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Ringo Starr has always been a health nut, but even his obsessive rituals for clean and environmentally conscious living are no longer doing everything they did as he advances in years, a source exclusively tells Closer.
The aging Beatle, 84, recently sparked health fears after canceling the remaining shows in his U.S. tour on Wednesday, September 25, which included a widely anticipated return performance at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The drummer made the decision following a doctor consultation for a nasty cold, during which he was advised to take it easy for a while.
“He’s still keeping up with the all-organic vegan diet and hasn’t touched a drop of alcohol in 36 years, but even an obsession with health and avoiding germs isn’t enough to keep the flu bug away, at least not anymore,” the source says.
“For a guy who never got the sniffles, this is worrying.”
Before kicking off his fall tour with his All Starr Band in San Diego on Saturday, September 7, the Beatles alum opened up about how he stays healthy.
Speaking about his habits to The San Diego Union-Tribune in May 2023, the rocker said, “I watch what I eat. I’ve been vegetarian for the last 25 years.
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Morgan Neville has long been in the business of telling stories about real people. While so many filmmakers lean into the fictional or dramatized world, Neville turns his focus over and over again to the sometimes stranger-than-fiction lives of household names. With his next project, Man on the Run, the Academy and Grammy Award-winning documentarian will tune-up to the life of famed musician, Paul McCartney. But before you think this is just another documentary focused on the Beatles, think again, because Neville is shifting his focus to the legendary songwriter’s life and career following the band’s breakup.
During a recent chat with Collider’s Steve Weintraub for his unique Pharrell Williams doc Piece by Piece, Neville gave plenty of updates on the upcoming production, including when audiences can expect to see it and what pieces of McCartney’s incredible life it will include. Sharing the status of Man on the Run, Neville revealed that it was well on its way to audiences, saying, “I’m very far in the project. It’s gonna come out next year.” While he’s still not sure if it’s festival-bound, he added, “The film’s almost done, and I’m really excited about it.”
Any Beatles fan out there knows about the iconic rooftop concert that now signifies a book-end of the band’s existence. But, beyond that, McCartney stayed busy making music for decades. Man on the Run seeks to dive into that part of the musician’s life, with Neville explaining:
Source: Collider
Already one of history's greatest rock bands, The Beatles were even more than the sum of their parts. In the wake of the band's legendary 1960s run came a number of high-profile solo releases from each individual member. That includes Ringo, whose eponymous 1973 album peaked at #2 on the U.S. charts and yielded two #1 singles … with a little help from his friends, of course.
What's no less striking than the substantial output of each respective Beatle is the evolution of their signature sounds and styles. From George Harrison's idiosyncratic slide guitar to John Lennon's raw candor, certain albums were nearly as groundbreaking as the group efforts that preceded them. Acclaimed releases such as "All Things Must Pass" and "Plastic Ono Band" also helped redefine the personas of their creators.
Then there's Paul McCartney, or Macca, which is his English nickname, who arguably carried the torch of Beatles-style melodies into each of the subsequent decades. At the same time, he tirelessly explored an assortment of production styles and peripheral genres, including classical and electronic. As a solo artist or with Wings, Macca has released over 20 top 10 singles to date, putting his post-Beatles career in the same ranks as some of music's bestselling acts.
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The Beatles have announced a brand new reissue of their album ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ in celebration of its 60th anniversary.
The reissue is also in celebration of National Album Day and will come in the form of a limited edition 180g white pressing of the 1964 LP. The ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ 60th anniversary reissue is set for release on October 19.
Released as their third studio album, ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ was penned solely by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, highlighting the development of their songwriting partnership. The LP also served as a partial soundtrack to the band’s first film of the same name and includes its titular track and ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ which both became transatlantic Number One singles for the group.
‘A Hard Day’s Night’ 60th anniversary reissue tracklist is:
Side one:
1.’A Hard Day’s Night’
2. ‘I Should Have Known Better’
3. ‘If I Fell’
4. ‘I’m Happy Just To Dance With You’
5. ‘And I Love Her’
6. ‘Tell Me Why’
7. ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’
Source: Anagricel Duran/nme.com
Apple Corps Limited released Yellow Submarine in the UK on July 17, 1968. The Beatles had enjoyed the success of their first two cinematic releases, A Hard Day’s Night and Help! but Magical Mystery Tour had been the band’s first misstep. Broadcast on BBC1 on December 26, 1967, it was filmed in color but shown in black and white. Although the band was quick to use that as an excuse, the film had other failings, and it was the first Beatles project to be considered a critical failure.
The early press release for Yellow Submarine announced an animated feature with The Beatles providing their own character’s voices. Ultimately, other actors supplied the voices for the Fab Four’s speaking parts, except for a cameo appearance by the band at the end of the movie. The Beatles supplied four new songs for the soundtrack, and the film also used older existing songs. Let’s take a look at the story behind “Hey Bulldog” by The Beatles.
Sheepdog, standing in the rain
Bullfrog doing it again
Some kind of happiness is
Measured out in miles
What makes you think you’re
Something special when you smile
One of Their Final Group Efforts
The Beatles were about to go to India and planned to release a promotional film for “Lady Madonna” during their absence. A film crew captured footage of the band in the studio while they were writing and recording “Hey Bulldog.” Engineer Geoff Emerick said it was one of their final group efforts. When the band returned from India, they tended to work more individually as their relationship became increasingly strained. In 1997, McCartney told author Barry Miles, “I remember ‘Hey Bulldog’ as being one of John’s songs, and I helped him finish it off in the studio, but it’s mainly his vibe. There’s a little rap at the end between John and I; we went into a crazy little thing at the end.”
Source: Jay McDowell/americansongwriter.com
John, Paul, George and Ringo: time and time again, these four boys from Liverpool have been called the greatest rock 'n' roll band in history. They spawned Beatlemania and launched the British invasion of America so its little wonder that The Beatles are the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed act in the rock music era. For this list, we start at the beginning and go through the moments in The Beatles' career that we felt specifically related to their music or that impacted their music making.
These four boys from Liverpool spawned Beatlemania. Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we’re taking a look at the Beatles’ top 10 musical moments.
For this list, we start at the beginning and go through the moments in The Beatles’ career that we felt specifically related to their music or that impacted their music making.
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George Harrison’s historic Futurama – which he played extensively across more than 324 Beatles performances – is going up for auction for a second time.
Julien’s Auctions announced the sale during an official unveiling event today (Thursday 3 October) in Liverpool, during which it called the oddball electric guitar “one of the holy grails of historic Beatles guitars”.
Source: Matt Owen/guitarworld.com
Sir Paul McCartney has teased that he will play new Beatles song Now And Then on his upcoming Got Back 24 tour in new footage of him and his band rehearsing.
In the video, the 82-year-old singer can be seen performing in front of a screen showing a clip from the song’s music video, which was released in November 2023.
The song was created from a home demo of a ballad that John Lennon had recorded in 1977 but left unfinished, with surviving bandmates Sir Paul and Sir Ringo Starr finishing the track using overdubs and guitar tracks from George Harrison, who died in 2001.
The pair also used AI technology to separate the vocals from the home demo on the song which has never been performed live by Sir Paul. Along with the new song, Sir Paul can also be heard tearing through other classics from the Fab Four including Helter Skelter from 1968’s The Beatles (commonly known as The White Album), I’ve Got A Feeling from 1970’s Let It Be, and Carry That Weight from 1969’s Abbey Road.
Source: uk.news.yahoo.com
Seth Rogovoy’s "Within You Without You" sheds new light on George Harrison’s pivotal contributions to The Beatles
George Harrison of English rock and pop group The Beatles, wearing sunglasses and a denim jacket, takes part in filming of the television musical film 'Magical Mystery Tour' at Newquay in Cornwall on 13th September 1967. (David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images)
When it comes to the so-called Quiet Beatle, author Seth Rogovoy’s "Within You Without You: Listening to George Harrison" accomplishes a rare feat. In a sea of ineffectual biographies devoted to the Beatles’ guitarist, Rogovoy makes a case for Harrison’s most important contribution: the music itself.
A self-described amateur guitarist, Rogovoy draws upon his musical skills to deliver a powerful new reading of Harrison’s role in fueling one Lennon-McCartney classic after another. Rogovoy offers a careful delineation of the mottos, riffs, and licks via which Harrison left a distinctive imprint upon the Beatles’ sound, from early hits such as “Please Please Me” and “She Loves You” through "Abbey Road" and the group’s twilight years.
As Rogovoy astutely writes, Harrison “was one of four, and if sometimes it was hard to get a word in edgewise when your bandmates were the wickedly outrageous John Lennon, the voluble Paul McCartney, and the affable Ringo Starr, Harrison made every word count. His wit was as quick and biting as Lennon's. He did not suffer fools gladly—by the evidence of his songs, he despised them.”
Source: salon.com
After The Beatles broke up, Paul McCartney began touring for the first time in years with his band Wings. The Beatles stopped touring in 1966, so many people hoped to hear McCartney perform them live with Wings. He shared why he decided not to do that on their first tour, even though it complicated things for him.
Paul McCartney didn’t want to play Beatles songs on his 1st tour with Wings
McCartney went years without touring, so he admitted he was “very nervous” ahead of his first concert dates with Wings.
“The main thing I didn’t want to face was the torment of five rows of press people with little pads all looking and saying, ‘Oh, well, he’s not as good as he was.’ So we decided to go out on that university tour, which made me less nervous because it was less of a big deal,” he told Rolling Stone.
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