1964
"The Beatles were one of the greatest rock 'n' roll bands of all time. They also had one of the fiercest, most intensely loyal fandoms of all time. Beatles fans — mainly teenage girls — offered the band their…
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1964
"The Beatles were one of the greatest rock 'n' roll bands of all time. They also had one of the fiercest, most intensely loyal fandoms of all time. Beatles fans — mainly teenage girls — offered the band their…
Read moreOct 27 2023
"The Beatles were one of the greatest rock 'n' roll bands of all time. They also had one of the fiercest, most intensely loyal fandoms of all time. Beatles fans — mainly teenage girls — offered the band their…
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Mar 23 2022
As I've stated many times on this blog, I really like collecting all sorts of songs and that includes cover songs! When The Beatles were just starting out, they recorded cover songs by other artists; among some of the…
Read moreFeb 16 2022
Back in December 2020, M. Frank, a longtime friend of mine who I met at the University of Dayton back in the 70's, emailed me and revealed that he had been working on a book called Becoming Sgt.…
Read moreFeb 3 2021
Dec 18 2020
“Music takes us out of the actual and whispers to us dim secrets that startles out wonder
as to who we are, and for what, whence, and whereto.”
(Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Over the…
Read moreDec 16 2020
Worried that no-one would understand their Liverpool accents in 1964 film ‘A Hard Day’s Night’, US music execs considered dubbing them over with American actors. McCartney harrumphed: “We can understand a fucking…
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