Beatles News
Never doubt Paul McCartney.
After the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of his shows in 2020, the first-tier Rock and Roll Hall of Famer promised fans that he’d get back to touring at some point.
He made good on his word late last month with the launch of the Got Back Tour, which touched down at the Oakland Arena on Friday, May 6.
“Good evening, Oakland,” the 79-year-old superstar said to the capacity crowd. “We are very happy to be back here after a long interlude.”
The Got Back Tour — which, yes, does indeed sound like the title of a Sir Mix-a-Lot road show — includes a second date on Sunday at Oakland Arena. So, if there are any moms in your life who are big Beatles fans, this could be just the right ticket for Mother’s Day. (See apeconcerts.com for ticket details.)
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Paul McCartney said he started writing The Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine” in a mental “twilight zone.”
McCartney explained why the submarine was yellow.
The song became an international hit.
Paul McCartney said he was in a mental “limbo” when he started writing The Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine.” He explained why he thought of the unusual image of a yellow submarine in the first place. Subsequently, he revealed how he tailored the song for Ringo Starr.
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Dark, handsome, and understated, the Fender Rosewood Telecaster has much in common with George Harrison.
Custom-built for the guitarist in 1968 by Fender craftsmen Roger Rossmeisl and Philip Kubicki, it suited him down to the ground, although it was high on the roof of the Beatles’ Apple Corps headquarters in London that this unique Tele design was unveiled, at the band’s final public performance on January 30, 1969.
The origin of the Fender Rosewood Telecaster likely stems from a meeting at Apple Corp in 1968 set up by Don Randall, Leo Fender’s original business partner and head of the company’s sales division.
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A double A-side single to “Penny Lane,” February 1, 1967, The Beatles “Strawberry Fields Forever” peaked at No. 8 on the U.S. charts upon release and has been called one of the greatest pop songs ever written. Though the melody of the song is upbeat, the story of the song is a more somber one and a narrative of John Lennon’s hardships growing up in Liverpool. Lennon’s childhood was a rocky one. His father Alf was often away at sea as a merchant, and his mother Julia eventually had a child (Lennon’s half-sister Julia Baird) with another man. After social services were called on his mother, Lennon was sent to live with his Aunt Mimi in the suburban town of Woolton. Lennon didn’t see his father again for more than 20 years, and his mother was killed while crossing the street when he was 17 years old.
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The Beatles is proof that regardless of popularity in the music industry, one may still not be able to release a live album as easily as possible.
The Beatles' fans finally got the band's first live album 44 years ago. Titled, "The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl," the album became one of their successful pieces before their split.
However, fans noticed that the first live album took more than a decade before it was released, and the reason behind it did not have something to do with the members' lack of trying.
Two years after the event was recorded live, Capitol Records - the band's US label - started brainstorming to take advantage of The Beatles' popularity.
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John Lennon often heard The Beatles’ “Yesterday” in a specific setting. John and Yoko Ono did the same thing when someone played “Yesterday” for them on the violin. “Yesterday” appeared on the soundtrack of one of The Beatles’ classic movies.
John Lennon revealed he kept hearing The Beatles’ “Yesterday” in a specific setting. In addition, he revealed what he did when someone played “Yesterday” on the violin in front of him. Notably, audiences in different countries had significantly different reactions to the song.Subsequently, John discussed his influences. “It happened to me when I heard rock ‘n’ roll in the ’50s,” he added. “I had no idea about doing music as a way of life until rock ‘n’ roll hit me.”
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We don't need to remind anyone at this point of how the Beatles revolutionized popular music from the moment their performance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" became the February 1964 equivalent of "breaking the internet" or going viral via TikTok in present times. Over a six-year period that came to an unfortunate end in 1970, the Fab Four reinvented themselves in so many ways but never stopped topping the charts or influencing legions of young people to pick up some musical instruments and start a band.
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Those words, from Don’t Bother Me, a glum kiss-off to an lover, which appeared on The Beatles’ 1963 album With The Beatles, mark George Harrison’s first recorded entry as a songwriter. It wasn’t of any significant artistic weight that would rattle the axis of the golden Lennon/ McCartney team, nor would it hint at the glory and sophistication that would be his masterpiece solo record.
Flash forward more than half a century later, and Harrison’s landmark All Things Must Pass album is not only considered perhaps the greatest solo record by a Beatle, but is also routinely selected in the music press as among the most important rock albums of all time.
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On August 21, 1964, The Beatles played their first concert in Seattle. More than 14,000 screaming fans packed into the Seattle Center Coliseum, including these sisters from Ballard.
“I was 14 when I saw The Beatles, and I’m 72 now,” said Barbara Horn.
“I was 21 when I saw The Beatles, and I will be turning 80 in July,” said Irene Crawford.
Typically, the little sister learns about the cool new bands from their older sibling, but not in this case.
“I didn’t even know who these Beatles were,” said Irene. “But I worked downtown and she’d want me to pick up these magazines for her that had The Beatles on it, at Woolworths. So then I started looking at them and listening and I thought, oh, they’re good.”
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Sir Paul McCartney admitted he has a recurring dream in which the audience at his concert deserts him for the bar when he plays a lesser known song.
The former Beatle, 79, discussed the challenge of choosing his setlists from more than 60 years of music ahead of his Got Back Tour, which began on Thursday April 28 in the US.
Speaking during rehearsals, he said he wanted to include the track Women And Wives, from his 2020 number one album McCartney III, in his upcoming shows but worried fans might switch off.
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