YouTube – almost four hours of 1960s music

How the Beatles’ success saved jobs in Scranton, PA

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Covers: (Ain’t Nothin’ But a) House Party

“(Ain’t Nothin’ But a) House Party” was released by the Showstoppers in 1968 and covered by the J. Geils Band in 1973.

“White Bird” (1969)

“White Bird” by It’s a Beautiful Day was very popular on FM rock stations when I was in high school. Their first album had a great cover – see the YouTube video below.

Linda LaFlamme dies, her 'White Bird' reflected a hippie fantasy She co-founded It's a Beautiful Day in 1967 and co-wrote the band's soaring "White Bird," an enduring anthem of the psychedelic era, died Oct. 23 in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She was 85. Linda Sue Rudman was born… pic.twitter.com/lwuPqsB9Zk
— Psychedelic Jukebox (@60sPsychJukebox) November 11, 2024

https://twitter.com/NYTObits/status/1855083912826871902

https://twitter.com/60sPsychJukebox/status/1689705178662936576

There’s a new deluxe version of King of America by Elvis Costello

Great album. I just got the expanded version.

“I remember you had a fountain pen and we were at 35,000 feet flying to Japan and talking about the recording session and you wrote the names of the songs.” – EC on recording 'King of America' with Burnett.
By @geoffedgers for @washingtonpost https://t.co/ynj92gUyjc
— Elvis Costello (@ElvisCostello) November 6, 2024

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2024/11/01/elvis-costello-burnett-king-america/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzMwODY5MjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzMyMjUxNTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MzA4NjkyMDAsImp0aSI6IjhlNjM2ZWJhLWUzYjktNDZhZC1hZmZiLTA2YjBlNDA0NzEzOCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljLzIwMjQvMTEvMDEvZWx2aXMtY29zdGVsbG8tYnVybmV0dC1raW5nLWFtZXJpY2EvIn0.IH1jwyIvqY-MymXSn0_BZgY_NZSJo_GqC6fLETQww-A

70th Anniversary of Godzilla

“Godzilla” was also a song by Blue Oyster Cult in 1977.

#HappyGodzillaDay #GodzillaDay pic.twitter.com/NVO1VuCfWw
— Classic Rock In Pics (@crockpics) November 4, 2024

Instagram post about the first electric bass

I saw the Instagram post yesterday about the first bass guitar.

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The New York Times on Randy Newman

Randy Newman is one of the greatest American recording artists. If you don’t know his work, start with Sail Away, his 1972 album. I saw him live in 1971 with Bonnie Raitt as the opening act at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, It was just Newman and his piano, similar to his 1971 live album.

I was glad to see him getting attention because of the new book about him

https://wapo.st/4hU9oBi

Tweets on the Abbey Road album cover

Abbey Road by the Beatles just turned 55. Here are a video and tweets on the front and back cover design.

Paul McCartney's sketch of his Abbey Road album cover idea. pic.twitter.com/uUhnSnCdlL
— Eric Alper 🎧 (@ThatEricAlper) September 16, 2024

Happy 55th Birthday to Abbey Road, released on this day in 1969 pic.twitter.com/JF5N0GiiDx
— WhyTheLongPlayFace? (@WhyTheLPFace) September 26, 2024

Each Beatle discussing every track on "Abbey Road": pic.twitter.com/qJcdRaIt6P
— The Beatles Earth (@BeatlesEarth) September 27, 2024

The Volkswagen seen in the Abbey Road cover was owned by a resident of a block of apartments in Abbey Road. It ended up in a car museum in Wolfsburg, Germany. pic.twitter.com/yZkGGCxiqQ
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 8, 2024

The Beatles' iconic Abbey Road album cover, captured in 1969, features one of the greatest photobombs in history. As the Fab Four walk across a zebra crossing in North West London, a mystery man in a brown jacket and white shirt stands in the background, gazing toward the… pic.twitter.com/uNmWqQKoi4
— Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) December 22, 2023

50 years ago, The Beatles Abbey Road's cover picture was taken.

📷 Iain Macmillan pic.twitter.com/sNxjZyq7Oz
— hold.btc (@BoredWeb3) August 8, 2019

PHOTO OF THE DAY. The 6 photos taken by Iain Macmillan for the Abbey Road cover (1969). pic.twitter.com/mJaKe4zxFv
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 8, 2024

The #Beatles ready to cross Abbey Road
📷 Linda McCartney pic.twitter.com/anUFuztwa4
— Beatles Archive (@BeatlesArchive2) September 30, 2024

The original photo by Ian Macmillan for the back cover of Abbey Road
The #Beatles pic.twitter.com/YQlOOJoj9H
— Beatles Archive (@BeatlesArchive2) September 28, 2024

The Beatles’ Abbey Road album cover was shot in just 10 minutes in six frames by photographer Iain Macmillan, who was sitting on a stepladder.

Here’s Abbey Road one hour before the famous photo was taken.
👇 pic.twitter.com/zHgzmBNRaE
— BeatleLudo (@LudoJanssens) October 22, 2024

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Peter Green – the first leader of Fleetwood Mac

The verison of Fleetwood Mac that became popular in the late 1970s was very different than the original version which was a blues band led by Peter Green.

I saw Fleetwood Mac in 1971 – they weren’t a blues band anymore but hadn’t morphed into the popular version yet. The lead singers were Christine McVie and Bob Welch.