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Paraguay está en la ruta de Paul McCartney

Lunes, 27 de Febrero de 2012

El mánager del cantante Paul McCartney, Barry Marshall, estuvo por la Embajada paraguaya en Bogotá solicitando visa para visitar el país, con el objetivo de realizar negociaciones para concretar la venida del exbeatle este año, en el marco de la gira On the Run.

El tour que realizará el cantante de Liverpool tiene aún muy pocas fechas confirmadas oficialmente. La agenda de presentaciones confirmadas se inicia el 24 marzo, en Rotterdam y continúa en Holanda, Suiza, Bélgica e Inglaterra.

En Sudamérica ya se da como un hecho que el artista incluiría una presentación, el 9 de abril, en el estadio River Plate (Argentina), según el sitio web www.vammos.com.ar.

También se habla de que el productor que estaría en conversaciones con Marshall para concretar su venida a Paraguay es Nicolás Garzia, de Garzia Group.

Su agente de prensa, Marcelo Antúnez, no desmintió ni confirmó la información, y se limitó a señalar que trataron "de no comunicar ninguna negociación. Cuando tenemos una confirmación de los artistas, lo hacemos. Es por respeto al público".

Marshall se encontraba el fin de semana en Colombia para negociar y verificar, junto a un grupo de expertos que le acompañan, las condiciones en las que se encuentra el estadio de fútbol El Campín de Bogotá, donde se realizaría el concierto de Paul McCartney.

"El mánager de Paul McCartney (Marshall), tendrá varias reuniones con nosotros los empresarios. Lo acompaña un grupo de expertos en manejo de escenarios deportivos para conciertos traídos de Londres, que evaluarán el estado de El Campín, para comprobar si está en condiciones de albergar el show", confirmó el empresario colombiano Ricardo Leyva a la RCN La Radio (www.rcnradio.com). La misma tarea realizaría en los próximos días Marshall en Asunción, con el fin de cerrar un acuerdo para la venida del exbeatle.

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¿Paul McCartney viene a Córdoba?

El ex beatle podría tocar en el Kempes en los próximos meses. El propio manager del músico estuvo hoy visitando el estadio

Por Redacción VOS 28/02/2012 15:02

Los rumores son cada vez más fuertes: Paul McCartney vendría a tocar a Córdoba. Al igual que ocurrió el año pasado, por estas horas se evalúa un posible show del ex Beatle en el Estadio Kempes.

Esta vez la posibilidad sería más concreta, ya que según trascendió, esta mañana el propio manager de McCartney, Barrie Marshall, estuvo visitando las instalaciones del estadio junto a una comitiva.

Por ahora, el tour 2012 de Paul llamado "On the run", contempla sólo fechas confirmadas en Europa para marzo. Pero en estos días se está armando una mini gira por Sudamérica, que contemplaría un concierto en Córdoba u otro estadio de Argentina para el 5 de mayo.

Según publicó Sergio Zuliani en su cuenta de Twitter (@SerZuliani), "se negocia Paul McCartney en Córdoba. 5 de mayo. Es la plaza que más interesa por su equidistancia entre Chile y Uruguay". Y luego: "Otras ciudades compiten con Córdoba. La Plata es la que presiona más fuerte".

Consultado José Palazzo, el productor negó toda posibilidad. Aunque después en su Twitter reconoció que Marshall está en Córdoba. "Barry (sic) es manager de Joe Coocker que viene el 24 (de marzo). También estuvo en Orfeo", publicó Palazzo. Con el "también" dejó entrever que Marshall había estado en el Kempes.

Para la prensa de Paraguay, la recorrida del músico también contemplaría un show en ese país, en Colombia y en Argentina, aunque dan como fecha posible el 9 de abril en River.

PAUL EN CÓRDOBA. Más que una posibilidad.

Manager de Paul McCartney se reúne con empresarios colombianos

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Manager de Paul McCartney se reúne con empresarios colombianos

02-23-2012

Por: RCN La Radio

El empresario colombiano Ricardo Leyva confirmó a RCN La Radio que el manager del exBeatle Paul McCartney, llegó a Bogotá para reunirse con varias empresas que estarían interesadas en traer a Colombia el espectáculo del cantante, acompañándolo está un grupo de expertos en manejo de escenarios que evaluarán el estado de El Campin.

Aunque la discusión sobre el préstamo de los estadios para conciertos sigue sin ninguna conclusión, el empresario Ricardo Leyva afirma que ya existen avances que permitirían en un tiempo no muy lejano, poder traer a nuestro país a los grandes artistas, en un escenario digno del show.Leyva contó que a Colombia llegó el manager del cantante Paul McCartney, Barry Marshall, quien acompañado de expertos en manejo de escenarios, se reunirán no sólo con los interesados en traer al artista, sino con expertos del IDRD para evaluar el estado de la gramilla del estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campín, lugar que ha sido foco de la polémica por la discusión sobre si se presta para conciertos o no.

“Al país llegó el señor manager de Paul McCartney, quien tendrá varias reuniones con nosotros los empresarios. Lo acompaña un grupo de expertos en manejo de escenarios deportivos para conciertos traído de Londres, que evaluarán el estado de El Campín, para comprobar sí está en condiciones de albergar el show. Estamos a la espera de la aprobación del Alcalde de Bogotá para poder utilizar el estadio (…) Hasta el momento nadie tiene el contrato firmado para traer a Paul McCartney, sólo hay programadas algunas reuniones para tal fin”, afirmó.

Así mismo dijo tener una propuesta para la Alcaldía bogotana, la cual, es necesaria y despejaría muchas de las dudas que existen sobre el tema.

“La propuesta es hacer un estudio que permita saber que la gramilla esté en las mejores condiciones y no maquillada por encima. Debemos comprobar que los cuatro mil millones que se le invirtieron al desagüe del estadio para el pasado Mundial Sub 20 si hayan invertido bien”.

Según Leyva, los grandes artistas sí quieren venir a Colombia y aseguró que en las agendas de cantante como Lady Gaga y Madonna, figura nuestro país como destino.

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Primeiro México, agora Paraguai: Paul McCartney cada vez mais perto do Brasil!

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Primeiro México, agora Paraguai: Paul McCartney cada vez mais perto do Brasil!

segunda-feira, 27 de fevereiro de 2012

Ótima notícias, Beatlemaníacos brasileiros! 

O empresário de Paul McCartney, Barry Marshall, foi à Embaixada do Paraguai, em Bogotá(Colômbia), solicitar um visto para visitar o país, com o objetivo de concluir as negociações da vinda do ex-Beatle este ano, como parte da turnê On the Run.

A turnê já tem algumas datas confirmadas oficialmente. A agenda de apresentações confirmadas começa dia 24 de março, em Rotterdam e continua pela Europa até dia 28.

Pela América do Sul, há boatos que o artista vai incluir uma apresentação na Argentina, em 9 de abril, no Estádio River Plate, de acordo com o site argentino Vammos.

Também se fala que o produtor Nicolas Garzia está em negociações com Marshall, para realizar sua visita ao Paraguai.

Seu publicitário, Marcel Antunez, não negou ou confirmou a informação, e simplesmente disse que "eles não podem divulgar nenhuma confirmação. É por respeito ao público."

Marshall passou o fim de semana na Colômbia para negociar e verificar, com um grupo de especialistas que o acompanha, as condições em que se encontra o estádio El Campín, em Bogotá, que sediaria o show de Paul McCartney.

"O gerente de Paul McCartney (Barry Marshall) terá várias reuniões com nossos empresários. Ele é acompanhado por um grupo de especialistas em gestão de instalações esportivas para concertos trazidos de Londres, que irá avaliar o estádio El Campín, para verificar se é capaz de sediar o show ", confirmou o  empresário colombiano Ricardo Leyva à Rádio RCN (www.rcnradio.com). 

Uma coisa é certa, se Paul fechar um show com algum país da América do Sul, as chances dele vir ao Brasil, aumentam bastante! 

Agora, vamos torcer para que confirmem os shows na América do Sul e, principalmente, no Brasil para que possamos pensar em novas homenagens e emocionar Sir Paul mais uma vez!

I'LL FOLLOW THE SUN

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On the cusp of superstardom (and living it up in Weston-super-Mare): Beatles fan's unseen photos of the Fab Four having fun in the sun

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

24th February 2012

These previously unseen photos show the Beatles having not such a Hard Day’s Night but relaxing in a seaside hotel in 1963, just months before their global rise to fame.

In one shot the Fab Four are seen sun bathing topless on the terrace - except for John Lennon who is still donning a dark waistcoat and shirt. In the background a pasty-looking gentleman is sunbathing in his underpants, oblivious to his famous neighbours. 

In another Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney take afternoon tea out of china cups as a group of old ladies sit in armchairs nearby.

A third picture shows the group relaxing on deck chairs with Ringo waving and the fourth shows George Harrison sharing a pot of tea with a friend.

Good day sunshine: The Beatles bask in the Weston-Super-Mare sun after a busy few months touring around the country. In the background a pasty-looking gentleman is sunbathing in his underpants, oblivious to his famous neighbours

The candid photos were taken at a hotel in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, by schoolboy Bruce Leak then aged 11 who was on a family holiday with his parents and sister.

The family spoke to John Lennon, then 23, Paul, then 21, George, then 20, and Ringo, then 23, while they ate their breakfast at the hotel.

The band had just had a UK number one single with Please Please Me and an album hit with the same title. Just months earlier they had signed to Parlophone Records and were spending the year touring around British towns, playing in Margate, Leeds and Yarmouth, and were gaining popularity. As they arrived in Weston-super-mare, on the other side of the pond a U.S. LP was being released called Introducing the Beatles. 

Despite getting the amazingly candid pictures of the Beatles before they hit the big time, Bruce kept his amazing snaps in a drawer for decades - thinking that they were ‘rubbish’ and ‘worth nothing.’

When he passed away last year aged 59, his sister, Ann O’Neill, 73, inherited them and decided to auction them off in the hope that they will fall into good hands.

A day in the life: Schoolboy Bruce Leak captured candid snaps of the band as they enjoyed a relaxing day by the coast

Mrs O’Neill, from Wigan, Greater Manchester, said: ‘My brother had the pictures for years but thought that they were a load of rubbish and they were worth nothing.

‘But when he passed away in February last year I inherited them. I thought it such a shame to throw them away but they are too much of a reminder of my brother to keep them.’

Happiness is a warm bun: The Beatles take tea in a Weston-Super-Mare hotel. Paul McCartney seems to have dressed up for the occasion

Ann’s mum Edith is in two of the pictures. 'She is walking out the door in one and the other she is sitting with them at breakfast,' said Ann.

‘She said they were very friendly and chatty and looked very relaxed like they didn’t have a care in the world, but this was before their fame grew.’

The siblings remained big Beatles fans and Bruce had some of their music played at his funeral. 

The photographs are to be auctioned on tomorrow at Omega Auctions in Stockport, Greater Manchester, are expected to make up to £400.

Paul Fairweather, an auctioneer at Omega, said: ‘We have estimated for the set of four photos a value of £300-400 because they are quite candid pictures we think that they will go for more than others of their kind.

‘The most interesting one is the one of all four of them where they are sat outside; John is reading and the others are sat with their shirts off.

Daytrippers: The Fab Four enjoy tea served in china tea cups and silver tea pots. In the background older ladies seem nonplussed by their famous teatime companions

‘They look really relaxed not worrying about anything unlike in later years when they couldn’t go anywhere without being hounded. It was a rare chance for them to take in the sunshine.

‘It was in 1963 around the Please Please Me era, right in the beginning of their fame. They had been playing for about six months I think at this time.

‘Brian Epstein signed them to Parlaphone at the end of 1962 so I guess they would have been down to London before then but you can see that they are still young and fresh faced.’

As well as the photographs, an 8mm film of the Beatles 1963 tour which was donated by another collector is going under the hammer.

It's for you: Auctioneer Paul Fairweather is now selling off the photos at his auction house in Stockport, Greater Manchester

Meanwhile a series of events are being unveiled today in the Beatles’ home town to celebrate 50 years since the band’s formation.

John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison were joined in August 1962 by drummer Ringo Starr, who replaced Pete Best, to become the Fab Four.

Here comes the sun: Junior photographer Bruce (second left) on his summer holiday with his mother Edith Leak (far left), sister Ann O'Neill and dad William Leak.

Two months later their first single Love Me Do was released and Beatlemania swept across the world.

Liverpool Council will unveil plans for a series of anniversary events today at the city’s Cavern Club.
The highlights include International Beatles Week, in August, which will mark the 50th anniversary with music and fans from all over the world descending on the city.

Tribute gigs, guest speakers and the world’s biggest Beatles convention will all take place.

Further concert performances will take place on Love Me Do Weekend in October and thousands are expected to attend a peace vigil in December on the 32nd anniversary of Lennon’s murder.

There will also be stage shows at the city’s Epstein Theatre, named in honour of Beatles manager Brian Epstein, and performances by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

Macca no Brasil: rumores cada vez maiores!

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Macca no Brasil: rumores cada vez maiores!

domingo, 26 de fevereiro de 2012

É isso mesmo, Beatlemaníacos! Nessa última semana, os rumores sobre a possível volta de Paul em Maio aumentaram, deixando muitas pessoas animadas!

Sexta-feira (24), uma rádio mexicana confirmou um show do Paul em Guadalajara, dia 07 de maio de 2012.

O locutor da rádio, Gonzalo Oliveros, também postou sobre o show em seu twitter: 

Além da confirmação do show no México, o empresário de Paul esteve em Bogotá, na Colômbia, para acertar as negociações de um show por lá também. A data prevista para o show na Colômbia também é em maio, mas eles ainda não escolheram o estádio. 

Um dos empresários que está participando das negociações deu uma entrevista, que vocês podem ouvir aqui: http://www.rcnradio.com/apopup/139059.

O twitter @PaulMcCartneyBR, grande fonte de notícias de Sir Paul, também postou: ''Empresário do Paul tem várias reuniões com produtores de países da América do Sul". 

Parece que as chances estão aumentando! Já estamos naquele clima de pré-confirmação, pura ansiedade!

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Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Star Club

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Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Star Club

Press Release

On April 14th and 15th, BEATLEMANIA celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Star‐Club
There are places and names within the world of music which lead to all sorts of associations – Woodstock is one of them, Abbey Road, maybe even Graceland and
Live Aid. Certainly, the Star Club is to be found among these catch words. During spring 1962 the club opened in the ‘Große Freiheit’ centred at the red light district where it rose to fame of being the holy mecca of beat music, a magical place of pop culture and becoming one of the most famous live‐clubs of the sixties. The orange‐red posters for the opening night were promising “Die Not hat ein Ende” – ’Misery is over` – the Star Club kept its word: The Beatles, Roy Young, The Bachelors and ‘Tex Roberg & The Graduates’ played at the opening – and during the following months and years almost every top musician within the world of Rock’n’Roll came to play at the venue, among them Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bill Haley, Little Richard, Ray Charles, the Everly Brothers, Fats Domino, Brenda Lee and many more. Finally the post‐war youth was offered a place which wasn’t dominated by the music of their parents or even grand‐parents.
The Star Club was Hamburg’s jewel which put the city to the worldwide centre of attention of Rock’n’Roll.

The 13th of April 2012 is the Star Club’s 50th anniversary – obviously such a special occasion will be celebrated in style. In cooperation with the ‘Große Freiheit 36’, the BEATLEMANIA Hamburg has prepared a weekend in the name of music and art.

Friday:
Friday is entirely packed with Live‐music: The ‘Große Freiheit 36’ presents bands throughout the whole evening who all have a special connection to the club or even played the venue back in the day. The Line up includes The Quarrymen, The Pete Best Band, Mike Pender’s Searchers, The Mojos, The Undertakers, Lee Curtis with the Bonds and Mr.Piggi, Jimmy & The Rackers, Rockhouse Brothers, Ian’s Zodiacs, Ticket to Ride and the ‘Star Club All‐Star‐Band’.

Saturday:
Saturday and Sunday will continue with a loaded jubilee programme in the halls of the BEATLEMANIA. The popular TV and radio host Carlo von Tiedemann will start Saturday at 12 pm with the opening of the exhibition ‘People at the Star Club´ – drawings by Klaus‐Dieter Schweitz. Contemporary witness Schweitz has portrayed all different kinds of personalities of the 60’s – whether it is a doorman, a bar lady or John Lennon – and as a result presents an artistical document of history about the heritage of Rock’n’Roll in Hamburg.

Moreover a charity auction starts to support the Hamburg charitable society Clubkinder e.V. and one of Schweitz’s drawings will be sold on auction till Sunday. Interested parties can leave their bids directly at BEATLEMANIA or compete in the bidding online via www.beatlemaniahamburg.com and via www.clubkinder.de.

Afterwards, the successful audio‐book series ‘Hamburg‐Krimis’ guest stars in the BEATLEMANIA – showing excerpts from the live‐staging of their brand new audio‐book ‘Todesengel Reeperbahn’. The story involves one of The Beatles famous musicians being under suspicion of murder and showcases the Star Club as an essential location.

Less homicidal but none the less exciting will be the reading of Horst Fascher, former Star Club manager and Beatles‐companion, who will please the crowd with extracts from his book ‘Let The Good Times Roll’.

The Hamburg Beatles‐guides band ‘Die Koschmiders’ will enter the stage to (re‐)interpret the biggest hits as well as some less famous pearls of Beatles music history – which will all take place during a live performance in the Yeah Club of the BEATLEMANIA.

On the fifth floor, the BEATLEMANIA continuously shows the film ‘All You Need Is Klaus’. Subject of the screening is the life of Klaus Voormann, who, as no other German, has experienced the rise and fame of the legendary pop era first‐hand.

Sunday:
To ease up the tired bones, the BEATLEMANIA calls out for ‘Let’s Rock’n’Roll’. To participate in the dance‐workshops, given by the ADTV dance school ‘Die Schrittmacher’, is highly recommended and expressively desired!

A treat in form of a very special premiere is given to the audience in the Yeah Club: Before the 55‐minutes‐long audio‐book ‘Beat! Beat! Beat! Or: How the Lobscouse hit the Leslie’ will be broadcasted for the first time via the station NDR Info at 21.05 that Sunday, you will be able to listen to it at the BEATLEMANIA. The audio‐book combines true and adapted stories based on the beginnings and the best years of the Star Club.

Additionally, the poster exhibition ‘Star‐Club in 3D’ will offer a new glimpse into the cult club and a signing session with Horst Fascher is scheduled.

Also during the Sunday, it’s time again to push the music button. Dara and Band, who acclaimed fame far beyond Hamburg’s borders as backing group for Tony Sheridan, offer Star‐Club‐Sound that would do anyone proud. And as previously done on Saturday, the 5th floor will be transformed into a cinema where between 10am and 7pm continuously the documentary ‘Bye Bye Star‐Club’ will be screened. This search of clues is lead by moviemaker Axel Engstfeld and Günter Zint, once ‘Star Clubs’ own photographer.

NB: Programme is subject to change

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The Combo‐ticket for all three days of the Star‐Club celebration, which means the Star‐Club‐Night at the ‘Große Freiheit 36’ on Friday and the Saturday and Sunday programme at the BEATLEMANIA, is available for € 53.45 at www.eventim.de.

Who only can clear their schedule for one day and still don’t want to miss the BEATLEMANIA programme is welcome to purchase a day ticket for € 12 (price per adult).

BEATLEMANIA Hamburg

Daily from 10am till 7pm (final entry 6pm)
Reeperbahn / on the corner of Große Freiheit / Nobistor 10
22767 Hamburg / St. Pauli
Telephone: +49 (0) 40 – 311 718 18
info@beatlemania‐hamburg.com
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Liverpool Celebrates 50 Years of the Beatles

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Liverpool Celebrates 50 Years of the Beatles

SUNDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2012

On 18 August 1962 Ringo Starr made his first appearance as the Beatles official drummer at Hulme Hall in the village of Port Sunlight, Wirral. 

The four members of the band had a two hour rehearsal before taking to the stage as the headline act in the local Horticultural Society’s 17th annual dance. On that night the Fab Four were born...the rest is history.

This year, the city that gave the world the Fab Four is celebrating this anniversary with a calendar of events and activities that will last throughout the year.

Full details of all the events can by found on the BBFC website or at the Cavern Club website.

Many of the events are free so there is no excuse to join in the party and celebrate a very special anniversary!

50th anniversary events

Saturdays throughout 2012 | Saturday with the Beatles | Cavern Live Lounge

Saturday 16 June | Paul McCartney's 70th Birthday Show | Cavern Club

Monday 18 June | They Say It's Your Birthday, Paul McCartney 70th brithday celebration | Cavern Club

Friday 22 June | The Two of Us, the Lennon & McCartney Songbook | Philharmonic Hall

Saturday 23 June | The Two of Us, the Lennon & McCartney Songbook | Philharmonic Hall

Saturday 18 August | 50 Years Anniversary of the Beatles | Hulme Hall, Wirral

Sunday 19 August | 50 Years Anniversary of Fab Four's first gig at the Cavern Club

Wednesday 22 to Tuesday 28 August | International Beatle Week Festival - 50 Years Celebration

Wednesday 22 August | 50th Anniversary of Granada TV filming the Beatles at the Cavern Club

Friday 24 August | They Say It's Your Birthday | Philharmonic Hall

Saturday 25 August | 50 Years of the Beatles | Hulme Hall, Wirral

Sunday 26 and Monday 27 August | Mathew Street Festival | Outdoor music festival

Sunday 26 August | Annual Beatles Convention | Britannia Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool

Monday 27 August | 50 Years Anniversary of the Beatles Concert | Philharmonic Hall

Friday 5 October | 50 years of the release of Love Me Do | Cavern Club

Friday 5 to Sunday 7 October | Love Me Do Weekend | Albert Dock, Liverpool

Tuesday 9 October | John Lennon's Birthday Celebration | Cavern Club

Thursday 15 November to Saturday 1 December | Epstein - one man show about the life of the Beatles manager | Epstein Theatre, Liverpool

Thursday 29 November | George Harrison Remembered | Cavern Club

Friday 7 December | The Bootleg Beatles | Philharmonic Hall

Saturday 8 December | The John Lennon Songbook | Philharmonic Hall

Sunday 9 December | John Lennon: In My Life starring Mark McGann | Philharmonic Hall

Sunday 9 December | John Lennon Peace Vigil | European Peace Monument, Liverpool

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KISSES ON THE BOTTOM on the world charts

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McCartney's 'Kisses' run sweet and light in second week on world charts
Steve Marinucci
Beatles Examiner
FEBRUARY 23, 2012

There's good news and bad news on the world's music charts for Paul McCartney and his "Kisses on the Bottom" album.

That was especially true in the U.S., where the latest Billboard chart numbers for the week of March 3 were released Thursday.  On the Jazz Albums Chart, where the album, which shot to the top spot on that chart last week in its second week, it remained at #1 this week, its third week on that chart. 

McCartney is in distinguished company there. Hot on his album's heels at #2 is Tony Bennett's "Duets II," which is rebounding back up from the #3 position the previous week. And right below Tony Bennett is a Frank Sinatra retrospective, "Sinatra: Best of the Best," which, at #2 last week, is trading places with Bennett this week. 

The news isn't as good for McCartney on the Billboard 200, where "Kisses on the Bottom" dropped from #5 to #7 in its second week on that chart. The album also dropped from #5 to #6 on the U.S. music watcher Hits Daily Double chart, #5 to #24 on the Digital Albums Chart and #2 to #3 on the Tastemaker Albums Chart. A label spokesman attributed the  movement to the significant chart gains made by Whitney Houston's albums after her death and the current popularity of Adele.  

 

But there were successes, too, on several European charts. On Australia's ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) chart, it jumped 10 places from #25 to #15. On the Belgian Flanders chart, it jumped from #46 to #8, while on the Belgian Wallonia chart, it jumped from #45 to #6. On the Swedish Sverigetopplistan chart, it jumped to #8 from #29. On Italy's FIMI chart, it debuted at #15

 

But in the Netherlands, it dropped from #10 to #11 on the Dutch Media Markt album top 40.  It also dropped to #12 on the UK Official Album Chart from #3 in its second week. However, in Canada, it held to its #4 spot.

The cover of Paul McCartney's "Kisses on the Bottom" album.

Credits: 

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Friends to meet in Los Angeles to wish George happy birthday

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Friends to meet in Los Angeles to wish George happy birthday 
Posted by Adam Forrest on Thursday, 02/23/12


This Saturday, George Harrison would have been 69 years old. A few friends, including Beatles news personality Gillian Lomax and myself, Adam Forrest, are going to meet up at "The George Harrison Tree" up at Griffith Park Observatory in Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon to remember George and wish him "Happy Birthday". 





On February 22, 2004, the City of Los Angeles declared it George Harrison day and unveiled this plaque at a ceremony attended by George's friend Jackie Lomax, who played a song he wrote as a tribute to George, "Friend Of Mine."

For those of us in Los Angeles, George's tree is sort of like our Strawberry Fields in New York City where fans meet to remember John. Many fans meet to remember George at his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but George's tree is a quieter place fans can come together and reflect in a natural atmosphere that George would have really liked.

George's tree is at the very tip of the north end of the Griffith Observatory parking lot.Here is a satellite view of the location of George's tree up at Griffith Observatory. Here is a Google Map to the location.

We will meet at George's tree this Saturday, February 25, at 2:00 pm. If you're in the area, I hope we'll see you there.

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Diana Krall talks about her collaboration with Sir Paul McCartney.

Published on 19/02/2012

Diana Krall has worked on Kisses on the Bottom, the latest album from Paul McCartney, which revisits some old American jazz standards. Talking exclusively to The Express, she told us about her collaboration. She hates talking. Which is not very convenient for even a simple phone conversation. Diana Krall lives in the United States, her house is lost in the countryside with her twins. And she's not very keen on doing some promo for the album.
Surprise: she does not hide his enthusiasm for working on Sir Paul McCartney's new jazz album made with the help of Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder.There's worse as travel companions. And even on the phone, his pleasure is clearly visible.
 
How did the idea of ​​the meeting between the former Beatle and you, a jazz singer come about ?
 
Paul dreamed of a jazz album for twenty years. We have the same producer, Tommy LiPuma: Tommy gave us the opportunity to talk. From our meeting, the project took shape. The idea was to work with Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder and jazz musicians. But each of us was to embody a role he never played. Result: Paul sings jazz and does not touch any instrument, Stevie Wonder and I do not sing and he plays the harmonica, I'm at the piano.
 
All American standards included on the record are as beautiful as little known. Who chose them?
 
Paul McCartney did. He loves famous authors such as Cole Porter, but what he wanted most was to resume the jazz songs that made him listen to his father in Liverpool. It turns out that among these pieces, he thought only they know, many were songs that my grandfather adored and with whom I grew up. Paul also told me that these standards have inspired several tracks he wrote with John Lennon. For example, "Home (When Shadows Fall)," Paul has played with the Quarrymen and The Beatles, between 1957 and 1960.
 
On Kisses on the Bottom, you play, you have made all the arrangements, and the line-up is all the musicians who accompany you forever now. Finally, who was the boss?
 
Nobody, really. Each has brought his own musical background. I wanted eclectic musicians. They all played with artists as diverse as Betty Carter, Erykah Badu, Joni Mitchell and Herbie Hancock. Paul also gave me the opportunity to confront myself with an extraordinary guitarist, Eric Clapton. I love this guy. He is even more autistic than me! We all had a common language and arrangements came naturally. I wrote them live: most songs on this album were recorded in one or two takes.
 
On this album, Paul McCartney's voice is almost unrecognizable ...
 
It is different, it's true. On this record, it has something vulnerable, feminine, broken. It looks like something out of a vinyl post-1940s. Paul singing into a microphone that was used by Nat King Cole. I played and I had chills listening to this melancholy, this fragility. And then, on some tracks, like "My Valentine", he wrote for the record, his voice became blues, powerful like a crooner. He told me he was not sure whether to improvise: this is not true. He returned these songs in all directions.
 
Do you think that Paul McCartney is a jazz musician?
 
It is Paul McCartney: a musician who has always composed music with complex structures. At the time of the Beatles, he influenced many jazz musicians: Duke Ellington, Count Basie, who took over "Michelle" and "Help!" - Or Ella Fitzgerald, whose interpretation of "Something in the Way She Moves" is sublime. I myself recorded "For No One", Paul McCartney, on my last album, Quiet Nights. Who would have imagined one day that I would join him on piano?
 
Source: The Express.

Diana Krall: "Paul McCartney wanted the songs that made him listen to his father" 

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The Guitar Collection: George Harrison iPad App

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The Guitar Collection: George Harrison iPad App Available Now at the iTunes Store Two days before George's birthdate, we are pleased to release The Guitar Collection: George Harrison iPad app, celebrating the guitarist and his historical guitar collection. The app, available now, is selling for $9.99 at the iTunes App Store. You can find the app in the iTunes Store , or visit GeorgeHarrison.com to view the trailer. The Guitar Collection: George Harrison brings the musician's private guitar collection to life through photographs, detailed descriptions, audio, and video footage. For the first time, with the help of unique 360° imaging by photographer Steven Sebring, fans can see the scratches, dings, and worn threads on the guitars. The history of each guitar is laid out in great detail, including the origin of the guitar, when and how it became part of Harrison's collection, modifications he made to it and why each was so important in creating his distinctive sound. Accompanying audio and recordings from Harrison himself as he introduces many of the guitars and plays sections of songs, allow the user to appreciate the personalities of each instrument. The app features a number of Harrison's best known guitars, including: the Gretsch G6128 Duo Jet the Gibson J-160E the Rickenbacker 360/12 the Fender Stratocaster named 'Rocky' the Ramirez Classical, the Fender Rosewood Telecaster the Zemaitis Lotus 12-String Additional guitars will be added to the app in the future. Also featured is video with Ben Harper, Josh Homme, Mike Campbell, and Dhani Harrison, each playing and showcasing the guitars and exploring their feel and tone. Conan O'Brien and Dhani discuss what make these guitars so exceptional, and guitar great Gary Moore shares his views on what made George Harrison such a distinctive and influential guitar player. The Guitar Collection: George Harrison app comes via BANDWDTH Publishing and the George Harrison Estate, and is available  in the iTunes App Store. Don't miss Dhani Harrison on Conan tonight at 11/10c on TBS! (USA)