The Beatles were seen for the third time on US TV when a clip from the BBC’s “The Mersey Sound” showing the group playing “She Loves You” was aired on “The Jack Paar Show.” Many sources mistake this as the band’s first US TV appearance (including Parr), but the first was on November 18, 1963…
Often referred to as a folk rock album, “Rubber Soul” incorporates a mix of pop, soul and folk musical styles. The title derives from the colloquialism “plastic soul”, which McCartney heard in reference to Mick Jagger’s singing style. After the British version of “A Hard Day’s Night,” it was the second Beatles LP to contain only original…
Events today in Beatles history 1962 Cavern lunch session: the Beatles. 1963 Concert at the Gaumont, Wolverhampton (‘The Beatles Autumn Tour’). 1965 Harry Moss cuts the mono version of ‘Rubber Soul’. UK LP release: George Martin’s instrumental version of ‘Help!’. 1966 ”Yesterday’… And Today’, 22nd week in the Top 100 (Billboard). 1976 UK LP release:…
1962 – Performance at the Cavern, with the Mersey Beats. 1963 Newspapers publish that a priest of the Church of England asks the Beatles to record a Christmas song. John and Paul see the musical ‘Six Of One’ at the Adelphi Theatre. The Fab Four were at a ceremony at EMI House in London where…
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The idea came from Denis O’Dell, who produced A Hard Days Night and Help!. With one more film left on The Beatles’ contract with United Artists, O’Dell thought the fantasy epic could be turned into a live-action adventure starring the band. The film would’ve been a musical featuring new Beatles originals. Paul was set to…
“Just For Today” was another early composition for the Cloud Nine album, composed around the same time as Cloud 9. He took the lyrical concept from one of the basic tenets of Alcoholics Anonymous, learned through Derek Taylor’s participation in AA. During the Friar Park sessions for his LP, Duane Eddy added a guitar part…
Between 1963 and 1965, The Beatles released at least three singles a year and two albums, an unbelievable production for a group that was making tours, filming, talking to the press and writing most of their material. By the time the Beatles emerged in the industry, pop music was plastered and somewhat dull. The B-sides…
Electricity from the cutting guitar, then the heavy bass and drums are the first notes you hear from the sunny Rubber Soul. Then comes Paul’s booming voice: Asked a girl what she wanted to be/She said, “baby, can’t you see/I want to be famous, a star on the screen/But you can do something in between…“Drive…
The structure of “Do You Want To Know A Secret” is very similar to most of the songs in Please Please Me album, 1963, being that it follows the ‘verse/ verse/ bridge/ verse’ pattern. One identifiable difference is the Spanish-flavored introduction, which adds a distinguished touch to the song and creates an air of anticipation.Another…