Once upon a time, around 1958, the beginning of an odyssey in the art of songwriting! The Beatles’ first single, “Love Me Do,” was also one of the first songs Lennon and McCartney wrote together. They were just teenagers in 1958, scribbling songs in a school notebook, dreaming of stardom, always writing “Another Lennon-McCartney Original”…
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”…
3/20 March 1966 – Klosters (Switzerland)Paul McCartney and Jane Asher return to England after a two-week holiday in Switzerland.The couple had rented a chalet in the mountains about half a mile from the town of Klosters. During their vacation McCartney worked on some ideas for the next Beatles album.Paul describes the birth of For No…
Not having been able to get married in Paris a few days earlier, John Lennon and Yoko Ono chartered a plane to Gibraltar, with the advice of Apple assistant Peter Brown, who arranged everything.“We chose Gibraltar because it was quiet, a British colony and very friendly. We tried to get married in several places first….
One reason this location was chosen was that the band was less likely to be recognized there than at one of the larger resorts frequented by British tourists. The Beatles were in Obertauern for two weeks along with a film crew of around 60 people. Locals served as ski stunt doubles for the Beatles, who…
“It was weird when we first went to Paris to play because we were used to screaming girls and Paris was full of boys. It was a very deep scream, which was really noticeable to us.”
On August 14th, 1964, The Beatles launched into “Mr. Moonlight” as a contender for Beatles For Sale album, the first cover song they chose to include. Four takes of the song were made on this evening, only two of which made it through to the end. The first didn’t get past John’s vocal introduction, John…
According to Beatles historian Kenneth Womack, McCartney drew his inspiration for the song from Robert Service’s poem The Shooting of Dan McGrew. The Old West-style honky-tonk piano was played by George Martin. “Rocky Raccoon” is also the last Beatles song to feature John Lennon’s harmonica playing. The lyrics describe a conflict over a love triangle,…
John Lennon Quotes: John Lennon, born on October 9, 1940, was an English musician, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the Beatles, one of the most influential and iconic bands in the history of popular music. Alongside Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, Lennon played a pivotal role in shaping the sound, image, and cultural…
1987 – PAUL CONTINUES HIS PROMOTION PROGRAM FOR HIS NEW ALBUM….DECEMBER 20 – Yesterday/ Here, Today….Paul and his entourage arrive in Germany this morning to do more promotional work. Their first assignment is a ten-minute appearance on the German music and entertainment show Wetten Dass on ZDF channel, where they perform another version of ‘Once…