The stars aligned: Cassius Clay (not yet Muhammad Ali) and the Beatles (in Miami Beach in 1964) would soon ride a tsunami of fame. Harry Benson The Beatles were furious. They were standing in the ...

Along the way, the Beatles reversed a trend of rock ‘n ... resulting in comical photographs. A week later, Cassius Clay – later to be known as Muhammad Ali – dethroned Sonny Liston ...

One of Harry Benson’s best-known photographs depicts a punch: During the Beatles’ first visit to the United States in 1964, the boxer then known as Cassius Clay feigns to slug George Harrison ...

1964 was the year the Beatles came to America, Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali, and three civil rights workers were murdered in Mississippi. It was the year when Berkeley students rose up in ...