Yesterday marked the 58th anniversary of The Beatles’ first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show … and The Beatles Channel’s Chris Carter treated listeners of his “Breakfast With The Beatles” program to the audio clips of not only that complete televised performance, but also several other Sullivan appearances throughout The Fab Four’s fabulous and incredible career. It was a real treat to hear the live versions of these tunes again.
Wow … 58 years ago. I
was ten and yet can still remember watching the entire thing (as well as their
two follow-up appearances in the weeks to come.) The world has never really been the same since.
How is it even REMOTELY possible that Ed Sullivan isn’t in The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame?!?!? He brought the biggest names in rock right into our living rooms every Sunday Night for 20+ years … from the controversial appearances of Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones and The Doors to the biggest names of pop like The Supremes, The Fifth Dimension, Dionne Warwick and Petula Clark. Herman’s Hermits, The Dave Clark Five, Buddy Holly, Bobby Darin, The Everly Brothers … the list goes on and on and on … and we were introduced to ALL of them thanks to Ed’s program.
Alan Freed and Dick Clark have been recognized … yet the man
responsible for introducing rock and roll to MILLIONS of viewers every week has
not. Something is TERRIBLY wrong with this
picture. (kk)
Mark Lapidos, founder of Beatlefest (now The Fest For Beatles
Fans) shares his memories of seeing The Fab Four for the very first time on The
Ed Sullivan Show …
58
Years Ago Today - The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show! (mailchi.mp)
And since we find ourselves once again complaining about the
logic (or lack thereof) of The Rock Hall, we may as well give you the latest
ranking of the Fan Vote as it stands this morning as I type this …
FOUR artists have now earned over 100,000 votes …
The Top 40 are Eminem (165,000 votes), Duran Duran (145,000 votes), Pat Benatar (133,000 votes) and Dolly Parton (111,000 votes). Rounding out The Top Ten (there are SEVENTEEN nominees this year!!!) are: Eurythmics (86,000 votes), Lionel Richie and Judas Priest (each with 77,000 votes), Carly Simon (70,000 votes), Rage Against The Machine (with 58,000 votes) and Devo (with 49,000 votes) kk
Carole King turned 80 yesterday … and her first breakout solo
LP, the landmark and legendary “Tapestry,” turns 51 today.
The list of songs she has had her hand in writing is
staggering … the fact that so many of these have become timeless classics even
more so.
Carole – we salute you and we thank you. Our lives are richer (and have been so much more
enjoyable) because of the gift you have shared with all of us. (Carole was inducted into The Rock And Roll
Hall of Fame last year as a solo artist.
She had been recognized many years before for her songwriting contributions.)
Harvey Kubernik sent in these links to share …
I penned the liner notes to the deluxe
edition of "Tapestry" ten years ago for Sony/Legacy/Ode
Records.
A
month doesn't go by where I am not asked about this epic album produced by Lou
Adler.
Celebrate
and enjoy.
Harvey
Kubernik.
(Visit
Kubernik's Korner at www.otherworldcottageindustries.com)
Kubernik: Carole King "Tapestry"
50th Anniversary | Music ... https://www.musicconnection.com/kubernik-carole
...
Jan 21, 2022 · by Harvey Kubernik “Small miracles brought us here.” - Holly Prado The 1971 legendary Tapestry album released on February 10, 1971 from singer/songwriter and pianist Carole King was produced by Lou Adler and …
Troubadours | Carole King’s
Monumental Tapestry Album ... https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters ...
https://www.shindig-magazine.com/?p=4488
Several years ago,
Micky Dolenz recorded what I consider to be his best solo album, “King For A
Day,” a salute to Carole King’s music.
(King, of course, wrote several songs for The Monkees’ songbook,
including the #2 1967 smash “Pleasant Valley Sunday.”)
Here is MY favorite
track on that album … a new reading of The Everly Brothers’ 1962 hit “Crying In
The Rain” … recorded as a duet with his sister Coco Dolenz. (kk)
ON THE ROAD AGAIN:
Ringo’s All-Starr Band will be hitting the road again this
summer … with a line-up that’ll include Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Hamish
Stuart and Greg Bissonette and Edgar Winter.
(What??? No Joe Walsh?!?!?)
Ringo says, “I can’t wait to get
back out on the road and play. This is
the longest I’ve been off the road in years – up until 2020, I was touring
every year with the All Starrs – and I’ve really missed it. Making music in the
studio has been great, and it certainly saved me during the pandemic, but
nothing beats playing live with great musicians in front of an audience. I love
my fans and they love me and it’s going to be wonderful to be peace and loving
and playing for them again.”
Tour dates announced so far include:
May 27th and May 28th, 2022 - Rama, Ontario – Casino
Rama
May 30th - Canandaigua, NY – CMAC
June 2nd - Boston, MA – Wang Theater (with The Avett
Brothers)
June 3rd - Worcester, MA – Hanover Theater
June 4th - Gilford, NH – Bank of NH Pavilion (with
The Avett Brothers)
June 6th, 7th and 8th - New
York, NY – The Beacon Theatre
June 10th - Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Theater
June 11th - Easton, PA – State Theater
June 12th - Providence, RI – PPAC
June 14th and 15th - Baltimore, MD –
Modell Lyric
June 17th - Lenox, MA – Tanglewood
June 18th - Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Arena
June 19th - Philadelphia, PA – Metropolitan Theater
June 21st - Richmond, VA – Virginia Credit Union Live
June 22nd - Atlanta, GA – Cobb Center
June 24th - St Augustine, FL – The AMP
June 25th - Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock
June 26th - Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall
More information can be found at www.RingoStarr.com
Also hitting the road … The Who!!!
THE WHO HIT BACK Tour launches on April
22nd at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, FL, and will run thru the
end of May before taking a short break before resuming with the “Fall leg” of
the tour on October 2nd in Toronto. (And they'll be performing with a full orchestra!)
A complete list of currently scheduled
dates is shown below …
SPRING
April 22nd - Hard Rock Live / Hollywood, FL
April 24th - VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena /
Jacksonville, FL
April 27th - Amalie Arena / Tampa, FL
April 30th - New Orleans Jazz Festival
May 3rd - Moody Center / Austin, TX
May 5th - American Airlines Center / Dallas, TX
May 8th - The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion / The
Woodlands, TX
May 10th - Paycom Center / Oklahoma City, OK
May 13th - FedExForum / Memphis, TN
May 15th - TQL Stadium / Cincinnati, OH
May 18th - TD Garden / Boston, MA
May 20th - Wells Fargo Center / Philadelphia, PA
May 23rd - Capital One Arena / Washington, D.C.
May 26th - Madison Square Garden / New York City, NY
May 28th - Bethel Woods Center of the Arts / Bethel,
NY
FALL
October 2nd - Scotiabank Arena / Toronto, ON
October 4th - Little Caesars Arena / Detroit, MI
October 7th - UBS Arena / Belmont Park, NY
October 9th - Schottenstein Center / Columbus, OH
October 12th - United Center / Chicago, IL
October 14th - Enterprise Center / St. Louis, MO
October 17th - Ball Arena / Denver, CO
October 20th - Moda Center / Portland, OR
October 22nd - Climate Pledge Arena / Seattle, WA
October 26th - Golden 1 Center / Sacramento, CA
October 28th - Honda Center / Anaheim, CA
November 1st - Hollywood Bowl / Los Angeles, CA
November 4th
and 5th - Dolby Live at Park MGM / Las Vegas, NV
The other day we told you about Micky Dolenz hitting the road
for his “Micky Dolenz Celebrates The Monkees” tour, kicking in April. These shows will predate his next trip around
the country with Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals (which follows hot on its
heels!)
Dates announced thus far for THAT tour are as follows:
Micky Dolenz / Felix Cavaliere
Tour Dates
April 23rd – Lancaster, PA – American
Music Theatre
April 24th – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre
May 12th – Red Bank, NJ – Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre at the Count Basie
Center
May 14th – Patchogue, NY – Patchogue Theatre for the Perf. Arts
June 3rd – New York, NY – Palladium Times Square
June 4th – Lynn, MA – Lynn Auditorium
More dates will be added.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST:
You may not know the name … I didn't … but I LOVE everything
about this recording he did … Great guitar, echo, singing, the song, you name
it. I had others by the band, but this was the trademark and it was a
great one. https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/donny-gerrard-dead-wildflower-singer-1235027826/
Clark
A great song for sure … and a Top Ten Hit
across the boards in 1973. Love it! Sad to hear the news. Thanks, Clark. (kk)
Short but sweet today, folks … I simply
ran out of time …
But I CAN promise you BRAND NEW POSTINGS FOR THE NEXT THIRTEEN STRAIGHT DAYS … so be sure to check back often. Thanks, all!
(kk)
