Without the Beatles - In the beginning...
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- Опубліковано 29 гру 2024
- Episode 1 of the brand new podcast series, Without the Beatles.
Mark Hooper and Des Burkinshaw talk about their new interview series asking famous people how the Beatles affected them and their work.
The audio podcast is avaiable on all platforms, but here's the video version of the first episode. Subscribe now @WithoutTheBeatles
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www.withoutthebeatles.com
Because of the Beatles in large part, I became a school music teacher. I was 8 years old in Feb 1964 when they showed up in the USA. I've had a nonstop roller coaster ride in music ever since, even though I had Ricky Nelson before then on TV, folk music, pop music, jand 78 rpm big band jazz era and 1950's music to listen to. The Beatles kicked down the door for me and millions of others. 1.6 billion record sales can't be wrong.
The biggest puzzle to me is how people who grew up in a later generation become besotted with the Beatles. I'm not sure I have any musical obsessions that I didn't ever hear while they were making new hits. I grew up in a New Zealand musical household (Mum sang light opera, played varous instruments, including in a big band during WWII, Dad was a major Crosby fan, and loved opera after seeing tenors in Italy during WWII) but when I was 12 years old the Beatles seemed to cross over into my parents tastes. Mum could happily sing along to the Bobbies but that never stuck with me. The Beatles were different in that I wanted to be/look like them and Mum and Dad didn't cringe. My brother and I went to see A Hard Day's Night in the afternoon and Mum and Dad had a night out to see the film the same evening. But by the time I escaped Dad's home haircuts I was aiming at a bucket of different looks. It was a very short ride from The Beatles to Led Zeppelin and just about everything in my life changed good and bad.
I was in the fifth grade when the Beatles came to NYC. After that, I kept a transistor radio under my pillow at night so I could listen to WABC play Beatles. I had a Beatles wallet. Rock n Roll was in the background before that.
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I have the DEFINITIVE collection of fuzzes based on The Beatles (and The Rolling Stones and King Crimson).
My best friend used to consult for The Beatles.
You should video chat with me and my best friend. My 90 y/o best friend was called by The Beatles SEVERAL times over the years to ask for his advice.
My best friend cofounded Motown and was the first black record store owner in Michigan as well as the first black record store owner in America to buy records in bulk direct from the manufacturer.
He was best friends with John Coltrane and launched countless music careers. He is the grandson of an American slave and grew up in Jim Crow south and marched with Martin Luther King Jr. in Detroit (where he first delivered the “I Have A Dream” speech) and was friends with Rosa Parks’ lawyer.
Talk after the holidays:) Good tobhear from you
That could only be one man. And he’s 94! If you really do know him, he would be a fascinating person to interview.
@ I don't know him. I've met him a few times. Mark and I are both longterm journos and TV bods - comes with the territory. You can see some pics in the website. Also, we'd have to put a query in just like every news organisation, so bo guarantees. I'm just asking you all - should we? If so, what should we ask if successful.
@@TheKievKen He turned 90 on August 10th.
He is getting a lifetime achievement award at 1:30 PM EST in Detroit (presented to him by the son of a two time world champion Detroit Piston)
I plan to film the event.
We livestreamed from Detroit this week, and we hope to again in January.