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If you were a George Harrison fan, you would have gotten excited for The Beatles’ first LP of 1965: Help! That album, the soundtrack to the film of the same name, featured two tracks by “the quiet Beatle.” It was a big step for Harrison after he got only one original song on the band’s first four albums.
“I Need You,” the first by Harrison, made it into the Help! film and side 1 of the soundtrack. As for the second, “You Like Me Too Much,” that track didn’t make it into the picture. In fact, by the time Help! premiered, “You Like Me Too Much” had already gone out in the U.S. as part of the Beatles VI release on Capitol.
Two months later (August ’65), it turned up in the U.K. on side 2 of Help! “You Like Me Too Much” presented a bit of a puzzle when it came to instrumentation. Along with two parts on an acoustic piano, the Harrison track also features an electric piano player.
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detailsThe Beatles were a band — but sometimes, they were a bit of a comedy troupe. For example, they starred in comedies, made people laugh during interviews, and released a number of humorous songs. John Lennon even revealed that one of The Beatles’ hits was “a bit of a mocking song.” Here’s what he had to say.When Jonathan Cott interviewed John for Rolling Stone, Cott brought up how The Beatles will often distinguish between friends and lovers in their music. For example, he noted the use of the word “baby” in “Baby You Can Drive My Car” — which made it clear the song was about a lover. He contrasted that lyric with the use of the word “friend” in “We Can Work It Out.” Cott also opined that some bands used the term “baby” in a demeaning way, but not The Beatles.
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Ringo Starr made a surprise showing at the 2021 Grammys on Sunday night.
The former Beatle, 80, took to the stage to present the Record of the Year award, and amazed viewers with his youthful appearance in the process.
One fan tweeted, “Can you believe #RingoStarr is 80!!?,” while another noted, “Your reminder that 80-year-old-looks-50-years-old #RingoStarr taught himself how to play the drums while he was hospitalized for nearly TWO YEARS as a child with respiratory illness. How’s everyone feeling about pandemic productivity now?”
Quipped a third, “ur telling me this man is 80 years old??? ringo what is your skincare routine sir.”
A source told Page Six that the drummer’s eternally youthful visage is due to “lots of broccoli and blueberries.” And like fellow Beatle Paul McCartney, he’s also a vegetarian.
The source added that the “It Don’t Come Easy” singer goes to the gym “a couple of times a week and meditates daily.”
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A number of men have been called the “Fifth Beatle” over the years from pre-Ringo drummer Pete Best to keyboardist Billy Preston. But another has to be The Beatles' original bassist Stuart Sutcliffe who attended Liverpool College of Art with John Lennon and moved in with him. Eventually, Lennon and Paul McCartney convinced Sutcliffe to buy a bass guitar and join them with George Harrison in The Silver Beetles, who were formerly known as The Quarrymen.
During 1960, Sutcliffe would book gigs for the band and they would often rehearse in his Gambier Terrace flat.
And by August, The Silver Beetles had become The Beatles, hired Best as drummer and were performing in Hamburg.
While in Germany, Sutcliffe met photographer Astrid Kirchherr but during that summer he left the band.
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If you were a fan of The Beatles, you didn’t know what to expect the night of the annual Grammy Awards. Things started out well enough for the Fab Four. In 1964, the group nabbed the Best New Artist award and a second Grammy for “A Hard Day’s Night” (Best Performance by a Vocal Group).
After that, the Grammy were very much a hit-or-miss affair for The Beatles. The band got shut out at the ’65 ceremony despite five nominations; Rubber Soul (1965) didn’t receive a single nod; “Michelle” won Song of the Year in ’66; then Sgt. Pepper won Album of the Year in ’67.
Following the Beatles’ 1970 split, unpredictability continued to reign on Grammy night for the ex-Fabs. That was certainly the case for John Lennon, who didn’t receive a single nomination for Imagine (1971). In fact, Lennon passed away without seeing a Grammy for his solo work.
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New Delhi: India will be organizing the famous "Concert for Bangladesh" yet again later this year as Bangladesh celebrates the 50th year of its anniversary. The original 1971 concert was led by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar in New York's Madison Square Garden and was key to raising international awareness regarding Bangladesh's war of liberation and the refugee crisis in East Pakistan.
This year the concert will be led by Dhani Harrison and Anoushka Shankar, the son, and daughter of the original "stars" of the concert--George Harrison and Ravi Shankar. The entire event is being done under the aegis of India's ICCR or Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
This year marks 50 years since the concert, which is still remembered as a landmark when it comes to global "cultural diplomacy". Ravi Shankar is known for taking Indian classical music to the west, while George Harrison, the lead guitarist of ‘The Beatles’ has been a famous Cultural icon.
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Paul McCartney has announced McCartney III Imagined, a new release that features an all-star lineup of guest artists and their takes on Sir Paul’s latest album, McCartney III.
Due out April 16, the album was teased via Macca's social media channels which hinted at the guests involved. Those guest are now officially confirmed and they include Beck, Dominic Fike, Khruangbin, St. Vincent, Blood Orange, Phoebe Bridgers, Ed O’Brien, Damon Albarn, Josh Homme, Anderson .Paak, 3DRDN and Idris Elba.
Per McCartney’s website, “Personally curated by Paul, ’McCartney III Imagined’ features an A-List assortment of friends, fans and brand new acquaintances, each covering and/or reimagining their favorite ’McCartney III’ moments in their own signature styles. The result is a kaleidoscopic reinterpretation of an album ’Rolling Stone’ accurately tagged ‘an inspiration to us all’—one that serves as an extension of the instantly beloved ’McCartney III’while standing on its own as brilliant and adventurous milestone in the McCartney discography.”
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As the end of a most difficult year for many approaches, but with light on the horizon, Cavern CityTours (owners of The Cavern Club) are hoping to spread some festive cheer with the announcement of their plans to bring people together for InternationalBeatleweek festival in August 2021. Renownedas the biggest Beatles festival in the world, next year’s International Beatleweek focuses on celebrating Let It Be, The Beatles last album released in 1970 as the band broke-up and the solo albums of 1970 and 1971 including John Lennon’s most revered Imagine album and George Harrison’s All ThingsMust Pass which,couldn’t be more of an apt message of positivity at this time. Headline guests will include May Pang and Paul McCartney’s Wingsband members Steve Holley and Laurence Juber.
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Half a century ago, a 200-foot line of sweaty fans snaked outside the Deauville Beach Resort in Miami Beach to watch The Beatles perform. The band reached more than 70 million viewers that night in 1964 on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” and decided to stay the week at the ritzy resort on Collins Avenue in North Beach.
They made such a mark that the hotel converted part of the 12th floor into a Beatles shrine, with photographs hanging on the walls outside the rooms where they stayed.
But today, the only thing lining the outside of the long-closed Deauville is a 6-foot fence meant to keep squatters away. A giant black mesh covers the back of the hotel to keep debris from falling onto pedestrians. The mold inside is so bad that the use of a hazmat suit is advised before entry. The pool furniture is rusting away, and the palms are yellowing.
“Something has got to be done. It’s a jewel,” said Rob Precht, who saw the Beatles play at the Deauville when he was 9 years old after his famous grandfather — Ed Sullivan himself — got him in.
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Some people say “Imagine” is the best thing John Lennon did as a solo artist. Some people are wrong.
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band was his first proper solo album (the three experimental albums he recorded with Yoko tend to not count) and it’s nothing less than one of the greatest artists laying his soul bare. In the months between the breakup and the album’s recording, Lennon and Yoko Ono went to therapy with the famous Arthur Janov, at first spending four weeks in London undergoing “Primal Therapy.” And, for those of you who don’t know, Primal Therapy is a bit like this:
You may think that this was just a little joke, but Tears for Fears’ work (particularly their first two albums) was actually built around Roland Orbazal and Curt Smith’s fascination with Janov’s writings. But, for the record, here are some records of what these sessions were like for John Lennon. After four weeks in London, they spent four months in a rented home in Bel Air for a more intensive therapy, but, around this time, inspired by his experiences, he started to write some songs, and even recorded a few demos of “God” on July 26. He didn’t finish the thera details
The Beatles’ line-up is well known, with each of the members becoming very famous in their own right after the band split up. John Lennon and Sir Paul McCartney received particular plaudits for their songwriting and work after the band, while George Harrison and Sir Ringo Starr’s work has also been followed closely by fans. But it turns out this foursome was not the original line-up, especially on the drums.
While John Lennon, Sir Paul McCartney and George Harrison were all in The Beatles when it became thus named, Sir Ringo Starr was not.
The band started out as The Quarrymen, which has continued on since John, Sir Paul and George left to do their own thing.
They became Johnny and the Moondogs to start with, playing skiffle as well as rock and roll, whenever there was the opportunity to do so.
They played with a selection of drummers whenever they could, and later enlisted John’s friend Stuart Sutcliffe to play the bass guitar.
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During their years as one of the most famous rock bands in the world, the Beatles went from fresh-faced young pop stars to the voice of the “free love” generation.
As they grew and expanded their horizons, their fans also became less straight-laced. One of their most highly acclaimed albums was Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band. It not only showed a new era in their remarkable talent, but it also captured the era’s interest in an unconventional and chemically enhanced experience.
While they were recording the album, they encountered a fan who claimed to be someone very special. Whether he was who he claimed to be or not, his unusual declaration earned him the chance to watch the magic one night, as the groundbreaking music was created.
According to Biography, the band that would change the music world forever started in 1957 in Liverpool, England. 16-year-old John Lennon met 15-year-old Paul McCartney, and the two music-loving teens decided to work together. By the time they signed their first music contract in 1962, they had formed an unforgettable band and made a name for themselves as the Beatles.
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One of the most famous songs that John Lennon released during his solo career is a cover of Ben E. King’s “Stand by Me.” Both versions of the song remain famous decades after their release. This raises an interesting question: Which was more successful on the charts?
Firstly, a little background. King was a member of the group called The Drifters. He left the group. When he performed “Stand by Me,” he missed the harmonies of The Drifters, reports Rolling Stone. He recalled he was “almost in tears, singing the song. It was like an artist paintin’ a picture that’s not there. I was doin’ it and I knew it was wrong. But I guess that within that sadness I delivered something. The feelin’ was just pouring out.”
The Beatles covered the track during a session for Get Back, the album that became Let It Be, reports Rolling Stone. The cover was not featured on the final version of the album.
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George Harrison released his ninth album, Somewhere in England, in 1981. The album received middling reviews, with Rolling Stone and Uncut awarding it two stars out of five. The album’s first released single in 1981 was rewritten to pay tribute to fellow member of The Beatles, John Lennon, after his death.
George was joined by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to write All Those Years Ago in November 1980 for Starr’s new album.
The recording of the song was the first time three members of the Fab Four had worked together since 1970 when the band broke up.
The Beatles split happened shortly after John’s announcement he was leaving the band in 1969. Less than a year later, in 1970, McCartney also announced he was going to make his exit.
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Of all George Harrison’s solo songs, “My Sweet Lord” is one of the most well-known. A classic rock star who is known for being outspoken had a very specific reaction to the song. In addition, he said one famous Rolling Stones track gave him the same feeling.
John is known for two genres of music: piano rock and glam rock. On the other hand, George delved into folk rock and religious music during his solo career. That doesn’t mean one of George’s religious songs didn’t have an impact on him. According to the book Harrison, John remembers hearing one of George’s solo records for the first time.
“I remember hearing “My Sweet Lord” in a taxi somewhere, I can’t remember what city, and I thought, “Oh, my God,” and I got chills. You know when a record starts on the radio, and it’s great, and you think, ‘Oh, what is this, what is this, what is this?’ he recalled. “The only other record I ever felt that way about was ‘Brown Sugar,’ by The Rolling Stones. ‘My Sweet Lord’ was a song that everybody sang, and whether they thought about it consciously or not, it made another train of thought spirituall details