![]() Regarding circular rhythms: don’t underestimate Ringo Starr in handling them. ![]() The cut is deep in that warm Latin sea, and the Beatles went on to feature the same swirling groove on “I Feel Fine” and even “I Want You (She’s So Heavy).” Starr was adept at drumming in that style, one of his various under-appreciated attributes. Consider Ray Charles’ “What’d I Say,” the bell cow of rhythm and blues numbers from this period. There’s a heavy Latin inflection to the groove, which was a lot more common than we tend to think with R&B at the time. It’s a prime number for stretching the vocal cords, while also being something of a ballad rather than a rhythm and blues raver. The song was written and sung by Interns guitarist Roy Lee Johnson. Feelgood himself was Willie Perryman, an albino Black pianist, more commonly known as Piano Red. Feelgood original, which creates a certain irony: anyone naysaying the Beatles’ version is almost speaking out against the song itself, as if it just doesn’t work, which seems a strange reaction in listening to the original.ĭr. The Beatles don’t do anything crazy with the arrangement and tempo of the Dr. Moonlight,” which Lennon clearly had an affinity for that had gone back some time. ![]() The Beatles were people who could have turned you on to cool music you might not know otherwise, cuts like “Mr. That taste helped inform the music they’d make together, without causing that music to be dependent on the earlier work laid down by others. That may seem like a strange thing to cite as a skill, but each of these four men had superlative and wide-ranging taste. The Beatles excelled as record collectors. Squeeze’s ‘East Side Story’: A Wily New Wave ClassicĪ Japanese single release of “Mr.13 Bands That Changed Their Lead Singers.Top Selling Albums of 1970: What a Year!.Eric Clapton’s Legendary Royal Albert Hall Residency Gets Expanded: ‘The Definitive 24 Nights’.Joe Walsh’s ‘But Seriously, Folks’: Behind the Scenes.Squeeze, Psychedelic Furs Set 2023 U.S.Foghat’s ‘Slow Ride’ of a Career Continues.Cat Stevens Shares 3rd Track From New Studio Album, ‘King of a Land’.Gordon Lightfoot ‘At Royal Albert Hall’ Live Album Set for Release.Paul & Linda McCartney’s ‘Ram’: Macca Magic.Ian Anderson on Jethro Tull’s Past, Present and Future.Three Vintage Films Capture San Francisco Rock’s Glory Days.11 Surprising 1970s Radio Hits (Part 2).Rick Wakeman Interview: Yes and Those Legendary Capes. ![]() 10cc, Herman’s Hermits Manager Writes Memoir, “I’m Into Something Good”.The Beatles’ ‘I Saw Her Standing There’: Way Beyond Compare.‘Brandy’ by Looking Glass (It’s a Fine Song).George Thorogood ‘Recovering Nicely’ From ‘Serious Medical Condition’.Peter Gabriel Opens 2023 Tour, His First in 7 Years.Graham Nash Releases Studio Album, ‘Now,’ in Busy 2023. ![]()
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