John’s romantic insecurities are beginning to become a recurring theme in his lyrics as of mid 1964, as evidenced in “I’ll Cry Instead” and “If I Fell.” These insecurities remained evident in his work throughout the Beatle years, sometimes in a less descriptive way as in “Don’t Let Me Down” and “I Want You (She’s…

In “Tell Me Why”, A Hard Day’s Night album and film, 1964, John stands tall again with his vocals at the top of his register, sometimes on the verge of cracking. Even though the sting of bitterness is evident in his vocals, his performance vocally and on rhythm guitar (1962 Gibson J160E) has the overall…

A new category of programs from the Rock Talk channel. In this first episode we tell the unusual and curious story of the meeting between Deep Purple and George Harrison in a show that took place in 1984 in Australia. In this program we tell many interesting and little-known details, in addition to presenting the…

On September 16th, 1968, with just over three-and-a-half months already spent on recording the “White Album,” Paul brought “I Will” into EMI Studio Two for the first time. Paul, John and Ringo arrived sometime after the usual designated time of 7 pm to begin the recording process, George not taking part in the recording and…

Fats Domino had a lasting impact on a number of musicians. His music and the sound of New Orleans R&B made its way around the world, and artists took inspiration from his style and songs. One of the most influential groups to incorporate Domino’s style into their music was the Beatles. The song “Lady Madonna”…