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After not performing live since 1966, The Beatles are tasked with the impossible — they must write and rehearse 14 new songs in the span of three weeks. Whatever they create will be recorded as a studio album, played for a live audience and filmed for a TV special. The members have not written and recorded altogether in a while, and tensions are high as they try to work as a group in what would be their last year as a band.
Peter Jackson’s “The Beatles: Get Back” documentary is featured on Disney+ as a three episode series with a runtime of nearly eight hours. Jackson, with permission from the surviving band members and their families, spent nearly four years compiling this footage, trying to capture an accurate portrayal of the Fab Four’s musical process and dynamics as they prepare for their final live performance together.
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In June of 2022, Sir James Paul McCartney will celebrate his 80th birthday. It is hard to imagine a man who has had more of an impact on songwriting and beyond than the man affectionately known as “Macca”. His story is well known. He grew up in Liverpool to loving parents and then in his late teens he met another Liverpudlian called John Lennon. They realised that they worked well together at writing songs and eventually they formed a band with Paul’s friend George Harrison and, after a number of other drummers, Ringo Starr. And an iconic outfit called The Beatles began to set the world on fire.
This magnificent volume (900 pages across two hardcover books in a slipcase weighing in at 4 kgs) is the closest we are ever likely to get to an autobiography from the man himself. And what a way to tell his story.
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The incredible memorabilia, found at a house in East Molesey, is set to be auctioned this month The Beatles memorabilia and signed photo coming up for auction Downsizing can often be a tiresome chore as we uncover many worthless, albeit with plenty of memories attached, items from years gone by that we never...
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George Harrison‘s son, Dhani Harrison, didn’t initially want to follow in his father’s footsteps, but somehow he did. However, he’s mostly put his music career on the back burner since George died in 2001. Dhani’s first project was finishing his father’s last album, Brainwashed, for which he earned a Grammy.
In between gigging with his band thenewno2 and making movie scores, Dhani’s full-time career for the past 17 or so years has been remastering George’s impressive catalog and safeguarding his legacy.
Dhani is finally focusing on his own career, though, and it’s not disappointing.
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George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" has been a beloved pop hymn for 50 years.
If someone were to ask which member of the Beatles was first to chart a No. 1 hit on the charts after the band's break-up, would you guess George Harrison? He was, with his song "My Sweet Lord" from his 1970 album "All Things Must Pass." It would be his biggest hit as a solo artist.
The song is a pop hymn of sorts, with two mantras from different religious traditions—"Hallelujah" from Christianity and "Hare Krishna" from Hinduism—alternating throughout. According to songfacts.com, Harrison wanted to convey that the two phrases were essentially the same, both calling out to God.
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When looking back at the discographies of deceased musicians, it's oftentimes interesting to listen to — or learn more — about the very last songs or albums they recorded. That's especially true when it comes to legendary artists who died at a young age, such as John Lennon, who was only 40 years old when he was murdered by Mark David Chapman on December 8, 1980.There's hardly any need to provide ample introduction to Lennon and his accomplishments with the Beatles — with Paul McCartney always sharing the credits regardless of his involvement (or lack thereof) in the songwriting process, he wrote some of the most memorable songs in popular music history. And just like the rest of the Fab Four following their 1970 breakup, Lennon kept on going as a solo artist, as songs such as "Imagine," "Jealous Guy," and "Instant Karma!" are still fondly remembered to this day.
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Paul McCartney knew he had to marry Linda Eastman after she bought him a white rabbit after one of their first dates. He loved the furry animal, and he found he was slowly falling in love with Eastman too. Paul McCartney met Linda Eastman in a London club in 1967.
In 1967, Paul and The Beatles were on top of the world. Meanwhile, Linda had just become a freelance photographer, steadily making friends in the British rock scene. It was only a matter of time before they officially met.
After celebrating the completion of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band at a party hosted by The Beatles’ manager, Brian Epstein, Paul, and some friends headed down to the famous Soho club, Bag O’Nails.
On that May evening, Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames were playing, and Paul sat at his own table. Coincidentally, Bag O’Nails was also Linda’s destination that night. She arrived at the club with her friends, The Animals. She was in London to shoot photos for a book called Rock and Other Four-Letter Words (per Ultimate Classic Rock).
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The new Super Deluxe edition of The Beatles’ final album Let It Be kicks off a bonanza of unseen and unheard material, including a new stereo mix of the original album, 27 previously unreleased session recordings, a four-track Let It Be EP, and the never released 14-track Get Back mix by engineer Glyn Johns from May 1969.
Alongside this treasure trove comes the three-part documentary The Beatles: Get Back, directed by Peter Jackson, and a tie-in hardback book.
Here, we pick 10 great previously unreleased moments from the box set that shed new light on the guitar music of the greatest band of all time.
1. Can You Dig It? (Jam)
On the original Let It Be album, we got a 51-second snippet of a Beatles jam called Dig It, more of an audio link than a song. This had been cut from a 15-minute improvisation which the band revisited later, presumably intending to develop it into something more.
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THE BEATLES grew up listening to Elvis Presley and adored his music in their youth, but when they kickstarted their own careers they were quick to criticise the King of Rock and Roll, with many of them pointing out they "didn't like" the star's new style.
In the early-1960s The Beatles had begun their worldwide takeover. By 1963 the band had released their debut album Please Please Me, catapulting them to the number one spot in the UK. Once their fame had made them a household name, they began making appearances on television shows, and on December 7, 1963, The Beatles featured on Juke Box Jury, a show that had stars giving their verdicts on new music. And this particular week Elvis Presley was in the crosshairs.
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George Harrison was spiritual his whole life, not just after working closely with his friend Ravi Shankar. While he was still in The Beatles, George wrote “The Art of Dying” in 1966. It’s about George’s ultimate goal. The ex-Beatle wanted to scrub away all the loose ends in his life and to leave his body peacefully. He didn’t want his soul reincarnated and forced to walk the Earth to perform the tasks he’d left behind.
George had been working the art of dying his whole life, and the results paid off. His wife, Olivia, said he lit up the room when his soul left the material world.
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