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Sunday, July 05, 2009
R.I.P.: Allen Klein
Music entrepreneur Allen Klein, blamed by many for contributing to the demise of The Beatles, has died in New York at 77 after suffering from Alzheimer's. In a career spanning five decades, Klein earned a reputation as a ruthless operator, extracting lucrative deals from labels for his clients. In the mid-1960s, he managed The Rolling Stones for five years. Later managing The Beatles, he tried and failed to secure control of copyrights on their behalf. BBC report HERE more HERE
John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band Live In Toronto ’69 is a rare look at one of the world’s most influential popular artists at a pivotal moment in his career. Filmed on the eve of the release of the Abbey Road LP — the last Beatles album to be recorded — this is the only performance ever caught on film of John Lennon & the Plastic Ono Band. It had been three years since Lennon had performed onstage with The Beatles. Seemingly on a whim, John and wife Yoko Ono hopped on a plane with guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Klaus Voormann and drummer Alan White to travel to the Toronto Rock ’N’ Roll Revival festival showcasing some of Lennon’s early musical heroes — among them Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry and Little Richard. As it turned out, Lennon and the newly formed Plastic Ono Band played an equally significant role that night in the history of rock ’n’ roll, as it is widely believed this concert foreshadowed the official end of The Beatles. DVD available HERE
John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono and son Sean Lennon took to the stage at the Royal Festival Hall last week for a performance with the group 'the Plastic Ono Band' she started with her late husband John in 1969. more HERE
Yoko Ono - MOJO Lifetime Achievement Award - Tribute Film HERE
Original Beatles members Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, along with Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison, appeared together today to kick off the 2009 E3 Media & Business Summit in L.A. and the world premiere of The Beatles : Rock Band. The first-of-its-kind music-based video game offers a revolutionary tour of The Beatles' music, career, and legacy. The game will be released worldwide on 9/9/09. more HERE
A new John Lennon exhibition will include the clothes he was wearing on the night he was shot dead - still soaked in his dried blood. His widow Yoko Ono received a paper bag containing the bloody clothes from the medical examiner in December 1980, when the former Beatle was gunned down in New York City aged 40. The 76-year-old has left the clothes in the bag, and this is on display alongside Lennon's guitars, letters and other personal effects including Lennon's bloodied trademark spectacles he wore when he was shot. The Lennon items are part of a new exhibit that launched today at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC. The exhibit will be on display throughout 2009. more HERE
Revered by some, scorned by others...Yoko Ono remains...Yoko ...some of her vocals leave many covering their ears and retreating, but we kind of like the following track from her 1971 avant-garde classic 'Fly'...available HERE
Related: John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono is marking the 28th anniversary of the musician's death by playing a special memorial concert in Tokyo, Japan. BBC report HERE video HERE
Yoko Ono unveiled her light tower on Videy Island in Reykjavík, Iceland, on what would have been John Lennon’s 67th birthday.
Imagine Peace Tower is the title of this latest work by Ono. The tower is composed of a beam of light emanating from a giant wishing well, which features the words “imagine peace” in 24 languages. It will be lit every year from October 9, Lennon’s birthday, to December 8, the day he died, as well as on New Year’s Eve and the first week of spring. Over half a million wishes for peace from all over the world will be put in a series of capsules placed on Videy Island around the peace tower.
Among guests attending the ceremony are former Beatle Ringo Starr, George Harrison’s widow Olivia Harrison, and Sean Lennon, the son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. visit imaginepeace.com
Music entrepreneur Allen Klein, blamed by many for contributing to the demise of The Beatles, has died in New York at 77 after suffering from Alzheimer's.
