RAIN – A Tribute to the Beatles
RAIN – A Tribute to The Beatles performs songs from Abbey Road & the Rooftop Concert, in addition to all your favorites hits. This mind-blowing performance takes you back in time with the legendary...
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Editing a Beatle: Princeton prof will talk about working with Sir Paul, Oct....
But for a chance introduction to a fellow named John at a 1957 church fair, he might have become Mr. McCartney, English teacher, instead of Sir Paul McCartney, “the cute Beatle.” McCartney muses about...
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Rain showers MPAC with Beatles sunshine; who will lead nostalgia parade in 50...
If nostalgia shows still are a thing a half century from now, and the Mayo Performing Arts Center still is going strong, who do you think people will be coming to see? Drop us a line, or comment...
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In celebration of the anniversary of Abbey Road, RAIN will bring the greatest hits of this epic recording to life, in addition to all your early Beatles favorites. This mind-blowing performance takes...
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‘Let It Be’ raises a smile at the Mayo Center
‘CLOSE YOUR EYES…’ and Let It Be, in Morristown. From left: Neil Candelora, JT Curtis, Michael Gagliano and Chris McBurney. Photo by Kevin Coughlin By Kevin Coughlin It’s a guilty pleasure. Silly....
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Morristown library: ‘The Beatles are overrated!’ Feb. 10
The Beatles “The Beatles are overrated!?” Them’s fighting words! No doubt, the blokes who run the Morristown & Township Library are still scheming to get even with John Lennon for declaring:...
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Florham Park law firm lets its hair down with iconic images from John...
Video: Photographer Bob Gruen remembers John Lennon By Kevin Coughlin Visiting a lawyer can be unsettling. But going to Sherman Wells Sylvester & Stamelman LLP in Florham Park is more like a joy...
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John Lennon at 75: A tribute from Gary Reed at Morristown’s Macculloch Hall
Video: Gary Reed tribute to John Lennon John Lennon Imagine… John Lennon at 75. Oct. 9 is the late Beatle’s birthday. Here is a tribute performed by Gary Reed, recorded in July at the Macculloch Hall...
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‘Help!’ is on the way, at the Morristown & Township Library, June 18
Astonishingly, the Beatles’ Help! turns 50 this year. The Fab Four’s second film borrows from the Marx Brothers and the Goon Squad, with a pinch of James Bond and a healthy dose of hits, including...
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The Fab Four in Morristown: Warm Valentines for a cold night
Three of The Fab Four…Ersatz John may have been delivering a Valentine to Ersatz Yoko. Photo by Kevin Coughlin The Beatles took America by storm in February 1964 … by snowstorm. So it seemed fitting...
View ArticleA bluesy tribute to John Lennon, from Toby Walker
We lost John Lennon on Dec. 8, 1980. But his music lives on. Bluesman Toby Walker gives a wonderful interpretation of one of John’s loveliest Beatles tunes; this video was recorded in October...
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‘Rain’ Beatles tribute at MPAC: Where the cheap seats are the best seats in...
CLOSE YOUR EYES AND I’LL KISS YOU… Rain performs Beatles tribute at the Mayo Performing Arts Center, which recorded its 75th sold out show of the season. Photo by Kevin Coughlin We live in an age of...
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Video: A road trip to JFK, a happy landing for the Beatles
America has become a nation of somber anniversaries. Assassinations, massacres and dastardly attacks crowd our collective calendar. And so it was nice on Friday, just for once, to celebrate a...
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Forever Fab: Greater Morristown performers celebrate John, Paul, George and...
Toggle among videos; scroll down for list. Their Pan Am jet touched down at JFK exactly 50 years ago– Feb. 7, 1964–and life has never been quite the same. The Beatles arrive at JFK, Feb. 7, 1964....
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Ringo, never, Richard, forever! Beatlemania Again comes to Bickford in Morris...
It was 20 years ago today…no, 40 years…wait, almost 50 years? Forget the math. What matters is that Sgt. Pepper did teach the band to play, and we’re still singing along. That tuneful tradition...
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For the Beatlemaniac in your life… a stocking stuffer that’s really Something
A half-century later, it finally can be revealed. The Fifth Beatle was… EMI TG12345 Mk1. Who can argue with Ken Womack? Certainly, nobody who heard him speak earlier this month at the Morristown &...
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A tale of two bands: Badfinger’s Molland coming to MPAC for Beatles White...
The Beatles have inspired countless musicians over the last half century. But few have been identified with the Fab Four as closely as Joey Molland, who will perform this Sunday at Morristown’s Mayo...
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The Beatles vs. James Joyce: A Fab talk at the Morristown library
The Beatles aren’t just better than every other band. They’re better than James Joyce, too. That’s the considered judgment of Kenneth Womack, a Monmouth University professor specializing in 20th...
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‘Let It Be’ raises a smile at the Mayo Center
‘CLOSE YOUR EYES…’ and Let It Be, in Morristown. From left: Neil Candelora, JT Curtis, Michael Gagliano and Chris McBurney. Photo by Kevin Coughlin By Kevin Coughlin It’s a guilty pleasure. Silly....
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Morristown library: ‘The Beatles are overrated!’ Feb. 10
The Beatles “The Beatles are overrated!?” Them’s fighting words! No doubt, the blokes who run the Morristown & Township Library are still scheming to get even with John Lennon for declaring:...
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