New from Ringo!
Ringo Starr has release a new song, “Here’s to the Night,” featuring some of our other fav artists:
ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for July 6
BORN
BILL HALEY of Bill Haley And His Comets
THIS HAPPENED
In 1957, John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time at The Woolton Church Parish Fete where The Quarrymen were appearing. As The Quarrymen were setting up for their evening performance, McCartney — eager to impress Lennon — picked up a guitar and played Eddie Cochran’s “Twenty Flight Rock” and Gene Vincent’s “Be-Bop-A-Lula.” And the world was blissfully unaware of how it had been changed.
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ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for June 18
BORN
PAUL McCARTNEY
RAY LaMONTAGNE
THIS HAPPENED
In 1948, Columbia Records started the first mass production of the 33rpm long player (LP). The new format could contain a maximum of 23 minutes of music per side versus the three minutes that could be squeezed on to a 78rpm disc.
In 1977, Fleetwood Mac went to #1 on the US singles chart with “Dreams,” the group’s first and only US #1. Stevie Nicks says she wrote the song at the Record Plant studio in Sausalito, California, in about 10 minutes.
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Paul McCartney: Live from NYC
Paul McCartney celebrates the release of his new album with a LIVE STREAM. Watch here!
PAUL McCARTNEY Releases All New Music
Paul’s new album is slated for Fall 2018 release on Capitol Records.
