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An autograph hunter has shared fond memories of meeting Paul McCartney, George Best and other celebrities as a teenager in the Swinging Sixties.
Judith Leach, who lives in Moira, near Ashby, was an avid fan of The Beatles, Rolling Stones and other icons from a halcyon age of British pop culture.
The 71-year-old's collection of star signatures reads like a who's who of the time, with other names collected in her youth including those of legendary Manchester United manager Matt Busby; Graham Nash of The Hollies and later Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and Pat Phoenix, who played Elsie Tanner in Coronation Street.
Judith began collecting the autograph of celebrities in 1963, with her fascinating document of the time surviving intact for almost six decades.
The book has also made it through four house moves, each time returning to languish in a drawer.
Source: Dave Owen/leicestermercury.co.uk
Do you remember seeing The Beatles perform in the Derbyshire town of Buxton nearly six whole decades ago?
Memorabilia of one of the UK's greatest and most loved bands' performance at the town’s Pavilion Ballroom has emerged thanks to the discovery of a poster advertising the event.
The Beatles performed in Buxton on April 6, 1963, with the poster of the even describing them as ‘No 1 Hit Parade Stars’ thanks to their song Please Please Me.
Please Please Me, the band’s debut album, was released on March 22, 1963, following the success of their first two singles, Love Me Do, which reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart, and Please Please Me which reached number 1 on the NME and Melody Maker charts.
Source: Ruaraidh Britton/staffordshire-live.co.uk
The official Instagram page of Pearl Jam made a public announcement today to reveal their fan-curated project named ‘Deep’ and it’s now available on almost every streaming platform as well as on its own website.
You might remember that the Seattle-based rock band Pearl Jam released their eleventh studio album named ‘Gigaton’ last year and the band could not make the North American tour they scheduled due to a coronavirus pandemic. Since fans are still waiting for the new tour dates, the band made yet another exciting announcement for their fanbase.
Recently, Pearl Jam announced that they built a brand new site named ‘Deep’ and the band covered many legendary stars’ songs. According to the official statement, Deep includes covers from Neil Young, The Who, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and more.
Source: Enes K./metalheadzone.com
"Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go/ Down to Junior's farm where I want to lay low/ The low life, high life, oh, let's go/ Take me down to Junior's farm."
Paul McCartney wrote those words during a six-week stay in Wilson County, Tennessee in 1974. He and his family rented a 133-acre farm just outside of Lebanon from songwriting great Curly Putman ("Green, Green Grass of Home").
Along for the ride was his band, Wings, who rehearsed in Putman's garage for an upcoming tour. And since this is Paul McCartney we're talking about, his surroundings inevitably inspired a future hit song: "Junior's Farm," released later that year.
Eventually, Putman — born Claude Putman Jr. — came to realize that he was "Junior."
Source: Dave Paulson, Nashville Tennessean/yahoo.com
The Beatles’ “Strawberry Fields Forever” and Strawberry Alarm Clock have somewhat similar names; however, one did not inspire the other. A member of Strawberry Alarm Clock revealed his band’s name was indirectly derived from a different classic rock song. Here’s how fans falsely came to believe “Strawberry Fields Forever” influenced Strawberry Alarm Clock — and the impact both had on American pop culture.
Regan also wanted the band to use “strawberry” in their name because folk and rock singer Donovan mentioned a banana in his song “Mellow Yellow.” Donovan had hits in the 1960s like “Sunshine Superman” and “Hurdy Gurdy Man.” Notably, Donovan’s music sounded very different from Strawberry Alarm Clock’s.
Members of the band tried to think of a name with the word “strawberry” in it. During a rehearsal, they thought of the name Strawberry Toilet. Afterward, an alarm clock went off, fell, and broke. Laughing, members of the band thought of their current name as a joke.
Source: cheatsheet.com
Momentum continues for multi-GRAMMY nominated family group, The Isaacs, as their new album, The American Face, is available for pre-order now. Slated for release on August 13 via House of Isaacs, the album is a 12-song collection split between new material and classic covers. To pre-order The American Face, click HERE.
Cowboys & Indians exclusively premiered the first listen to The Isaacs’ second instant grat track, a “superb harmonious spin” on The Beatles’ “We Can Work It Out.” “The Lennon-McCartney-penned tune has aged wonderfully and sounds just as musically sprightly and lyrically thoughtful 55 years later in the capable hands of vocalist siblings Ben Isaacs, Sonya Isaacs Yeary, and Rebecca Isaacs Bowman and their mom, Lily Isaacs (Dana Joseph).”
Source: Herb Longs
Sir Paul McCartney thinks John Lennon would have been "all over" auto-tune.
The 79-year-old musician doesn't believe his late Beatles bandmate needed to "fix" his voice but would have enjoyed experimenting with the technology that smooths out recorded vocals.
Speaking on new Apple TV+ docuseries 'Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson', Paul said: “I’d say that if John Lennon had had an opportunity he would have been all over it. Not so much to fix your voice, but just to play with it.”
And John's son Sean Lennon agreed because he felt the 'Imagine' singer - who was shot dead in 1980 - was always looking for away to "sound better", as well as being very interested in keeping up with the latest innovations in recording.
He said: “It’s definitely true that my dad didn’t like his voice alone, like a single voice.
"Part of it is why he found all those phase effects, because he was always trying to find a way to make his voice sound better to him.
Source: bluemountaineagle.com
Paul McCartney woke up one day with a song in his head.
Not an unusual occurrence, to be sure. Together with John Lennon, Sir Paul McCartney wrote over 300 songs for the Beatles. That number doesn’t include his output with Wings, his band that produced dozens of hits across the 70’s. Or his work over the last several decades, continuing to write the songs that have made him, by most accounts, the wealthiest musician in the world.
But this day was special. And so was the song.
In the new Hulu miniseries, McCartney 3 2 1, the British national treasure shares anecdotes over a sound board with producer Rick Rubin. Barefoot and bearded Rubin is the man who c0-created Def Jam records, along with Russell Simmons, and introduced the world to the Beastie Boys and Run DMC. In the series, Rubin’s questions are engaging, while his knowledge of music is unquestionable. The rapport and respect between these two musical giants creates a conversation that’s worth a listen.
Source: Chris Westfall/forbes.com
Paul McCartney woke up one day with a song in his head.
Not an unusual occurrence, to be sure. Together with John Lennon, Sir Paul McCartney wrote over 300 songs for the Beatles. That number doesn’t include his output with Wings, his band that produced dozens of hits across the 70’s. Or his work over the last several decades, continuing to write the songs that have made him, by most accounts, the wealthiest musician in the world.
But this day was special. And so was the song.
In the new Hulu miniseries, McCartney 3 2 1, the British national treasure shares anecdotes over a sound board with producer Rick Rubin. Barefoot and bearded Rubin is the man who c0-created Def Jam records, along with Russell Simmons, and introduced the world to the Beastie Boys and Run DMC. In the series, Rubin’s questions are engaging, while his knowledge of music is unquestionable. The rapport and respect between these two musical giants creates a conversation that’s worth a listen.
Source: Chris Westfall/forbes.com
When George Harrison went into the studio in 1970 to make All Things Must Pass, he was a man on a mission. He’d spent years waiting for this moment. George had so many songs saved up from his years in the Beatles, when he was limited to two or three songs per album. By now, he was sitting on a massive stash of material he was burning to share with the world. So he made sure nobody could ignore his definitive solo statement—the massive triple-vinyl classic All Things Must Pass. All over the album, you can hear the exhilaration as all his pent-up creative energy runs wild. The Quiet Beatle was emerging from the wreckage of the band, but with so much confidence and ambition, he suddenly sounded like the one who had it all figured out.
Source: Rob Sheffield/rollingstone.com
