Beatles News
Peter Brennan urges attendees of Saturday's Beatles-themed pop concert with the Canton Symphony Orchestra to have fun.
Even if it means dancing in the aisles, clapping hands, wearing a Beatles T-shirt or dressing up as John, Paul, George or Ringo. Singing along isn't frowned upon, either.
Preconceived notions of symphony etiquette don't apply, said Brennan, arranger and guitarist for Jeans n' Classics, the London-based group of musicians who will perform with the Canton Symphony Orchestra.
"Absolutely don't sit quietly on your butts," he said joyfully. "It's a rock show after all."
Following several classic songs from The Beatles, the joint orchestra and band will perform every track from the "Abbey Road" album, including, "Come Together," "Something," "Oh! Darling," "Octopus's Garden," "Here Comes the Sun," "Carry That Weight" and "The End."
Source: cantonrep.com
When it comes to big, philosophical thinkers in the history of music, John Lennon’s name is certainly at or near the top of the list.
The former Beatle frontman was known as much for his heady ideas as he was for his growling rock ‘n’ roll voice and for his role in writing some of the most acclaimed songs of all time.
But while we know many of Lennon’s lyrics, some of us may not know what he had to say about life, love, war, and any number of other topics, from the craft of music to being in a band with pals.
That, of course, is the subject of this inquiry. So, without further ado, let’s dive into the best 24 John Lennon quotes.
Source: americansongwriter.com
The Forthlin Sessions at 20 Forthlin Road, where the former Beatles wrote many hits, will open its doors to a new generation of musicians
The childhood home of Paul McCartney, where the former Beatle wrote some of the world's most famous songs, will soon open its doors to a new generation of musicians.
The National Trust has announced that 20 Forthlin Road in Liverpool will be transformed into a new creative space for unsigned artists to play and perform music within the same walls that McCartney wrote classics like "Love Me Do," "I Saw Her Standing There" and "When I'm 64."
The effort will be known as The Forthlin Sessions, and all performances will be recorded and publicized, "offering vital opportunities for new musical talent to reach audiences," according to a press release.
McCartney, 79, and his brother Mike, a photographer, moved with their family to the modest home in 1955, and it often played host to rehearsals and writing sessions with McCartney and his future bandmate John Lennon.
Source: Rachel DeSantis/people.com
George Harrison‘s son, Dhani, won his first Grammy at the 2022 Grammy Awards. All his hard work, remastering his father’s famous album, All Things Must Pass, for its 50th anniversary, has finally paid off. Now he even holds a record among his Beatle family.
At the 2022 Grammy Awards, Dhani, his mother, Olivia, and Darren Evans walked away with the Grammy for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package for their hard work on All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary Edition.
“Decades in the making and lovingly crafted by the Harrison family, All Things Must Pass has now been completely remixed from the original tapes for this stunning release that fulfills Harrison’s longtime desire,” George’s website writes.
“Executive produced by Dhani Harrison and mixed by triple GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer Paul Hicks (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, John Lennon), the new mix transforms the album by sonically upgrading it – making it sound brighter, fuller and better than ever before. Formats contain various ephemera, including a scrapbook curated by Olivia Harrison, replica gnomes, original album poster and much more.”
Source: cheatsheet.com
There's a quizzical piece of Beatles memorabilia hitting the market ... and these handwritten lyrics from Paul McCartney are worth way more than silver.
The working lyric sheet for the Beatles' 1969 hit, "Maxwell's Silver Hammer," is going up for sale ... and the folks at Moments in Time are putting the price tag at a whopping $450,000.
Paul wrote the first page of lyrics on a sheet of paper with letterhead for Apple Corps Limited, the multimedia corporation Beatles members founded way back in 1968 in London.
There are three pages total, and the other two were written by Mal Evans ... the band's former road manager and personal assistant.
The "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" lyrics are a hell of a treasure ... they were last put on the open market back in 2006, selling for $192,000. Now, a private collector is looking to unload them for more than double the price.
The track is Paul's first song on the Beatles' famous "Abbey Road" album ... Paul wrote the lyrics after the band's trip to India in 1968, and he initially wanted to record it for the 'White Album.'
Source: tmz.com
George Harrison’s "All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary Edition" (Capitol/UMe), released in celebration of five decades of the legendary songwriter and musician’s transformational and timeless masterpiece, won the Grammy Award for Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, Sunday, April 3, 2022.
"This is the 50th anniversary of this record and I guess it's here to stay. It's here for you, this music is filled with hope and compassion and healing and rock and roll," said Olivia Harrison. "I want to thank the support of Universal, Paul Hicks for remixing this epic album, David Zonshine, Rachel Cooper, Darren Evans for his design work, but really Dhani Harrison, my son, for the respect and love he's always showed his father and the attention he's given to his father's music and career and legacy."
Source: prnewswire.com
The childhood home of George Harrison is set to open as an Airbnb for Beatles fans after it sold at auction for £171,000.
The Beatles guitarist moved into the terraced house at 25 Upton Green in Speke in 1949 when he was six years old, and remained there until the 1960s. It was during his time at the house that George met Paul McCartney and John Lennon, and the three held some of their first rehearsals there.
Beatles fan Ken Lambert, 48, from the USA, bought the house when it went under the hammer with Omega Auctions in November.
Ken told the ECHO: "I’m a big Beatles fan and George is my favourite Beatle. When the Beatles broke up I was a big fan of George and followed his music and all the things he did outside the Beatles.
"I saw that it [George's childhood home] was available for sale just in my news web feed. It was on every platform - BBC, CNN, New York Post - I then decided to place a bid on it. I wasn’t necessarily thinking I would win.
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John Lennon drew inspiration from a classic Disney song when he penned The Beatles’ “Do You Want to Know a Secret.” Subsequently, he let George Harrison sing the song. John explained why he wanted George to perform “Do You Want to Know a Secret” when the track wasn’t initially meant for the quiet Beatle.The book All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono records an interview from 1980. In the book, John discusses many Beatles songs. He said he once lived in an apartment used by The Beatles’ manager, Brian Epstein. There, John wrote “Do You Want to Know a Secret.” The track was inspired by a song John’s mother used to sing.
Source: cheatsheet.com
In a special episode of "Everything Fab Four," host Kenneth Womack (a music scholar who writes about pop music for Salon) is joined by Greg Harris and Nwaka Onwusa from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to discuss the magic of the Hall's new "The Beatles: Get Back to Let It Be" exhibit. "Everything Fab Four" is a podcast co-produced by me and Womack, and distributed by Salon. I personally had the pleasure of touring the new exhibit live in Cleveland, Ohio recently.
As Harris, who serves as president and CEO of the Hall, and Onwusa, chief curator and vice president of curatorial affairs, tell Womack, the exhibit had been in the works for a few years but really picked up steam with the release of Peter Jackson's "Get Back" docuseries. "As an historian, I was really blown away by it," says Harris. And as Onwusa adds, "The Beatles have always been a part of the Hall, but it's very special to have this particular moment in time captured."
Source: salon.com
Paul McCartney has urged Starbucks to stop charging extra for plant-based milk.
The former Beatles musician has been vegetarian since 1975 and founded the Meat Free Mondays campaign in 2009 alongside his daughters, Mary and Stella. He’s also worked with PETA on various projects throughout his career.
As Billboard reports, McCartney has now written a letter to Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson ahead of his upcoming show in Seattle, Washington – where the global coffee company is based.
The singer-songwriter is calling on Johnson to end the surcharge on Starbucks’ plant-based milk options before he retires from the company on Monday (April 4).
“It recently came to my attention that Starbucks in the USA has an extra charge for plant based milks as opposed to cow’s milk,” McCartney began.
Source: By Tom Skinner/nme.com
