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Paul McCartney is ready to get back, again, with Saturday’s one-night-only screenings of the rarely-seen 1974 documentary “Paul McCartney & Wings: One Hand Clapping.” It will screen internationally at movie theaters, including five in San Diego County, one in in Tijuana and one in Murrieta. (The list of theaters appears later in this article.)

The now 50-year-old film has never been shown in theaters or televised. Some of the songs recorded for the film were included as part of McCartney’s archival “Band on the Run” box set release in 2010, while a few other songs appeared in subsequent deluxe reissues of other McCartney albums in 2011 and 2014.

Not coincidentally, “One Hand Clapping” was made as something of a victory lap following the 1973 release of the chart-topping “Band on the Run.” That was the third album McCartney and Wings made together in the 1970s, following the implosion of his previous band, The Beatles.

The film was shot on videotape in August 1974 at Abbey Road, the same London studio where The Beatles recorded the majority of their albums. Its belated unveiling now, in upgraded form, follows the June release of the “On details

Following this summer’s ‘Mind Games Ultimate Collection’ boxset, the book features handwritten lyrics, letters, previously unseen photography, and artworks by Lennon and Yoko Ono from the period.

A definitive book exploring the writing, recording, and release of John Lennon’s groundbreaking solo record Mind Games is on its way. Out September 24, the book features handwritten lyrics, letters, artworks by Lennon and Yoko Ono, and previously unseen photography alongside their firsthand commentary about the album. Also included are contributions from the musicians, friends, engineers, and key figures involved in the making of Lennon’s landmark 1973 album.

The book’s publication follows this summer’s Mind Games – The Ultimate Collection. The collection’s six unique listening experiences include the sonically upgraded Ultimate Mixes to the Elements Mixes, which highlight instrumentation buried in the original mix, to the Raw Studio Mixes, the recording laid to tape without vocal effects, tape delays, or reverb. In October, Sean Ono Lennon will release Mind Games – The Meditation Mixes, nine relaxing reworkings of the title track that were originally shared vi details

According to insiders, the new documentary will mark the 60th anniversary of the Fab Four breaking America.  The Beatles' assault on the United States is reportedly set to become the subject of a new Apple TV+ documentary.

1964 will chart the year the Fab Four made their first trip to the US, which saw Beatlemania sweeping across the country and over 70 million people tuning in to watch their debut performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. According to The Sun, the documentary will be entitled 1969 and will chart band's phenomenal debut in the states, which prompted The British Invasion.

An insider said: "The Beatles made history when they cracked America in February 1964. "Apple TV+ have a documentary coming out which looks back at their rise — and how the band paved the way for acts like the Rolling Stones when it came to making it big in America."

The went on: "Beatlemania was crazy in the UK, but the Americans gave our fans a run for their money.

"People will remember the hysteria that took over the US when The Beatles arrived, and the incredible scenes where thousands of teenagers turned up to see them wherever they went.  "It was a moment in music history that has been repackaged details

If one is a Beatles historian and fanatic, one knows that John Lennon grew up without a mother or father. Growing up Lennon was raised by his aunt and uncle, however, heartbreak didn’t stop there as his uncle died while raising him. It was all this heartbreak and tragedy that seemingly left a hole in Lennon. That hole was filled with literature, poetry, stories, and most importantly, music.

When creating art, experiences such as Lennon’s are nearly impossible to separate from the finished product. That being so, there were hoards of Beatles’ songs that reportedly included Lennon’s trauma and hardship. Although, one of the most notable was their 1965 hit, “Help.”

In an interview on The Howard Stern Show, Howard Stern brought up the tribulations Lennon underwent in his childhood. McCartney attested to this fact by acknowledging that his father had left him when he was only three and that “It was a huge pain for John growing up.” McCartney also recollected how Lennon felt when his uncle died after he lived with them. According to McCartney, Lennon said, “I could be a jinx against the male line.”

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Starr and the Band perform, this week, starting in Medford, Mass. and ending up in NYC on Sept. 25, with a total of 5 concerts. This concert was at Mohegan Sun Arena.

The Beatles were a many-splendored project. In addition to the core writing duo of Paul McCartney and John Lennon – one of the most successful partnerships in pop history – the group boasted the inventive drumming of Ringo Starr, and the artistry of George Harrison.

While the initially taciturn guitarist would later embrace spirituality, perhaps his greatest development was as a songwriter – while his initial work was done “as an exercise”, George Harrison quickly gained confidence. Indeed, his song ‘Here Comes The Sun’ is actually the most-streamed Beatles classic on Spotify.

Yet it wasn’t always like that. When The Beatles crafted the soundtrack for their film A Hard Day’s Night, they spotted that George Harrison perhaps needed a little more focus.

Lennon & McCartney went into action, and the song ‘I’m Happy Just To Dance With You’ came into being.

“We wrote ‘I’m Happy Just To Dance With You’ for George in the film. It was a bit of a formula song,” McCartney told biographer Barry Miles. “We knew that in E if you went to an A flat minor, you could always make a song with those chords; details

The original contract for The Beatles to perform at one of their Hamburg residencies is expected to fetch up to 30,000 euros ($39,950) at auction.  Drummer Pete Best played in the band’s first stint at the Star-Club from April 13 to May 31,1962, after previous trips to the then-West German city to hone their craft.

The Beatles played the opening night of the new club which had a capacity for 2,000 people.  When The Beatles returned in November 1962, Ringo Starr was the drummer after their manager Brian Epstein sacked Best three months earlier.

The contract for the residence between Nov. 1 and Nov. 14 stipulated The Beatles would perform three hours a day in separate stints with an hour’s break after every performance.

The group went on to perform seven days a week with a weekly payment of 600 Deutsche Marks to each band member.  In total, they played for 42 hours and also shared a bill with Little Richard.

The contract was signed in black ink by Epstein and in black felt-tipped pen by Star-Club owner Manfred Weissleder.  They had another residency at the Star-Club from Dec. 18 to New Year’s Eve 1962 before stardom followed.

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Paul McCartney either wrote or co-wrote hundreds of songs for The Beatles during their heyday. It’s almost impossible to pick out his very best songs; each of his songwriting credits appeals to different people for different reasons. That being said, we think these four particular Beatles tracks prove that Paul McCartney is a truly genius songwriter!

4 Tracks That Prove Ringo Starr Is a Genius Drummer

1. “Blackbird”

Few artists can dedicate a song to a struggling group of people with as much tact and reverence as McCartney did with the 1968 track “Blackbird”. McCartney said that he wrote this soothing, beautiful song for black women in the United States who were struggling amidst the Civil Rights Movement. It’s one of McCartney’s few solo performances recorded under The Beatles’ name.

2. “Yesterday”

Paul McCartney has historically been a genius songwriter partly because he knows his way around a ballad. “Yesterday” is one of his greatest works, and it also happens to be one of the most covered songs of all time. This song’s melody is one of the most recognizable of the 20th century. McCartney’s details

It wouldn’t be unreasonable to assume the Rolling Stones got their big break because of their musical prowess or charisma, but doing so would erase an integral player in landing the Stones’ first record deal: George Harrison. While he was enjoying the Beatles’ massive upswing in the early 1960s, the “Quiet Beatle” seized an opportunity to speak up about the Stones, effectively dragging his fellow English rockers along for the ride to stardom.

Indeed, without Harrison’s help, there is a chance the Rolling Stones might have never made it out of their dimly lit nightclub circuit.

In the early days of Beatlemania, the Fab Four would split up to cover more ground as they embarked on publicity ventures and guest appearances. One such endeavor led George Harrison to his native Liverpool, where he served as a judge in a “Beat Group” talent show. Local bands competed for a chance to secure a record deal with Decca Records, whose president, Dick Rowe, was also a judge.

After Harrison and Rowe watched a few hopeful competitors, the Beatle began complaining to the record executive that none of the Liverpudlian wannabe rockers held a candle to a band the Fab Four had r details

The early rivalry between the Beatles and the Rolling Stones was, for the most part, a healthy one—except for the time Stones frontman Mick Jagger heard a Beatles song on the radio that made him “sick.” The song in question came out in 1962, one year before the Stones released their debut single.

Over two decades later, Jagger introduced the Beatles during their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. During his speech, he described what it felt like going green around the gills after hearing the Beatles’ hit track.  This Beatles Song Made Mick Jagger “Sick”

Mick Jagger set up his story by painting a scene of early 1960s England. American pop overwhelmingly dominated the U.K. charts, and skiffle and rock music were still underground. “At that point, the Stones were playing in these little clubs in London doing Chuck Berry songs and blues and things.”

“We were a pretty scruffy lot,” Jagger smirked. “We thought that we were totally unique. Animals! I mean, there was no one like us. And then, we heard there was a group from Liverpool. They had long hair, scruffy clothes, but they had a record contract.”

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We haven’t had much of an update about Sam Mendes’ ‘Beatles’ movies. However, the latest bit of info is coming to us from Production List, and it lists a July 2025 shoot in London.

Four separate theatrical films, one on each of the members of music’s most famous and enduring band, The Beatles’ Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon and George Harrison. They’ll tell interconnected stories, one from each band member’s point of view.

Mendes plans to release all four of his upcoming Beatles movies on the same date (via TheInSneider). Is this a good idea? Obviously, most people will first and foremost pay to see the John Lennon and Paul McCartney movies, then George Harrison and finally Ringo Starr. That’s just how it’ll go down.

If Sony does end up releasing all four films at once, then it would save them plenty on marketing costs. Mendes is directing all four, and although no casting has been formally announced, Harris Dickinson (John Lennon), Paul Mescal (Paul McCartney), Barry Keoghan (Ringo Starr), and Charlie Rowe (George Harrison) have all been rumored.

For the first time ever, Apple Corps. and The Beatles have granted full life stor details

If The Beatles taught us nothing else, it’s that they were unafraid to follow their muses wherever they might have led, even if that took them way outside the established boundaries of rock and roll. And if that also meant that things got a bit weird at times, well that was part of the deal.

These are five Beatles songs that wear like their bizarre nature like a badge of honor. Let’s look back in chronological order.
“Good Morning Good Morning” from Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

On the surface, this Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band track isn’t all that weird. It’s got a peppy rhythmic pulse and some sly John Lennon lyrics about the boredom of everyday life (a pervasive theme on that album). But then there are the little touches the band adds that take this one into strange territory. First, there’s the decision to suddenly switch to the German language at the end of the refrain: Good morning, good morning, gut. Even odder is the wild cacophony of animal noises tacked onto the end of the song.
“Blue Jay Way” from Magical Mystery Tour (1967)

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He does think the world needs 'more not less Taylor Swifts' even if he's not personally a fan of her music

The son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono has been praising Taylor Swift, though he admitted there was one lyric in one of her songs which made him 'uncomfortable'.

Seán Ono Lennon took to social media recently to say that, while he'd never been a fan of Swift's music and didn't really know her songs, he thought she 'should be respected and in fact treasured'. His post seemed to hit out at Donald Trump's Truth Social post on 15 September where he wrote: "I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!"

That had followed Swift's endorsement of his opponent in the US presidential race, Kamala Harris. Plenty had been waiting to see whether Swift would go as far as endorsing the Democrats as she did at the last election, and in a lengthy Instagram post she hit out at AI generated images of her claiming she was endorsing Trump.

Instead, Swift has endorsed Harris to be the next US president and signed off as a 'childless cat lady', mocking a comment made by Trump's vice-president pick, JD Vance.

Now you've got all that context, Seán Ono Lennon wrote on Twitter: "I have never been a fan of her music, although details

McCartney is still getting high with a little help from his friends.

Paul McCartney crashed Black-ish star Deon Cole’s stand-up set at the Hollywood Improv on Sept. 17 after both reportedly “got high” backstage.

"I got high with my friend tonight, and we had a good time,” Cole told the crowd before telling them to “please give it up for my friend, Paul McCartney." As the surprised audience applauded the legendary musician’s arrival, McCartney leaned in and whispered a few words in Cole’s ear.

"I had to smoke, and that's why this is happening," Cole told the crowd. “See, you never know,” the comedian said of the show’s unpredictable roster. "And y'all motherf---ers did not give no love to me at all tonight,” he joked.

Far from a passive audience member, McCartney came armed with notes. “I’ve just enjoyed seeing you work through this material,” he told Cole. “And you’re right, some of it bombed,” he joked as the audience laughed. “But you got the gems in there, man, that’s great,” he added.

McCartney then offered some consolation, explaining even he had weat details

John Lennon privately informed Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr that he was leaving The Beatles, although the news was initially kept quiet, as the band was about to sign a new recording contract.

McCartney then publicly announced his own departure in April 1970 as he released his debut solo album, angering Lennon, who later shared, “I started the band. I disbanded it. It’s as simple as that.”

The Beatles officially disbanded following McCartney’s announcement. They released their final album, Let It Be, one month after their breakup, although it was recorded before their previous album, Abbey Road, which came out in September 1969.

Although Lennon died in 1980 and George Harrison passed in 2001, The Beatles released a new song, “Now and Then,” in 2023, which used vocals Lennon recorded on a demo in the late ’70s, along with guitar Harrison recorded in the mid-’90s, and new recordings from McCartney and Starr.

Source: kslx.com

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