Throwback Thursday!

Today we celebrate what would have been the 67th birthday for George Harrison. George was born February 25th 1943 in Liverpool. While he is undeniably most famous for being the guitar player of the Beatles, Harrison is also remember for his solo career, his work with the Traveling Wilburys, his experimentation with Indian music (a project he worked on with David Crosby and Ravi Shankar), and the 1971 charity Concert for Bangladesh. One of Harrison’s lesser known endeavors was his film studio, HandMade Films. Under the guise of his film studio the notoriously quite Beatle teamed up with his friends from the Monty Python comedy troop and produced 1979′s “Life of Brian”. Below is a clip from the film and Harrison’s “Beautiful Girl” from his album 33 1/3.

K.D.

Throwback Thursday!

This week in 1974 Ringo Starr’s “You’re Sixteen” reached number 1 on the charts. Now let’s fast-forward 36 years to January 2010, as the legendary Beatle releases his 15th solo album! Ringo’s “Y Not” hit the stores on January 12th. On the records single “Walk With You” Ringo gets a little help from an old friend and fellow Beatle, Paul McCartney!

Take a listen to “You’re Sixteen” and “Walk With You” and share your thoughts on Ringo’s extensive career!

K.D.

Beatles: Here, There, & Everywhere Listening Party!

For your listening pleasure, here is the Beatles: Here, There & Everywhere! We’ve aired it twice all ready, but due to the amount of requests it is now available to stream online at wers.org. Click here to listen for commentary on the Fab Four from the likes of Brian Wilson, T-Bone Burnett, Cameron Crowe, and more. Plus did I mention Paul Gambaccini narrates? Gather the family around for this radio special!

- Kevin McCaul