Tag: The Beatles
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Before he became famous this guy toiled in the cotton fields
Labor Day tribute to Lead Belly, and all workers who slaved through the years to survive, and in Lead Belly’s case, leave a lasting American grass-roots legacy. Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter), 1888-1949 (61) This guy is amazing — stay with him as the tempo keeps increasing to an incredibly rapid pace. Lead Belly was a…
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Blues singer’s violent life and lasting legacy
Blues singer Lead Belly was an early 1900s chain gang convict whose music and songs was a huge influence on The Beatles and many other bands.
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Jude Jude Judy Judy Judy
Paul McCartney’s rock anthem ‘Hey Jude’ was released on this day August 26, 1968. His notes for the song — a few lines scribbled on a piece of paper — sold for $910,000 at auction.
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A ‘beautiful boy’ who died so young
Stuart Sutcliffe, known as the Fifth Beatle or the Lost Beatle, died on this day, April 10, 1962, of a brain hemorrhage at the age of 21.
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He wanted to ride horses but ended up on The Monkees
Remembering Davy Jones who died on February 29, 2012, at the age of 66. Davy Jones, at 5-feet-three, wanted to be a jockey. But a funny thing happened on the way to the racetrack.
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Joe Cocker’s ‘soul anthem’
Paul McCartney said of Joe Cocker’s version of the Beatles 1967 song With a Little Help From My Friends: “It was mind-blowing, he totally turned the song into a soul anthem.”
Mary Saves the Day 