Download or read book The Beatles Liverpool written by Ron Jones and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Beatles in Liverpool written by Spencer Leigh and published by Omnibus Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The story of The Beatles and their native city is one of Rock 'n' Roll's most colourful legends. Even so, until now it has usually been a story patchily told. The Beatles in Liverpool, a companion title to The Beatles in Hamburg, now recreates the authentic flavour of the time and the place that produced the world's most influential rock band. Beatles historian Spencer Leigh separates fact from fiction, while a vividly evocative selection of photographs brings Liverpool's contemporary post-war cityscape to gritty life. Here too is the real story of the Beatles' earliest musical influences as well as the significant - if less obvious - effect of Liverpool's thriving arts culture, where everything from painting to performance art helped to give this tough industrial port its creative heart as well as its abrasive sense of humour. Set in the context of the city, The Beatles' formative period becomes a more coherent story, complementing the Hamburg days and explaining why, despite their differing personalities and collective talents, The Beatles were united by a shared culture that was unlike that of any other British city of the time. Featuring exclusive interviews with fellow musicians, promoters, club managers, audience members, fans, friends and family, together with rare photographs and memorabilia..."--Publisher description.

Download or read book The Beatles 1962 1969 written by Ernesto Assante and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the Beatles from beginning to the end.

Download or read book The Twenty First Century Legacy of the Beatles written by Michael Brocken and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has taken Liverpool almost half a century to come to terms with the musical, cultural and now economic legacy of the Beatles and popular music. At times the group was negatively associated with sex and drugs images surrounding rock music: deemed unacceptable by the city fathers, and unworthy of their support. Liverpudlian musicians believe that the musical legacy of the Beatles can be a burden, especially when the British music industry continues to brand the latest (white) male group to emerge from Liverpool as ’the next Beatles’. Furthermore, Liverpudlians of perhaps differing ethnicities find images of ’four white boys with guitars and drums’ not only problematic in a ’musical roots’ sense, but for them culturally devoid of meaning and musically generic. The musical and cultural legacy of the Beatles remains complex. In a post-industrial setting in which both popular and traditional heritage tourism have emerged as providers of regular employment on Merseyside, major players in what might be described as a Beatles music tourism industry have constructed new interpretations of the past and placed these in such an order as to re-confirm, re-create and re-work the city as a symbolic place that both authentically and contextually represents the Beatles.

Download or read book The Country of Liverpool written by David Bedford and published by . This book was released on 2020-12 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1960s, Liverpool had the biggest country and western scene in Europe. Country music was part of the fabric of Liverpool; as ingrained as the Irish influence and a bowl of Scouse. Country music influenced every group. Follow the story of one of the top groups: Phil Brady and the Ranchers. When John Lennon started his group, The Quarrymen, their musical influences were skiffle (which has its roots in country music), country and western and rock 'n' roll (which has country roots too). Their musical heroes had their roots in country music and shaped The Beatles sound. ● Why were Liverpool lads obsessed with cowboys? ● Which Beatles album did John call their "Country and Western Album"? ● How many country-influenced songs did they record, both during and after The Beatles? The roots of the beat music scene of the 1960s began with Lonnie Donegan's "Rock Island Line", which was issued in 1956, beginning the skiffle craze. However, examining the skiffle music scene shows that the roots of skiffle were in country; the roots of John Lennon's Quarrymen were in country and western, which was reflected in the songs of The Beatles. Liverpool groups were playing a mixture of country, rock 'n' roll, rhythm and blues, rockabilly and whatever else it discovered. Groups had to decide which route to take. However country music wasn't completely new to Liverpool because of skiffle. Hank Walters formed his first group around 1947, while still at school. There was a country scene in Liverpool in the 1940s, when Liverpool sailors brought records back from America. They brought jazz, country, R & B and everything else that was for sale in the record stores of New York and Boston. When radio brought those American hits to the ears of British people, another music revolution was taking place. Liverpool, the last Western frontier of England, would find it had more in common with Nashville than London. So in 1962, Phil Brady decided to act on the influence of country music in his life and start his first band, going on to become the #1 country artist in Britain, receiving an award from Roy Orbison at the first British Country Music Awards. Phil, from the Dingle, met and toured with some of the biggest names in country music, like Slim Whitman, Willie Nelson, Buck Owens, Hank Snow and, when he visited Nashville in 1968, met up with Chet Atkins and George Hamilton IV, and spent the day at Willie Nelson's ranch. He recorded several albums and singles, including the very first 45rpm single for the new Cavern Sound Ltd. Phil had a fan club, run by Frank Nash, who saved many of his photos, flyers and newspaper cuttings, which are reproduced here for an insight into the musical career of one of Britain's greatest ever country music stars. Yes, some of the photos are blurred, crooked and low quality, but that makes them even more authentic and special.

Download or read book Liverpool Days written by Max Scheler and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Liddypool H C written by David Bedford and published by . This book was released on 2009-10-15 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concentrates solely on The Beatles and Liverpool, covering their rise from childhood in the 1940s and obscurity to their triumphant civic reception at Liverpool Town Hall on 10th July, 1964.

Download or read book A Cozy Beatles Mystery written by Kal Smagh and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-16 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beatlemania is building! Liverpool record store girl, Helen Spencer, lands the plummiest job -- in the Beatles Fan Club! She is new to the craziness...and the Beatles themselves. She's thrilled to meet the boys and attend their insane concerts... screaming with the growing legion of fans...answering mountains of fan club mail and seeing their 1962 shows... an exciting, pulse pounding, heart-racing time to be alive and in the midst of their soaring popularity... ...but one week before their long sought studio recording she is robbed of the souped up lyrics to Please Please Me...and goes on a desperate search to recover them before someone else records the song... The Bobbies believe she's the culprit...as she gets closer to the truth she's chased through the streets by mysterious men...to silence her. With John, Paul, George, and Ringo she's in fun-loving company and on an intense and hilarious ride. Together they work against time to figure out who did the crime. What does a junior fan girl know about saving the Beatles' dreams? Nothing except she must risk her safety and her thrilling job to solve the robbery. And she learns how much the Beatles need her help to make their big break happen. (This is a novella intended for all ages. No Beatles are harmed, mild language, no graphic descriptions of violence, or bedroom activities)

Download or read book The Beatles Landmarks in Liverpool written by Daniel K. Longman and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating collection of photographs and stories traces the ways in which The Beatles' home town has changed over the past 50 years.

Download or read book Paul McCartney After the Beatles A Musical Appreciation written by Adrian Allan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-07-10 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a musical analysis of Paul McCartney from 1970 to today. It is aimed at students of popular music theory; educators; musicians; and aspiring songwriters. It will also appeal to the general Beatles and McCartney fan who wishes to understand music on a deeper level - A beginner's guide to music theory and glossary are provided. Eighty of McCartney's post-Beatles songs are discussed in the format of short, but accessible essays. For each song, full details are provided concerning date of release; place of recording; instrumentation; and key signature. The description for each song details the musical techniques that McCartney uses, such as chord patterns; structure; use of instruments; vocal harmony; tonality; and key changes. In addition, every chapter details his life and work in each decade. A conclusion identifies the main characteristics of McCartney's style. The appendix details every recording location used. An invaluable guide to the music of the world's most successful songwriter.

Download or read book Liverpool Fantasy written by Larry Kirwan and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2003-05-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's 1987, and the Beatles are gathering in Liverpool for a reunion. It has been twenty-five years since John Lennon walked out of the Parlophone studios, taking George and Ringo with him. Paul, American-speaking and -acting, has become the world-famous Las Vegas entertainer Paul Montana, and he's visiting Liverpool for the first time since 1962, hoping to reunite with his boyhood chums, the once "hottest little quartet—in Liverpool." Father George, now a Jesuit priest, is recovering from a nervous breakdown; John is embittered, alcoholic, unemployed, and on the dole. His wife has left him, and young Julian has joined the fascist National Front. Ringo lives on the earnings of his entrepreneurial hairdressing wife while he and John sit in weekends with old rivals, Gerry and the Pacemakers. It is Lennon's curse that he can imagine what might have been. Liverpool Fantasy is a blackly comic meditation on the enduring hazards of friendship, the alchemy of collaboration, and what a world without the Beatles—that is, without idealism—looks like.

Download or read book Mad Day Out written by Stephen Goldblatt and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Beatles Liverpool written by Mike Haskins and published by Batsford Books. This book was released on 2022-09-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore 'Beatle Land' and the iconic sites associated with The Beatles' fame. The 'Fab Four' – John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr – were all born and brought up in Liverpool, and this illustrated guide reveals why the city was crucial to their musical success. Following in their footsteps around Liverpool and Merseyside, the book explores the places that influenced The Beatles' musical direction and eventual stardom. Discover the significance of the locations behind hit singles such as 'Strawberry Fields Forever' and 'Penny Lane', as well as iconic music venue The Cavern Club. The book's handy location map will guide you to all the sights, including: St Peter's Church where Paul famously first met John, who was playing in his band The Quarrymen in the grounds. The Mersey Ferry which provided a great venue for the Beatles to perform in 1961 and 1962. Strawberry Fields where John visited summer fairs with his aunt, and which was the inspiration behind the hit single 'Strawberry Fields Forever' Penny Lane and its bus roundabout, celebrated in the song with the same name. The Cavern Club, the iconic music venue where The Beatles played 292 times and where Brian Epstein first saw them perform in 1961. John, Paul, George and Ringo's childhood homes. The book also looks at the band's early childhood influences including schools, parents and relatives that left an indelible mark on the character of the boys as they grew up, as well as their manager Brian Epstein's role and influence as another Liverpool lad. Fully illustrated, this is the ultimate Beatles fan's guide to Liverpool.

Download or read book Bigger Than the Beatles written by Bill Harry and published by Trinity Mirror Sport Media. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highly-respected author Bill Harry goes on the record with his unique inside knowledge of the Liverpool music scene.

Download or read book The Beatles Liverpool written by Ron Jones and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Postcards From Liverpool written by Mark Brickley and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-28 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Postcards From Liverpool traces the Beatles' source sounds. Music journalist Mark Brickley deconstructs the group's vocal style, traces Motown's and Bob Dylan's influences and follows the Beatles into EMI/Abbey Road studios, explaining their recording techniques and innovations. Postcards From Liverpool has forty-two original b/w photos.