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Whether it’s “She Loves You,” “Get Back” or “Yesterday,” odds are that you’ve heard the distinct sound of the Liverpool-based group composed of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Even if you haven’t, modern music is a beneficiary of the history made over and over again by the Beatles, who many consider to be the greatest band ever.
As Dave Grohl, lead singer of the Foo Fighters, once eloquently said, “From one generation to the next, the Beatles will remain the most important rock band of all time.”
Following the box office success of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” it came as no surprise when a movie based off the works of two of the greatest songwriters of all time, Lennon and McCartney, was announced. The project, which dropped a trailer on Feb. 12, 2019, is titled “Yesterday.” But before beginning, I must warn you: Limited spoilers lie ahead, especially if you haven’t seen the trailer! If this is the case, you can watch it here.
Source: Ben Garcia, Hope International University
This week in February 1964, Beatlemania swept through Sydney and at least three North Shore schools cracked down on "moptop" haircuts. Our reporter met with local teens to discuss the "Beatle ban".
School students show off their Beatle haircuts in Gordon in Sydney's north on 25 February 1964, the year of The Beatles' Australian tour.
'Beatle war' is raging between the principals and teachers of Sydney schools and their pupils.
The main battlefront appears to be the North Shore, where Beatlemania is sweeping the schools.
Some pupils are even wearing Beatle haircuts in defiance of teacher warnings.
The picture above shows five teenage student "Beatles" at Gordon this week. They are, from left: Greg Cleary, 16, of St. Leo's, Wahroonga; Margot Manassen, 16, a former Ravenswood pupjl who now attends business college; Brett Thomas, 14, Chatswood High; Charlotte Watson, 14, Hornsby Girls' High; Bill Slater, 16, North Sydney High.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
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A pop singer and British rock group, five decades apart in influence, now hold the same Billboard record as of earlier last week.
On April 25, 1964, The Beatles topped the Billboard Hot 100 with “Can’t Buy Me Love,” at No. 1, “Twist and Shout” at No. 2, and “Do You Want to Know a Secret” at No. 3. The famous rock band was the only group to hold a No.1, No. 2, and No. 3 spot simultaneously --- that is, until Feb. 19.
Ariana Grande, one of the biggest pop stars in the game right now, just matched this record with “7 Rings” at No. 1, “Break up with Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored” at No. 2, and “Thank U, Next” at No. 3.
Grande broke a record that hasn’t been broken in 55 years, and for that she should be extremely proud of herself. Along with that, The Beatles should feel the same for also holding this record and for all they have accomplished.
Source: Chelsea Kun/collegian.psu.edu
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Sir Paul McCartney has paid tribute to his late Beatles bandmate George Harrison on what would have been his 76th birthday.
Harrison died in 2001 at the age of 58 after developing cancer.
Marking his birthday on February 25, Sir Paul shared a black and white photograph on Twitter showing the pair performing together.
“Happy birthday forever George, we love ya!” said the 76-year-old singer-songwriter.
A series of snaps of Harrison during his career were posted on The Beatles’ Twitter page to mark the occasion.
Harrison’s son Dhani shared a photograph on Twitter of a man and a boy – presumably himself and his father – walking away from the camera.
“Hand in hand we walk away. #HappyBirthdayGeorge,” he captioned the shot.
Source: Press Association
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Final copies of Songs by George Harrison Volume Two are coming soon. Originally published in 1992, the edition presented 59 songs by George Harrison, illustrated by Keith West.
With manuscript contributions from Ringo Starr, Harry Nilsson and George Harrison, this highly popular edition also contains the classics, 'My Sweet Lord', 'Something' and 'All Things Must Pass'.
'Derek Taylor introduced me to George Harrison sometime during the late, great Sixties. And like a Harrison tune, the route was circuitous... Somewhere between the pages of this beautiful and cleverly illustrated book, you will find your own George Harrison.' - Harry Nilsson, Los Angeles, 1991.
Source: genesis-publications.com
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A new report delves into the impact that Lennon's heroin addiction had on the iconic rock band.
John Lennon’s addiction to heroin during a time when it was poorly understood may have played a significant role in the breakup of the Beatles, according to an article published in Salon.
Fans have long speculated on just how much of the lyrics in the late Beatle's songs reference the powerful illicit opioid, but a look into Lennon’s own words and reports from those close to him paint a picture of someone who was deep into an addiction disorder before he was able to finally quit.
The Beatles were not shy about experimenting with drugs during their time in the spotlight. Early in their music careers, the members of the Beatles were “veteran pill-poppers,” using amphetamines regularly.
They were then introduced to cannabis by Bob Dylan, and a former housekeeper employed by Lennon wrote a letter claiming that she “began noticing drugs lying around in various parts of the house.”
Source: Lindsey Weedston/thefix.com
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Sometimes, the Academy makes the right pick on Oscar night. In 2019, watching Alfonso Cuarón receive the Best Director made perfect sense. (Roma is that good.)
The same goes for Mahershala Ali winning his second Oscar in what has been an incredible career so far. Anyone who saw him in Green Book (or True Detective, or anything else) knows how talented Ali is.
In the Best Actress race, most would agree that a worthy nominee — Olivia Colman, for The Favourite — walked away with the trophy. However, it made many observers look back on the career of Glenn Close (nominated for The Wife) and wonder how she’s never won an Oscar.
With The Beatles having won their Oscar decades ago and Close still in the hunt, it seems like it’s time to take stock of the situation.
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Whether you go by albums sales, No. 1 hits, or overall legend, you’ll always find The Beatles and Elvis Presley at the top of the list. However, if you want to start counting the times they topped the charts, you go by the combination of record sales and radio airplay that Billboard put in place.
Starting in 1958, this chart became known as the Hot 100. Prior to that, Billboard called it the Top 100, though the system of measurement was basically the same. Those dates matter when you start counting the chart-topping hits by the Fab Four and Elvis.
Obviously, both artists racked up a number of No. 1 hits in their time. However, in Elvis’s case, his career spanned from the Top 100 days through the Hot 100 era. As a result, Billboard only credits The King with seven No. 1 hits.
Yet Elvis topped the charts twice as often, and and spent more than 14 months as the No. 1 artist over the course of his career.
Source: cheatsheet.com
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Walnut Ridge, Arkansas -- On September 20-21, Walnut Ridge will play host to the 7th Annual Beatles at the Ridge Symposium, this year celebrating "Beatles Memorabilia and Collectibles."
In the spirit of that theme Featured Author, Jim Berkenstadt (of the Amazon Best Seller The Beatle Who Vanished), Featured Artist, Ken Orth (creator and curator of the "Meet the Look-Alikes!" collection) and Primary Source Speaker, Art Schreiber (journalist from the Westinghouse Network who toured with The Beatles in 1964) will share rare collectibles and information on these pieces.
On Friday night, September 20, Jim Berkenstadt will talk about a guitar in his possession that was used by George Harrison in an LA studio to record a special version of "Got My Mind Set On You." Berkenstadt will explain how he was able to authenticate the guitar, its use by George, and Harrison's signature. He will also address other Beatles pieces, examining the mysteries and stories behind them.
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February 25 is the birth anniversary of George Harrison, the popular British songwriter and musician known best as a member of the famous Beatles group.
It is now very well known that Harrison wrote a song especially for Dehradun during his stay at the ashram of Mahesh Yogi in Rishikesh in the late 1960s. For the Beatles, their stay in India was their most creative period. When they were in Rishikesh for several weeks in February, March and April of 1968 (they stayed at Mahesh Yogi’s spiritual centre in Rishikesh), they wrote many songs, most of which were included in their “White Album”, one of their best known.
Born on February 25, 1943, in Liverpool, England, Harrison formed a band with schoolmates to play in clubs around Liverpool.
Source: The Pioneer/dailypioneer.com
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Ted Nugent used to say: “If it’s too loud, you’re too old.”
So if, in fact, “rock n’ roll is a young man’s game” as many musicians have claimed, then why are there so many aging rockers still touring?
As Sammy Hagar, now 71, told a Toronto crowd in 2013: “What do you want me to do? Play golf?”
Or to Ringo Starr’s point at a 2013 press conference at Casino Rama about two hours north of Toronto: “It’s what I do. You know I’m not an electrician, I play drums.”
And isn’t it more than a little age-ist to say you have to pack it in as a rocker after a certain age if — big IF — you still have the energy and ability, songs that stand the test of time, and people are willing to pay money to see you in droves?
Source: Jane Stevenson/torontosun.com
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The Beatles were baffled at the overt religiosity of the United States in the 1960s
In January 1969 on a rooftop in central London The Beatles played their last concert together — or rather, not so much a concert as a makeshift performance, part of a documentary film then being shot. It was a dismal end to the band’s live appearances that had been among some of the most glittering of recent times.
Fifty years on, The Beatles and their anniversaries are remembered with almost religious awe by their legions of fans who, it appears, grow more numerous as the decades pass.
But what of The Beatles and religion?
Much is made of the flirtations of the Fab Four with Eastern religions of one sort or another and the resultant iconic images of the four musicians in India on retreat. Little is made of the band’s Christian roots. Two of the band, Paul McCartney and George Harrison, were both baptized Catholic; John Lennon and Ringo Starr were Anglicans.
Source: K.V. Turley/ncregister.com
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Jonny Amies in “My Very Own British Invasion.” Note the incorrect lyrics to “In My Life” above him.
John Lennon wrote the Beatles song “In My Life,” with some help from Paul McCartney and Beatles producer George Martin (who should have received a co-writing credit) in 1965. Fifteen years later, in his last major interview, Lennon described it as “a remembrance of friends and lovers of the past.”
That is, I think, how most people see it: A sweet song about looking back on the past.
But that’s not what it’s about. It’s really the least nostalgic song you could imagine.
I’ve thought this about “In My Life” for a long time, but was inspired to write this post after seeing the new jukebox musical, “My Very Own British Invasion,” at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn. (Here’s my review). The song is used at the end of the evening, to put a sentimental spin on a story of love won and lost in the heady days of the 1960s British Invasion.
“In My Life” ends with the line “I love you more,” but in “My Very Own British Invasion,” it is changed to “I loved y details
Over 50 years after the The Beatles’ ‘White Album’ first stormed the charts, the Fab Four’s iconic double-album achieved 24-time Platinum-certified status – making it the fourth-highest certified release in US history.
The Beatles currently have the distinction as being the highest certified band in Gold and Platinum Award history, with 178 million certifications across their discography. Both 1967-1970 and 1962-1966 compilations along with Abbey Road and Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band have far surpassed Diamond certification.
“The Beatles are undoubtedly one of the most influential bands of all time, with music that stands the test of time,” said Mitch Glazier, Chairman and CEO, Recording Industry Association of America.
Source: Laura Stavropoulos/udiscovermusic.com
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The new issue of Uncut – in shops now and available to buy online by clicking here – follows John Lennon throughout a turbulent 1969 as he embarks on a series of wild avant-garde experiments with Yoko Ono on the way to extricating himself from The Beatles and establishing himself as a solo artist.
As well as the famous bed-ins, the naked experimental films, the avant-garde albums and the political campaigns, there is the formation of a new musical outfit, The Plastic Ono Band, hastily assembled to play the Toronto Rock’N’Roll Revival festival at the invitation of Kim Fowley on September 13, 1969.
The Plastic Ono Band bassist Klaus Voorman remembers rehearsing their set of rock’n’roll classics on the plane from London. “We went once through each song,” Voormann tells Peter Watts. “Then we got to ‘Cold Turkey’. I thought it was a great song and we should spend time to
get the right feeling, but we didn’t.”
Source: uncut.co.uk
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