John Lennon’s Lawyer Jay Bergen on TeaFlix Tuesday The McCartney Ladies welcome Jay Bergen on TeaFlix Tuesday. In case you missed the show, here’s the Youtube replay: For 40 years, wherever he moved, from the New York metropolitan area to his current home in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Jay Bergen FCRH ’59, LAW ’62, took six heavy banker’s boxes with him, transferring them from one garage or attic to another, where they continued to gather dust. “I always kept them with me, but I didn’t open them until five years ago,” said Bergen. When he did, he couldn’t help but sit d ..read more

There has never been another band quite like The Beatles. While many modern boybands have inspired a sense of mania among fans, which media outlets have likened to Beatlemania, nothing comes close to the phenomenon that the Fab Four elicited around the world. They were instrumental in facilitating a cultural change, becoming the faces of an era where music was rapidly progressing into more experimental territory than ever before.The Beatles released some groundbreaking albums during the 1960s, from Rubber Soul and Revolver to The White Album and Abbey Road. The Beatles weren’t afraid to push ..read more

When Ozzy Osbourne was talking about the Beatles, he gave them what might be some of the highest praise ever received in music. During a recording of one of his family’s podcasts, Sharon prompted him to talk about the Fab Four, to which he said, “[It’s] like going to bed in a black and white world and waking up and it had turned to colour. That’s exactly what it felt like.”In justifying his comment, the Black Sabbath frontman spoke about how mundane life was at the time. “Don’t forget, we’d come out of World War 2, and the whole thing, we had strict rules to live by, and they broke the fucki ..read more

George Harrison struggled to find the recognition he deserved when he began songwriting in earnest for The Beatles. The guitarist had garnered a reputation as the Quiet Beatle, and for a time, it seemed as though he would stay true to his identity and perform from the shadows or be as close as the Fab Four could get to the shadows. His position as the group’s lead guitarist wasn’t even guaranteed, with McCartney often taking over the six-string reins when necessary. But, for a long time, it appeared as though Harrison was happy with the arrangement.Eventually, though, something clicked for H ..read more

When John Lennon was assassinated on the doorstep of the the Dakota, Elliott Mintz was there to help Yoko Ono through it. He’d been by the couple’s side for the good, bad and ugly for the last decade, and now, a new book is sharing that story with the world.In We All Shine On: John, Yoko, and Me, due out this fall from Dutton, Mintz shares the story of his unlikely friendship with the pair, revealing the ups and downs of what the publisher calls a “wild, touching, heartbreaking and sometimes shocking relationship.” Read more, click link below… Source: John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Close Friend ..read more

It’s a familiar tale because we all secretly hope to have such good fortune. It’s why so many of us eagerly sift through clothing racks at the thrift shop, and why the musty air of a cobweb-ridden attic smells of opportunity to the intrepid antiquarian.Every freshly-opened box and blanket overturned is a chance at making that next big find, be it a charity shop Picasso, a yard sale film canister that turns out to be an rare original print, or an old guitar with a famous former owner that was hidden away for decades.Throughout 1963 and 1964, The Beatles were in the midst of a meteoric rise. T ..read more

A Japanese tea service bought by George Harrison when he was confined to a hotel room because of Beatlemania has gone on display in a museum.The set, one of three bought by Harrison in 1966, was given to tour manager Neil Aspinall and passed on to his son Roag Best, who now runs the Liverpool Beatles Museum on Mathew Street.Mr Best, the half-brother of the band’s original drummer Pete Best, said: “The Beatles had gone to play the Budokan. They played five shows in a three-day period and were playing to in excess of 10,000 people a show. Read more, click link below… Source: Japanese tea serv ..read more

In the latest episode of iHeartPodcast series McCartney: A Life In Lyrics, The Beatles’ grand finale to the Abbey Road album is under the microscope with the songwriter and host, poet Paul Muldoon. The closing medley of the 1969 album’s mini-suite with Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight and The End of captured the ambition and inventiveness of the band, but Paul McCartney’s songwriting is its centre. And he explained the roots of Golden Slumbers especially actually go back to discovering a piece of sheet music his step-sister Ruth had. Read more, click link below… Source: “Because I don’t r ..read more

Paul McCartney and Wings’ long-bootlegged One Hand Clapping album will finally get an official release. The sessions were recorded in August 1974 at Abbey Road Studios when the band went into the venue to lay down some music for a documentary and a possible live record. The 55-minute show aired later that year but has been rarely seen since then. The accompanying record, however, has remained a favorite bootleg album for decades. The official release will arrive on June 14.Paul and Linda McCartney were joined by Wings members Danny Laine, Jimmy McCulloch and Geoff Britton. The project was r ..read more

A long-lost 12-string acoustic guitar that John Lennon played on “Help” is going to auction and is expected to set a record price.The guitar was also played by George Harrison on “Norwegian Wood.”Darren Julien, co-founder and executive director of Julien’s Auctions, says finding this remarkable instrument is like finding a lost Rembrandt or Picasso, and it still looks and plays like a dream.The 12-string was originally gifted to Gordon Waller, of Peter and Gordon fame, then given to his manager who stored it in an attic and forgot about it. Read more, click link below… Source: JOHN LENNON’S ..read more