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When you dig into the history of The Beatles, you see the influence of rock ‘n’ roll pioneers Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, and Jerry Lee Lewis. But the list wouldn’t be complete without Buddy Holly (1936-59).
“Buddy Holly was the first one that we were really aware of in England who could play and sing at the same time,” John Lennon said in an interview later published in Beatles Anthology. “Not just strum — but actually play the licks [and sing]”
Paul McCartney also noted what a major influence Holly was. “One of the main things about The Beatles is that we started out writing our own material,” Paul said. “People these days take it for granted that you [write], but nobody used to then. John and I started to write because of Buddy Holly.”
When John and Paul (then as The Quarry Men) first recorded anything, a cover of Holly’s “That’ll Be the Day” was how they got started in 1958. Over the years, The Beatles would play many more Holly songs. But they only ever recorded one Holly track for a Fab Four studio album.
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Fans remember Lennon as an icon, but those working for the FBI may recall the musician's reputation a bit differently.
For many, the face of John Lennon is directly associated with the peace and love that circulated during the hippie movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Music fans will remember him as one of the most iconic members of The Beatles, founding the group and a songwriting career that has yet to be rivaled. However, those who were working for the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover may recall the musician's reputation a bit differently.
In March of 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono were on a European mission to be married. After a failed attempt in the U.K and another unfortunate technicality in Parisian nuptial law, the couple finally found a beautiful location at The Pillar of Hercules in Gibraltar.
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Who would have known the lasting impact two unconnected events of 5 October 1962 would have?
On certain days, the stars are in some mysterious alignment. Like 5 October 1962, when two unconnected events took place, which would have massive and everlasting global impact. It was the day the first Beatles single Love Me Do and the first James Bond film Dr No were released.
The Beatles are, without doubt, the most influential music band of all time. And, it is estimated that 20% of the world’s population has watched at least one Bond movie. Yesterday, the most covered pop song ever, has been sung by people as diverse as Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Placido Domingo and Boyz II Men. And, of course, Bond keeps going on and on, with the 25th official film, No Time To Die, set to release this year.
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A busker was left "absolutely speechless" after a man who dropped money in her guitar case outside a busy London station turned out to be Sir Paul McCartney.
Charlotte Campbell was singing outside Charing Cross station when a passer-by stopped to listen to her singing one of her own songs.
It was only when 77-year-old Sir Paul dropped some coins into her case that she looked up and realised the Beatles legend was standing in front of her.
The full-time musician, 30, was “absolutely speechless” at first but managed to utter “thanks Paul” as he turned away.
She then sang one of his hit songs “I want to Hold Your Hand”, to which Sir Paul turned around and gave her a smile and a thumbs up.
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The Beatles are renown as perhaps the most experimental group ever to reach a large, mainstream audience. However, they got their start as conventional pop idols. One of their hits from their pop idol period was “Do You Want to Know a Secret.”
Many aspects of “Do You Want to Know a Secret” set it apart from other Beatles song. One unique aspect of the song is that its original version featured a toilet flushing. Another is that is was one of the early tunes sung by George Harrison.
John wrote “Do You Want to Know a Secret.” He recorded a demo of the track in a restroom at a German nightclub. He felt this was the only place quiet enough for him to record the demo. At the end of the demo, he flushed the toilet – an encapsulation of his cheeky humor. Sadly, the demo is lost forever.
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All Cirque du Soleil productions have fantastic visuals, but The Beatles LOVE may be the one that actually sounds the best. The show features dancers, acrobats, and aerialists performing to the iconic music of the Fab Four. From “I Want to Hold Your Hand” to “All You Need is Love,” the band’s material has never been more crystal clear, booming from an immersive sound-system in a custom-designed theater inside The Mirage. The original recordings were remixed with the help of the Beatles’ late producer George Martin in reimagined, mashed-up form.
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From the January 2019 announcement that Peter Jackson was working on a new Beatles documentary, we started hearing the narrative that it would be an answer to Let It Be (1970), the contentious doc produced by Michael Lindsay-Hogg from early ’69 Fab Four sessions.
Digging into 55 hours of unused footage — and more than twice that amount of audio material — Jackson said he’d found a different side to what we’ve considered the most bitter of Beatles days. According to the director, the footage would change everyone’s conception of those sessions.
“I was relieved to discover the reality was different to the myth,” Jackson said. “Sure, there’s moments of drama — but none of the discord the project has long been associated with.” For those who recalled the George Harrison-Paul McCartney flap in Let It Be, this claim sounded interesting.
Jackson wasn’t the only one who’s made these claims. Along with Paul, Ringo Starr has gone on the record saying the Fab Four was doing quite well when it appeared otherwise.
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“Let It Be” is one of the most famous songs the Beatles ever released. It’s easy to see why. The song’s combination of soul, gospel, and pop music helps it to connect with many different types of music fans.
Surprisingly, the Beatles were not the first artists to release their version of the song. Aretha Franklin’s version was released shortly before the Fab Four’s. Franklin is largely responsible for her version of the track languishing in obscurity.
“Let it Be” was written for the Beatles’ album of the same name. Like many Beatles songs, it was inspired by the work of another artist. In this case, Franklin inspired Paul McCartney to write “Let It Be.” The track was written in 1969, near the end of the sessions for its parent album.
Franklin wasn’t just the inspiration behind the song. Paul sent a copy of it to Jerry Wexler, a producer for Atlantic Records. He wanted Franklin to record a version of the song. Wexler said it’s highly possible Paul wrote the song specifically for Franklin.
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“Here Comes the Sun” is one of the most famous of all Beatles songs. It’s one of the Fab Four’s simple anthems of hope, like “Hey Jude,” “Let It Be,” and “All You Need Is Love.” It’s delicate, beautiful, and universal. It’s been covered by everyone from Gothic rock band Ghost to soul legend Nina Simone.
“Here Comes the Sun” almost became the Beatles song that conquered outer space. Sadly, it was not to be. NASA was more interested in Chuck Berry.
Noted skeptic Carl Sagan oversaw the construction of two NASA space probes: Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. Each of these probes included a disc of sounds representing Earth called the Voyager Golden Record. The record included sounds of storms, sounds of birds, and classical music compositions. If an extraterrestrial life form found the probes, they could use these discs to get a sense of life on the blue planet.
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Disney has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to Peter Jackson’s documentary “The Beatles: Get Back” and will release the film in theaters in the U.S. and Canada on Sept. 4, 2020, Bob Iger announced Wednesday during the Disney shareholders meeting.
The film was previously announced and features never-before-seen footage from The Beatles’ recording sessions during their album “Let It Be,” including the band’s final live concert as a group, their iconic rooftop performance on London’s Savile Row.
Additional details for the film’s global release will follow.
“No band has had the kind of impact on the world that The Beatles have had, and ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ is a front-row seat to the inner workings of these genius creators at a seminal moment in music history, with spectacularly restored footage that looks like it was shot yesterday,” Iger said of the announcement. “I’m a huge fan myself, so I could not be happier that Disney is able to share Peter Jackson’s stunning documentary with global audiences in September.”
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The Beatles aren’t just revered because they were great. They are also revered because of the influence they had and continue to have on numerous other artists. One of the earlier bands to take inspiration from them is the Monkees. The Monkees were a pop-rock band created to capitalize on the success of the Beatles’ films A Hard Day’s Night and Help! The Monkees starred in a self-titled television series inspired by the aforementioned films and then went on to release their own records.
Initially, the Monkees were actors who did not have much involvement in the creation of their records aside from providing vocals. Because of this, the Monkees are sometimes dismissed. However, some have claimed the Monkees managed to outsell the Beatles in 1967. Is this true? And what did the Beatles have to say about the Monkees?
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George Harrison may well have been one of the integral corners of the most triumphant band to ever grace the earth in The Beatles but he was still riddled with insecurity. The guitarist and songwriter had begun to find his feet in 1969 but was still fairly conflicted about his own guitar playing.
It may have been the Quiet Beatle living up to his name and keeping the spotlight away from him or perhaps that the class of guitarist he rose up with, the likes of Clapton and Hendrix, were just too far out of his league for him to even consider himself in the same bracket. Either way, he was never one to boast about his work on the fretboard.
When you consider this against the fact that alongside John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr he was the lead guitar in some of the most widely loved songs ever written it can be a hard fact to get your head around. Not to mention his impossibly brilliant solo work.
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Speaking in a recent interview with Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu, one of the most iconic music stars of all time, The Beatles’ Paul McCartney, has made a special statement about his musical direction and revealed his favorite musical chord.
In the interview, Ovi asked a question to learn out if he had a favorite chord and Paul answered:
“A favourite chord… That’s a hard question! But I would say E is a pretty big favourite. It’s one of the early chords you learn. And in the early days, we used to play the Buddy Holly songs that we listened to a lot.
He used E and A a lot, so we used E and A lot too. It’s a very pure basic chord and on the guitar it rings out beautifully because the bottom string is open. So it has a resonance that some other chords don’t have.
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“Got My Mind Set on You” was one of the biggest hits of George Harrison’s post-Beatles career. What many fans don’t know is it’s a cover of a song from the 1960s. The Beatles could have released their own rendition of the track during their prime.
However, it was not to be. Instead, George released his version of the song in the 1980s to great success. Here’s why the Beatles passed on “Got My Mind Set on You.”
According to The Independent, George became the first Beatle to visit the United States in 1963. He traveled to the country to see his sister, Louise, in Benton, Illinois. Salon reports that, while he was there, he picked up several records.
Among the records were some of Bobby Bland’s music, Booker T and the MGs’ first album, Green Onions, and James Ray’s 1962 debut album. George felt the latter was terrible. However, he enjoyed one song from it: “I’ve Got My Mind Set on You.”
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George Harrison and Eric Clapton need no introduction. One was the under-rated Beatle, the other is arguably the best Blues artist and one of the best guitarists of all time. They had an amazing friendship, but that’s not all they shared. They also shared love, for the same woman! That woman is Pattie Boyd. This love triangle gave the world some of the greatest songs of all time. Let’s take a look at them.
The songs Clapton wrote for Pattie:
1. “Layla”
Layla is Clapton’s biggest ever hit. It was written for Pattie herself when she was married to George Harrison. But that’s not all…
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