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The Beatles And Ireland book released
hotpress.com - Dublin,Ireland
The Beatles And Ireland is a new book exploring The Beatles' Irish connections, including eyewitness accounts of the two gigs they played here. ...

Final debate: pirates, balloons, Beatles tunes
Columbus Dispatch - Columbus,OH,USA
I remind the candidates that the rules require you to sing your statement to the tune of a Beatles song. Sen. Obama, please give us a musical summary of ...

Ringo Starr: No more fan mail
The Associated Press
The fan fatigue led the former Beatles drummer to post a sometimes angry sounding short video clip on his Web site telling fans that any mail sent to him ...

McCartney's break-up song on Sawhney's album
Screen Weekly - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
That’s what The Beatles always did. The call eventually resulted in a maudlin, acoustic, love ballad called ‘My soul’ and features in Sawhney’s latest album ...

John Lennon was a sadistic claims biography
Oneindia - Tamilnadu,India
The tome, entitled John Lennon: The Life, has been written by Beatles biographer Philip Norman. It reveals the unprovoked acts of cruelty, jealous rage and ...

Hands off politics
Houston Chronicle - United States
Best was the drummer for the Beatles during 1960-62 before John, Paul and George kicked him out of the band in favor of Ringo Starr. ...

New Single of the QUARRYMEN - The band that started the Beatles ...
openPR (press release) - Hamburg,Germany
Next year a film will follow that is called "The Quarrymen - The Band that started the Beatles" (filmed in Germany / baltic coast). ...

Beatles rival on sex, drugs, rock’n’roll
Metro - London,UK
I’m sure the Beatles and the Stones would back me up on this – everybody was doing it for the fun. Like the Beatles were in Hamburg and the Stones were in ...
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New Cirque du Soleil doc shines with Beatles tunes
CTV.ca - Canada
That enduring Beatle mantra is the musical heart of "All Together Now," a new documentary by Canadian filmmaker Adrian Wills. Filled with Cirque du Soleil's ...

The Words and Music of John Lennon

by Ben Urish and Ken Bielen

Despite John Lennon's immense popularity, little attention has been paid to the overall efforts of his work apart from the Beatles. Yet his solo artistry not only illuminates what he gave to the Beatles (and what the Beatles experience gave to him), but also constitutes a significant contribution to popular music in general. Lennon was able to fuse experiments in technology, instrumentation, lyrics, and musical form into recordings that were both artistically and commercially successful. Whether expressing emotions, explaining philosophies, protesting social situations, or ruminating on the joys and pains of personal entanglements, few singer-songwriters have been his equal. In this long overdue investigation, authors Ben Urish and Ken Bielen give Lennon's artistry the opportunity to speak for itself. After a brief biographical introduction, chronologically arranged chapters discuss his incredible body of work album-by-album and single-by-single. A discography and annotated bibliography conclude the book. Although he is often lauded as a spokesperson for his generation, this praise, however intended, is far too limiting. Lennon was able to transform the intensely personal into the deeply universal (as well as the reverse), often with humor and pointed insight. At their core, his songs are simultaneously humanistic and transcendent. And as such, they-and he-continue to be relevant, and will certainly remain a valuable part of our cultural heritage for a long time to come.

BEN URISH has taught courses in Popular Music at Temple University, and has made popular music a large component in classes on mass media and American cultural history at Michigan State University.

KEN BIELEN has taught courses in Popular Music at Bowling Green State University and has researched and written extensively on the subject. He is the author of The Lyrics of Civility, (1999).

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Beatles engineer will share stories in Nashville on Thursday
My Tennessean.com - Nashville,TN,USA
By BEVERLY KEEL • October 13, 2008 Geoff Emerick, who engineered several Beatles albums, will discuss what it was like to work with the legendary band ...

In Praise of The Beatles
Blogcritics.org - Aurora,OH,USA
The principal message of the Beatles, which they demonstrated in their wit and banter along with their music, was one of unity – the whole is greater than ...

Michael Kurtz Pleads To The Beatles
Undercover Music News - Australia
by Paul Cashmere - October 14 2008 The Beatles are biting the hand that feeds them with the new release `All Together Now`, according to Record Store Day ...

Beatles And Floyd Engineer To Give Lecture
Sonic State - UK
Alan Parsons began his career at Abbey Road Studios, and has spent a lifetime recording such heavyweights as The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Hollies, ...

Beatles drummer Ringo Starr warns fans he is too busy to sign autographs
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Ringo Starr, regarded as the most down-to-earth member of The Beatles, has warned fans that he will no longer sign memorabilia for them. ...

Fighting over a fruit
Globe and Mail - Canada
Apple Inc. is the same company that was locked in litigation for three decades with Apple Corps, the music company founded in 1968 by The Beatles. ...

Various Artists - The Songs We Were Singing: The Music That Inspired the Beatles

Label: FLO Records, FLO 001-004

DISC ONE: FROM WOOLTON TO THE REEPERBAHN
(30 tracks, 73:56)
1 - Puttin' On The Style (Lonnie Donegan)
2 - Come Go With Me (Del-Vikings)
3 - Twenty Flight Rock (Eddie Cochran)
4 - Raunchy (Bill Justis)
5 - That'll Be The Day (Buddy Holly)
6 - Hallelujah I Love Her So (Eddie Cochran)
7 - Movin And Groovin (Duane Eddy)
8 - World Is Waiting For The Sunrise (Les Paul and Mary Ford)
9 - That's When Your Heartaches Begin (Elvis)
10 - Wildcat (Gene Vincent)
11 - Ain't She Sweet (Gene Vincent)
12 - Memphis Tennessee (Chuck Berry)
13 - Three Cool Cats (Coasters)
14 - September In The Rain (Dinah Washington)
15 - Take Good Care Of My Baby (Bobby Vee)
16 - Crying, Waiting, Hoping (Buddy Holly)
17 - Sheik of Araby (Fats Waller)
18 - Searchin (Coasters)
19 - Be-Bop-A-Lula (Gene Vincent)
20 - Red Hot (Ronnie Hawkins)
21 - Sheila (Tommy Roe)
22 - Red Sails In The Sunset (Joe Turner)
23 - I Remember You (Frank Ifield)
24 - Shimmy Like Kate (Olympics)
25 - Falling In Love Again (Marlene Dietrich)
26 - Where Have You Been All My Life (Arthur Alexander)
27 - Your Feet's Too Big (Fats Waller)
28 - Little Queenie (Chuck Berry)
29 - Road Runner (Bo Diddley)
30 - Reminiscing (Buddy Holly)

DISC TWO: ON THE BBC, YEAH, YEAH!
(31 tracks, 73:05)
1 - Dream Baby (Roy Orbison)
2 - A Picture Of You (Joe Brown)
3 - Some Other Guy (Ritchie Barrett)
4 - Keep Your Hands Off My Baby (Little Eva)
5 - Beautiful Dreamer (Slim Whitman)
6 - Too Much Monkey Business (Chuck)
7 - I'm Talking About You (Chuck)
8 - I Got To Find My Baby (Chuck)
9 - Youngblood (Coasters)
10 - Shot Of Rhythm And Blues (Arthur Alexander)
11 - Sure To Fall (Carl Perkins)
12 - That's All Right Mama (Elvis)
13 - Carol (Chuck Berry)
14 - Soldier Of Love (Arthur Alexander)
15 - Lend Me Your Comb (Carl)
16 - Clarabella (Jodimars)
17 - Sweet Little 16 (Chuck)
18 - Nothin' Shakin' (Eddie Fontaine)
19 - Lonesome Tears In My Eyes (Johnny Burnette Trio)
20 - So How Come (No One Loves Me) (Everly Bros)
21 - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You) (Elvis)
22 - To Know Her Is To Love Her (Teddy Bears)
23 - The Honeymoon Song (Mario Marini)
24 - I Got A Woman (Elvis)
25 - Glad All Over (Carl)
26 - I Just Don't Understand (Ann-Margret)
27 - Ooh My Soul (Little Richard)
28 - Don't Ever Change (Crickets)
29 - Lucille (Little Richard)
30 - Johnny B Goode (Chuck)
31 - I Forgot To Remember To Forget (Elvis)

DISC THREE: THE EMI YEARS
(27 tracks, 69:27)
1 - Anna (Arthur Alexander)
2 - Chains (Cookies)
3 - Boys (Shirelles)
4 - Baby It's You (Shirelles)
5 - Taste Of Honey (Lenny Welch)
6 - Twist And Shout (Isleys)
7 - Till There Was You (Peggy Lee)
8 - Please Mr. Postman (Marvelettes)
9 - Roll Over Beethoven (Chuck)
10 - You Really Got A Hold On Me (Smokey + Miracles)
11 - Devil In His Heart (Donays)
12 - Money (Barrett Strong)
13 - Long Tall Sally (Little Richard)
14 - Shout! (Parts One and Two) (Isleys)
15 - Slow Down (Larry W)
16 - Matchbox (Carl)
17 - Leave My Kitten Alone (Johnny Preston)
18 - Rock And Roll Music (Chuck)
19 - Mr Moonlight (Dr Feelgood)
20 - Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey (Little Richard)
21 - Words Of Love (Buddy)
22 - Honey Don't (Carl)
23 - Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby (Carl Perkins)
24 - Act Naturally (Buck Owens)
25 - Dizzy Miss Lizzie (Larry Williams)
26 - Bad Boy (Larry Williams)
27 - Maggie May (Vipers Skiffle Group)

DISC 4: GET BACK TO WHERE YOU ONCE BELONGED
(29 tracks, 72:58)
1. Mailman Bring Me No More Blues (Buddy)
2. Crackin' Up (Bo Diddley)
3. Third Man Theme (Anton Karas)
4. Hitch Hike (Marvin Gaye)
5. Hippy Hippy Shake (Chan Romero)
6. Short Fat Fannie (Larry Williams)
7. What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes at Me For? (Emile Ford)
8. I've Been Good To You (Miracles)
9. Fools Like Me (Jerry Lee)
10. Right String Wrong Yoko (Carl)
11. Leaning On A Lamppost (George Formby)
12. Honey Hush (Johnny Burnette)
13. You Win Again (Jerry Lee)
14. What Am I Living For (Chuck Willis)
15. Move It (Cliff Richard)
16. Tennessee (Carl)
17. It's Only Make Believe (Conway Twitty)
18. Watch Your Step (Bobby Parker)
19. New Orleans (Gary US Bonds)
20. Milk Cow Blues (Eddie Cochran)
21. Queen of the Hop (Bobby Darin)
22. Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer (Four Lads)
23. Save The Last Dance For Me (Drifters)
24. Rock Island Line (Lonnie Donnegan)
25. Singing the Blues (Guy Mitchell)
26. Shake Rattle and Roll (Bill Haley)
27. The Walk (Jimmy McCracklin)
28. Hey Little Girl (Dee Clark)
29. Besame Mucho (Coasters)

The Art & Music of John Lennon

by Peter Doggett

The complete catalogue and history of Lennon's work as a musician, writer and artist - the definitive portraits of the most substantial and influential figures in rock history. It details every officially released recording, complete UK and US discography, home demo recordings from the early Beatle years onwards, composing tapes, studio out-takes, live recordings, collaborations with other artists and interview material. In addition, The Art and Music of John Lennon also examines Lennon's non-musical work. Films from How I Won the War to his avant-garde with with Yoko Ono on more recent documentaries. Videos and promotional clips. A complete catalogue of John's writings from A Spaniard in the Works through other prose and poetry to letters to magazines and friends. Also includes artwork, erotic lithographs and other drawings and paintings.

News in Brief

• An interview with Cynthia Lennon: Cynthia Lennon on The Beatles Phenomena


• John Lennon's lithographs are being displayed at Openhouse Gallery in New York as part of the series "Imagine Peace"


• Barry Lenser reviews the Beatles' B-side "Ask Me Why"


• Brooklyn Beckham listens to The Beatles (along with millions of others across the world...)
  


• "Love," a one-night-only presentation of Cirque du Soleil artists interpreting the work of the Beatles, filmed at The Mirage in Las Vegas will show at 5:30 and 8 p.m. Oct. 20 at Celebration Cinema North, 2121 Celebration Drive NE, and Celebration Cinema South, 1506 Eastport Drive SE. Tickets are $8, available at respective box offices, call 530-7469.


• Liam Gallagher doesn't want any more Beatles books for Christmas
  

Paul McCartney and the Beatles' Break-Up

An article from today's Times Online: McCartney broke up Beatles at Scottish retreat

Sir Paul McCartney decided to quit the Beatles and sue his former bandmates while walking on a beach near his home on the Mull of Kintyre, according to a new book.

One thing the article neglects to mention is that John's announcement that he was leaving the Beatles in an Apple business meeting in September 1969 was probably the biggest factor in Paul's decision, of which he informed John on April 9, 1970:

JOHN: "I received a phone call from Paul on Thursday afternoon. He said, 'I'm going to leave the Beatles as well.' I was happy to hear from Paul. It was nice to find that he was still alive! Anyway, Paul hasn't left . . . I sacked him."

PAUL: "When people say I let it out, it was actually months after we had broken up. No one was saying anything and I was putting out this crazy press releases with the McCartney album because Peter Brown said to me, 'We need some press on this. You'd better do something,' and I didn't want to be interviewed. I didn't feel secure enough to do that. So I said, 'Okay, we'll do a question and answer thing.' So I said to Peter, 'Write me out a questionnaire of what you think they'd ask me.' He wrote it all out and I just filled it all in, like a questionnaire, and it all came out weird."