The album won the Beatles the Grammy for best album, the first rock album ever to receive this accolade yet another example of how far behind the times the Grammys were! In the Library of Congress placed Sgt.
As of it has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums in history. As a grad student in Oxford when the record was released, I can attest to the tremendous interest in Sgt. Although I was mid-way through my doctoral thesis at that time, my friends and I were enthralled by the album.
We committed the songs to memory, argued over obscure and possibly drug-related references, and treated the record with something approaching reverence. Below is a photo of the Beatles in August, And here is the iconic cover of the Sgt. Pepper album. The Beatles appear immediately behind the bass drum in the center. At the time of the Sgt. What would you think if I sang out of tune Would you stand up and walk out on me? Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends Mmm, I get high with a little help from my friends Mmm, gonna try with a little help from my friends.
The song positively radiates good vibes. However, the song has also become a classic of 60s pop music. This is kind of a low-key affair: you get together with a couple dozen superstars and bang out a few songs before an audience of about 60, people.
This is of course the final song in the concert, sung by Ringo and backed up on guitar by George Harrison and drums by Phil Collins. Right at the end of the song Eric Clapton provides one of his inimitable blues guitar licks. You can see what an iconic song this has become; the entire audience is boogying and singing along with the stars on stage. Remember that on the Sgt. The Beatles end the first cut with a drawn-out Bill-ll-ll-ll-y Shears , and then following a very brief guitar intro, we segue directly into Ringo singing Help From My Friends.
Joe Cocker was a British blues musician. He is one of my favorite artists, despite the fact that he had relatively few original songs. Most of his best-known songs are covers of other tunes; however, he is a terrific bluesman whose best covers bring an entirely new take to a classic song.
In the late s, Cocker was attracted to music by following the career of British skiffle musician Lonnie Donegan, the same artist who inspired the early Beatles. He then became interested in rock and blues. Joe had the good sense to pattern his vocal stylings after rockers like Chuck Berry and in particular soul singers like Ray Charles. Cocker next worked his way through the British club circuit.
Initially, he made little headway until he hooked up with Denny Cordell, the producer for British progressive-rock groups such as Procul Harum and the Moody Blues. First off, the record featured terrific studio musicians, with Procul Harum drummer B. Wilson and guitar solos from Jimmy Page. His career took off like a rocket. Here is Cocker as he appeared at Woodstock, in his tie-dyed shirt, with his hands splayed out as he sings, in his own unique performing style.
According to him, the reaction from students is virtually always the same. See you all again … beautiful. Once Joe Cocker gained fame through his exposure at the Woodstock Festival and in particular as one of the stars of the Woodstock concert movie, he proceeded to carve out an incredibly successful career as a blues vocalist. When Saturday Night Live first began broadcasting in , an Albanian-American comedian named John Belushi was one of the original cast members.
He has been voted the most talented performer ever on Saturday Night Live. John Belushi at a toga party in the movie Animal House. Below is a publicity photo of the Blues Brothers for their movie. Landis assembled a terrific band for the Blues Brothers. Belushi and Aykroyd turned out to be fine blues musicians, and also surprisingly good dancers.
Aykroyd is a very talented harmonica player, and Belushi became an accomplished blues vocalist. In addition, Belushi gives a spot-on imitation of Cocker — the facial expressions, swinging his arms, arching his back. And by the way, kudos to SNL for sticking to live music throughout their wonderful years-and-counting run on television. No crappy lip-synching allowed on this program! SNL invariably featured a terrific studio band, backing up memorable live music.
His drug and alcohol abuse was so excessive that on several occasions he was fired, and subsequently re-hired, on Saturday Night Live. Belushi was found dead the next morning of a drug overdose. Smith was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. EltonJohnLennon Wednesday 21 April AlbertCunning Friday 14 December Both Mccartney and Hunter Davies present during the songwriting session agreed that the song was co-written Loading Daan Tuesday 29 September Yeah Boy Wednesday 27 December Sgt Pepper 67 Friday 6 December Eric K.
Friday 6 November Unfortunately, this also is not a song singed by the 4. Kite Monday 25 March Pauldel Thursday 18 March Fantastic bass by Paul on this one…. LetsPlayCool Friday 29 April Fantastic Bass indeed. What a genius Paul is on the bass!!! JP Monday 24 October Teddy Salad Tuesday 3 October More evidence being that even one down vote could eliminate a song from an album. Ludwig Beathoven Saturday 2 July Deadman Tuesday 5 July Sun king coming together Tuesday 5 July Joe Tuesday 5 July Vonbontee Tuesday 25 October Rolling over with laughter at those Beethoven comments see what I did there?
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