Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free Books, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine. 25 June 1967: The Beatles on Our World: All You Need Is Love. With seemingly unstoppable momentum during the summer of 1967, on 18 May The Beatles signed a contract to represent the BBC, and Britain, on Our World, the world’s first live television satellite link-up to be seen by approximately 400 million people across five continents.
The Beatles’ appearance was announced four days later, on 22 May. John Lennon wrote the song especially for the occasion, to the brief given by the BBC: it had to be simple so that viewers around the world would understand it. We were big enough to command an audience of that size, and it was for love. It was for love and bloody peace.
It was a fabulous time. Our World took place on 25 June 1967. The satellite link-up was devised by the BBC, which took the idea to the European Broadcasting Union in 1966. No politicians or heads of state were allowed to take part in the broadcast, and no pre-recorded videotape or film was allowed. BBC publicity The Beatles’ day began at 2pm with a camera rehearsal in EMI’s Studio One. Destiny Quest. Delancey Place. Today's selection -- from Area 51 by Annie Jacobsen. Most have heard of the War of the Worlds, the famous 1938 broadcast by Orson Welles that was a radio drama of an invasion of earth by UFOs. Such was the pervasiveness of radio that the broadcast was mistaken for an actual invasion and sent millions of Americans into panic and hysteria.
What is less well known is the impact on the U.S. military, and that Hitler and Stalin both took note of the broadcast's effect: "Although the 8:00 p.m. broadcast had opened with a brief announcement that the story was science fiction and based on the novel by H. G. Wells, huge numbers of people across America believed it was real. Those who turned their radio dials for confirmation learned that other radio stations had interrupted their own broadcasts to follow the exclusive, live CBS Radio coverage about the Mars attack.
"In the month that followed, more than 12,500 news stories discussed the War of the Worlds broadcast. Back to top^ Iain McGilchrist, author of The Master and his Emissary. VH1 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time. Rolling Stone: 100 Greatest Artists of All Time: The Immortals. 100 Greatest Artists. By Elvis Costello I first heard of the Beatles when I was nine years old. I spent most of my holidays on Merseyside then, and a local girl gave me a bad publicity shot of them with their names scrawled on the back. This was 1962 or '63, before they came to America. The photo was badly lit, and they didn't quite have their look down; Ringo had his hair slightly swept back, as if he wasn't quite sold on the Beatles haircut yet. I didn't care; they were the band for me. The funny thing is that parents and all their friends from Liverpool were also curious and proud about this local group.
I was exactly the right age to be hit by them full on. Every record was a shock when it came out. John Lennon and Paul McCartney were exceptional songwriters; McCartney was, and is, a truly virtuoso musician; George Harrison wasn't the kind of guitar player who tore off wild, unpredictable solos, but you can sing the melodies of nearly all of his breaks. Then they started to really grow up. AllMusic. Genre in Popular Music.
Articles. A New Orleans Jazz History, 1895-1927 - New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park. Buddy Bolden's Band 1905 Photo Hogan Jazz Archives Even before jazz, for most New Orleanians, music was not a luxury as it often is elsewhere–it was a necessity. Throughout the nineteenth century, diverse ethnic and racial groups — French, Spanish, and African, Italian, German, and Irish — found common cause in their love of music.
The 1870s represented the culmination of a century of music making in the Crescent City. The early development of jazz in New Orleans is most associated with the popularity of bandleader Charles "Buddy" Bolden, an "uptown" cornetist whose charisma and musical power became legendary. Dancing had long been a mainstay of New Orleans nightlife, and Bolden’s popularity was based on his ability to give dancers what they wanted. After Bolden, several bands competed for control of the "ratty" (as it was called) music market. The Department of Music at Columbia University. Columbia University Consultants. Music as a Language: Victor Wooten.
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