Sunday, 8 November 2015, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Brewster Ladies' Library, 1822 Main St, Brewster, MA The Beatles: Band of the Sixties Explore the music of The Beatles in this 60-minute multimedia presentation (part history and part musical analysis) spanning the full 1960's: beginning with the band's seminal visits to Hamburg, continuing through Beatlemania, and concluding with Abbey Road. The program will be supplemented with audio clips of music and excerpts from interviews with the band members.
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Saturday, 7 November 2015, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
1250 Somerset Ave, Dighton, MA From the Shadow of JFK: The Rise of Beatlemania in America Many Beatles authors and scholars have cited John F. Kennedy's assassination on 22 November 1963 as a cause of the Beatles' sudden popularity in the United States in early 1964. Their logic: Kennedy's assassination made America sad, then the Beatles made America happy again. But this commonly accepted answer is overly simplistic. America has suffered numerous tragedies and rebounded each time, but the popularity and staying power of the Beatles remains unmatched in American history. The real answer is that Kennedy's life and death inadvertently primed the nation for the Beatles' arrival and success. This 60-minute program will explain how and why. Friday, 6 November 2015, 10:00 a.m. - noon
Middlesex Institute for Lifelong Education, 100 Training Hill Rd, Middletown, CT The History of Rock 'n' Roll This 60-minute multimedia presentations will trace the development of Rock 'n' Roll (as distinct from Rock of the 1960's) from its roots in the blues and country music, through its pinnacle in the mid 1950's, its abrupt decline in the late 50's, and conclude with its legacy and influence on musicians of subsequent decades. Artists discussed will include Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, and others. & The Influence of American Rock 'n' Roll on The Beatles Before the Beatles ever wrote their own songs or performed on stage, they were inspired to do so by American rock 'n' roll records. This 60-minute multimedia program will illustrate the influence of Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and other American recording artists from the 1950's on the Beatles through side-by-side comparisons and musical analysis of Beatles covers and original recordings. November 5: "From the Shadow of JFK: The Rise of Beatlemania in America" at the Orange Senior Center11/4/2015 Thursday, 5 November 2015, Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Orange Senior Center, 525 Orange Center Rd, Orange, CT From the Shadow of JFK: The Rise of Beatlemania in America Many Beatles authors and scholars have cited John F. Kennedy's assassination on 22 November 1963 as a cause of the Beatles' sudden popularity in the United States in early 1964. Their logic: Kennedy's assassination made America sad, then the Beatles made America happy again. But this commonly accepted answer is overly simplistic. America has suffered numerous tragedies and rebounded each time, but the popularity and staying power of the Beatles remains unmatched in American history. The real answer is that Kennedy's life and death inadvertently primed the nation for the Beatles' arrival and success. This 60-minute program will explain how and why. Wednesday, 4 November 2015, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Prosser Library, 1 Tunxis Ave, Bloomfield, CT The Beatles: Band of the Sixties Explore the music of The Beatles in this 90-minute multimedia presentation (part history and part musical analysis) spanning the full 1960's: beginning with the band's seminal visits to Hamburg, continuing through Beatlemania, and concluding with Abbey Road. The program will be supplemented with audio clips of music and excerpts from interviews with the band members. Monday, 2 November 2015, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
New Milford Public Library, 24 Main Street, New Milford, CT The Beatles: Band of the Sixties Explore the music of The Beatles in this 90-minute multimedia presentation (part history and part musical analysis) spanning the full 1960's: beginning with the band's seminal visits to Hamburg, continuing through Beatlemania, and concluding with Abbey Road. The program will be supplemented with audio clips of music and excerpts from interviews with the band members. November 1: "The Beatles: Band of the Sixties" at St. John's Episcopal Church, West Hartford, CT10/31/2015 Sunday, 1 November 2015, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT The Beatles: Band of the Sixties Explore the music of The Beatles in this 60-minute multimedia presentation (part history and part musical analysis) spanning the full 1960's: beginning with the band's seminal visits to Hamburg, continuing through Beatlemania, and concluding with Abbey Road. The program will be supplemented with audio clips of music and excerpts from interviews with the band members. Wednesday, 28 October 2015, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Bellingham Public Library, 100 Blackstone St, Bellingham, MA The Beatles: Band of the Sixties Explore the music of The Beatles in this 60-minute multimedia presentation (part history and part musical analysis) spanning the full 1960's: beginning with the band's seminal visits to Hamburg, continuing through Beatlemania, and concluding with Abbey Road. The program will be supplemented with audio clips of music and excerpts from interviews with the band members. Of all the presentations I do, the one I give tomorrow is my favorite:
Tuesday, 27 October 2015, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Wilbraham Public Library, 25 Crane Park Dr., Wilbraham, MA Let it Be: The Beatles, January 1969 January 1969, in which the Beatles recorded what would ultimately constitute the album Let it Be, is paradoxically both the least understood and most well-documented month of the band's entire existence. This 90-minute multimedia presentation will explain what happened during that fractious month through quotes from the band members and “fly on the wall” excerpts from the recording sessions. Monday, 26 October 2015, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Chappaqua Public Library, 195 S Greeley Ave, Chappaqua, NY The Beatles: Band of the Sixties Explore the music of The Beatles in this 60-minute multimedia presentation (part history and part musical analysis) spanning the full 1960's: beginning with the band's seminal visits to Hamburg, continuing through Beatlemania, and concluding with Abbey Road. The program will be supplemented with audio clips of music and excerpts from interviews with the band members. |
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