During his June 28 concert at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Paul McCartney brought out a surprise guest to duet with him on Helter Skelter: Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler. Is the video on YouTube? Do you even have to ask?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMJ0leIW_VQ
Fashion designer Stella McCartney, the daughter of Paul and Linda McCartney, has created a line of clothing based on the animated Yellow Submarine movie which was released three years before she was born.
Stella McCartney unveils new Beatles-inspired collection
The 'All Together Now' line takes its visual cues from Yellow Submarine.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...ection-856767/
This contract was signed by John, Paul, George and Pete but not by Brian Epstein. In his 1964 autobiography A Cellarful Of Noise, he explained, "Even though I knew I would keep the contract in every clause, I had not 100% faith in myself to help the Beatles adequately. In other words, I wanted to free the Beatles of their obligations if I felt they would be better off." And then five years later he died of a drug overdose. Dummy!
The Beatles' first contract with Brian Epstein sells for £275,000 ($347,875) at auction
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...yside-48927802
Paul was joined by "surprise guest" Ringo for two songs at last night's concert in Los Angeles. I would love for Paul and Ringo to tour together as "Beatles & Family," joined by Julian Lennon, Sean Lennon, Zak Starkey and Dhani Harrison. You may say I'm a dreamer.......
Paul McCartney brings out Ringo Starr, Joe Walsh to perform Beatles classics at Dodger Stadium concert: Watch
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news...tch/ar-AAEjHS7
Abbey Road, the Beatles' biggest-selling album worldwide, will be re-released September 27 in a remixed edition including demos and alternate takes. Oh boy!
A new ending: Behind the Beatles' Abbey Road 50th-anniversary remix
https://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...y-giles-martin
In 2008, cellist Yo-Yo Ma released an album called Songs Of Joy & Peace which was recorded in Nashville and featured several guest artists including Dave Brubeck, Diana Krall, Chris Botti and Renée Fleming. The Beatles Channel just played Yo-Yo Ma's version of George Harrison's Here Comes The Sun from that album, featuring vocals by James Taylor. Here it is on good ol' YouTube – but Taylor sounds as though his heart just wasn't in it:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iqEFyoC_924
Oh boy! I want to get this mag-a-zine! I want to get this ma-ma-ma-ma-mag-a-zine!
People celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' Abbey Road with special edition issue
People marks a half-century since the Beatles' last days with an intimate photo collection as well as a look at the inspirations and legacies of Abbey Road and a song-by-song look at the album's 17 tracks.
https://people.com/music/beatles-abb...edition-issue/
In 1982, Dutch record producer Jaap Eggermont, who created all those Stars On 45 medleys, released an album titled Lennon & McCartney Secret Songs, featuring 13 songs written by the Beatles for other artists: Nobody I Know, I'll Keep You Satisfied, From A Window, Love Of The Loved, I Don't Want To See You Again, Bad To Me, One & One Is Two, Tip Of My Tongue, I'm In Love, Like Dreamers Do, It's For You, Step Inside Love and Hello Little Girl. They were performed by Beatles soundalikes Bas Muys as John, Hans Vermeulen as George and Okkie Hyusdens as Paul. The album was released in the Netherlands and Brazil in 1982 and Spain in 1984. It was never released in the United States – but the entire album is on YouTube! Oh boy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBwXuI2Lqic
Abbey Road now holds the record – no pun intended –for the "longest period of time for an album to return to number one." A remixed version of the album, released September 27, includes demos, outtakes and alternate versions. Guinness obviously doesn't make a distinction between the 1969 album and the 2019 remix.
The Beatles' Abbey Road tops British charts, breaks Guinness World Record
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news...ord/ar-AAIiCrE
The Beatles Channel just played a live version of Well (Baby Please Don't Go) by John Lennon, Yoko Ono (who sounds like a yowling alley cat) and Frank Zappa. The Turtles' Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan provide background vocals. It was recorded June 6, 1971 at the Fillmore East in New York and included on Lennon's 1972 album Some Time In New York City. The song was first recorded in 1958 by the Olympics and was the B-side of their top-ten hit Western Movies. Here is Lennon's live version:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QzwLTIIB2Z4
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