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 moreMar 5 2024
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 moreJun 22 2023
Today's blog post is about Swinging London; a moment in time that reconfigured the music, fashion, movies and books of the youth culture.
“There came a moment when London first shook off the coils of hidebound British society, the…
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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…
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Dec 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…
Read moreMar 26 2019
Merchandising among today's music artists is quite common. I first became aware of this type of thing when I saw some Elvis Presley comic books in the late 50's. After Elvis came the British Invasion and the musical phenomenon known…
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