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Sir Ringo Starr turns 81-years-old on July 7 this year and has shared a special request with his fans in a new video. The Beatles drummer looked decades younger as he greeted viewers with his birthday wish. Dressed in a white jacket and standing in front of some greenery, Sir Ringo said: “Good morning, good afternoon, good evening!”
Sir Ringo continued: “I’m inviting everyone who wants to join the peace and love celebration for my birthday at noon your time wherever you are, 7-7-21.
“And you can post it, you can say it, you can even think it – but it would be cool if you go "Peace and Love" at noon on my birthday.
“So let’s spread peace and love on my birthday – c’mon everybody!”
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The Beatles and Frank Sinatra were from disparate universes: The Beatles sang “A Day in a Life”; Sinatra sang “That’s Life.” The Fab Four floated down rivers with tangerine trees and marmalade skies. Ol' Blue Eyes crooned about gritty cities like New York and Chicago.
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr smoked dope, dropped acid, meditated with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and reinvented pop music over and over again. At least early on, the Chairman of the Board described these type of songs as a “deplorable, a rancid-smelling aphrodisiac” that “fosters almost totally negative and destructive reactions in young people.”
Both sought to redefine music, however, while fighting for the hearts, minds and ears of millions – and they were actually right alongside each other. The best evidence was when the Beatles’ “Paperback Writer” and Sinatra’s "Strangers in the Night" battled it out for song of the summer in 1966.
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The year was 1966, and the British invasion of The Beatles had enraptured music fans across the United States. It was 55 years ago this month, June 1966, that the group's album entitled "Yesterday and Today" was released in the U.S. and Canada. It was then that The Beatles hit a bump on the long and winding road to success."The actual album, which we keep in plastic, is known as the butcher cover," Charles Rosenay, who organizes festivals and tours -- and owns a rare original copy of the album cover says. "It was not very popular with parents.""Yesterday and Today" is remembered primarily for the controversy surrounding its original cover image. Known as the "butcher cover," it was taken by photographer Robert Whitaker and shows the band dressed in white coats and covered with decapitated baby dolls and pieces of raw meat. Although the photo was intended to be part of a larger work critiquing the adulation afforded the Beatles, the band members insisted it was a statement against the Vietnam War.
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Fans of the Beatles may know the story of the iconic band’s breakup. In 1969, John Lennon told Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison in private that he wanted out of the band. Months later, McCartney announced his own decision to leave the group, and the news of the breakup went public.
According to Lennon’s former girlfriend, May Pang, the final nail in the Beatles’ coffin didn’t come until 1974. As Pang noted, Lennon signed the final documents to dissolve the band in the unlikeliest of places during their Christmas holiday. Here’s the story of Lennon’s final moments with the Beatles in Disney World.
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“A Day in the Life” is often considered one of The Beatles’ greatest songs, however, John Lennon didn’t see it that way. John liked the song but he didn’t put it on a pedestal. Here’s a look at how The Beatles made “A Day in the Life” — and John’s opinion on the song.
During a 1968 interview with Rolling Stone’s Jonathan Cott, John discussed a whole host of The Beatles’ songs, including “A Day in the Life.” “I dug it,” he said. “It just sort of happened beautifully, and we arranged it and rehearsed it, which we don’t often do, the afternoon before. So we all knew what we were playing, we all got into it.”
Subsequently, John explained a little about the origin of the song. “Paul sang half of it and I sang half,” he said. “I needed a middle-eight for it, but that would have been forcing it, all the rest had come out smooth, flowing, no trouble, and to write a middle-eight would have been to write a middle-eight, but instead Paul already had one there. It’s a bit of a 2001, you know.” It’s unclear why John compared the song to 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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George Harrison anticipated something bad might happen when The Beatles were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Specifically, he felt one of his fellow classic rock stars might say something bad about him during the ceremony. Here’s a look at what the rock star said about George.The Beatles were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1988, making them one of the earlier acts to receive that honor. The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger inducted them into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with a brief speech. During the speech, he revealed that George asked him a question beforehand.
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LOVE™ by Cirque du Soleil will make its grand return to The Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Aug. 26, 2021. The iconic show is also celebrating its 15th anniversary. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at cirquedusoleil.com/love.
A Cirque du Soleil creation and co-production with Apple Corps Ltd. and MGM Resorts International, LOVE celebrates the musical legacy of The Beatles. The world-renowned show brings a burst of color to the Las Vegas Strip as a cast of 70 artists showcase aerial acrobatics, vibrant visuals and high energy choreography on a 360-degree stage. Since opening to rave reviews on June 30, 2006, LOVE has performed to more than 10 million audience members and has been honored with three GRAMMY Awards.
The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil performs Thursday – Monday at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. through October 2, and Tuesday – Saturday at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. beginning October 5. On sale now, tickets start at $79.
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With their impact on our culture, the legacy of the Beatles transcends music. An impact that is still felt today. The heart of the Beatles was its initial driving force John Lennon.
I’m Mark Martin with "Martin’s Must Reads" and James Patterson in his book The Last Days of John Lennon tells the story of the Beatles formation, rise to superstardom and post breakup days along with the story of Mr Lennon’s assassin, Mark David Chapman.
The story begins in Liverpool England with two teenagers John Lennon and Paul McCartney just eager to make music together. They team up in first one band, then another, then another. Eventually joined by George Harrison and Ringo Starr, the Silver Beatles shorten their name and become the group that will change music forever. Mr Patterson recounts the struggles the band had finding success, then with stardom, and then immortality. While it includes the entire band the focus of the narrative is John Lennon and his struggles with the press, the demons of drugs and alcohol and ultimately with himself both during the Beatle days and post breakup.
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John Lennon had a gift for channeling his negativity into great music. He might have hit a personal peak in that style with “How Do You Sleep?,” his Paul McCartney takedown from Imagine (1971). But Lennon didn’t quit. A few years later, during the sessions for Walls and Bridges (1974), Lennon delivered another one his “nasty” songs.
By that point, Lennon and McCartney had settled their early ’70s beef, so you won’t find any clear intra-Beatles digs. However, many people do hear references to Allen Klein, the last Beatles manager, in Lennon’s lyrics to “Steel and Glass” on the Walls and Bridges LP. Yet Lennon denied the song was specifically about Klein.
When Lennon looked back at Walls and Bridges, he heard the music of a depressed man. During the period just prior to the ’74 New York sessions, Lennon had been living in Los Angeles, separated from Yoko Ono. (Lennon referred to it as his “Lost Weekend,” though it lasted over a year.)
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Paul McCartney and his daughters Mary and Stella will take part in a special streaming event on Tuesday, June 29, celebrating the release of the new cookbook Linda McCartney’s Family Kitchen, which features updated versions of some of his late wife Linda‘s favorite meat-free recipes.
The global event will feature Paul, Mary and Stella appearing together as they chat about the book, reveal which dishes are their favorite, those they cook most frequently, and share recollections about Linda and the meals she created for the family.
The McCartneys also will reminisce about life in their household and discuss how Linda’s kindness and compassion inspired them.
Tickets for the event, which include a copy of Linda McCartney’s Family Kitchen, can be purchased now by visiting FANE.co.uk/the-McCartneys. The stream will debut at 1:30 p.m. ET on June 29, will be available to view for a week after the event ends.
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