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Lennon (album)
''Lennon'' is a four-CD box set compilation, featuring highlights from the solo musical career of John Lennon. It was released in 1990 and is not to be confused with the John Lennon Signature Box, 2015 box set of the same name, which comprised Lennon's eight original studio albums on vinyl LPs. Compiled by Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn, ''Lennon'' includes his entire 1970 debut album ''John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, Plastic Ono Band'', selected tracks from his albums from ''Live Peace in Toronto 1969'' through ''Menlove Ave.'', several non-album singles, live performances and other rarities. ''Lennon'' never charted in the United Kingdom or United States and was deleted from Lennon's catalogue in the late 1990s. Track listing *All songs composed by John Lennon, except where noted. Disc one #"Give Peace a Chance" – 4:53 #* ''Originally credited to Lennon–McCartney, the credit was revised in the 1990s to reflect the fact that Lennon was the song's sole composer'' #"Blue Sue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Box Set
A boxed set or (its US name) box set is a set of items (for example, a compilation of books, musical recordings, films or television programs) traditionally packaged in a box, hence 'boxed', and offered for sale as a single unit. Music Artists and bands with a long and successful career often have anthology or "essential" collections of their music released as box sets. These often include rare and never-before-released tracks. Some box sets collect previously released singles or albums by a music artist, and often collect the complete discography of an artist, such as Pink Floyd's ''Oh, by the Way'' and ''Discovery (Pink Floyd box set), Discovery'' sets. Sometimes bands release expanded versions of their most successful albums, such as Pink Floyd's ''Immersion'' versions of their ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' (1973), ''Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd album), Wish You Were Here'' (1975) and ''The Wall'' (1979) boxes. Pink Floyd have also released ''The Early Years 1965–1972'' b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Peace In Toronto 1969
''Live Peace in Toronto 1969'' is a live album by the Plastic Ono Band, released in December 1969 on Apple Records. Recorded at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival festival, it was the first live album released by any member of the Beatles separately or together. John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono received a phone call from the festival's promoters John Brower and Kenny Walker, and then assembled a band on very short notice for the festival, which was due to start the following day. The band included Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann, and drummer Alan White. The group flew from London and had brief unamplified rehearsals on the plane before appearing on the stage to perform several songs; one of which, " Cold Turkey", was first performed live at the festival. After returning home, Lennon mixed the album in a day. The album peaked at number 10 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and was certified a gold album by the RIAA, representing 500,000 copies in sales. The album did not chart in the UK. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Instant Karma!
"Instant Karma!" (also titled "Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)") is a song by English musician John Lennon, released as a single on Apple Records in February 1970. The lyrics focus on a concept in which the consequences of one's actions are immediate rather than borne out over a lifetime. The single was credited to "Lennon/ Ono with the Plastic Ono Band", apart from in the US, where the credit was "John Ono Lennon". The song reached the top five in the British and American charts, competing with the Beatles' " Let It Be" in the US, where it became the first solo single by a member of the band to sell a million copies. "Instant Karma!" was conceived, written, recorded, and released within a period of ten days, making it one of the fastest-released songs in pop music history. The recording was produced by Phil Spector, marking a comeback for the American producer after his self-imposed retirement in 1966, and leading to him being offered the producer's role on the Beatles' '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold Turkey
"Cold Turkey" is a song written by John Lennon, released as a single in 1969 by the Plastic Ono Band on Apple Records, catalogue Apples 1001 in the United Kingdom, Apple 1813 in the United States. It is the second solo single issued by Lennon and it peaked at number 30 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. The song's first appearance on an album was '' Live Peace in Toronto 1969'' where the song had been performed live on 13 September 1969 with Lennon reading the lyrics off a clip-board. Writing and recording According to Peter Brown in his book ''The Love You Make'', the song was written in a "creative outburst" following Lennon and Yoko Ono going " cold turkey" from their brief heroin addictions.Brown, Peter. ''The Love You Make: An Insider's Story of The Beatles''. McGraw-Hill, 1983. New American Library, 2002. 331. Brown states that Lennon presented the song to Paul McCartney as a potential single by the Beatles, as they were finishing recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained global fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and the piano, and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One of List of best-selling music artists, the most successful composers and performers in history, McCartney is known for his melodic approach to bass-playing, versatile and wide tenor vocal range and eclecticism in music, musical eclecticism, exploring genres ranging from traditional pop, pre-rock and roll pop to classical, ballads and electronica. His Lennon–McCartney, songwriting partnership with Lennon is the most successful in music history. Born in Liverpool, McCartney taught himself piano, guitar and songwriting as a teenager, having been influenced by his father, a jazz player, and rock and roll performers such as Little Richard and Buddy Holly. He began his career when he joined Lennon's skiffle group, the Quarrymen, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yer Blues
"Yer Blues" is a song by the English Rock music, rock band the Beatles, from their 1968 double album ''The Beatles (album), The Beatles''. Though credited to Lennon–McCartney, the song was written and composed by John Lennon during The Beatles in India, the Beatles' retreat in Rishikesh, India. The song is a parody of blues music, specifically English imitators of blues. Composition Lennon said that, while "trying to reach God and feeling suicidal" in India, he wanted to write a blues song, but was unsure if he could imitate the likes of Sleepy John Estes and other original blues artists he had listened to in school. In "Yer Blues," he alludes to this insecurity with a reference to the character Mr. Jones from Bob Dylan's "Ballad of a Thin Man," and with the third verse, which draws on Robert Johnson's "Hellhound on My Trail". Instead, Lennon wrote and composed "Yer Blues" as a parody of British imitators of the blues, featuring tongue-in-cheek guitar solo (music), solos and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Williams
Lawrence Eugene Williams (May 10, 1935 – January 7, 1980) was an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, and pianist from New Orleans. He is best known for writing and recording some rock and roll classics from 1957 to 1959 for Specialty Records, including "Bony Moronie", "Short Fat Fannie", "Slow Down (Larry Williams song), Slow Down", "Dizzy, Miss Lizzy" (1958), "Bad Boy (Larry Williams song), Bad Boy" and "She Said Yeah" (1959). John Lennon was a fan, and the Beatles and several other British Invasion groups recorded several of his songs. Williams' life mixed tremendous success with violence and drug addiction. He was a longtime friend of Little Richard, with whom his life intertwined personally and professionally from their meeting in 1955 to Williams' death in 1980. Early life Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on May 10, 1935, Williams moved west with his family early in his childhood. He spent some time with relatives in Chicago, Illinois, before r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dizzy, Miss Lizzy
"Dizzy, Miss Lizzy" is a rock and roll song written and recorded by Larry Williams in 1958. Although identified as a "genuine rock & roll classic", it had limited success on the record charts. Seven years later, the Beatles recorded the song, and John Lennon performed it with the Plastic Ono Band in 1969. Recording At the end of 1957, Williams scored with one of his biggest hits, " Bony Moronie". On February 19, 1958, he entered the Radio Recorders studio in Hollywood, California, to record a potential follow-up. He was again backed by some well-known session musicians, including René Hall, who is credited as the band leader and with supplying the distinctive guitar riff. However, it is Williams' vocal that makes the song stand out, according to music journalist Gene Sculatti, "at ease with its own intensity hat isfinally out of Richard's shadow." (Little Richard and Williams were both signed to Specialty Records). Release and charts Specialty released "Dizzy, Miss Liz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berry Gordy
Berry Gordy III (born November 28, 1929), also known as Berry Gordy Jr., is an American retired record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer and television producer. He is best known as the founder of the Motown record label and its subsidiaries, which was the highest-earning African-American business for decades. As a songwriter, Gordy composed or co-composed a number of hits including " Lonely Teardrops" and "That's Why" ( Jackie Wilson), " Shop Around" (the Miracles), and "Do You Love Me" (the Contours), all of which topped the US R&B charts, as well as the international hit " Reet Petite" (Jackie Wilson). As part of the Corporation, he wrote many hit songs for the Jackson 5, including " I Want You Back" and " ABC". As a record producer, he launched the Miracles and signed acts like the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, the Four Tops, Gladys Knight & the Pips, and Stevie Wonder. He was known for carefully directing the public image, dress, manners, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Money (That's What I Want)
"Money (That's What I Want)" is a rhythm and blues song written by Tamla founder Berry Gordy and Janie Bradford, which was the first hit record for Gordy's Motown enterprise. Barrett Strong recorded it in 1959 as a single for the Tamla label, distributed nationally on Anna Records. Many artists later recorded the tune, including the Beatles in 1963 and the Flying Lizards in 1979. Composition and recording The song developed out of a spontaneous recording session at the Hitsville studio A in Detroit. Berry Gordy and Barrett Strong began by improvising on piano and vocals and were joined by Benny Benjamin on drums and Brian Holland on tambourine. It is a response song to the standard The Best Things in Life Are Free. Authors Jim Cogan and William Clark only identify the guitarist and bass guitarist as "two white kids walking home from high school hoheard the music out on the street and wandered in to Hitsville ndasked if they could play along." They add, "Strong claimed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Perkins
Carl Lee Perkins (April 9, 1932 – January 19, 1998)#nytimesobit, Pareles. was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rockabilly great and pioneer of rock and roll, he began his recording career at the Sun Studio, in Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis in 1954. Among his best known songs are "Blue Suede Shoes", "Honey Don't", "Matchbox (song), Matchbox" and "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby". According to fellow musician Charlie Daniels, "Carl Perkins' songs personified the rockabilly era, and Carl Perkins' sound personifies the rockabilly sound more so than anybody involved in it, because he never changed."#legends, Naylor, p. 118. Perkins's songs were recorded by artists (and friends) as influential as Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Ricky Nelson, and Eric Clapton which further cemented his prominent place in the history of popular music. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rockabilly", Perkins was inducted into the Rock and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Suede Shoes
"Blue Suede Shoes" is a rock and roll standard (music), standard written and first recorded by American singer, songwriter and guitarist Carl Perkins in 1955. It is considered one of the first rockabilly records, incorporating elements of blues, country music, country and pop music of the time. Perkins' original version of the song appeared on the ''Cashbox (magazine), Cashbox'' Best Selling Singles list for 16 weeks and spent two weeks at the number two position. Elvis Presley recorded "Blue Suede Shoes" in 1956 and it appears as the opening track of his eponymous debut album ''Elvis Presley (album), Elvis Presley''. Presley performed his version of the song three different times on national television. It was also recorded by Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochran, among many others. Background There are differing accounts about the origin of the song. In his second autobiography ''Cash: The Autobiography'', Johnny Cash recalled planting the seed for the song in the fall of 1955, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
