Why did Ringo walk out in 1968?
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'The Walrus was Paul'?
In Glass Onion John Lennon writes 'Here's another clue for you all/The Walrus was Paul'. What did he mean?
Which Beatle did Frank Sinatra sing for?
Of all the women who married a Beatle, Maureen Starkey came closest to fulfilling the job description as seen my the average fan. Not mildly posh (Cynthia, Patty) or intimidatingly foreign (Linda and Yoko) she seemed to have risen from the ranks of the fans. While the future Mrs Ono-Lennon claimed to have somehow missed Beatlemania, Maureen had been there from the outset - and had the bruised shins from rivals to prove it. If the dream was to to be serenaded by a Fab -then she was living it. Only that was never the deal Chez Starkey. Though well suited in fundamental respects, their record collections were mutually exclusive. Ringo was rock and roll man - with a long standing sideline in country and western. Maureen was much more old school - a lover of crooners swept both her homeland and her adopted one. Her story is that she arrived in It is true that her modernist musical set - John Cage and company - were not believed to be first first in line at Shea Stadium. It'...
Which Beatle designed furniture?
Designer Robin Cruikshank was doing work for Apple in 1969 at a time when the Starkeys were abandoning the suburbs for north London. Ringo was impressed by Cruikshank's steel and glass work and invited him to designing some pieces for hiss new Hampstead/Highgate home. The two men got on so well that they formed a company ROH — with Starr/Starkey owning 51% to Cruickshank’s 49%. Admittedly, Ringo’s investment was in relative terms small change dropped down his soon to be discarded old school sofa but it was another indication of the depth of his new interest. Blue Peter Ringo’s design contribution is unclear — he had no formal training but seems to have provided conceptual ideas — one being inspired by a visit to his local car showroom. Why not set the grille of a Rolls Royce into a stainless steel table? In addition to his investment and ideas, Ringo was an enthusiastic front man for the company in its early years. In 1971 he made a famous appearance on Blue Peter, in an unlikely ...
Why was early Dylan a key influence?
Always intensely competitive, The Beatles monitored the output of their rivals closely. None came close to matching their commercial success, but they did consider Bob Dylan an artistic peer Why Dylan loomed large The two most influential pop acts of the 1960s were initially wary of each other. As the world was going Beatles-mad, Bob told pals he had no time for 'bubblegum music'. Paul, for his part, dismissed the 'folk crap' he had not actually heard. Meanwhile, the rivals were busy checking each other out. McCartney has said that he first came across a physical copy of Freewheelin' (1963) during a radio interview. This then mysteriously ended up back at The Beatles' hotel suite, where they famously 'wore it out'. Meanwhile, Bob was grasping that these British guys weren't going anywhere soon. He began listening more closely. The Beatles' record sales dwarfed those of Bob Dylan. In terms of musical influence, the relationship was inverse. Paul M...