Sunday, 11 October 2015, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Monessen Public Library, 326 Donner Ave, Monessen, PA 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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Tomorrow I launch a massive Beatles lecture tour out to New England and back: 33 speaking engagements in 34 days in 8 states. Program #1 of 33 will be at the Brookville Branch of the Dayton Metro Library:
Saturday, 10 October 2015, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Dayton Metro Library, Brookville Branch, 425 Rona Parkway Drive, Brookville, OH 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. October 1: "The Beatles: Band of the Sixties" at the Greensburg-Decatur County Public Library9/30/2015 Thursday, 1 October 2015, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Greensburg-Decatur County Public Library, 1110 E Main St, Greensburg, IN 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. This Saturday, September 19, I'll be giving two talks in Northeastern Indiana:
Saturday, 19 September 2015, 10:00-11:30 a.m. Limberlost Public Library, 164 Kelly St., Rome City, IN 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 90-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. Saturday, 19 September 2015, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Kendallville Public Library, 221 South Park Ave, Kendallville, IN 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. While in England last July, I met up with Spencer Leigh (one of England's leading Beatles authors) who invited me to give an interview on BBC Radio. That interview was recently published and is available on the BBC website through September of this year by clicking here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02zj37d Later this month, Get Back Wisconsin will be hosting a one-day Beatles workshop in Madison, Wisconsin.
FULL SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY: 9:00-9:45 Introductory session A quick overview of what we are doing and why A few words about each of the specialized sessions A short performance by GET BACK WISCONSIN 10:00-11:00 Specialized sessions round 1 -Drums (led by John Nokovic) -Bass (led by Steve Morgan) -Keyboard/Strings/Winds (led by Aviv Kammay) -Guitar (led by Geoff Blake-Horst and Sean Michael Dargan) 11:15-12:15 Specialized sessions round 2 -Vocals (led by Sean Michael Dargan and Steve Morgan) -Beatles literacy: Discography and bibliography (led by Geoff Blake-Horst and Aviv Kammay) 12:15-1:30 Lunch 1:30-2:30 Specialized sessions round 3 -Self-contained “inauthentic” Beatles covers for the solo artist (led by Sean Michael Dargan) -Arranging Beatles covers in the practical world (led by Aviv Kammay and Steve Morgan) 2:45-4:15 Practice time in small, ad hoc ensembles, each facilitated by one or more Get Back Wisc. members 4:30-6:00 Closing session Performances by workshop participants A live rehearsal by GET BACK WISCONSIN (using Rubber Soul material) Q&A with GET BACK WISC. Registration costs $50 ($40 for students). The deadline for registration is September 19. You can register by clicking here: http://madisonmusicfoundry.com/education/programs/beatles-workshop Monday, 24 August 2015, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Anderson Public Library, 111 E 12th St, Anderson, IN 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. Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Flora Public Library, 109 N Center St, Flora, IN 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. I return to the Kent Free Library this coming Sunday for a program that shares a title and topic with my most recent book:
Sunday, 16 August 2015, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Kent Free Library, 312 W Main St, Kent, OH 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. The Charing Cross Library (where I presented "The Beatles: Band of the Sixties" last Friday) reviewed my program in their blog "Books & the City", which can be read by clicking here:
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