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I had 39th live broadcast of “Pops
Lounge” yesterday in TBN Ulsan Traffic Broadcasting Network’s “Studio1041”.
Until
last week, I introduced American and British popular music by genre for a long
time, from the 1950s to the 1990s, and from yesterday's broadcast, I started
introducing the greatest popular musicians in music
history.
The first greatest popular musician in music history I introduced
yesterday was “The Beatles”.
I uploaded content of yesterday's
broadcast on YouTube.
Studio 1041 “Pops Lounge” of TBN
Ulsan Traffic Broadcasting Network will be continued at 10:30 am every Tuesday.
Following the last week, I am going to
start my 63rd lecture.
The topic for this week is “The Beatles
Era”, the second theme of “The History of Rock”.
This lecture is a summary of the
contents of “63. History of Rock Music: 2. The Beatles Era, ACJ Music Academy”
introduced on October 8, 2016.
The late 1950s
to early 1960s was a period that rock and roll era ended, which became the
basis of rock, and the previous period of the British Invasion, which British
bands attacked the United States. Some music critics emphasize that without the
innovative musical elements that were formed during this period, subsequent
musical development would have been impossible.
Rock and Roll didn't completely
disappear in the late 1950s, and its influence led to the twist craze in the
early 1960s, which made Chubby Checker a big star. Cliff Richard, a British
singer, effectively promoted British rock sound and made the first British rock
and roll hit with the song "Move It" released in 1958.
Chubby Checker
Cliff Richard
The Beatles is
a rock band formed in Liverpool, UK in 1960. The members of the band are John
Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, and they are
considered the most important and influential band in rock history.
Fans and media swarm the Beatles at Schiphol Airport (1964)
Their
manager Brian Epstein made the Beatles as a professional band, and the producer
George Martin led their recordings to create their first hit song “Love Me Do”
in late 1962, which became a big hit in the UK. The Beatles became a worldwide
star by leading the “British Invasion” in the American pop market in early 1964.
The Beatles arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport (7 February 1964)
The Beatles with Ed Sullivan (February 1964)
Since 1965, they
successively released influential albums such as “Rubber Soul (1965)”,
“Revolver (1966)”, “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)”, “The Beatles
(1968)” and “Abbey Road (1969)”.
Rubber Soul (1965)
Revolver (1966)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
The Beatles (1968)
Abbey Road (1969)
Final studio album "Let It Be" (1970)
After the band
was disbanded in 1970, each member acted as solo musician and made success. Among the
members, John Lennon was shot and killed by a bully in December 1980, George
Harrison died of lung cancer in November 2001, and the currently surviving Paul
McCartney and Ringo Starr continue their musical career.
The Beatles Monument, Almaty, Kazakhstan
According to the
“Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)”, The Beatles is the most
sold artist in the United States, with sales of 178 million albums, and has the
most number one albums and singles in the UK. The Beatles ranked No.1 among “The
100 most successful artists of all time” by U.S. Billboard Chart in 2008, and
was included in “The 100 most influential people of the 20th century” by Time
Magazine.
The Beatles statue, Liverpool
The Beatles also sold over 600 million albums worldwide, making them
the most album-selling artist of all time. The Beatles was inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988, and all the members were inducted
individually between 1994 and 2015.
The Beatles Exhibit, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
You can also review this lecture from
following media.
“Lisztomania” is a film
made in 1975 by director Ken Russell about the 19th-century composer Franz
Liszt. The part of the film scenarios was based on a novel, "Nélida",
written by "Marie d'Agoult” about her affair with Liszt.
In the film “Lisztomania",
which portrayed Liszt as the first classical pop star, Roger Daltrey, the
vocalist of the rock group "The Who”, appeared as Franz Liszt. The film
was released in the same year as another film, "Tommy" directed by
Ken Russell and starred by Roger Daltrey. Rick Wakeman, a member of the
progressive rock group "Yes" composed the soundtrack for the film
that included synthesizer arrangements of works by Liszt and Wagner, and also
appeared in the film as Nordic god of thunder, “Thor.”Daltrey and Russell
wrote the lyrics for the soundtrack, and Daltrey provided vocals. One of the
other rock celebrities in the film, Ringo Starr, drummer of The Beatles,
appears as the Pope.
The title of the film, "Lisztomania" is a term
coined by the German romantic literary figure Heinrich Heine, meaning the
fanatics of Franz Liszt, described as the best pianist in history.
Franz Liszt during piano recital in Berlin (1840s)
Movie
Review
“A very unique film, but also very difficult to rate” “Ken Russell's Most Unusual Film”
“The Birth of Pop Culture”
“Gives the word grotesque a whole new meaning”
“The Collector's of The Who will love it!”
Interesting stories about the film
1. When Liszt (Roger Daltrey)
changes clothes at the order of Princess Carolyn's (Sara Kestelman), he does it
behind a screen with paintings of the "Saints of Music". Among these
paintings are portraits of Elvis Presley, Elton John, and Pete Townshend, a
member of the rock band "The Who", of which Daltrey was the lead
singer.
2. The director Ken Russell chose Ringo
Starr as the Pope, partly because of John Lennon's famous remark, "The Beatles are bigger than Jesus Christ.”
3. Costume designer Shirley Russell,
who was married to Ken Russell, was twice nominated for the Oscar, but never
made it to the Oscar in films made by her husband.
4. The "Millionairess"
and "Most Promising Actress" mentioned in the concert scene are Madame
von Meck and Alma Mahler from the films "The Music Lovers (1971)” and “Mahler
(1974)”, directed by Ken Russell.
