Boston Harold Podcast

** On February 7, 1964, the Beatles landed at J.F.K. Airport in Queens, New York. On February 9, 1964, the Beatles made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, which was viewed by an estimated 73 million people. That same day, while sitting in the back seat of a car as he was being driven through Mississippi, Bob Dylan was working on his song, "Chimes of Freedom." To celebrate these anniversaries, I will be teaching a virtual class titled The Influence the Beatles & Bob Dylan Had On Each Other. It will take place on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. East Coast time.  It’s no secret that the Beatles and Bob Dylan were two of the biggest and most influential musical acts of the 1960s, and their popularity is still in evidence today. With Bob Dylan’s recent critically acclaimed Rough and Rowdy Ways album and tour, and Peter Jackson’s phenomenal The Beatles Get Back documentary, not to mention the band's new and archival group and solo rel...

Excerpts from "The Beatles (Monthly) Book," July, 1969. Publisher: Sean O'Mahony  The Beatles were the Internet of the 1960s:  In defense of Glyn Johns' version of the GET BACK album  by Harold Lepidus  (The Peter Jackson extended edit*)   I’ve been watching Peter Jackson’s “documentary about a documentary,” The Beatles Get Back, for the fourth time. I wasn’t planning on it, but some virtual friends are following the movie’s  “calendar” and watching each 20-ish minute chapter on the same date it was originally filmed, only 53 years later, so that was enough of an excuse for me to join in on the fun. I’m also teaching a class online next month about the influence the Beatles and Bob Dylan had on each other, so I’m taking notes this time. As you can see, it’s not because I’m obsessed. I’m doing research. (FYI it’s even better if you choose to add the “subtitles” option.) There have been many, many articles reviewing and analyzing the film, and the ones that ...