Archive for August, 2019
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August 31, 1969
31 Aug 2019In a not too different universe, John, George, and Ringo actually did play with Bob Dylan at Isle of Wight…
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August 30, 1969
30 Aug 2019Today John, Yoko, Ringo, and Maureen joined George and Pattie on the Isle of Wight, where a big rock show…
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Interlude: Hanging Out with George and Bob
29 Aug 2019So what did Bob Dylan and George Harrison do when they hung out together? For one thing, I think they…
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August 28, 1969
28 Aug 2019So which of these should be the day’s lead story? Linda McCartney gives birth to daughter Mary Apple throws record…
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August 26, 1969
26 Aug 2019Many attendees of Woodstock had hoped to see Bob Dylan there, given that he lived nearby and that his compatriots…
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August 25, 1969
25 Aug 2019According to Mark Lewisohn’s The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions — which will not be of much use to us after…
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August 22, 1969
22 Aug 2019With the new album almost finished, thoughts naturally turned to promotion. Never mind that The Beatles were pretty much over…
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August 21, 1969
21 Aug 2019The last entry would have been a perfectly logical place to end this blog, but there are still a few…
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August 20, 1969
20 Aug 2019Today’s session, which was devoted to “I Want You (She’s So Heavy),” marked the last time all four Beatles would be…
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August 18–19, 1969
19 Aug 2019On these days the finishing touches were put on “Something,” “Here Comes the Sun,” “Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight,” and “The…