BeatLess
Feb 16, 2017•6 min
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Episode description
2016 has been a prolific year for celebrity deaths. A fair number of the celebrities who passed away in 2016 were - somehow - connected to te Beatles.
In this track, we remember the 2016's famous losses, in a touching tribute to their talent, inspired by one of The Beatles finest songs, In My Life.
The Beatles celebrities in this mix are:
- David Bowie (“Fame” with Lennon)
- Glen Frey (Eagles, became musician after attending a Beatles concert)
- Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane, jammed with McCartney)
- Terry Wogan (interviewed Beatles many times)
- Prince (played guitar solo in the Concert for George)
- George Martin
- Tony Barrow (Beatles press officer)
- Carry Fischer (film with Ringo)
- Henry McCullough (guitar in Wings, played solo on My Love)
- Muhammad Ali (photo opportunity with Beatles)
- Scotty Moore (Guitar whit Elvis, jammed with McCartney)
- Toots Thielemans (jazz player, inspired Lennon to play Rickenbacker guitars)
- Al Brodax (producer of the Yellow Submarine film)
- Leonard Cohen
- Greg Lake (Emerson Lake & Palmer, befriended Ringo and Paul)
- Sam Leach (impressario of the Early Beatles)
- Allan Williams (manager of the Early Beatles).
This remix is inspired by Fab4cast 67, "Death & The Beatles" - in Dutch only...- , which can be heard and downloaded at:
http://web.avrotros.nl/podpourri/luisteren/fab4cast.aspx
In this track, we remember the 2016's famous losses, in a touching tribute to their talent, inspired by one of The Beatles finest songs, In My Life.
The Beatles celebrities in this mix are:
- David Bowie (“Fame” with Lennon)
- Glen Frey (Eagles, became musician after attending a Beatles concert)
- Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane, jammed with McCartney)
- Terry Wogan (interviewed Beatles many times)
- Prince (played guitar solo in the Concert for George)
- George Martin
- Tony Barrow (Beatles press officer)
- Carry Fischer (film with Ringo)
- Henry McCullough (guitar in Wings, played solo on My Love)
- Muhammad Ali (photo opportunity with Beatles)
- Scotty Moore (Guitar whit Elvis, jammed with McCartney)
- Toots Thielemans (jazz player, inspired Lennon to play Rickenbacker guitars)
- Al Brodax (producer of the Yellow Submarine film)
- Leonard Cohen
- Greg Lake (Emerson Lake & Palmer, befriended Ringo and Paul)
- Sam Leach (impressario of the Early Beatles)
- Allan Williams (manager of the Early Beatles).
This remix is inspired by Fab4cast 67, "Death & The Beatles" - in Dutch only...- , which can be heard and downloaded at:
http://web.avrotros.nl/podpourri/luisteren/fab4cast.aspx
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