Don Nix photos of George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Sam the Sham, more to go on display

 George Harrison with Don Nix on a fishing trip during the Concert For Bangladesh period.




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Don Nix photos of George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Sam the Sham, more to go on display
John Beifuss, Memphis Commercial Appeal
Published  Feb. 27, 2019


Don Nix with George Harrison, left, at the ex-Beatle's home at Henley-on-Thames, England, 1974. (Photo: Courtesy of Don Nix and the Stax Museum of American Soul Music)

Don Nix, the great Memphis songwriter and musician, says he is "legally blind" due to "macular degeneration in kind of the final stages," which is not what you expect to hear right off the bat when you're interviewing someone about an exhibit of photographs they have taken.

"I just bought me an 82-inch TV, and if I sit about five feet in front of it I can almost make out what's going on," Nix, 77, said in a telephone interview from the Germantown condominium that is his current home. "But I can't drive or read or use the internet. But I don't care because I've seen it all already."


Booker T. & the MG's bass player Donald "Duck" Dunn in London, 1970. (Photo: Courtesy of Don Nix and the Stax Museum of American Soul Music)

Nix may not be exaggerating. An architect of Memphis soul and R&B, Nix became a significant international presence in music while remaining rooted in the rich silty sediment of the Mississippi River bluffs of his hometown. A Zelig of 1970s rock 'n' roll, his collaborators included not only his colleagues at Stax and in Memphis (such as "Wooly Bully" singer Sam the Sham) but such stars as George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr and Leon Russell.

This weekend, close to 40 of Nix's photographs of his famous friends and colleagues go on display at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music. A free opening-night reception runs from 6 to 8 p.m. March 1.



Nix was a charter member of the Mar-Keys, the pre-Booker T. & the MG's Stax house band — members included guitarist Steve Cropper and bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn — that had one of the company's first big hits with "Last Night" in 1961. He backed, produced or arranged sessions for such artists as Carla Thomas, Isaac Hayes, Freddie King and Leon Russell (who signed Nix to his Shelter Records label). His 1969 composition "Going Down" has been covered by Jeff Beck, Deep Purple and Sturgill Simpson. He participated in Harrison's 1971 "Concert for Bangladesh" at Madison Square Garden, with an artist roster that included Starr and Bob Dylan. Nix is a habitual self-deprecator, but all this activity is hardly the resume of someone described on the encyclopedic AllMusic.com website as "one as of the more obscure figures in Southern soul and rock."


Ringo Starr practices for the Concert for Bangladesh, 1971. (Photo: Courtesy of Don Nix and the Stax Museum of American Soul Music)

"In 10 years he went from playing baritone saxophone with the Mar-Keys to helping to organize the Concert for Bangladesh," Stax Museum Executive Director Jeff Kolath said. "That's a pretty amazing journey when you think about it."

For much of his career, Nix was accompanied by a camera, continuing a hobby he began as a teenager when he used the money he earned from his Memphis Press-Scimitar paper route to buy his first camera, a Brownie. Eventually, he graduated to a 35 millimeter, and from snapshots to prints, collecting an almost lifelong archive of what he calls "memories of my travels."

"I'm not a photographer, I don't claim to be, but I think the subject matter is interesting," said Nix, his wry drawl as much a signifier of his Memphis identity as his bluesy musical instincts. "I got to go to a lot of places and take a lot of pictures. I messed up enough pictures to where I actually learned how to take some decent ones."


Domingo "Sam the Sham" Samudio, outside Burkle's Bakery in Overton Square, 1966. (Photo: Courtesy of Don Nix and the Stax Museum of American Soul Music)

Indeed. The pictures at Stax capture some of the world's most famous people in relaxed, unguarded moments, and in a wide variety of settings. One image shows 31-year-old ex-Beatle George Harrison at his estate at Henley-on-Thames, England; another shows septuagenarian blues master Furry Lewis in his humble Memphis apartment. Discussing the images, Nix seems to have a — yes — photographic memory. "I can remember everything about the day they were taken," he said.


Sam Moore at Stax, 1968. (Photo: Courtesy of Don Nix and Stax Museum of American Soul Music)

Nix exhibited some of his photographs a decade ago at the Jack Robinson Gallery on Front Street. The current show was organized by Kolath, who went through Nix's contact sheets to pick out some images that even Nix had overlooked, as well as a few pictures of Nix, taken with Nix's camera.

"He's lived a musical journey that I think is somewhat unprecedented in Memphis because of his connections and the relationships he made with people," Kolath said. "He's been one of the ambassadors that carried the sound beyond the borders of the city, which made him desirable as a producer and a writer and an arranger."


Leon Russell, at right, Don Nix, changing tire, and Denny Cordell, Russell's partner in Shelter Records: A gag photo that shows what else is required of Nix as he signs a contract with the Shelter label. (Photo: Courtesy of Don Nix and the Stax Museum of American Soul Music)

Like his music, Kolath said, Nix's photographs show "his true love for the people who are making the music. He's a genuine collaborator, and he has very little ego when it comes to working with people."

Nix, meanwhile, expresses an attitude toward his photographic art (to use a word he never would) that is as direct and unaffected as the two syllables that make up his name.

"The only thing a picture's good for is you like looking at 'em," Nix said. "Enjoyment."

'Passing Through - The Friends of Don Nix'

What: A photo exhibit at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, 926 E. McLemore

When: March 1-April 30 

Opening night reception: 6-8 p.m. March 1. Food, beverages, music. Admission: free.

Info: Visit staxmuseum.com

A tribute to ‘Quiet Beatle’ who sang to Doon’s beauty in 1960s

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A tribute to ‘Quiet Beatle’ who sang to Doon’s beauty in 1960s
The Pioneer
Monday, 25 February 2019

February 25 is the birth anniversary of George Harrison, the popular British songwriter and musician  known best as a member of the famous Beatles group.

It is now very well known that Harrison wrote a song especially for Dehradun during his stay at the ashram of Mahesh Yogi in Rishikesh in the late 1960s. For the Beatles, their stay in India was their most creative period. When they were in Rishikesh for several weeks in February, March and April of 1968 (they stayed at Mahesh Yogi’s spiritual centre in  Rishikesh), they wrote many  songs, most of which were included in their “White Album”, one of their best known.

Born on February 25, 1943, in Liverpool, England, Harrison formed a band with schoolmates to play in clubs around Liverpool. 

The Beatles became the biggest rock band in the world and Harrison’s diverse musical interests took them in many directions. Like his future band mates, Harrison was not born into wealth.  His mother  was largely a stay-at-home mom while her husband Harold drove a school bus for the Liverpool Institute, an acclaimed grammar school which George Harrison attended and first met Paul McCartney.

By the age of 14, Harrison, whose early rock heroes included Carl Perkins, and Buddy Holly, had purchased his first guitar and taught himself a few chords.

By 1960 (when he was only seventeen) Harrison’s music career was in full swing. Lennon had named the band The Beatles. The young group (Harrison, McCartney and John Lennon) began cutting their rock teeth in the small clubs and bars around Liverpool and Hamburg, Germany. Within two years, the group had a new drummer, Ringo Starr.

Before the end of 1962, Harrison and the Beatles recorded a top 20 UK hit, Love Me Do. Early that following year, another hit, Please Please Me, was churned out, followed by an album of the same name. Beatle mania was in full swing across England, and by early 1964, with the release of their album in the US and an American tour, it had swept across the States as well.

The song named “Dehradun” missed getting included in the White album. This song is seen now as a rare gem of the Beatles. The song captures the past simplicity of the valley and is very special for Doonites, especially for those who have seen the days when the Beatles came here. The nostalgia in this song and the fact that it was sung by Harrison makes it unique. The Beatles were so taken in by the charm and beauty of the Doon valley that they were inspired to create many numbers here. Harrison composed the number titled “Dehradun” in the spring of the year 1968 during the time the group was in Rishikesh.

This song remained unavailable for years. It was not included in any album but its studio recording can now be heard on the net. It is one of the rarest Beatles’ songs.

Harrison, known as the “Quiet Beatle”, passed away at the age of 58 on November 29, 2001. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered in the Ganga, according to his wishes. Harrison had embraced the Hare Krishna tradition and remained a devotee till his death. In the summer of 1969, he produced the single “Hare Krishna Mantra”, performed by the devotees of the London Radha Krishna Temple. That same year, he and fellow Beatle, John Lennon, met AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder - acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Soon after, Harrison embraced the Hare Krishna tradition and became a lifelong devotee.

Harrison is remembered for his introspective manner and his keen interest in Hinduism. In the mid 1960s he began playing the sitar, which influenced the sound of the Beatles music in such songs as “Norwegian Wood” and “Love You To”. His experimentation with the sitar brought him in touch with Ravi Shankar, who became a close friend. On November 29, 2002, the first anniversary of his death, the Concert For George saw the two remaining Beatles Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr join many of Harrison’s friends for a special memorial concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The ‘Beatles Ashram’, which lay abandoned for years, is now receiving attention from the state government and is becoming a popular tourist destination for Beatles fans from all over the world.

The months which the Beatles group spent in Rishikesh more than fifty years ago are etched on the minds and hearts of people of this region.  Their song on Dehradun and one on Rishikesh touch the hearts of every new generation.  Their stay at the ashram, however, ended quite unpleasantly due to certain incidents.

Paul Saltzman

Paul McCartney continues to embrace his natural silver locks after ditching the dye last year

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Paul McCartney, 76, continues to embrace his natural silver locks in London after ditching the dye last year
By JABEEN WAHEED FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 22 February 2019

He first decided to embrace his natural mane in September of last year. 

And Paul McCartney, 76, continued to rock his silver locks as he stepped out in London on Friday.  

The former Beatles icon, who ditched the dye for good last year, looked in high spirits as he enjoyed a casual outing. 


Let It Be: Paul McCartney, 76, continued to rock his naturally silver locks as he stepped out in London on Friday




Low maintenance: The former Beatles star has been embracing a more natural look (up) in recent months - pictured in January 2018 (down) 

Paul has been embracing a more natural look after first deciding to go grey gracefully last September.

And emerging in the British capital, the Let It Be hitmaker made a stylish statement as he shielded himself from the chilly weather with a chic black coat with a red collar. 

He teamed the look with black trousers and comfortable trainers as he emerged with a shopping bag on his arm.


Mane attraction: The former Beatles icon, who ditched the dye for good last year, looked in good spirits as he enjoyed a casual outing


Silver lining: Paul has been embracing a more natural look after first deciding to go grey gracefully last September


Casual: Emerging in the British capital, the Let It Be hitmaker made a stylish statement as he shielded himself from the chilly weather with a chic black coat with a red collar

After taking the first couple months of 2019 off, Paul is set to have a busy spring and early summer.

The former Wings frontman last played live back on December 16 during a show at London's O2 Arena.

He is next set to head to South America for five shows taking place in Chile, Argentina, and Brazil.


Low-key: He teamed the look with black trousers and comfortable trainers as he emerged with a shopping bag on his arm


Icon: After taking the first couple months of 2019 off, Paul is set to have a busy spring and early summer

He will then head north in May for shows across the United States. 

The North American leg of his tour will begin on May 23 in New Orleans and feature 14 dates.

The tour is currently set to come to an end on July 13 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.


Upcoming: He is next set to head to South America for five shows taking place in Chile, Argentina, and Brazil



Paul McCartney is currently riding high on the chart-topping success of his latest solo studio album, Egypt Station.
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Which Beatle Had the Most No. 1 Hits as a Solo Artist?

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Which Beatle Had the Most No. 1 Hits as a Solo Artist?
Eric Schaal
Cheat Sheet
February 19, 2019

While fans of The Beatles might have been distraught when the group broke up in 1970, they could follow each member of the Fab Four in his solo career.

In a sense, that gave them four albums for the price of one. Even if every one didn’t turn out like Revolver, you couldn’t argue with the output.

Soon enough, ex-Beatles were topping the charts with singles and albums as solo artists. Fans only had to wait until later in that first year, when George Harrison released his triple album, All Things Must Pass. Within those six sides was “My Sweet Lord,” the first track by an ex-Beatle to hit No. 1.

In the coming decades, Harrison would find himself on top of the charts with two more singles and as many albums. Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and John Lennon (the last) followed their old bandmate to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in the coming years as well.

However, by the late 1970s, McCartney had taken his place as the hit-maker of the bunch. He never looked back.

Paul’s 9 No. 1 singles pace all Beatles as solo artists.


July 1968, London: Paul McCARTNEY, John LENNON and his wife Yoko ONO arrive at the opening of YELLOW SUBMARINE. | Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images

Along with George’s three No. 1 singles, Ringo and John each had two apiece in the coming decade. But by then, Paul had already racked up seven chart-topping singles. The run began with “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” (1971) and concluded with “Coming Up” (1980).

By himself, Paul had outdone the total of his three ex-bandmates in the 10 years after The Beatles parted ways. And he wasn’t done. Duets with Stevie Wonder (“Ebony and Ivory”) and Michael Jackson (“Say Say Say”) over the following three years would mark his eighth and ninth chart-toppers.

However, he didn’t have the last No. 1 single by a former Beatle. That honor belongs to George, whose rendition of “Got My Mind Set on You” peaked on top of the charts in January 1988. (Lennon passed away in 1980.)

If you go by No. 1 albums (on the Billboard 200), Paul also claims the title among former Beatles. Amazingly, his latest arrived in 2018.

Paul’s No. 1 albums (5) also lead the pack among ex-Beatles.


1967: John Lennon (1940-80), Paul McCartney, George Harrison (1943-2001) and Ringo Starr take a break while filming ‘The Magical Mystery Tour.’ | Jim Gray/Keystone/Getty Images

After All Things Must Pass, George’s Living in the Material World (1973) would be his second and final No. 1 record. (Harrison passed away in 2001.)

Following Imagine (1971) and Walls and Bridges (1974), Lennon’s final No. 1 album, Double Fantasy, was released two weeks before his death.

Ringo Starr never had a No. 1 album, but his Ringo did reach No. 2 in 1973, while Goodnight Vienna made it as high as No. 8 in 1975.

Paul’s run of No. 1 records began with McCartney (1971) and continued with Egypt Station, which topped the Billboard 200 in September 2018.

At the time of his death, Lennon’s three No. 1 records tied him with Paul for the lead. There’s no telling what he (or George) would have done in the coming decades had they survived.

But, as things stand, Paul McCartney has been the most successful recording artist of any ex-Beatle since the group split up nearly 50 years ago.

Yoko Ono, John Lennon’s ‘Wedding Album’ to be Reissued

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Yoko Ono, John Lennon’s ‘Wedding Album’ to be Reissued
LP’s re-release coincides with 50th anniversary of couple’s nuptials
By ALTHEA LEGASPI
FEBRUARY 18, 2019


Yoko Ono and John Lennon's 'Wedding Album' will be reissued this spring.
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Yoko Ono and John Lennon’s Wedding Album will be reissued this spring. Originally released in 1969, it was the couple’s third collaborative LP. Announced on Monday, which marks Ono’s 86th birthday, Unfinished Music No. 3: Wedding Album will be released via Secretly Canadian in partnership with Chimera Music on March 22nd, two days after Ono and Lennon’s 50th wedding anniversary.

Crafted by graphic designer John Kosh, the original packaging housed a box that commemorated the couple’s nuptials – they were married on March 20th, 1969 in Gibraltar. Photographs, a copy of their marriage certificate, drawings culled by Ono and Lennon, and a picture of a slice of wedding cake were among the souvenirs that came with the album. The labels are offering a “faithful recreation” of the Wedding Album, which will be available on limited edition white-vinyl LP, CD and digitally.

The forthcoming reissue, which is available for pre-order, is one of several releases planned from Secretly Canadian and Chimera Music comprising Ono’s musical output from 1968 to 1985. They previously reissued 1971’s Fly and a pair of 1973 albums, Approximately Infinite Universe and Feeling The Space along with 1968’s Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins, 1969’s Unfinished Music No. 2: Life With Lions and 1970’s Plastic Ono Band.

Fans Of The Beatles Will Dig The Movie ‘Yesterday’ [Trailer]

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Fans Of The Beatles Will Dig The Movie ‘Yesterday’ [Trailer]
by Jasmine Stone in Entertainment, Movies, Video
18 Feb 2019

It’s safe to say that pretty much everybody can name at least one Beatles song, and can probably hum the tune to a few more.

The Fab Four will go down in history as one of the most iconic and influential outfits of all time, but what if they had never existed.

Or rather, what if only one person in the entire world remembered them?

That’s the premise of Yesterday, a new movie directed by Danny Boyle, which looks like it could be a bit of fun.

A quick write-up below from GQ:

Written by Richard Curtis, the British king of high-concept plots, Yesterday stars Himesh Patel as the singer-songwriter who stumbles into a new world in which John, Paul, George, and Ringo never…met? Existed? It’s unclear right now.

He decides to kick off a songwriting career, rejigging the Beatles repertoire and passing it off as his own work, becoming hugely famous (and friends with Ed Sheeran) in the process.

Yes, Ed Sheeran does feature, and your man Himesh has a pretty decent voice:

Let’s just be thankful that Himesh didn’t bust out Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da.

Yesterday premieres in June of this year.

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INTERNATIONAL BEATLES 'COLLECTORS FAIR IN LEIDEN ON SUNDAY 7 April 2019.

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INTERNATIONALE BEATLES' VERZAMELAARS BEURS

IN LEIDEN OP ZONDAG 7 april 2019.

The Beatles zijn al bijna 50 jaar "uit elkaar", maar nog steeds houdt hun muziek miljoenen over de hele wereld bezig en zijn de verkopen van hun oude platen (cd's) gigantisch. Elk jaar gaan er wereldwijd nog miljoenen over de toonbank !! En ook in de download lijsten staan de Beatles in de hoogste regionen!

De muziek van John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison & Ringo Starr mag ondertussen "klassiek" genoemd worden. Het nummer "Yesterday" werd zelfs verkozen tot "song van de (twintigste) eeuw".

49 jaar na het uiteenvallen van The Beatles, blijkt er nog steeds een grote belangstelling te bestaan voor alles wat de "fab four" gedaan hebben. En Paul McCartney en Ringo Starr spelen wereldwijd nog steeds voor uitverkochte zalen!

Beatles fans, verzamelaars en liefhebbers kunnen op zondag 7 april terecht in Scheltema Leiden aan de Marksteeg 1 (hoek Oude Singel) in Leiden (dicht bij station Leiden-Centraal en met ruime parkeergelegenheid in de buurt) waar, al voor de 40ste keer, "BEAT-MEET" plaats vindt.

Op deze Beatlesbeurs kunnen fans, liefhebbers en verzamelaars lekker snuffelen tussen de duizenden LP's, singletjes, CD's, DVD's, boeken, bladen,video's en memorabilia die te kijk, te koop of te ruil zijn. Er zijn standhouders uit binnen- en buitenland, dus het aanbod zal spectaculair zijn. Voor dit evenement komen bezoekers vanuit de hele wereld (zelfs vanuit Japan en de USA) naar Nederland!! Er zijn ook stands van de Beatles Fanclub en de Paul McCartney Fanclub. Beatles researcher en schrijver Kevin Roach uit Liverpool is onze gast en daarnaast is er live Beatles muziek van Xavier Baudet en Andrew Vroomans.  Aan het verdere programma wordt nog gewerkt.

Bezoekers kunnen tevens Beatles platen of memorabilia meenemen om te ruilen/verkopen of vrijblijvend te laten taxeren.



Deze dag wordt georganiseerd door Franck Leenheer in samenwerking met www.beatlesfanclub.nl, de best bezochte Nederlandstalige Beatles website.

"BEAT-MEET 2019" in Leiden is open van 11-16 uur. De entré bedraagt 5 Euro.

Beat-Meet 2019 mag je als Beatlesfan niet missen!

Voor meer informatie: Franck Leenheer 071-5131323.
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INTERNATIONAL BEATLES 'COLLECTORS FAIR

IN LEIDEN ON SUNDAY 7 April 2019.

The Beatles have been "apart" for nearly 50 years, but their music still keeps millions around the world and the sales of their old records (CDs) are huge. Every year there are still millions around the counter worldwide !! And also in the download lists the Beatles are in the highest regions!

The music of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr may now be called "classical". The song "Yesterday" was even voted "song of the (twentieth) century".

49 years after the breakup of The Beatles, there is still a great interest in everything that the "fab four" have done. And Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr still play for sold-out venues all over the world!

Beatles fans, collectors and enthusiasts can visit Scheltema Leiden on the 7th of April at the Marksteeg 1 (corner Oude Singel) in Leiden (close to Leiden Central Station and with ample parking nearby) where, for the 40th time already, " BEAT-MEET "takes place.

At this Beatles fair, fans, enthusiasts and collectors can sniff around the thousands of LPs, singles, CDs, DVDs, books, magazines, videos and memorabilia that can be viewed, bought or exchanged. There are exhibitors from home and abroad, so the range will be spectacular. For this event visitors from all over the world (even from Japan and the USA) come to the Netherlands !! There are also stands of the Beatles Fan Club and the Paul McCartney Fan Club. Beatles researcher and writer Kevin Roach from Liverpool is our guest and there is also live Beatles music by Xavier Baudet and Andrew Vroomans. We are still working on the further program.

Visitors can also bring Beatles records or memorabilia to exchange / sell or have them valued without obligation.


This day is organized by Franck Leenheer in collaboration with www.beatlesfanclub.nl, the most visited Dutch-speaking Beatles website.

"BEAT-MEET 2019" in Leiden is open from 11 am to 4 pm. The entrance is 5 Euro.

You can not miss Beat-Meet 2019 as Beatlesfan!

For more information: Franck Leenheer 071-5131323.
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FERIA INTERNACIONAL DE COLECCIONISTAS DE BEATLES

EN LEIDEN EL DOMINGO 7 de abril de 2019.

Los Beatles han estado "separados" por casi 50 años, pero su música aún mantiene millones en todo el mundo y las ventas de sus viejos discos (CD) son enormes. ¡Cada año hay millones alrededor del mostrador en todo el mundo! ¡Y también en las listas de descarga, los Beatles están en los lugares más altos!

La música de John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison y Ringo Starr ahora puede llamarse "clásica". La canción "Yesterday" fue incluso votada como "canción del siglo veinte".

49 años después de la separación de The Beatles, todavía hay un gran interés en todo lo que han hecho los "fabulosos cuatro". ¡Y Paul McCartney y Ringo Starr aún tocan en lugares con entradas agotadas en todo el mundo!

"Los fanáticos, coleccionistas y entusiastas de los Beatles pueden visitar Scheltema Leiden el 7 de abril en la Marksteeg 1 (esquina Oude Singel) en Leiden (cerca de la Estación Central de Leiden y con un amplio estacionamiento cerca) donde, por 40ª vez," BEAT-MEET "tiene lugar.

En esta feria de los Beatles, los fanáticos, entusiastas y coleccionistas pueden hojear los miles de LP, singles, CD, DVD, libros, revistas, videos y recuerdos que se pueden ver, comprar o intercambiar. Hay expositores nacionales y extranjeros, por lo que la gama será espectacular. ¡Para este evento, visitantes de todo el mundo (incluso de Japón y Estados Unidos) vienen a los Países Bajos! También hay stands del Club de Fans de los Beatles y del Club de Fans de Paul McCartney. El investigador y escritor de los Beatles Kevin Roach de Liverpool es nuestro invitado y también hay música en vivo de los Beatles de Xavier Baudet y Andrew Vroomans. Todavía estamos trabajando en el programa adicional.

Los visitantes también pueden traer los registros o recuerdos de los Beatles para intercambiarlos o venderlos o hacer que se los valúe sin compromiso.

Este día es organizado por Franck Leenheer en colaboración con www.beatlesfanclub.nl, el sitio web más visitado de los Beatles de habla holandesa.

"BEAT-MEET 2019" en Leiden está abierto de 11 am a 4 pm. La entrada es de 5 euros.

¡No puedes perderte Beat-Meet 2019 como Beatlesfan!

Para más información: Franck Leenheer 071-5131323.
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BEAT-MEET 2018

Is Paul McCartney the Richest Rock Star of All Time?

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Is Paul McCartney the Richest Rock Star of All Time?
Eric Schaal
CheatSheet
February 10, 2019

If you do some simple math, you start to see the staggering wealth Paul McCartney accumulated over the years. Start with his earnings with The Beatles, in which McCartney was the primary songwriter along with John Lennon.

The band shattered records for concert ticket and album sales and stands as the best-selling artist in history. By worldwide sales, The Beatles have sold over 600 million albums. (More than 1.6 billion Beatles singles have been bought since the group debuted in 1963.)

After the end of The Beatles, McCartney kept touring and recording. Flashing forward to this decade, he made over $50 million for a single year’s work (2015).

Throw in an inheritance possibly worth $200 million — on top of a net worth of $500 million from the previous decade — and you’re looking at one of the richest people who’s ever played an instrument professionally.

In fact, McCartney, who turned 76 in June, may very well be the richest rock star who’s ever lived.

$350 million in earnings from 2010-16


Paul McCartney of The Beatles tries his luck on a slot machine in Las Vegas, 20 August 1964, during the band’s first US Tour. | Harry Benson/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

A 2016 report by Forbes highlighted the type of earnings McCartney brings in to this day. In the previous 12 months, he had earned $56.6 million from touring and album sales.

Racking up his take from the decade (2010-16), Forbes pegged McCartney’s earnings at $350 million pre-tax. That put him among the richest celebrities of the period on several occasions.

However, he’d been on his march to billionaire status a decade before. At the time of his wife Linda’s death in 2000, McCartney had an estimated net worth of $500 million.

The BBC declined to speculate on Linda’s estate value at the time (some said it exceeded $200 million), but the news service noted her food business alone was worth $60 million per year. (In 2019 dollars, that would be $87.5 million.)

Linda McCartney left her entire state to her husband and, because of her dual citizenship, Paul was able to receive it without paying any British tax. By the start of this decade, publications began estimating his net worth over $800 million. As of 2019, it’s increased to more than $1 billion.

McCartney’s net worth of $1.2 billion makes him the richest rock star ever.


Paul McCartney performs on stage during “12-12-12 ~ The Concert For Sandy Relief” December 12, 2012 at Madison Square Garden in New York. | Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images

If you looked at the list of richest musicians of all time a few years back, you’d find Broadway composer Andrew Lloyd Webber ($1.2 billion) at the top. However, McCartney’s relentless touring and nonstop royalties have pushed him into billionaire territory.

As of 2019, estimates peg his net worth at $1.2 billion. Since Lloyd Webber is no rocker, there is no doubt that McCartney is the richest rock star who ever lived. (He may have surpassed Webber as the richest musician, anyway.)

Would John Lennon have given him a run for his money had he lived? Since we don’t know how much recording and touring Lennon would have done, it ‘s impossible to say. But we know for sure Paul McCartney has made every year count.

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'Egypt Station - Traveller’s Edition' New Box Set

EGYPT STATION - TRAVELLER’S EDITION BOX SET
Strictly Limited Deluxe Edition of 3,000
To Be Released 10th May

Paul has confirmed the release of the Egypt Station - Traveller’s Edition box set out 10th May via Capitol Records. This strictly limited deluxe edition of the #1 album Egypt Station will be a one-time-only pressing limited to 3,000 numbered cases. The Traveller’s Edition arrives in a vintage style suitcase and contains exclusive previously unreleased tracks, hidden rarities and all the essentials needed on your journey to Egypt Station and beyond.

IMPORTANT PRE-ORDER INFORMATION:

Fans who sign up HERE by 6pm PT / 9pm ET 14th February | 2am GMT 15th February will be emailed a unique link for access to the pre-order. 
Pre-order begins Friday 15th February at 6am PT / 9am ET / 2pm GMT. Due to the limited quantity of this edition, sales will be on a first come, first served basis.

Egypt Station - Traveller’s Edition contains:

• Limited Edition Concertina Tri-Fold Deluxe 180G Vinyl Double Black Disc Pressing of Egypt Station

• Exclusive Limited Edition Bonus 180G Vinyl Pressing of Egypt Station II  in "Night Scene” blue, featuring three previously unreleased tracks — ‘Frank Sinatra’s Party’, ‘Sixty Second Street’ and extended cut of Egypt Station single ‘Who Cares’ — as well as four live performances of Egypt Station tracks taken from Abbey Road Studios, The Cavern Club, LIPA and Paul’s iconic performance at Grand Central Station

• Limited Edition Egypt Station Concertina CD

• Exclusive Limited Edition collector’s Egypt Station Blue Cassette

• HD Audio of all tracks upon shipment

• Additional rare performance footage hidden inside

Special Features:

• Luxury vintage-style embossed Egypt Station artwork suitcase

• An exclusive copy of a handwritten note from Paul

• Fold out, vintage-style Egypt Station illustrated map suitable for framing

• Travel memorabilia including "travel itinerary", postcards, baggage tickets and first class ticket

• Egypt Station luggage stickers

• Travel journal featuring copies of Paul’s handwritten lyrics

• Two Egypt Station lithographs of Paul’s paintings

• 500+ piece jigsaw puzzle

• Egypt Station playing cards

• And additional hidden surprises and rarities...

 

Egypt Station
1. Opening Station
2. I Don’t Know
3. Come On To Me
4. Happy With You
5. Who Cares
6. Fuh You
7. Confidante
8. People Want Peace
9. Hand In Hand
10. Dominoes
11. Back In Brazil
12. Do It Now
13. Caesar Rock
14. Despite Repeated Warnings
15. Station II
16. Hunt You Down/Naked/Clink

Egypt Station II
1. Frank Sinatra’s Party
2. Sixty Second Street
3. Who Cares (Full Length)
4. Come On To Me (Live At Abbey Road Studios)
5. Fuh You (Live At The Cavern Club)
6. Confidante (Live At LIPA)
7. Who Cares (Live At Grand Central Station)

Also included:
1. Get Started
2. Nothing For Free
3. Get Enough