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Pianist Michael Wolff, Drummer Mike Clark and Bassist Leon Lee Dorsey take on the iconic Beatles’ classic, 'Sgt. Pepper'
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Lisa Reedy Promotions
It was 53 years ago today, May 26, 1967, when the Beatles released the seminal Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. It has been hailed a milestone ("a joyful revelation," “the definitive Beatles album"), considered one of their best at the time of its release, and ranked “the greatest album of all time by Rolling Stone's list of the top 500 rock and roll recordings." So, when bassist extraordinaire Leon Dorsey and drum legend Mike Clark were tossing it back ...
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The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper at 50
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Fifty years ago today, Capitol Records released the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Bandin the U.S. Two months later, my Aunt Mary gave me the album for my birthday. Astonishingly, nothing from the album was released as a single for AM radio. At 11, I was a big Beatles fan, but I couldn't figure out what I was listening to or looking at while holding the cover. First, the Fab Four had facial hair and had become adults. I ...
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Cheap Trick Perform the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper in Vegas
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JamBase
BILLY SHEARS PROBABLY DIDN'T SEE THIS COMING!
Cheap Trick by Michael Graham Cheap Trick is bringing their “Sgt. Pepper Live" show to the Paris Las Vegas Theatre in June and July, beginning June 11. Full dates and ticket links can be found here.
A celebration of The Beatles' influential album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the show features an orchestra and modern stage production as Cheap Trick perform the entire album live as well as select Cheap Trick songs ...
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"SGT. Pepper's," "Rubber Soul" Remasters Due in Sept.
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All About Jazz
On September 9, 2009, after a nearly 22-year wait, digitally remastered versions of all of the Beatles studio albums will be released.
Each album will feature the track listings and artwork as it was originally released in the U.K. and come with expanded booklets including original and newly written liner notes and rare photos. For a limited time, each of the Fab Fours 12 proper albums will be embedded with a brief documentary about its making. The rereleases will include ...
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Cheap Trick to Do 'SGT. Pepper' in Vegas Run
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Billboard Magazine
Cheap Trick wants you to want to hear the Beatles. Las Vegas Hilton officials say the 80s rock group best known for “I Want You to Want Me" will band with an orchestra to perform the one of the Beatles' most popular albums during a special run in Las Vegas. Hotel spokesman Ira Sternberg says Geoff Emerick, the producer of “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" will be on hand for nine shows performed live -- start to finish -- ...
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Cheap Trick Preps 'The Latest,' 'SGT. Pepper' Live Releases
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Billboard Magazine
Cheap Trick is stepping outside of the label world to release its next studio album, “The Latest," itself. The veteran rock group will start taking pre-orders for the 13-track set, which it recorded during the past year mostly in Los Angeles with producer Julian Raymond, on Friday via its official web site, www.cheaptrick.com, and at Amazon.com. Those who pre-order will receive “The Latest" on June 23, the day Cheap Trick starts it summer tour with Def Leppard and Poison in ...
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The Beatles' SGT Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band to be Performed Live, in Its Entirety, by the Fab Faux
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Seth Cohen PR
Special 40th Anniversary Concert Will Also Feature Rare Q&A with Geoff Emerick, Grammy Award-Winning Sound Engineer Behind Seminal Album Sold-Out Event at New York City's The Beacon Marks Most Successful Headlining Concert- to-Date for The Fab Faux On September 15th, The Fab Faux will perform The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, in its entirety. Considered one of the most significant albums of all time, Sgt Pepper's presents The Fab Faux with the opportunity to show why Rolling Stone ...
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