Posts Tagged ‘John Lennon’
Want to own Elvis Presley’s fingerprints?
Written by admin on May 19, 2010 – 8:47 pm -Elvis Presley is featured strongly in the forthcoming “We Will WOCU” music and film memorabilia auction by Fame Bureau. The auction takes place in London on May 27 and online bidding is an option.
Here’s my top Elvis picks.
Elvis Presley’s record collection
Tags: Elvis Presley, Fame Bureau auction, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Scotty Moore, The Rolling Stones
Posted in American Rock, Auctions, British Invasion, Elvis, The Beatles | Comments Off on Want to own Elvis Presley’s fingerprints?
“A Day in the Life” lyrics to be auctioned
Written by admin on April 30, 2010 – 2:48 pm -Sotheby’s New York will auction off John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics to the Beatles classic “A Day in the Life” on June 18.
The double-sided sheet, which once belonged to Beatles road manager Mal Evans, shows how the lyrics developed, with cross-outs, corrections and reworkings. Lennon also indicates where McCartney’s “woke up, fell out of bed” lyrics would be inserted. McCartney had been working on these lyrics for a separate song, but they were considered a neat fit for Lennon’s song.
Tags: A Day in the Life, John Lennon, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles
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UK votes on best ever political songs
Written by admin on April 21, 2010 – 6:43 am -The UK’s New Statesmen magazine has published a list of the top 20 political songs, as voted for by their readers and members of the Political Studies Association.
| Not surprisingly, the list contains some of the most famous protest songs of all time, including John Lennon’s “Imagine,” Bob Dylan’s “The Times They are a-Changin'” and Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land,” which takes the top spot. |
Tags: Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, John Lennon, marvin gaye, Nina Simone, Pete Seeger, Political songs, protest songs, The Who, Woody Guthrie
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The Beatles break up – forty years ago today
Written by admin on April 10, 2010 – 7:26 am -It was forty years ago today that Paul McCartney announced he was leaving the Beatles, thereby bringing an end to the most successfull band of all time.
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The announcement wasn’t a bolt out of the blue as there had been lots of speculation over the fate of the Beatles in the previous 12 months, in light of solo projects that were being undertaken and rumours of increasing disunity within the band. |
Tags: abbey road, Beatles remasters, George Harrison, John Lennon, Let it Be, Paul McCartney, Plastic Ono Band, Ringo Starr, The Beatles
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Award for Nowhere Boy’s Aaron Johnson
Written by admin on March 31, 2010 – 6:14 am - |
Aaron Johnson was named Best Newcomer at the UK’s Empire Film Awards for his portrayal of the teenage John Lennon in the film Nowhere Boy. |
Tags: Aaron Johnson, John Lennon, Nowhere Boy, The Beatles
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