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When the Beatles arrived in Australia in 1964 for their first and only tour of the country, huge crowds greeted them everywhere they went. But one of the biggest turnouts was in Adelaide, where an estimated 350,000 people flocked to the city to catch a glimpse of them.
Adelaide wasn’t originally on the tour schedule, but local radio presenter Bob Francis petitioned to have it added, and 12,000 tickets were sold out in just over five hours for four shows, two each on 12 and 13 June.
The Beatles were the biggest band in the world and their songs were dominating the Australian charts with hits such as Can’t Buy Me Love (No 1 for six weeks in May and June 1964) and All My Loving, also previously a No 1.
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George Harrison didn’t think The Beatles would last very long, certainly not until 1970. When it was time for the Fab Four to go their separate ways, George ensured he had a plan.
George Harrison and The Beatles performing on a TV set in 1963.
In 1963, at the start of Beatlemania, The Beatles had no idea how much longer they’d last. They expected the worst and hoped for the best.
In the book George Harrison on George Harrison, John Lennon said, “‘How long are you going to last?’ Well, you can’t say, you know. You can be big-headed and say, ‘Yeah, we’re going to last ten years.’ But as soon as you’ve said that you think, ‘We’re lucky if we last three months,’ you know.”
Paul agreed. He didn’t think they could go on making songs like “From Me To You” in their forties. George also agreed. Although, he didn’t think The Beatles would last past about 1965.
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Many other artists were influenced by The Beatles’ songs from Revolver. Earth, Wind & Fire, for example, performed a cover of one of Revolver’s songs for a unique film. The film didn’t appeal to George Harrison.
A film based on Fab Four songs didn’t appeal to George Harrison.
The Beatles’ connection to Earth, Wind & Fire starts with a strange film. Roger Stigwood, a producer, produced a film called Sgt. The Fab Four’s music inspired Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The Bee Gees were the stars of the film, which also featured Peter Frampton and other musicians.
George Harrison talked about his thoughts on the film in a 1979 interview with Rolling Stone. “I just feel bad for Robert Stigwood, the Bee Gees, and Pete Frampton for doing it,” he said, “because they had established themselves as decent artists in their own right and then… it’s like the classic thing of greed.”
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John Lennon revealed why The Beatles‘ songs took so long to put together in the studio. In addition, he revealed Elvis Presley’s “Heartbreak Hotel” was a repeated source of inspiration for the Fab Four. John said there weren’t many arguments when The Beatles made songs together but there was a lot of tension.According to a 1969 interview in the book Lennon on Lennon: Interviews and Encounters, John was asked if The Beatles argued a lot while recording. “It’s not so much arguments, but there’s just tension,” John said. “It’s tense every time the red light goes on for a kickoff.
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According to Rolling Stone, John Lennon’s Revolver tune, “She Said She Said,” began with “bad vibes.”
In late 1965, The Beatles stayed in Los Angeles’ Benedict Canyon during their tour of the West Coast. One night, actor Peter Fonda showed up with Roger McGuinn and David Crosby of The Byrds. An LSD party commenced, although Paul McCartney didn’t join.
George started feeling like he was dying, so Fonda tried to console him. It didn’t work. He told George he survived a near-fatal surgery as a boy.
According to Beatles Bible, Fonda said, “I told him there was nothing to be afraid of and that all he needed to do was relax. I said that I knew what it was like to be dead because when I was 10 years old I’d accidentally shot myself in the stomach and my heart stopped beating three times while I was on the operating table because I’d lost so much blood.”
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George Harrison's widow believes she gave the Beatles legend a "normal life".
Olivia Harrison - who married the late musician in September 1978 - admitted there were "bumps in the road" in their marriage but she insisted her spouse was not a "great womaniser" and he "shut a door" on infidelity when they got together in 1974.
She said: “I wouldn’t say great. No, no, really not. I wouldn’t say [he was] a great womaniser.
"George was pursued and also, you know, he was a very sensual person.”
Asked if she accepted an open relationship was the price she paid for what they had, she told the Sunday Times magazine:
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Mementoes from the most iconic rock band in history went up for sale in Auckland this morning.
Webb's auction firm's director of decorative arts, Ben Erren, said the vendor had served as secretary to the financial controller during her tenure at The Beatles' company, Apple Corps in the UK.
Among the items to be auctioned by Webb's were expense claims for each of the Fab Four, signed fan photos, and a signed copy of John Lennon's first book of songs and poems In His Own Write which sold for $7528.
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May Pang, who was John Lennon’s mistress during his notorious 18-month “long weekend” in the ‘70s, said the ex Beatle’s episode ended just before an almost certain reunion with Paul McCartney.
n 1973, as Lennon’s marriage to Yoko Ono was collapsing, she put her husband and Pang together in the hope that an affair would resolve the situation. Lennon and Pang later moved from New York to Los Angeles where he established a reputation for drunken and outlandish behavior, before suddenly returning to Ono in early 1975.
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Forget the Grammys. The biggest honor in the world of music is getting the stamp of approval from a Beatle. Sure, you can't necessarily stick that on your mantle, but a thumbs-up over the years from any combination of John, Paul, George, and/or Ringo often meant that your musical career was trending in the right direction. Their word was in fact so powerful that it carried a ton of weight even outside of the music biz.They were also ready to help out those they were fans of. According to Rolling Stone, after lending his talents to the Beatles' hit "Get Back," the band signed pianist Billy Preston to their label, Apple Records, and he released " That's the Way God Planned It," with George Harrison producing, Ginger Baker from Cream handling the drums, and Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards also appearing on the record.
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It was 48 years ago this week that Paul McCartney & Wings' "Band On The Run" hit Number One on the Billboard Hot 100, topping the charts for one week. The song marked McCartney's third post-Beatles chart-topping single, following 1971's "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" and 1973's "My Love."
By that point, McCartney's chart-success was way ahead of his former-bandmates, with a total of eight solo U.S. Top Ten hits under his belt, with John Lennon only scoring two, George Harrison with three, and Ringo Starr coming closest with a total of five American Top Ten smashes.
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JOHN LENNON stirred the pot that was The Beatles in the 1960s when he first met Yoko Ono and married her. The band were not fans of the newcomer, and in one instance George Harrison insulted her "to her face". Lennon revealed he would never forgive or forget that anger he felt over the Fab Four's actions.
John Lennon married Yoko Ono in 1969, just a year after meeting her. The Beatles star had met her at an art gallery while he was still married to his first wife, Cynthia Lennon. But after breaking it off with her, Lennon and Ono were inseparable.
The pair went everywhere together, including to the Fab Four's recording sessions; a detail that would later become a point of contention for the likes of Paul McCartney. And when the band split in 1970, Ono was one of the main "reasons" the press pointed at as an explanation.
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George Harrison never did anything he didn’t want to do, including making new music. Record companies and fans’ expectations turned George off most of the time. He couldn’t be bothered to give them what they wanted just because they demanded it. So, having his music out on the record store shelves wasn’t George’s highest priority.
“I am a bit out of touch with the other music,” he said. “Everybody else doesn’t notice, because if your past records still get played on the radio, people don’t notice that you’re not really there. But I just got sick of all that…”
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George Harrison revealed why he watched a live performance of some of Eddie Money’s songs. He liked one of Money’s songs a lot more than another. Michael Jackson had the same opinion of Money’s music that George did.
George Harrison‘s songs don’t sound much like Eddie Money’s songs. Despite this, George had a mix of praise and criticism for Money. George wasn’t a massive fan of some of his songs and Michael Jackson had the same opinion.According to the book George Harrison on George Harrison: Interviews and Encounters, George discussed Money in a 1979 interview. “A friend of mine told me he was called Eddie Mahoney and they took out the ‘h’ and called him Eddie Money,” George said. “It’s a good name, it’s a better name, ‘Eddie Money.'”
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George Harrison said the “darkness” in his childhood began when he started attending grammar school. None of the unqualified teachers could tell him how to go out into the world. The former Beatle would only learn if he was teaching himself, which he eventually did.
“The worst thing was leaving the junior high school and going to the big grammar school,” George wrote. “That’s when the darkness began and I realised… that was where my frustrations seemed to start.
“The whole idea of it was so serious. You can’t smile and you are not allowed to do this or that. Be here, stand there, shut up, sit down, and always you need those exams, those eleven-plus exams, or scholarships or GCE. That’s when the darkness came in.
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In all the nooks and crannies of Beatles Scholarship, the Fabs’ relationship to and time spent in India is one of the most interesting. In fact, it could be argued that no group did more to open Western ears, eyes, and minds to Indian music, culture, and spirituality than the Beatles did in the mid/late 1960s.
The connection is told in the fascinating 2021 documentary The Beatles and India (available on DVD & Blu-Ray June 21 from MVD Entertainment). It’s co-directed by Ajoy Bose (based on his book, Across the Universe—The Beatles in India) and Pete Compton.
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