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Come Together-The Music of The Beatles
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24.01.2022 {Love music of the 60s and 70s? We have Phil Smith from Beatles tribute band, Come Together, playing live online tonight! You may not be able to get out to see... your fave live music act at the moment but at Kew Junction, we're going to continue hosting online live music sessions until you can! Tonight at 7pm, we have the wonderful Phil Smith, one of Melbourne’s best loved musos. After 40 odd years playing everywhere in Australia, in all sorts of line ups like Wild Turkey, Where’s Ringo? and The Desperate Men, Phil can now be found playing solo or with his Beatles Tribute, Come Together-The Music of The Beatles. Playing a mix of blue-eyed soul classics, heavy on the 60’s & 70’s, and a few original tunes thrown in, Phil will entertain you with stories and songs to keep you listening and dancing all night long. So what are you waiting for?! Set your alarm for 7pm tonight, grab a drink or two, tune in to the Kew Junction Facebook Page and turn it up! We hope to see you :-)
24.01.2022 Now- Abbey Road Studios wall being repainted for the first time since February
23.01.2022 So, on July 6th 1957 Ivan Vaughan had the foresight to take his friend Paul McCartney along to St Peter's Church Fete to see his friend, John Lennon, play with ...his band the Quarrymen. 'Ivy' introduced Paul to John in St Peter's Church Hall, where Paul McCartney showed off his musical talent, and was later asked to join the band. They start writing songs together, and got pretty good at it. Paul bought his friend, George Harrison into the band, and they changed their name to the Beatles. Then Ringo came into the band and the Beatles music spread worldwide.
23.01.2022 Imagine a celebration of John Lennon's life. Alongside classic performances from the archive, in this two-part world exclusive documentary, Sean Lennon interv...iews Julian Lennon, Paul McCartney and Elton John. John Lennon at 80, landing on the 3rd and 4th of October. (: David Nutter, Yoko Ono Lennon, 1969)
21.01.2022 60 YEARS AGO ON THIS DAY IN 1960, Drummer Tommy Moore made the fateful decision to quit The Beatles and return to his job of driving a forklift at Garston bottl...e works. He was briefly replaced by Norman Chapman, who was called into National Service after just three gigs. After going drummerless and mostly jobless for a few weeks, the band hired Pete Best on August 12th, only one day before they were to go to Hamburg to play a string of club dates. See more
21.01.2022 55 years ago tonight!
21.01.2022 Phil with Revolver... https://youtu.be/taW6DYJzqlc
21.01.2022 Happy Birthday Ringo!
21.01.2022 These two gents -- just these two guys -- were the ENTIRE sound crew for the Beatles’ 1965 show at Shea Stadium for 56,000 screaming fans. And yes, that’s the mixer.
18.01.2022 Lee is a mate from Where’s Ringo, a band Phil helped start 25 years ago, and tomorrow night his Mum is on the Fabs in Oz special on Channel 9. Gear!
16.01.2022 Aug 29th 1959 - the Quarrymen play at the opening night of the Casbah Club, Liverpool. Initially, the club as supposed to be opened by the Les Stewart Quartet, ...featuring George Harrison and Ken Brown. However, an in group fight just before the gig meant only George and Ken were available. George therefore called up his old friends, Paul McCartney and John Lennon to see if they were interested in playing. Their group, the Quarrymen, had all but broken up, and George had joined another group. However the Quarrymen reformed to play the Casbah with John, Paul, George and Ken. If it wasn't for the Casbah, the Quarrymen, and therefore the Beatles, would have ceased to exist. 29th August 1966. The Beatles give their last ever concert at Candlestick Park, San Francisco.
16.01.2022 8 August 1969 Photo by Linda McCartney / Linda Enterprises Ltd. Paul McCartney (https://www.lindamccartney.com/)
14.01.2022 52 YEARS AGO ON THIS DAY in 1968, Ringo Starr quit The Beatles during The White Album sessions when the constant bickering and tension became too much for him. ...The news of Ringo's departure was kept secret, and he rejoined the sessions on September 3rd. After Ringo walked out, the remaining Beatles recorded 'Back In the USSR', with Paul on drums and John playing bass. See more
12.01.2022 Happy Birthday Macca!
11.01.2022 August 13th 1966. Radio Station KLUE in Longview, Texas, organises a burning of Beatles records in response to John Lennon's 'Bigger and Jesus' comments. During... the ceremony, a Grand Dragon of the Klu Klux Klan burns a Beatles album on a large wooden cross. August 14th 1966. Radio Station KLUE is struck by lightening. The station is put off air for some time and the news director knocked unconscious!! See more
07.01.2022 An interesting chat about the White album remix. https://youtu.be/0y7x47jeCck
07.01.2022 Feeling old? On this very day, FIFTY-SIX YEARS AGO! - these Pommie blow-ins decided to ROCK MELBOURNE’S SOCKS OFF!! Where were YOU, on June 17th. 1964? courtesy Susie Gamble
06.01.2022 I’ll be doing a live to air gig this Friday night, 7pm, for Kew Junction. More details as I get ‘em...
06.01.2022 On September 4th 1962 The Beatles recorded their first single, Love Me Do, at EMI Studios, Abbey Road. They had first been to the Studios on June 6th 1962, for ...their first recording session, but nothing from that session was deemed fit to release as the Beatles first single, even though they did record a version of Love Me Do. It was also the first time George Martin and seen them in person, and he wasn't keen on the drumming of Pete Best. George thought he wasn't up to drumming on record, and would have a session drummer playing instead. This meant no sense to the Beatles, and decided to replace Pete with Ringo Starr. In the morning on September 4th the group had flown down from Liverpool Airport. They checked into The Royal Court Hotel in Sloane Square, Chelsea, and arrived at Abbey Road shortly after midday. Prior to the recording session The Beatles undertook a rehearsal, overseen by EMI's Ron Richards, during which they repeatedly ran through six songs. Two of these - Love Me Do and How Do You Do It - were chosen to be recorded by the group. Ringo Starr has just replaced the sacked Pete Best, and was keen to impress. However, during this rehearsal, he tried too hard, and made a real hash of his drumming, which had big consequences for him later on. The rehearsal lasted between 2pm and 5pm. During it they also played a slower, bluesy version of Please Please Me, which featured George Harrison playing the main motif throughout the song. Between 5pm and 7pm George Martin took The Beatles and Neil Aspinall for spaghetti at the Alpino restaurant on Marylebone High Street, and impressed them with tales of his recording sessions with Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan. The recording session began at 7pm. How Do You Do It had been selected by Martin to be The Beatles' debut single. The group had been sent an acetate demo of the song, written by songwriter Mitch Murray, which had been recorded earlier in 1962 by Barry Mason and the Dave Clark Five at London's Regent Sound Studios in Denmark Street. The Beatles rearranged the song to suit their R&B leanings, replacing much of the carefree bounciness of the original demo. However, the Beatles hated the song, and wanted to do Love Me Do instead. You can tell from every note the Beatles played how much they didn't want to record it. Finally, the Beatles began work on Love Me Do, laying down the backing track in around 15 takes. After this the vocals were overdubbed. Paul McCartney was unexpectedly given the vocal spotlight in the chorus, after Martin told the group that John Lennon couldn't play harmonica and sing at the same time. Around 17 takes were recorded, and the session over-ran by an hour. Also present during the September 4th recording session was photographer Dezo Hoffman, who took any pictures of the Beatles what became a very historic day. George Harrison is mainly seen in profile, as just before the session, George was given a black eye by a fan at the Cavern Club. However, in some pictures, George's shiner is clearly visible! Even after such a long day in the studio, George Martin still wasn't happy, and the Beatles had to return to the Studio on September 11th to record Love Me Do all over again. This time, George Martin wasn't going to take any chances with the drumming, and session musician Andy White played drums, while Ringo was given a tambourine to bang, something he never really forgave George Martin for! However, Ringo played tambourine so loudly, it's hard to hear Andy Whites drumming! So, there are 3 different versions of Love Me Do released, with 3 different drummers! The Pete Best version is on Anthology One, the Ringo version was on the first single release (funny how this version was chosen, and not the Andy White one!) and Andy White is on the version of the Please Please Me Album. The different version have caused much confusion over the years. In 2012 EMI planned re-release Love Me Do on it's 50th anniversary, with an exact replica of the recordings and cover. However, they used the Andy White version by mistake. Thousands of copies of the single had to be send back and thrown away, while the correct version was released! I kept my copy :>) We go to Abbey Road on my London Beatles Walks - for more info see http://www.beatlesinlondon.com See more
05.01.2022 One of the most significant moments in Walthamstow history was over in a flash for one young fan as she recalls the day The Beatles came to town. The Beatles, a... mop-topped four piece from Liverpool, were still on their way to global stardom when they visited the Granada cinema in Hoe Street, Walthamstow, on May 24, 1963. The Granada, which could hold almost 3,000 people, had played host to many leading acts of the time including John Coltrane, Little Richard, Gene Vincent, Jerry Lee Lewis and Buddy Holly but the excitement was palpable for the arrival of John, Paul, Ringo and George. For more click here See more
01.01.2022 Our original bass player Stuart would have been 80 today! So many great memories of our time together. Happy birthday Stu! Love Paul
