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May 2006
June 28, 2006 -
Liverpool
City Council: Live8 Book Launched in Liverpool .
June 27, 2006 -
The
Japan Times Online: Events slated to mark anniversary of the Beatles'
1966 visit to Tokyo ;
PR-Inside:
Ono 'Symathises' With Chapter 27 Actors ; Ultimate-Guitar.com:
Mick Jagger, Elton John, Ringo Starr Talk About Platinum Weird ;
The
Daily Mail: Heather: I fear I'll be shot dead like Lennon .
June 26, 2006 -
The
Desert Sun: It's not fab, but he's still a Starr ;
The
Desert Sun: Ringo Starr Performs at Fantasy Springs ;
The
Desert Sun: Ringo rocks ;
Chart Attacki:
George Harrison Living In The Material World Reissue On The Way ;
All Headline
News: George Harrison's Son Says Listening To "Yellow Submarine" Is
Painful ;
Times
Onlne: Beatle-mania ;
Times
Online: 'Leave the McCartneys alone' - As a new London show of her art
opens, Yoko Ono tells our correspondent why ‘the attacks should stop
with me’ ;
IT Wales: Welsh online
picture agency secure Beatles snaps ;
Beatles
Story.com: Pete Best Signing and DVD Launch ;
antiMusic:
Who Would Turn Down a Beatle? Wishbone Ash Did! ;
The Sun
Online: I fear I'll be shot dead ;
Philadelphia
Inquirer: Not feeling the love in a credit-card ad ;
abc7.com:
Hollywood Memorabilia Auction .
June 25, 2006 -
New
York Times: "Beatles in Vegas Against Long Odds" by Allan Kozinn . alternate link:
Arkansas
Democrat-Gazette: Cirque act’s soundtrack puts new sheen on Beatles
music ;
The
Post Chronicle (UPI): 'The Beatles' Head To Vegas For 10 Years ; Sunday
Mirror: Let It Bea ;
Western
Mail:: Beatles pictures mix with royalties, and he loves it, yeah, yeah ;
The
Rock Radio: Flashback: The Beatles begin final tour ; Stuff.co.nz:
Beatles photo mystery solved ;
The
Sunday Mail: Fran Healy Unplugged ;
Western
Daily Press: Hundreds of pro-hunt campaigners are set to descend on Sir
Paul McCartney's deer sanctuary in the West to take part in a mass
breaking of the hunting law... .
June 24, 2006 -Video:
NBC.com
> The Tonight Show with Jay Leno > Ringo Starr - "What Goes On"
Live (also see sidebar
for other clips).
June 23, 2006 -
MSNBC
(Newsweek): Mrs. George Harrison on New Beatles Show ;
International
Herald Tribune: A high-wire feat for Beatles music ;
Dallas
Morning News: Cirque's 'Love' is Fab-focused ;
PR.com: Earliest Known US
Beatles Concert Poster to be Auctioned ;
Times
Online: Images of Beatles on eve of fame revealed ;
Stuff.co.nz:
Magical mystery of Beatles photo ;
The
Press-Enterprise: A Starr Comes to Town ;
The
Desert Sun: Back when they were fab... ;
The
Desert Sun: A Hard Day's Night ;
The
Desert Sun: Rounding out the All-Starr sound ;
The
Orange County Register: Tarnished Starr ;
Whittier
Daily News: `When I'm 64' is just the start of the journey ;
MoviesOnline:
'The US vs John Lennon' New Poster ;
The
Washington Times: Lennon's fanciful art ;
AFP:
Yoko Ono still mourning John Lennon's murder ;
The
Post Chronicle: Raunchy Video Of Heather Mills Mccartney Airing On U.K.
TV ;
The
Rock Radio: Pete Best ready for US summer tour ;
San
Francisco Chronicle: Rick Miller nails Christianity's uses and abuses
in 'Bigger Than Jesus' .
June 22, 2006 -
The Sun
Online: Macca bruv: Our kid's pain ;
The
Capital Times: UW grad Greene chronicles youngest Beatle ;
Georgia Straight:
Yoko Ono: Mending Peace ;
Los
Angeles Times: Beatle Mania hits Vegas ;
Pittsburgh
Tribune-Review: Blast from the past ;
Dayton
Daily News: BBC rings up local Fab Four host ;
The
Desert Sun: Beatles collectibles on display ;
Chard
& Ilminster News: Beatles Film Makes £1,200 ;
New
York Daily News: Rock & roll fantasy ;
Norwich
Evening News 24: Beatles and boxing under the hammer ;
Scotsman:
Sixties cult icons reform and prepare to take city by storm .
June 21, 2006 -
Santa
Rosa Press Democrat: Why Ringo still rocks - A Beatle Goes On:
Nostalgia sells ($149 a pop) as Ringo Starr plays a full house tonight
in Santa Rosa ;
Los
Angeles Times: The Beatles do Vegas, Baby ;
Corvallis
Gazette-Times: McCartney is 64? Why, he’s just a pup ;
Sydney
Morning Herald: Portrait of an artist whose work millions own ;
The
American Spectator: Giving Peace a Glance .
June 20, 2006 - Official Details of George Harrison's "Living In The
Material World" Reissue:
Press Release
Source: Capitol/EMI Music Catalog
Marketing
George Harrison's Living In The
Material World to be Reissued in CD and Deluxe Limited Edition CD/DVD
Packages by Capitol/EMI
Tuesday June 20, 5:17 pm ET
Remastered CD Adds Two Bonus
Tracks; Deluxe Edition's DVD Features Previously Unreleased and Rare
Archival Film and Audio Clips
In Stores: September 26, 2006
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 20
/PRNewswire/ -- Capitol/EMI Music Catalog Marketing is proud to
announce the reissue of George Harrison's Living In The Material World
album on September 26, 2006.
The CD will be issued in two
formats. Both packages will contain the album, which has been
re-mastered at Abbey Road Studios from the original analog tapes. The
new version also includes two additional tracks, "Deep Blue"
(originally a B-side from 1971) and "Miss O'Dell" (the B-side to "Give
Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)").
The single-disc package's jewel
case will contain a 12-page booklet with lyrics and extra photographs.
The special limited edition package will house the CD and a companion
DVD with an expanded 40-page booklet. The set's exclusive DVD features:
* Rare footage
of George performing "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On
Earth)" from his 1991 Japanese tour with Eric Clapton.
* A
mini-feature edited from film commissioned by George in 1973 of the
album's production in Britain and America.
* Previously
unreleased versions of "Miss O'Dell" and "Sue Me, Sue You
Blues" set to visuals of unseen archival material.
Historical
Notes -- Kevin Howlett
Living In The Material World was
George's second solo album of new songs following the Beatles' break-up
in 1970 and its lyrical focus revealed his continuing mission to
explore spiritual themes. Many people would hear his message. Five
weeks after its release in May 1973, the LP and its single 'Give Me
Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)' simultaneously occupied the number one
positions on the US albums and singles charts.
The success of the album
continued a winning streak that had begun with the release of All
Things Must Pass. Featuring the worldwide number one 'My Sweet Lord',
the triple LP set had topped the US album chart at the beginning of
1971. Later that year, George masterminded two remarkable concerts at
Madison Square Garden in New York to help raise awareness and money for
the starving refugees from Bangladesh. The commercial success of the
Concert For Bangladesh live album was emphatic and unprecedented --
another triple LP box set that was a best seller around the world --
and it won an 'Album of the Year' Grammy Award.
For Living In The Material World,
George assembled a core group in the Apple Studio in London consisting
of Nicky Hopkins and Gary Wright on keyboards, Klaus Voormann on bass
and Jim Keltner on drums. They recorded backing tracks which received
varying degrees of enhancement through subsequent overdubs. The most
complex musical arrangement on the album is heard on the title track.
Having played together at the Concert For Bangladesh, Ringo Starr and
Jim Keltner perform their 'double drums' on 'Living In The Material
World' and the brass parts were played by Jim Horn with help from Klaus
Voormann on tenor saxophone. The gentler sections of the song feature
tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussein and Jim Horn on flute and recorders.
The slide guitar playing heard
throughout All Things Must Pass had quickly become associated with the
George Harrison 'solo' sound and it is equally prominent on Living In
The Material World. The exquisite dual harmony slide guitar parts on
'Give Me Love' were integral to that track's gentle power and on 'Sue
Me, Sue You Blues', George revealed a bluesy side to his playing --
more bottleneck than Hawaiian in its style.
The four gentle ballads -- 'Be
Here Now', 'The Day The World Gets Round', 'The Light That Has Lighted
The World' and 'Who Can See It' -- are heartfelt reflections on how to
live a spiritual life in the turmoil of the material world -- 'where
there's so little chance to experience soul'. The joyous 'Don't Let Me
Wait Too Long' picks up on the 'really want to see you' theme of 'My
Sweet Lord'. The spiritual nature of these songs is mirrored in the
artwork on the gatefold LP sleeve, which featured an illustration from
the Bhagavad-Gita.
At the foundation of Living In
The Material World are George's unwavering sincerity and integrity.
These are rare qualities in mainstream popular music and should be
treasured and nurtured wherever they are discovered. This is a welcome
and timely re-issue.
www.georgeharrison.com
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CBS
News: Can't Buy Paul Love, Fellow Brit Simon Bates Reflects On
McCartney's Many Losses ;
AP
Wire: Billy Preston's memory celebrated at Inglewood funeral ;
Reuters.co.uk:
"Top of the Pops" show axed .
June 19, 2006 -
Orlando
Sentinel: Opinion No Help! necessary - Longevity of Beatles' popularity
is testament to ability to transcend generations ;
Daily
Post: Fans show why they still need Sir Paul, now he's 64 ;
Las
Vegas Sun: John Katsilometes on how the cast of 'Love' made a wise
decision to sing 'Happy Birthday to You' for McCartney ;
Reuters:
Talk of the Town: Paul McCartney
(with video) ;
Mirror.co.uk:
Birthday Greetings . . Bottle Of Wine? .
June 18, 2006
-"Birthday Greetings....": The
Daily Telegraph: Now he's 64 ;
Independent:
McCartney milestone: Now he's 64 - Stella's there today. Ringo too.
Being Sunday morning, he may go for a ride. But it's his place in
history that's on McCartney's mind ;
Guardian
Unlimited: Now he's 64 ... grandchildren sing for Sir Paul ;
Beacon
Journal: Folks in tune with ex-Beatle ;
Sunday
Times Online: Macca’s 64...but his family still need him ;
Reuters.co.uk:
McCartney learns what it's like to be 64 ;
Chicago
Tribune: A melancholy 64th for Beatle ;
CBC
Arts: Birthday greetings, bottle of wine for Paul McCartney ;
CBC: Many Years
From Now ;
Edmonton
Sun: Now he's 64! ;
Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel: Not wasting away: McCartney turns 64 ;
Pittsburgh
Tribune-Review: Stating point of view: McCartney's still fab at 64 ;
BBC
News: Sir Paul McCartney turns 64 ;
BBC News:
The seven ages of Paul McCartney ;
Times
Dispatch: Yes, we'll still need you when you're 64 ;
The
Age: No Vera, Chuck or Dave as McCartney makes it ;
The
Daily Mail: Heather stays away from Sir Paul's birthday celebration ;
PR-Inside:
McCartney's Grandchildren Records Beatles Hit ;
PR-Inside:
McCartney's Ex-Publicist Wishes Him 'Happy' Birthday ;
People.co.uk:
Heather's Prezzie For Paul At 64 ;
Sunday
Mirror.co.uk: Abbey Birthday Macca ;
LA Daily
News: 64 things you should know about Paul McCartney .
Other News:
The
Oakland Press: Hits Win the Night For Ringo and His All-Starrs at DTE ;
Cinematical.com:
US vs. John Lennon, the Trailer ;
The
Columbus Dispatch: Ob-la-di, ob-la-da — ‘Sixty-Four’ goes on ;
The
Arizona Republic: Fab 4, fave 1 ;
Orlando
Sentinel: Plenty of high points in 'Sgt. Pepper' recreation ;
ItsOnlyRockNRoll.com
Beatles Licensing History Lesson .
June 17, 2006 -
Now He's
(Almost) 64:
New
York Times: So Paul McCartney Is 64. Now What? ;
Macleans.ca:
Happy Birthday Paul McCartney ;
The
Age: A genius then, still a genius at 64 ;
Independent:
Paul McCartney: When I'm 64 - The Beatle's 64th birthday is not merely
a personal event. It is a cultural milestone for a generation ;
AP Wire:
Landmark birthday Sunday for Paul McCartney ;
CBS
News: Paul McCartney Faces 'The Big One', He Turns 64 Sunday - Without
The Serene Domesticity He Sought ;
CTV.ca:
Will you still need me? Paul McCartney at 64 ;
USA
Today: Count down the days, and more, till he's 64 ;
CNN:
'Birthday greetings' to McCartney at 64 ;
Cape Cod
Online: When we're 64 ;
Playfuls.com:
Will You Still Need Me?... Paul McCartney At 64 ;
The
Rock Radio: Paul Mccartney is finally 64 ;
Mirror.co.uk:
When He's 64 ;
The
Daily Record: Heather In Macca Party Bid ;
Mirror.co.uk:
Sad Heather's Tale Of Rags To Bitching ;
Mirror.co.uk:
Macca's Girls Throw Party Like Old Days ;
Forbes:
At Last, Sir Paul McCartney Is Turning '64' ; WhatGoesOn.com:
Fan's tribute song says we still need Paul when he's 64 .
TV Alert: CBS
Sunday Morning:
SUNDAY PROFILE: PAUL MCCARTNEY AT
64
"More than 40 years after taking
America by storm with The Beatles, Paul McCartney is back with a new
critically acclaimed CD, "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard," and a
recent sold-out concert tour. McCartney talks with correspondent Jim
Axelrod about The Beatles, life after the Beatles, and his thoughts as
he approached the age of "64," which he sang so famously about many
years ago."
Other News:
Toronto
Sun: He's the Starr of his website ;
The
Desert Sun: Oh Ringo: It's an All-Starr night in Indio ;
Review
Journal: McCartney feels love of cast, crew ;
Forbes: Paul
McCartney, The Top 100 Celebrities ;
Portsmouth
Herald News: Come Together, Come Clean, About Paul ;
Mount
Vernon Gazette: An Art Day’s Night ;
The
Resident: George Harrison leaves his mark in the Algarve ;
Cambridge
Evening News: Olivia's dream purchase ;
AdJab:
Dead rock stars age for ad
-
related
ad graphics ;
Flint
Journal: Starr tour realizes dream for Edgar Winter ;
Philadelphia
Inquirer: Years (and Beatles) help build a bridge across generations .
June
15, 2006 -
Toronto
Sun: Concert Review - Ringo Starr, Casino Rama, Ontario - June 14, 2006 ;
Toronto
Sun: It takes a drummer to know a drummer, which might be why Ringo
Starr feels so at home at Casino Rama ;
The Insider Online:
Rockin' with Ringo's All-Starr Band ;
The
Desert Sun: Ringo and his All-Starrs are comin’ to town ;
The
Washington Times (UPI): Ringo Starr mourns loss of Billy Preston ;
ITV:
Ringo's a fab friend to Paul ;
PC
Pro: News: Ringo confirms Beatles digital release .
Other News: Citizen-Times:
It's Rubber du Souleil as Beatles go Las Vegas ; Review
Journal: McCartney in LV to view 'Love' ;
Liverpool
Echo: Paul's low profile when he's 64 ;
Tucson
Citizen: Beatles fan's birthday bash to benefit Food Bank ; Mirror.co.uk:
McCartney: Fret It Be ;
Norwalk
Advocate: Beatlemania comes to Stamford: Art of Fab Four Four on
display at Town Center ;
Stuff.co.nz:
John, Paul, George and Ringo . . . and Lewis ;
The
Boston Globe: 'Breakfast With the Beatles' shows we still need McCartney ;
Reuters.co.uk:
Heather McCartney battles national pariah status ;
The
Daily Mail: Let Heather Mills McCartney be... ;
The
Post Chronicle: New Porn Photos Of Heather Mills McCartney Emerge ;
The
Olympian: Famous singers help Bennett celebrate (2nd item) ;
ANI: Yoko Ono's
botox goes wrong ;
EDP24:
Unseen Beatles photos at gallery ;
The
South Missourian News: Boldly Going Nowhere ;
The
Hartford Courant: You Can Sure Sing That Again .
June 14, 2006 -Ringo's 2006 All-Starr tour begins today at Casino Rama:
(photo) "Ringo Starr seen here yesterday
facing the media at Casino Rama will play the entertainment centre
tonight and tomorrow night with his All-Starr band which includes
musicians Sheila E, Rod Argent (The Zombies), Richard Marx, Billy
Squier, Hamish Stuart (Average White Band) and Edgar Winter."
Related Links:
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Sun: 'I'm here for you,' Ringo tells Paul ;
Toronto
Sun: 'Peace and love' ;
Toronto
Sun: Fifth Beatle 'was a good friend' ;
Chicago
Sun-Times: All Starr tours don't come easy, admits busy Ringo ;
Metro
News: ‘Breakups are always hard:’ Ringo - All-Starr Band leader
downplays McCartney divorce ;
Ultimate-Guitar:
Ringo Supports McCartney In Divorce ;
The Sun
Online: Ringo's support for Paul ;
Tampa
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Other News:
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Tonight:
Sir Paul McCartney escapes marriage furore ;
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Mirror.co.uk:
Lewdy Macca ;
Forbes
(AP): Heather Mills McCartney Plans Divorce ;
Reuters
(AlertNet): International charity speaks out in support of Heather
Mills McCartney .
June 13, 2006 -
The
Rock Radio: Flashback: Beatles score final No1 ;
M&C:
Q&A with Ringo Starr ; London
Free Press: McCartney catching up to own geriatric whimsy ;
AP
Wire: Heather Mills McCartney to sue newspapers ;
New
York Daily News: Can't buy her love or did they? ;
The Sun
Online: It's Macca versus Mucca ;
The
Hollywood News: 'Love Island' offer for Heather Mills McCartney ;
Entertainmentwise:
Heather Mills-McCartney Turns Down Celebrity Love Island ;
Sydney
Morning Herald: Muck raked as Lord Macca and his lady head for court ;
PR-Web:
Harry Goodwin to be Featured in the ‘Beatles on the Balcony’ Exhibition
at the National Portrait Gallery, London, Commencing July 5th Through
October 22nd 2006 ;
Prensa
Latina: Yoko Ono Awarded International Prize ;
Guardian
Unlimited: Linda McCartney food empire sold .
June 12, 2006 -
The
Rutherford Institute: What a Father Says to His Son ;
Palm
Beach Post: Beatles, Billy and CDPalooza! (by Leslie Gray Streeter) ;
Stereophile:
Billy Preston: 1946–2006 ;
Video:
YouTube: Billy
Preston, Age 10, Performs on TV ;
The Sun
Online: Paul 'Heather vice' agony ;
Mirror.co.uk:
Heather - I'm Not A Prostitute .
June 11, 2006 -
Kansas
City Star: The magical mystery Cirque - The fifth Cirque du Soleil show
in Las Vegas is a partnership with the music and mystique of the Fab
Four
;
St.
Petersburg Times - Perspective: Too old to die young - A generation
that found meaning in rock 'n' roll now seeks guidance for aging
gracefully in a culture of youth ;
Independent:
Lady McCartney faces new onslaught from red tops ;
Media
Guardian: Mills McCartney consults lawyers over rising tide of tabloid
sleaze stories ;
BBC News:
Heather Mills denies paper claims ;
The
Observer: Live and let die - Surely it's time to put Heather Mills's
back catalogue in the remainder bin ;
IndyStar:
McCartney breakup isn't typical ;
People.co.uk:
Heather So Thin ;
News
of the World: How Lady Macca hid secret vice past from Sir Paul ;
Dayton
Daily News: Turning 64 bittersweet for Paul, Beatles fans ;
Toronto
Sun: Stewart goes on a terror .
June 10, 2006 -
Scotsman
(Reuters): Ringo back on the road with All-Starr Band ;
Palm
Beach Post: Help me interview Ringo Starr! (by Leslie Gray Streeter) ;
Romford
Recorder: Starr of the show ;
National
Review Online: He’s 64 ;
BBC News:
Have Your Say: When he's 64... ;
The
Washington Times (UPI): McCartney asks for sympathy for wife ;
San
Francisco Chronicle: McCartney: 'I Know Everything About Mills' ;
The
Daily Mail: McCartney: Let her be ;
Entertainmentwise:
Sir Paul McCartney Still Cares For Heather - And is very worried about
her... ;
U.TV:
Heather Mills denies interview rumours ;
PR-Inside:
McCartney Is 'At His Lowest Ebb Since Linda' ;
The Sun
Online: Sir Paul 'at his lowest' ;
Mirror.co.uk:
Heather's In A Bad Way. We Talk Several Times A Day ;
Mirror.co.uk:
When Mary And Stella Met Mrs. George And Mrs. Ringo ;
The
Daily Record: (Opinion): Macca Good Impression, Heather ;
Daily
Post: Classical champion is pure gold - Born in the USA, but a Scouser
through and through, Carl Davis is reviving Paul McCartney's Liverpool
Oratorio ;
The
Boston Globe: Fidelity sees growth in retail retirement ;
Main
Line Life: Lennon's artwork brings instant karma to Wayne ;
WTOP:
Music Mag Names Top Beatles Song ;
The
Plain Dealer: The Fab Four -- and then some ;
Beatles
Story Museum: Construction Team Checks into Beatles Themed Hotel ;
The
Boston Globe: He gets by with a little help from the Beatles ;
Deseret
News: Double-edged songs ;
Daily
Post: Famed Beatles' artist gives first glimpse of new Liverpool prints ;
The
Stranger: Border Radio ;
Scotsman:
Metro splashes out to make its editing suite a cut above .
June 8, 2006 -
WTOP:
Music Mag Names Top Beatles Song ;
Daily
Post: Storeys of the Beatles' lives ;
Washington
Post: 'Fifth Beatle' Billy Preston Made the Greats Even Greater ;
The
Australian: Creator of Beatles' landmark cover ;
Macleans.ca:
Words of wisdom: Let him be ;
Baltimore
Sun: Lawyered up
(3rd item) ;
Ukiah
Daily Journal - Leon Russell to start off 15th annual Sundays in the
Park concerts this Sunday ;
Pulse24:
Exchange Of Views .
June 7, 2006 -
CNW
Group: Media Advisory - Ringo Rama! - RINGO STARR & HIS 9th
ALL-STARR BAND kick off 2006 tour at Casino Rama
MNJIKANING (RAMA), ON, June 7
/CNW/ - Ringo Starr & His 9th All-Starr Band will hold a press
conference at the Casino Rama Entertainment Centre to kick off their
2006 North American tour.
WHO: RINGO STARR & HIS 9th
ALL STARR BAND, featuring Rod Argent (The Zombies), Sheila E., Richard
Marx, Billy Squier, Hamish Stuart (Average White Band) and Edgar Winter.
WHAT & WHY: Press launch
introducing the new band including an All Starr medley performance and
photo call, followed by a brief facilitated Question & Answer
session with Ringo Starr and The All Starrs.
WHERE:
Tuesday, June 13th, 2006
11:00 AM start
(Doors will open at 10:00 AM;
media who require set-up should arrive by 10:30)
Casino Rama
Entertainment Centre
Rama (Orillia), ON
Please enter through the Media
Doors, located at the back entrance to the Entertainment Centre. A map
(pdf) can be emailed to those who require it.
Media are asked to RSVP by phone
or email no later than Monday, June 12th by 12 noon EDT.
For further information: or to
RSVP, please contact: Jenna Hunter, Media Relations Manager, Casino
Rama, (705) 329-5179 direct, (705) 835-1736 pager,
hunterj@casinorama.com
CNW
Group: Plans for Toronto Beatles Convention Announced
TORONTO, June
7 /CNW/ - Details were released today on the first-ever downtown
Toronto Beatles convention. Known as the Toronto Beatles Celebration,
the 2-day weekend event celebrates the 40th anniversary of the last
visit by The Beatles to Toronto in 1966.
Drawing on the
best from Toronto and the world, the line-up of guests includes former
Beatles drummer Pete Best; former John Lennon companion May Pang; Denny
Doherty of the Mamas and the Papas; John Lennon's former personal
assistant Fred Seaman; former Beatles Promotion Manager Peter Bennett;
Terry Sylvester of the Hollies; Beatles author Bruce Spizer; Beatles
suit maker and collector Russ Lease; Beatles world authority autograph
collector Frank Caiazzo; Beatles world class collector Jim Cushman;
Beatles photographer Paul
Saltzman; Beatles publisher
Andrew Croft; and Beatles cartoonists Tom Halley and Mitchell Axelrod.
The
Celebration features two 90-minute theatre concerts by 1964 The Tribute
- described by Rolling Stone Magazine as "the number one Beatles
tribute band on earth", as well as eight convention performances by
Toronto's full-dress Beatles tribute band Fab Four and Canadian
Liverpool legend Hal Bruce.
An educational
component consists of the largest collection of museum quality Beatles
memorabilia and exhibits ever assembled in Canada including a McCartney
automobile, as well as 13 audio-visual presentations. Guests will
also enjoy a vendor marketplace,
a 1960's mod fashion show and a facilitated singalong pit. All youth
under 13 are admitted free of charge.
The Toronto
Beatles Celebration takes place at the Queen Elizabeth Building and
Theatre at Exhibition Place on September 16 and 17, 2006, and has
received the welcome of Toronto Mayor David Miller.
The
Celebration is produced by David Goyette, founder of the Beaten Path
recording project, and by Peter Miniaci, the President of Toronto's
Beatlemania Shoppe. Doug Thompson (Yellow Submarine radio producer) will
conduct the celebrity interviews,
and Greg Godovitz (Fludd, Goddo, Anger Brothers) will serve as Master
of Ceremonies. Full details and tickets are available at www.torontobeatlescelebration.com.
For further information: David
Goyette, (416) 484-8564, davidgoyette@bellnet.ca
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E!
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Daily
Post: Ex-Beatle hails Sandi's success ;
PR-Inside:
Harrison's Widow Leans On Boyd ;
FOXNews:
Billy Preston's Family Affair
(also see last item on page) ;
Newsday:
He made Beatles and Stones better
;
Digital Spy -
Showbiz - Stars pay tribute after keyboardist's death ;
BET:
R&B Legend Billy Preston Dies
;
Times
Online - Comment: Billy Preston ;
Liverpool
Echo: Beatles legend Billy dies at 59 ;
Rolling
Stone: Eclectic Talent Billy Preston Dead at 59 ;
Undercover:
Billy Preston Dies ;
Herald
Sun: Keyboard wizard fired up Beatles ;
Dotmusic:
McCartney snubbed Smiths ;
Daily
Post: MP backs McCartney in push for court anonymity ;
The
Daily Mail: New Macca twist: Heather 'had baby to please Paul' ;
The
Daily Mail: Heather spoke of 'passionate sex' before split ; Digital Spy:
Claim: Mills had baby to please McCartney ;
PR-Inside:
'Stella Refused To Befriend Heather'
;
Mirror.co.uk:
Heather's Home ..With A Lawyer ;
Scotsman:
Liverpool bands look to recapture past ;
Vail
Daily News: Communism couldn't stop power of the Fab Four ;
The
Courier-Mail: Covers across 40 years
.
June
6, 2006 - CBS
News: 'Fifth Beatle' Dies At 59, Keyboardist Billy Preston Loses Battle
With Long Illness ;
Forbes
(AP): Singer-Songwriter Billy Preston Dead at 59 ;
E! Online
News: "Fifth Beatle" Billy Preston Dies ;
BBC News:
Keyboards star Billy Preston dies ;
USA
Today: Billy Preston dies at 59 ;
CBC
Arts: Beatles, Stones collaborator Billy Preston dies ;
FOXNews:
'Fifth Beatle' Billy Preston Dies at 59 ;
Pop
Stuff: A sad farewell to Billy Preston .
(photo caption) Ringo
Starr, right, poses with musician Billy Preston after they arrived for
the documentary gala screening of 'The Concert for Bangladesh George
Harrison and Friends' at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, Calif., on
Oct. 19, 2005.
Preston, who had been in a coma since November was
taken to a hospital in Scottsdale, Ariz., Saturday after his condition
deteriorated. He died on Tuesday, June 6, 2006.
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Other News:
The
Star Online eCentral: For Paul McCartney, 'many years from now' is this
month ;
Daily
Mail: Porn and a very bitter war ;
Undercover:
Two New Keith Moon Releases ;
Yahoo!
News UK: Mills may spill beans on King show .
June 5, 2006 -
USAToday:
Tabloid targets McCartney's ex ;
Daily
Mail: Heather admits to erotic photo shoot ;
PR-Inside:
Boyd: 'I Introduced The Beatles To Indian Mysticism' ;
PR-Inside:
Boyd Reveals Truth Behind Clapton Ballad . Video:
YouTube - Sean
Lennon CD Preview Trailer .
June 4, 2006 -
Sunday
Times Online: The next big thing will be Beatlemania - You’ve heard
every note the Fab Four ever played. But not like this. LOVE will blow
your mind ;
Gigwise: Paul
McCartney Made Keane Drummer Squeal ;
Independent:
Patti Boyd: My life as a muse .
June 3, 2006 - "The Maritime Beatles Event" is
being held today. Details at http://www.maritimebeatleevent.com
. Related Article:
The
Chronicle Herald: Halifax Fab Four fan runs Beatles' marathon .
Other News:
The
Express-Times: 'In My Life' celebrates John Lennon's art ;
Asian Tribune:
The Sound of Beatles enters Las Vegas: A Unique and Magical Experience
in Mirage Theatre ;
Kolkata
Newsline: Shooting the Beatles ;
Las
Vegas Sun: John Katsilometes tracks down a transplanted Aussie who
helped make the Beatles famous in his home country ;
Variety:
'ET' powered by McCartney breakup ;
New
Zealand Herald: Withnail & I creator says stage version off limits .
June 2, 2006 -
Rolling
Stone: Here Comes the Soleil - Behind the scenes at the Beatles' Cirque
du Soleil spectacular -- the first show ever authorized to use the
band's music ;
Rolling
Stone: Exclusive Track List: The Beatles in Vegas - An insider's peek,
track-by-track, in advance of the historic Cirque du Soleil show ;
Rolling Stone:
The Beatles and Cirque Du Soleil share the "Love" - Behind the scenes
at the first show authorized to use the band's classic music (photo
gallery) ;
Review
Journal: Sowing the Seeds of 'Love' - Roots of Beatles-themed Cirque
show can be traced to a Montreal garden party in 2000 ;
Philadelphia
Inquirer: Yoko Ono brings some of Lennon's art here ;
The
Rock Radio: Flashback: The Beatles release Sgt Peppers's Lonely Hearts
Club Band .
Ringo Starr arrives at Casino
Rama in Orillia this weekend to start rehearsing for his June 14-15
dates with his All Starr Band.
June 1, 2006 -
Nanaimo
News Bulletin: Yellow matter custard and the brilliance of Lennon ;
The
Cleveland Free Times: Out of Africa: Shawn Phillips Is On His First
U.S. Tour In Four Years .
The Beatles are the cover feature on the new issue of Mojo magazine . Ringo has
revised his official web site
to reflect his upcoming tour.
From PaulMcCartney.com:
MESSAGE FROM PAUL
I continue to be dismayed by
inaccuracies in the media. I have seen the story in Hello magazine
regarding custody arrangements for Heather's and my daughter Beatrice,
which is simply not true. We both have agreed to work at all times in
Beatrice's best interest, but no decisions have been made.