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- Beatles US debut now on DVD
- Beatles bands worldwide play tribute in US
- Beatles-inspired bands from world over feeling fab in US
| Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:37 PM PDT A NEW DVD about The Beatles' first appearances on US television's The Ed Sullivan Show has been released. It presents the programmes exactly as they appeared on the night - complete with hapless magicians and comedians, commercials and illustrations of how the pace of television has changed. The first night, 9 February, 1964, is a landmark in televisi on. An estimated 73 million Americans tuned in, the largest ever for a TV show at the time.Film clips of The Beatles on the Sullivan show have been available, but never the whole event until the release yesterday of The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles. SOFA Entertainment, which owns the archive of Sullivan shows is releasing it after getting permission from the Beatles' Apple Corps company. Sullivan clearly knew the high stakes involved that night and gave The Beatles two spots on the first show. The Beatles' power seemed muted the first time they hit the stage. Their first two songs, All My Loving and Til There Was You, both strongly focused on Paul McCartney and the band did not really hit its stride until the powerful She Loves You. Even then, the cameras seemed to short-change John Lennon in favour of McCartney. Their performances on the following week's show from Miami are regarded as much better. Cutaways to the audience show young girls who can barely stay in their seats from the excitement of it all. The Beatles' cheekiness, enthusiasm and talent was bracing. As Andrew Solt, chief executive of SOFA, explained: "It's like they were in colour and everybody else was in black and white." This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Beatles bands worldwide play tribute in US Posted: 07 Sep 2010 08:28 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AFP) – The resemblance was striking: four young men in suits and skinny black ties, all sporting an early-Beatles bowl haircut, with the same guitars, and of course, the songs that still make crowds go wild. Except for one difference: instead of John, Paul, George and Ringo, this Fab Four featured Diego, Juan Carlos, Francisco and Heriberto. And it wasn't Liverpool's Cavern Club. This was a festival for Beatles-inspired music lovers on the banks of the Potomac River outside Washington. And these crowd-pleasers were not British but Puerto Rican. "The Jukebox," a cover band steeped in the magic of the Beatles, was among some 50 groups who took turns making fans scream and shout at the Abbey Road on the River festival this Labor Day holiday weekend. The event, billed as the "the world's largest Beatles-inspired music festival," drew groups from around the globe like Germany's "Lucy in the Sky" and "The Norwegian Beatles," who boast being "probably the northernmost Beatles tribute band in the world." Half a century after they first stepped up to the mic, the Beatles continue to inspire new generations of followers. But apart from the music that brings them together, tribute bands use a broad variety of formats. There is everything from Jimmy Pou, a one-man orchestra specializing in George Harrison's repertoire, to the "Newbees," a big band with violinists, cellists and a solo singer. Not all of them dress like the cuddly mop tops or limit themselves to music from their favorite Liverpool band. Up close, the four Puerto Rican "Beatles," who are nearing their forties, may lack the youth of their heroes at the height of Beatlemania, even though they were not even born when the legendary band finally split. But they still manage to wow their audiences with their perfect English, playing hit after hit before a greying crowd that delights in the nostalgia. "We try to look like them, but we don't pretend to be them," said Francisco Cairol, Jukebox's solo guitarist who plays the role of George Harrison on stage. The group hopes to simply share a good time with their audience. "People are happy and dancing, that's the greatest feeling ever," he told AFP. The 38-year-old said he and his colleagues make a living by imitating their idols, playing in several countries, including at the legendary Cavern Club and even opening a Paul McCartney concert in Puerto Rico in April. Nine years ago, the four Puerto Rican musicians set aside their repertoire of Latino hits to head into a whole new direction. Jukebox has now played some 60 Beatles songs. The group changes costumes based on the Beatles period chosen for any given concert. "We let our beard grow a bit when we play later songs," explained the would-be Harrison. At the festival in National Harbor, Maryland, fans found everything to quench their nostalgia, with stands selling stage costumes -- including the grey suits from "A Hard Day's Night" for 370 dollars -- or a replica of the bass drum used for "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," for 275 dollars. David, a T-shirt vendor, was not worried his business would dry up any time soon, even in these hard economic times. "The music will last forever and the products will last forever," he said. Abbey Road on the River has attracted some 30,000 spectators each year since 2002. The tribute festival was first held in Cleveland, Ohio and moved to Louisville, Kentucky in 2005. This year marked its Washington debut. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Beatles-inspired bands from world over feeling fab in US Posted: 08 Sep 2010 02:54 AM PDT  Members of 'The Jukebox' perform during a tribute concert to The Beatles on September 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. – AFP pic Except for one difference: instead of John, Paul, George and Ringo, this Fab Four featured Diego, Juan Carlos, Francisco and Heriberto. And it wasn't Liverpool's Cavern Club. This was a festival for Beatles-inspired music lovers on the banks of the Potomac River outside Washington. And these crowd-pleasers were not British but Puerto Rican. "The Jukebox," a cover band steeped in the magic of the Beatles, was among some 50 groups who took turns making fans scream and shout at the Abbey Road on the River festival this Labour Day holiday weekend. The event, billed as the "the world's largest Beatles-inspired music festival," drew groups from around the globe like Germany's "Lucy in the Sky" and "The Norwegian Beatles," who boast being "probably the northernmost Beatles tribute band in the world." Half a century after they first stepped up to the mic, the Beatles continue to inspire new generations of followers. But apart from the music that brings them together, tribute bands use a broad variety of formats. There is everything from Jimmy Pou, a one-man orchestra specialising in George Harrison's repertoire, to the "Newbees," a big band with violinists, cellists and a solo singer. Not all of them dress like the cuddly mop tops or limit themselves to music from their favorite Liverpool band. Up close, the four Puerto Rican "Beatles," who are nearing their forties, may lack the youth of their heroes at the height of Beatlemania, even though they were not even born when the legendary band finally split. But they still manage to wow their audiences with their perfect English, playing hit after hit before a greying crowd that delights in the nostalgia. "We try to look like them, but we don't pretend to be them," said Francisco Cairol, Jukebox's solo guitarist who plays the role of George Harrison on stage. The group hopes to simply share a good time with their audience. "People are happy and dancing, that's the greatest feeling ever," he said. The 38-year-old said he and his colleagues make a living by imitating their idols, playing in several countries, including at the legendary Cavern Club and even opening a Paul McCartney concert in Puerto Rico in April. Nine years ago, the four Puerto Rican musicians set aside their repertoire of Latino hits to head into a whole new direction. Jukebox has now played some 60 Beatles songs. The group changes costumes based on the Beatles period chosen for any given concert. "We let our beard grow a bit when we play later songs," explained the would-be Harrison. At the festival in National Harbour, Maryland, fans found everything to quench their nostalgia, with stands selling stage costumes – including the grey suits from "A Hard Day's Night" for US$370 – or a replica of the bass drum used for "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," for US$275. David, a T-shirt vendor, was not worried his business would dry up any time soon, even in these hard economic times. "The music will last forever and the products will last forever," he said. Abbey Road on the River has attracted some 30,000 spectators each year since 2002. The tribute festival was first held in Cleveland, Ohio and moved to Louisville, Kentucky in 2005. This year marked its Washington debut. – AFP This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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