The Beatles

In Liverpool, 1957, John Lennon formed a band, the Quarrymen, and soon recruited guitarist Paul McCartney. George Harrison joined the Quarrymen in March 1958. They settled on the Beatles name in 1960 and the rest is history. During the ten years before the breakup in 1970, they became the world’s most popular and most copied pop/rock band in the history of music.

John stated that Elvis Presley was his main inspiration; but Presley later became an enemy who disapproved of Lennon’s anti-war activism and asked US President Richard Nixon to ban the group from entering the United States. Initial adulation and success turned into problems within the group and hostility toward the Beatles that grew, for example, in the reactionary US.

Paul McCartney, born June 1942, kept the Beatles music alive. I was delighted to see a movie of his 2003 concert in Moscow, Russia. An audience of 100,000 included Vladimir Putin, enjoyed the concert. The Russian audience was as enthusiastic, if not as ecstatic as US audiences during his US tour in 2005. The US tour film is available on DVD as the The Space Within US, 2005. Paul's' ability to unite an audience in a celebration of life, has been described as "divine intervention." The concert in Russia is available on DVD - Paul McCartney In Red Square.

Beatle songs arranged by Stephen Gislason and recorded at Persona Digital Studio

A little help from my friends
When I'm 64
And I love her
Here Comes the Sun
Penny Lane

John Lennon - Imagine Lyrics
Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one

FaceBookShare

Many of the topics presented online are from the Sound of Music by Stephen Gislason.
During September 2010 you can Download a Free Copy. Your comments are welcome.

Persona Digital Studio is located on the Sunshine Coast, Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada. www.personadigitalstudio.com email music@personadigitalstudio.com. Our Music catalogue includes recorded performances by the P2500 Band, Em4U, and the Persona Classical Consort. Music downloads are available from iTunes, Napster, AmazonMP3 and from our companion website: Persona Digital. We have enjoyed association with Reverb Nation who provides an online service for musicians to present and market their music.

Go To Persona Digital Online Create a Persona Account | Start an Order | Return to Shopping Cart | Contact Us | Logon to my Account

Recordings from Persona Digital Studio Pieces by Bands and Musicians we have arranged, performed and recorded

The Beatles

Recordings from
Persona Digital Studio
Pieces by Bands and Musicians
we have arranged, performed
and recorded