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John Lennon is one of the most talked-about musicians in history. And yet, decades after his passing and following dozens of films, books and more, it seems there is still more to discover about the star. A new documentary about the former Beatle has now been acquired and is coming to fans this fall that will shed light on a rarely-discussed chapter of his personal life.
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story is a documentary that centers around Lennon’s one-time love, May Pang. In the film, she apparently talks about her short-lived affair with the rocker. At the time, she was only 23, and was actually his assistant. The film is told through her lens and seemingly connects those feelings to his work post-Beatles.
Pang and Lennon were romantically connected for only a year and a half, but the love seems to have had a real impact on the rock musician. Anything connected to Lennon, or any Beatle, for that matter, is sure to grab eyeballs, as interest in the band and its members remains incredibly high, even though they’ve been broken up for decades. Pang reportedly helped Lennon creatively and also in his personal life, as she assisted him in connecting with his son Julian.
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During recording sessions for The Beatles’ White Album, the band’s behavior was so terrible that audio engineer Geoff Emerick quit. He had worked with The Beatles on multiple albums but concluded he could no longer take their fights. When he told the band he was leaving, they were clearly guilty. Emerick said The Beatles’ behavior reminded him of school children.
During sessions for the White Album, The Beatles bickered, rolled their eyes at each other’s music, and worked long, arduous hours. After witnessing a shouting match between Paul McCartney and producer George Martin, Emerick decided he’d had enough. Martin and studio manager Alan Stagge begged him to stay for another week while they found a replacement, but he refused.
“At the conclusion of my meeting with Stagge, only one task remained, and that was to tell the band,” Emerick wrote in his book Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles. “In the thirty minutes or so since I’d stormed out, they had been waiting quietly at the bottom of the steps of Studio Two to find out what had transpired.”
Source: Emma McKee/cheatsheet.com
During sessions for the White Album, The Beatles bickered, rolled their eyes at each other’s music, and worked long, arduous hours. After witnessing a shouting match between Paul McCartney and producer George Martin, Emerick decided he’d had enough. Martin and studio manager Alan Stagge begged him to stay for another week while they found a replacement, but he refused.
“At the conclusion of my meeting with Stagge, only one task remained, and that was to tell the band,” Emerick wrote in his book Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles. “In the thirty minutes or so since I’d stormed out, they had been waiting quietly at the bottom of the steps of Studio Two to find out what had transpired.”
Source: Emma McKee/cheatsheet.com
During sessions for the White Album, The Beatles bickered, rolled their eyes at each other’s music, and worked long, arduous hours. After witnessing a shouting match between Paul McCartney and producer George Martin, Emerick decided he’d had enough. Martin and studio manager Alan Stagge begged him to stay for another week while they found a replacement, but he refused.
“At the conclusion of my meeting with Stagge, only one task remained, and that was to tell the band,” Emerick wrote in his book Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles. “In the thirty minutes or so since I’d stormed out, they had been waiting quietly at the bottom of the steps of Studio Two to find out what had transpired.”
Source: Emma McKee/cheatsheet.com
During sessions for the White Album, The Beatles bickered, rolled their eyes at each other’s music, and worked long, arduous hours. After witnessing a shouting match between Paul McCartney and producer George Martin, Emerick decided he’d had enough. Martin and studio manager Alan Stagge begged him to stay for another week while they found a replacement, but he refused.
“At the conclusion of my meeting with Stagge, only one task remained, and that was to tell the band,” Emerick wrote in his book Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles. “In the thirty minutes or so since I’d stormed out, they had been waiting quietly at the bottom of the steps of Studio Two to find out what had transpired.”
Source: Emma McKee/cheatsheet.com
After Cooper rose to fame himself, he got to know The Beatles. Their breakup was messy and painful for the former bandmates. Lennon and McCartney insulted each other’s music and behavior. Still, Cooper said they never allowed others to speak badly about the band. Lennon would go so far as to try to fight people who insulted McCartney.
“Here’s the thing about them,” he said, per iHeartRadio. “When they were after each other’s throats, when it came to the breakup and all that stuff, if anybody in the Vampires back in those days – that was our drinking club – if anybody said anything bad about Paul, John would take a swing at you, because that was his best friend.”
Source: Emma McKee/cheatsheet.com
Paul McCartney is bringing his Got Back tour south of the border.
The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has just announced a November 14 show at Foro Sol in Mexico City. The concert will be McCartney’s first in Mexico in six years.
A presale on McCartney’s website will begin Tuesday, August 29, with a public on-sale beginning Saturday, September 2.
McCartney is set to kick off the latest leg of his Got Back tour in Australia in October and will then bring the tour to Brazil in November. A complete list of dates, and information on the Mexico City presale, can be found at paulmccartney.com.
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Ringo Starr names his favorite songs of all time. Ringo Starr is a famous drummer who adds unique drum parts to his songs for bands like The Beatles and his solo projects and collaborations. In this article, we will list the 7 songs Ringo Starr named as his favorite.
Ringo Starr, is a rock and roll legend, has left a positive impression on the music industry as The Beatles‘ drummer and through his spectacular solo career. His unique drumming approach was distinguished by its simplicity and precision, making it an ideal companion to the band’s inventive compositions. His outstanding drumming can be heard in classic songs such as “Come Together,” “A Hard Day’s Night,” and “Rain,” where he lent depth and fire to the tunes.
Following the split of The Beatles, Ringo Starr went on a solo career that displayed his abilities as a vocalist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. His singles, including “Photograph,” “It Don’t Come Easy,” and “You’re Sixteen,” showcased his ability to write engaging and accessible songs that grabbed fans.
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Ringo Starr has unveiled exciting details about his upcoming EP, titled Rewind Forward. Fans of the drummer, singer and songwriter are in for a treat, as the project is set to feature notable contributions from some beloved rockers, including from his former Beatles bandmate, Paul McCartney.
Scheduled to drop on October 13, the EP boasts a short tracklist of four songs. To build anticipation for the set’s release, Starr will share the title track as a single this Friday, August 25.
Among the four tracks, the spotlight shines brightest on the second song, “Feeling The Sunlight,” as it was penned by none other than Paul McCartney himself. This collaboration harks back to their iconic partnership in The Beatles and adds a nostalgic touch to the EP, and it certainly has followers of both musicians, and the band that made them famous, thrilled for a new collaboration of sorts.
Source: Hugh McIntyre/forbes.com
Paul McCartney shows no signs of slowing down. He appears ready to head back out on the road once again, and it’s rare that too long a stretch goes by without news of some musical endeavor that he’s undertaking, whether it’s new music or some kind of reissue of older stuff. The guy is not one to stop too long to contemplate his legacy or influence. That’s for the music writers to do, and we’ll be glad to take that on.
Paul didn’t exactly innovate the idea of using the bass guitar as more than just a rhythmic tool. When Music Radar interviewed him in 2017 and cited the way he popularized the bass, he was quick to share the credit: “Yeah, it became a bit more skillful. I wouldn’t personally credit myself, but thanks for that. But I think James Jamerson, him, and me, I’d share the credit there. I was nicking a lot off him.”
Jamerson was the main bassist for The Funk Brothers, the unofficial collective that played on Motown hits. You can hear the similarity between McCartney’s bass on many early Beatles smashes and those early Motown gems with Jamerson providing the bottom end. But McCartney would expand upon that. Listen to his playing on a song like “Something,” how he finds the pocket around Ringo Starr’s drums but also creates a melodic counterpoint to George Harrison’s lead guitar and vocals. McCartney basically gave rock bassists the license to do more than just sit back and plunk away, forever changing the sound of the genre in the process.
Source: Jim Beviglia/americansongwriter.com
