THE BEATLES BELGIAN HOME PAGE Janvier 2006

Marie Dionne Warrick became Warwick because of a mistyping. She was born Marie Dionne Warrick in East Orange, New Jersey, December 12, 1940.***Daughter of Chess Records' gospel promotion department head, was a regular performer, playing piano with The Drinkard Singers gospel group, managed by her mother.***She formed The Gospelaires, with sister Dee Dee, cousin Cissy Houston and friend Doris Troy, and they sang in churches throughout New York and New Jersey.***Soulful recorded in Memphis, Tenn. with producer Chips Moman, reached US #11 and US R&B #2. However this album failed to chart in UK.***This album features three Beatles' songs : We Can Work It Out, A Hard Day's Night and Hey Jude.***16 tracks CD : 10 songs + 6 extra tracks) original recordings re-issued by DISKY DCD 5401 DW, France/ The Netherlands, 1994  to become a satellite of the UK major EMI later in the 90s. Original US Scepter Records SPS 573, 1969/1/1. ***Dionne studied at Hart college of Music in Hartford, Conn., before joining Cissie Houston as backing vocalists on records by Garnet Mimms, the Drifters and others. Her first solo disc was Burt Bacharach's haunting "Don't Make Me Over", which reached No. 21 on Scepter Records in 1962 but failed the UK TOP 20 best-selling singles.

Dionne Warwick was Bacharach's Muse for a long time.

Track list as follows: You've lost that lovin' feelin' (5/69) - I'm your puppet (3/69) - The look of love (1969) - Make it easy on yourself (11/63) - People got to be free (5/69) - You're all I need to get by (5/69) - We can work it pout (5/69) - Try to remember/live (1968) - I love you Porgy (Dec. 21, 1965) - Reach out (10/64) - Hurt so bad (1972) - A hard day's night (5/69) - Do right woman-do right man (5/69) - I've been loving you too long (5/69) -People get ready (5/69) - Hey Jude (5/1969.) 

Other references: UK: Pye International NPL 28122, NSPL 28122, 1969 - CAN: Scepter Records SPS 573, 1969 (# 16) - GER: Scepter Records SHA-S 401, 1968/SHA-S S 401, 1969  - USA: SRMSPS 573, May, 1969 - FR/BEL: disques vogue CLVLXS 372, 1969 - NZ/S. AFR.: Pye Slp6016, 1969 - IT: Scepter Records SLCS 7007, 1969 - NL: SPS 573.

Produced i.a. by Burt Bacharach (b. May 12, 1928 - present.)

Last Soulful "Plus", Jan. 01, 2004: CD compiled by Rhino (Handmade) : an internet  - only purchase disc - Limited Edition (5,000 copies) 

http://youtu.be/FzWFNjei_SI (We Can Work It Out)  http://youtu.be/mKpZBogB7m4 (Hey Jude) http://youtu.be/HFxLlYLc7s4 (A Hard Day's Night)

The Beatles had symbolized optimism, their disintegration  symbolized optimism fading. In the end the Beatles left us with not just a collection of fine songs (recorded by countless other artists as well as by themselves), but also with then reminder of a spoiled dream; they left us with the most nostalgic music in  the history of rock. This picture cover is the most beautiful ever made in Western Europe (Italy, PARLOPHONE DP 570, Aug. 30, 1968). Hey Jude topped the UK chart #1 (17/09), #1 (24/09), #2 (26/09). In October, this single hits the UK chart #4, #3 & #2 while Mary Hopkin topped on 12, 19 & 26/09/1968. In November, the last chart positions in 1968 were #10 & #11. UK reference: Apple 1, Aug. 30, 1968. AOT, #1 in UK, Belgium, France and so on... 

Al Martino was an American crooner who began singing from 1952 with a song that topped the US chart on 1952/05/17 (Here In My Heart, B.B.S. Records #101). His legal name was Alfred Cini, born in the South of Philadelphia, Pa. on 1927/10/07. He died on 2009/10/13. R.I.P.

His cover of Yesterday is the track 4 of the album "This is Al Martino" - Capitol ST-2843, 1968 and the track 7 of the Duchesse CD, CD352101. P. 1990.

Orchestra conducted by Peter De Angelis.  

The German bandleader had a US #1 hit with "Wonderland By Night" in 1961 (released by DECCA 9-31141 on 1960/08/28) a.k.a. in Western Europe as "Wunderland bei Nacht" [Blues aus dem gleichnamigen Arca-NF-Film] 'round five years earlier (before "Spanish Eyes") as Bert Kämpfert und sein Orchester, Solotrompette : Charly Tabor, Polydor NH 24 086, 1959 [Germany, DNC]. Later he also had a hit with the rendition of "Moon Over Naples" by Al Martino [b. Alfred Cini, 1927/10/07-2009/10/13] aka "Spanish Eyes" B-side as of the 1954 Ink Spots' "Melody Of Love", issued in August 1965 (US #8, UK #15). Kaempfert worked with The Beatles and Tony Sheridan when they were under contract to Deutsche Grammophon/Polydor.

Berthold Kaempfert : 16. Oktober 1923, Hamburg - 21. Juni 1980, Majorca.

http://youtu.be/yV7hLHiFHxg (Wonderland By Night) - http://youtu.be/2GNjzsUnNqI (Moon Over Naples)

US reference : Capitol F 5542, 1965/08/02 (2:45) [as part of take 9 recorded in 07/1965 (3:52) - US #15, 1965/12/04] - Capitol X-6108, 1975 reissue - UK ref.: CL 15430, P. 28/01/1966, UK #5] - GER ref.: K 23 129, 1965. The Belgian single (4 C 006-80460) is a 1975 reissue. Lyrics added by Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder. Orchestra conducted by Peter De Angelis.

http://youtu.be/m5EPzTFlAXE (Spanish Eyes) 

Steve Harley (alias Steve Nice) and Cockney Rebel recorded in 1976 this Beatles song written and composed by George Harrison : Here Comes The Sun. Excerpt from the CD below, EMI : CDP 7 46714 2, 1987 / EMI UK: CZ 15, 1987.***Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel are some of MySpace friends.

First of all, a very happy New Year to all.***Money (That's what I want) recorded by The Beatles on their With The Beatles album in 1963 as well as The Rolling Stones on their 1st EP in 1964 (album The Singer Not The Song) was a song written and composed by Berry Gordy and Janie Bradford.***Just before recording the song, Strong (b. West Point, MS, 5 Feb. 1941) was a part-time gospel singer.***Then in 1959 he recorded "Money" which was released in August on ANNA Records (Gordy's sister). Strong was also a key associate and friend of Berry Gordy.***In January 1960, the 45 record was distributed by TAMLA all over America and reached R'n'B #2 then crossed over to the TOP POP at #23.

Marie Laforet (Maïténa Doumenach) n'avait jamais enregistré aucune version française d'une chanson des Beatles alors qu'elle l'avait fait pour les Rolling Stones. Ici et enfin, elle s'est fendue d'un hommage (Jean-Claude Petit-Tony Rallo-Michel Jourdan) en 1977.***Sa chanson s'était classée #10 en France et en Suisse.***En Belgique, cette chanson a fait partie du lot des 1001 meilleures chansons il y a quelques années.

Ce double DVD est un survol critique de l'oeuvre musicale, cinématographique et scénique des Beatles.***Ce coffret contient l'analyse et l'origine (pour les reprises) de leurs chansons enregistrées entre 1962 et 1970.***A mon avis, l'une de leurs meilleures reprises est celle de Rock And Roll Music de (mon ami MySpace) Chuck Berry. Ob-la-di, ob-la-da "la vie continue"/"life goes on" en dialecte yoruba (Brésil) et non "yorumba" comme on peut le lire dans certains autres bouquins!

Rare unseen footage. See The Beatles in America (Washington, Coliseum, 11th Feb. 1964), England (UK TV Show, 28th April 1964) and Japan (Budo Kan, Tokyo, 2nd July 1966.)

I would have had add these DVD's since a long time ago...

***Great work!!!

***Another rendition of a Beatles' song We Can Work It Out is included here on The Book Of Taliesyn released this time on the brand new EMI progressive label HARVEST and still on the Bill Cosby's label in the States in December 1968.***This album reaches US #54 without charting in U.K.***B/W. Cover Photo: Richard Imrie***Recording Engineer: Barry Ainsworth.***Recorded at De Lane Lea Studios ***I'm a DP fan of all time...Forever...

January 10, 1981 : Imagine tops UK chart, with Happy X-mas (War Is Over) at #2. Happy X-mas (War Is Over) makes UK #28.***December 1982 : the song makes UK #28.***November 1988 : John is given a star on Hollywood's Walk Of Fame.***December 3, 1988 : 3-track single Imagine/Happy Xmas (War Is Over)/Jealous Guy is issued in UK and peaks at #45.

January 1975 : Happy Xmas (War Is Over) belatedly makes UK #48. Still the same recording.

December 8, 1980 : John, returning from a recording session, is gunned down in the courtyard of the Dakota building in New York, John's home for the past decade. He dies from loss of blood shortly thereafter at the Roosevelt hospital.***December 1971 : Happy Xmas (War Is Over) credited to John & Yoko / The Plastic Ono Band With the Harlem Community Choir is released in US only and fails to chart.***December 1972 : for the first time released in UK (Apple R 5970) hits at #4, and makes the first of many chart visit having held up from UK release due to the Ono song-credit dispute.***You can see the original French picture cover and the UK green vinyl single dating from 12/1972. Original green vinyl !

October 1969 : George produced various Apple artists, including Radha Krishna Temple on Hare Krishna Mantra, which reached UK #12.

Tidbit time : yesterday, backstage, I told Chris that at the time (back in January 1977), I bought his LP "The Saints" because of Erotic Neurotic. When I heard this song I though it was nearly a plagiarism of The Beatles' I wanna be your man. Chris said it wasn't seeing the music and the lyrics were not as the same ones as The Beatles' song.***Supporting act from Chicago : The Living Blue.

Pour mon anniversaire je voudrais un Beatle, 09/1964 : adapted from Die Sweetles' Ich wünsch' mir zum Geburtstag einen Beatle released in Germany in 1963.***The BMG/Ariola Express Belgium CD was released in 1990 including the original versions issued on Stella for teenagers and Belgian Decca labels between 1963 and 1968.***Eurovision Song Contest Festival, Luxembourg City, 5th March 1966 : Tonia [Dominicus, née à Anderlecht, le 25 juillet 1947] sétait classée 4° sur 18 avec 14 points.***http://www.concours-eurovision.be/bdd/belgique.htm***http://www.eurovision-fr.net/pagespays/be.php.***Thanks: eBay Belgium.

These three songs were credited as Plastic Ono Band, Lennon / Lennon/Ono (With the Plastic Ono Band).*** Apple? Yum-yum again with John and his pop music and what about UK and US charts?***"Apple 13" [the disk was credited to The POB (a name John will use for the musicians he is recording with over the next few years). Appearing on it were John himself, Tommy Smothers, Petula Clark (!), Timothy Leary and Allen Ginsberg] was released in July 1969 and hitted US #14 and UK #2***"Apple 1003" (02/1970), recorded in a day and produced by Phil "Wall of Sound" Spector hitted UK #5 and US #3. George played guitar and Allen Klein and assorted club-goers from London's Hatchetts club provided chorus.***"Apple 1001", on the agonies of drug (suffering from) withdrawal (11/1969) charted US #30 and hitted UK #14 [...With love, John Lennon of Bag. Then moved him to America]

Tidbit time: la chanson Misery écrite spécialement par les Beatles pour leur amie Helen Shapiro a été refusée par son manager! C'est donc un autre ami, Kenny Lynch qui en fait la v.o. sur HMV POP 1136 [b/w "Shut the door"] (une autre filiale de EMI). Sa version est parue le 16/03/1963 tandis que la version des Beatles ne l'est que le 22 mars suivant sur leur LP Please Please Me.***Mécontents du résultat, les Beatles l'enregistre eux-mêmes in extremis pour l'inclure sur cet L.P.*** La date généralement renseignée pour cet LP (UK, 7/03/1963) est erronée. Ce 16 mars 1963, tout en interviewant les Beatles, Ian Matthews tient dans sa main le single en question...***English-speaking translation : Misery written especially by The Beatles for their friend Helen Shapiro had been refused by his manager! It is thus another friend, Kenny Lynch who made the original version released on HMV POP 1136 [b/w “Shut the door”] (another EMI subsidiary ). His version was published on 16th March 1963 while The Beatles' version was only released next March 22 on their LP Please Please Me.***The date of publishing generally well informed for this LP (U.K., 7/03/1963) is erroneous.*** March 16, 1963, while interviewing The Beatles (John Lennon), Ian Matthews is holding the said single in hand.

Released almost at the same time, Mary Hopkin's "Those Were The Days" single [from "Darogoi Dlimmoyo" formerly of the Russian folklore then adapted as "An jenem Tag" (and sung at the time (1968) by famous tenor man Iwan Rebroff [alias Hans-Rolf Rippert, Berlin, 31 July 1931-Berlin, 27 February 2008 (heart attack)] which means "Takiyeh Dni, Moi Drug" in Russian-speaking (EMI/Parlophone to become Apple 2) was issued (27th Aug.) 3 days before The Beatles' "Hey Jude" one (EMI/Parlophone to become Apple 1 - 30th Aug., 1968). Both singles topped the charts all over and beyond the world.***Hey Jude peaked at UK #52 on 10th Sep.1988.***Tidbit time 1: "Those were the days" (B-side of single White Room)? This song was also an eponymous CREAM song from the "In The Studio" portion of the DLP "Wheels Of Fire" released late August of the same year [US #1, UK #3 and UK #7 - 08/1968].***Tidbit time 2: while I was dining (in the evening 'round 7 pm [GMT]) with my parents and my sister Rose-Anne (who is living in Italy), I heard Hey Jude on the radio (RTB/Radio Diffusion Télévision Belge [to become RTBF a few years later]): waooouuuw! My goodness! I told my parents I had to buy the record the next day to a store in Aywaille not too far from Sougné-Remouchamps where I was living in]. Then, after school, my friends and buddies/chums and other fellas/fellows/camarades followed me to the said store to buy it themselves!***Tidbit time 3: my sister (who loved the song too) pinched the lyrics I got in a TV magazine (Moustique : hi Piero, KOR my dear!***I refounded them in her class notebook a few months later. To date I'm doubled up with laughter but I was a little bit set up at the time - aujourd!hui, je suis plié de rire/en deux mais j'étais un peu fâché à cette époque-là! Rose-Anne, cara mia sorella [I do speak Italian too :-)], tu étais vraiment une petite peste. (my sister was a small pest!)). By the way, warm wishes to my family who is living in Tara Street in San Francisco and in Ohio.

Dropped by the Warner Brothers in 1961 because of poor sales of his recordings, Bill moved him to Mexico where he will be known as the King of Twist (Florida Twist single [feat. but not credited and supposed Mariachi Pedro Vargas de Tecalitlán (3rd Generation 1950-1993) on vocal] and Twist Bill Haley LP, both Mex #1) and well known under the names Bill Haley and His/The Comets and/or Bill Haley y sus Cometas as well including some famous Mariachis he engaged/hired: of the (Don Gaspar) VARGAS DE TECALITLÁN 3rd GENERATION (1950-1993): Silvestre and Pedro Vargas; Miguel Martinez on Cip A Vanna (a rework with echo effects of Caravan, Natividad Santiago [the latter, chorus on the live LP Whisky A Go Go, Orfeón/DIMSA, México, 1966 and only issued in UK on Ember in June 1968 as The King Of Rock Bill Haley Plays and, the Villas brothers: Pepe (d.1986) and Ernesto of Mariachi México de Pepe Villa from San Fernando and later the TRIO LOS PANCHOS from New York City (of the 1958-1968 Generation): Johnny Albino, 1st voice; Chucho Navarro, 2nd voice and, Alfredo Gil, requinto (= back-up vcls) on Mish Mash by Carrie Grant and The Grandeurs (Newtown Records), Jealous Heart, recorded in Phoenix, Arizona in 1967, issued in 1999 etc. and later in 1970: Miguel DIAZ on the Bill Haley Scrapbook LP record).***Let the good times roll, Creole / So right tonight were released in Sep. 1960 (DNC) and, Spanish Twist / My kind of woman in September 1961 (DNC).Why the main songs didn't chart? Because of poorest promotion by WB Records. ***Tidbit time/anecdote:BIll Haley enregistre une centaine de chansons dont la majeure partie en espagnol (p.ex. Twist Español en mai 1961) qui sortent sur Orfeón dont le réseau de distribution dans tous les pays limitrophes est excellent.***Les relations qu'entretient Haley avec la COSA NOSTRA (LORD JIM (alias JAMES H. FERGUSON), VITO CARLUCCI) l'amène à faire des concessions. C'est comme une "faveur faite à l'Organisation" (sic) que sont enregistrés 2 singles dont la version anglaise de Twist Español: Spanish Twist parue sur GONE, un label appartenant à GEORGE GOLDNER (1919-1970) en affaires "compliquées" impliquant régulièrement MORRIS LEVY, célèbre personnage du monde musical new-yorkais, notoirement lié à la famille GENOVESE .***English-speaking translation: Tidbit time: BIll Haley records a hundred songs of which the major part in Spanish (for ex. Twist Español in May 1961 and many instrumentals as well) which leaves on Orfeón whose distribution network in all the countries bordering is excellent.***The relations which Haley with COSA NOSTRA (LORD JIM (aka JAMES H. FERGUSON), VITO CARLUCCI) maintains brings it to make concessions. It is as a "favour/favor made with the Organization" (sic) that 2 individual are recorded of which the English version of Twist Español: Spanish Twist appeared on GONE, a label owned by GEORGE GOLDNER involving MORRIS LEVY in "complicated" affairs manifestly related to family GENOVESE of New York City.

CD cover: left to right: Franny Beecher, Dick Richards and Max daffner (drums), Joey D'Ambrosio (tenor sax) and Marshall Lytle (bass). The story began a long time ago (Philadelphia, Pensylvania, 1953) when for the 1st time Bill Haley recorded 2 songs [under the name "Bill Haley And Haley's Comets", ESSEX E-348, March 1954]: Chattaanooga Choo Choo [from Glenn Miller and his orchestra, feat. Tex Beneke on lead vocal, 1940] and Straight Jacket, accompanied by Art Ryerson, Billy Williamson, Johnny Grande, Billy Gussak and, Joey D'Ambrosia, Dick Richards and Marshall Lytle to become the Jodimars at summer 1955 due to internal conflictflicts about their salaries.The latters were of the Decca Sessions, at Pythian Temple, New York City, April 12, 1954 [(We're Gonna) RATC from "Rock Around The Clock", Sonny Dae (a.k.a. Paschal Vennetti) and His Knights, Arcade, Philadelphia, 11/952) and Thirteen Women (And Only One Man In Town) from "Thirteen Women And One Man" by Dickie Thompson and His Orchestra, Herald 424, 1953.*****"Shake, Rattle And Roll" [...Let me tell you something else : I'm like a one-eyed cat peepin' in a sea food store. I like to look at you, dear till ain't no shine no more. All you want to do is shake, rattle and roll, all night long. Shake, rattle and roll in the morning...] from (Big) Joe Turner acc. by Pluma Davis Orchestra including Mickey Baker, Lloyd Troutman, Jesse Stone [himself!] (a.k.a. Charles E. Calhoun), Frank "Heywood" Henry, Wilber DeParis, Connie Kay, Ahmet "Nugetre" Ertegun (Atlantic boss with Herb Abramson) and Jerry Wexler (Atlantic 1026, 1954)***Traduction en français (from the message up above): "Je suis comme un chat borgne jetant un coup d'oeil dans un magasin de fruits de mer" (autrement dit c'est un cunnilingus!)]; in the same way there was a Platters' single called "Bark, Battle and Ball" released May 6, 1955 / B-side of "Only You (And You Alone) [2nd version]", Mercury 70633 and "A.B.C. Boogie" (June 7, 1954).*****"Happy Baby" and "Dim Dim The Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere) [Sep. 21, 1954] from Julius Dixon.*****"Birth Of The Boogie" and "Mambo Rock" (January 5, 1955) and this last session for the recordings of "Two Hound Dogs" and "Razzle-Dazzle" (May 10, 1955).A new story was about to begin...until the split in 1958.***Label shots: Capitol F - 3285, Pathé - Marconi, France, Nov.1955. (Bill Haley "Shake rattle and Roll.)

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Crazy Man, Crazy [b/w Watcha gonna do] was relesased back in April 1953 (US #15) on Dave Miller's Essex label [a Holiday subsidiary owned by the latter (E-321) under the name "Bill Haley With Haley's Comets" including Danny Cedrone, Billy Williamson, Billy Gussak and Johnny Grande too.Then re-issued in 1956*****Originally released in July 1951 on Holiday 105 as Bill Haley And The Saddlemen and reissued in 1954 on this 45 rpm record Essex E-381, [feat. Danny Cedrone, Bob Scaltrito (aka Bob Scales), Billy Williamson (his Irish friend) and the quite fantastic pianist Johnny Grande] rendition [to cut a cover] of Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats' [including Ike Turner (to become Tina's [Anna Mae Bullock] husband), Willie Kizart and Raymond Hill] "Rocket "88" ["You women have heard of jalopies, you've heard the noise they make, well let me introduce you to my Rocket 88..." (in fact a car, the 1950 Hydra Matic Drive V-8 Oldsmobile 88 built by General Motors, a car with "rocket" engine!) (recorded at Sam C. Phillips' SUN studios, Chess 1458, Chicago [a Chez label], April 1951, US #1 R'N'B, b/w Come back where you belong) was for sure pretty good.Tidbit time: Bill Haley stole the credits originally by Brenston himself (and Ike Turner not credited)!***By now (17/04/2013) and since many years, Jackie Brenston and Ike Turner are at last recognized as the original composer and writter ! Crazy man, crazy has been also recorded by Ralph Marterie (US Mercury Recs) and in UK by Ted Heath [vocal by Lita Roza], (UK Decca.)

Quite terrible! Terrible? What do you mean by "terrible", Stephen?....My goodness! I wanted to say that it was terrific! The former word means "terrific" in English. Don't you think so? Impeccable condition...:-). BTW, the 1st issue was released back in 1954 as a 78 rpm b/w "Pinball Boogie" by Red Foley.RATC charted US #1, 06/55; UK #1, 10/55, UK #5, 09/56; UK # 25, 01/57; UK #20, 04/68; UK #34, 05/68 and finally UK #12 & US #39, 04/1974.***Tidbit time: the Belgian pressing which got a rotten sound had a different intro/different mix!. I'm quite sure seeing I'm still holding both US and Belgian singles.

Encore une rareté: erick saint-laurent, arrangements et direction musicale Reg Guest avec sa version très réussie d'Eleanor Rigby "Eléonor Rigby". EP Barclay 71071M, 09/1966. Son véritable nom? Patrice Raison.Juste à côté, le 45 tours belge d'époque.

Le groupe anglais The Beatles [au départ, des teddy boys habillés de cuir qui ne jouaient pratiquement que du rock and roll pur et dur] a été et reste l'un des groupes de la "nouvelle vague" dénommés en américain "yeah yeah" et en anglais "yeh yeh" [en français: "yé-yé"] soit à peu près "ouais ouais" puis de pop music les plus populaires au monde malgré une carrière assez courte de 1961 à 1970. Photo: The Beat Brothers à Hannovre circa 1960 en hommage à Stuart Sutcliffe. (C) Photo: Astrid Kirscherr, Hambourg, 1960.Leurs chansons ont marqué les années soixante et les générations suivantes et leurs mélodies ont été adaptées par de nombreux styles musicaux, notamment le jazz ou le symphonique voire le heavy rock. Aujourd'hui, le groupe reste toujours l'objet d'une popularité vivace, leurs chansons sont jouées et reprises dans le monde entier. Les auteurs-compositeurs John Lennon et Paul McCartney restent célèbres comme compositeurs de standards qui ont fait l'objet de quelques milliers d'adaptations par différents artistes durant ces 35 dernières années. En 1969 lors de l'intégration créditée de Billy Preston (USA) sur le single "Get Back", les Beatles deviennent de fait un groupe anglo-américain [Billy preston avait déjà participé aux sessions du "White Album" puis de Abbey Road": j'en reparlerai plus tard].==== Le groupe==== John Lennon (né John Winston Lennon) (9 octobre 1940) - (8 décembre 1980), auteur-compositeur, chanteur principal au début du groupe, guitare rythmique : Paul McCartney (né James Paul McCartney le 18 juin 1942), auteur-compositeur, chant, guitare basse, et, piano et batterie vers 1969; George Harrison (25 février 1943 - 29 novembre 2001), guitare solo, chanteur de ses propres chansons quelques compositions dès le deuxième album "With The Beatles": "Dont Bother Me "; Ringo Starr (né Richard Starkey alias "Bongo") né le 7 juillet 1940, batteur (et aussi pianiste avec le ALL Star Band), quelques rares chants, deux compositions: "Don't pass me by" sur le "White Album" (1968) et "Octopus's Garden" sur l'album "Abbey Road" (1969), une collective ("Flying"), sur ''Magical Mystery Tour''(1967) sous son vrai nom de ''Starkey''.*** Les Beatles restent les artistes ayant vendu le plus grand nombre de disques au monde.***Le dernier chiffre publié (dans les années 1980) faisait état de plus de 1 milliard 200 millions de supports sonores [phonogrammes] vendus à travers la planète.***Une mise à jour serait vraiment nécessaire!***Un biographe de Paul McCartney a calculé aussi dans les [[années 1970]] qu'à tout moment l'une des 200 interprétations de la chanson ''Yesterday'' était jouée par une radio quelque part dans le monde.***Ce groupe de variété anglaise très important et influent dans les années 1960 a beaucoup apporté à la musique que nous écoutons aujourd'hui. (C) Sir Paul McCartney/MPL (Beatles)Communications, UK.***Je signale à tout hasard que c'est moi qui suis l'auteur des discographies américaine, canadienne, des pays de l'ex "bloc de l'Est", une bonne partie de la discographie européenne figurant dans les pages wikipédiennes. En effectuant les recherches nécessaires pour en arriver à ce stade-là, j'ai lu des commentaires du style: "on n'en peut rien si chez Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (USA) ils ne savent pas ce qu'il y a dans leur catalogue! " Autrement dit, certains de ces disques vinyles [vinyle vierge "ANADISQ 200 Gram Vinyl LP" aka "Half-Speed Mastered Audiophile Vinyl Albums"] et compacts [recouverts de poussière d'argent ou d'or] étaient de la contrefaçon.J'ai immédiatement averti MOFI.COM à Los Angeles.La réaction de John G. Bates a été quasiment instantanée...

Ringo Starr and His All Stars' Saga=== [Ringo Starr en 2004]====Les débuts - 1ère partie====***Dix ans plus tôt, en 1979, un New-Yorkais nommé David Fishof demandait à Ringo s'il repartirait un jour en tournée. Il dit "oui", prit son agenda téléphonique et appela quelques uns de ses bons amis et le concept All Starr était né". ***Le 20 mars 1989 Ringo (batterie, vocaux et "from time to time" on piano) annonce son comeback pour une tournée américaine puis japonaise avec son All-Star Band comprenant Dr. John (pianiste superstar de la Nouvelle-Orléans), Billy Preston, claviers (ex Beatles et, en solo), Joe Walsh, guitare (ex James Gang et ex guitariste du groupe américain de musique country The Eagles), Clarence Clemmons (saxophoniste du E Street Band de Bruce "The Boss" Springsteen, ex Greg Lake), Nils Lofgren (ex Grin, guitariste qui avait travaillé avec le Crazy Horse de Neil Young (pas celui de Mouscron :-) et aussi avec le E Street Band), Levon Helm (batteur, ex Ronnie Hawkins band The Hawks en 1959 (Ruby Baby/Hay ride i.a.), ex Levon and The Hawks, ex The Canadian Squires, ex fondateur du groupe canadien légendaire The Band), Rick Danko (bassiste de ce même groupe, ex Ronnie Hawkins' band The Hawks en 1961).***Cette tournée connue sous le nom de "Tour For All Generations", North American Trek démarre le 23/07/1989 au Park Central Amphitheater à Dallas, Texas pour s'achever dans la nuit du 3 au 4/09/1989 au Greek theater de Los Angeles en Californie où le concert est filmé.***Le 11/08/1989, Bruce Springsteen rejoint Ringo Starr sur la scène du Garden State Art Center à Holmdel dans le New Jersey pour y interpréter quatre chansons avec lui qui sont: ''Get Back''; ''Long Tall Sally'', ''Photograph'' et ''With A Little help From My Friends''.***Le Ringo Starr And His All-Starr Band entame sa tournée au Japon pour une semaine qui débute au Rainbow Hall à Nagoya le 30/10/1989 pour se terminer le 8 novembre suivant au Yokohama Arena à Yokohama: ''Yellow Submarine''; ''Honey Don't''; ''I Wanna Be Your Man''; ''Boys'' et ''With A Little Help From My Friends''.***Le 22 mars 1990, Ringo enregistre avec Jeff Lynne (ex The Move, ex The Electric Light Orchestra, ex ELO II et producteur des Beatles Anthologies), Tom Petty (fils de Norman) [de Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, ex Mudcrutch); Joe Walsh (ex The Eagles) et Jim Keltner (batteur, "requin de studio") une nouvelle version de ''I Call Your Name'' pour un hommage à John Lennon qui doit se tenir à Liverpool le 5 mai suivant.***====Les débuts - 2°partie====***Toujours sous le nom de "All-Starr Band" live 2/06-6/09/92 (USA et Europe)*** Recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Suisse (quel beau pays!), 13/07/1992 * featuring Burton Cummings, claviers (ex Guess Who); Dave Edmunds, guitare (ex Love Sculpture "Sabre Dance" et, en solo ou avec The Stray Cats); Nils Lofgren, guitare; Todd "Bat Out Of Hell"/"Hello It's Me" Rundgren, ex The Nazz, vocals; Timothy B. Schmidt, basse (ex Poco et ex The Eagles); son fils aîné Zak Starkey, batterie (ex Roger Daltrey et, The Who); Joe Walsh et, Timmy Cappello, saxophoniste de Tina Turner et aussi de Peter Gabriel ex chanteur de Genesis avec Phil Collins aux drums): * ''Yellow Submarine'', ''Boys'' et, ''With A Little Help From My Friends'' en finale.