![A photo of the Beatles George gave Marcia back in the 1960's. He autographed the back "Love from George Harrison."](https://will.illinois.edu/images/uploads/24727/jeff_hays__medium.jpg)
George Harrison’s First Trip to America…was to Benton, Illinois
Before the Beatlemania that started in the US in early 1964, a member of the band visited the states, played a few sets with a band in Benton, Illinois and was interviewed by a young radio broadcaster named Marcia.
![George Harrison and John Lennon,](https://will.illinois.edu/images/uploads/24698/ap806691134455__medium.jpg)