium in August 1965. They decided to give a Rickenbacker guitar to George Harrison as a gift.
Butwin and a coworker from the music store presented the guitar to Harrison at a press conference before the show.
“We were excited,” Butwin said. “I mean, both of us were trembling.”
Butwin has photos from that day, along with a thank you letter he received signed by George Harrison.
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