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How the Beatles and Dylan went from musical rivals to creative soulmates
Of all the Beatles, George Harrison (left) was closest to Dylan. The pair are pictured at the annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, 1988 - Ron Galella/Getty In 1964, a year after Paul McCartney had dismissed Bob Dylan’s debut LP as “folk c--p”, he spotted a copy at a French radio station. He decided to take the record back to the Beatles’ Paris hotel suite, and he and the band were hooked. “We all went potty on Dylan,” John Lennon said.
The Silver Lining of Shepherd's Table
SILVER SPRING, Md. - In Downtown Silver Spring, Shepherd's Table works to combat increasing homelessness by offering more than just meals, but a place of refuge and resources without missing a single day.
The deeply toxic aftermath of The Beatles’ break-up
All You Need Is Love is a strange title for a book about the petty resentments and soul-sapping feuds behind the collapse of what Ringo Starr describes here as “the best band that ever was”. But it isn’t solely about The Beatles’ end. Instead, it’s an oral history, repurposed from interviews conducted by Peter Brown, an aide to Beatles manager Brian Epstein then an executive at the group’s company Apple, and American writer Steven Gaines.
Your Turn: CentraCare exhibits courage and compassion in asking for public protections
Being an armchair critic is not that hard. Dan Johnson’s Feb. 3 Opinion piece criticizes CentraCare leadership for overreach in asking local city leaders for mask mandates in response to the swell of COVID cases in CentraCare facilities. He states that attempting political policy change is not the job of a health care provider and points to loss of credibility of CentraCare because of this request. Yes, many citizens are tired of wearing masks and can’t see the benefit this simple action could have.
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You’ll Never Walk Alone: from Broadway to Liverpool FC
Many popular songs have made their way on to the football terraces of the world (among them and ), but perhaps the best known of these is...
You were in a band that once supported Eddie & The Hot Rods at the Hope & Anchor? Me too - AndAnd!And
I used to be in a band. Impressed? Don’t be. Many of my friends have also been in bands, as have lots of people I follow on Twitter and Facebook. In fact, who am I kidding? You’ve probably been in a band, too. My son’s in one. His friends, their parents, his school teachers and his driving instructor – they’ve been in bands, too.
‘Autumn Leaves’ — the song about death that lives on
“As Bond neared the end of the corridor, he could hear a piano swinging a rather sad tune,” wrote Ian Fleming in his 1956 novel Diamonds...
‘Jealous Guy’ was a perfect fit for Roxy Music
“All the cigarette lighters came out,” said Bryan Ferry about the first time Roxy Music performed John Lennon’s “Jealous Guy”.
Bright Phoebus: rebirth of a magical vision of Britain
“It’s illuminating, like the sun,” says singer-songwriter Richard Hawley about Bright Phoebus, the 1972 album by Lal and Mike Waterson.
Why Take Five owes its existence to the US State Department
“Take Five”, which in 1961 became the biggest jazz hit since the swing era, owes its existence to the US State Department.
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