Why this blog ?

Hello, the aim of this blog is to share my musical tastes. I cover everything from the late 60s through the 90s—rock 'n' roll, hard rock, jazz-rock, pop, reggae, and many other styles—featuring bands primarily from the US, England, Europe, and around the world. I started listening to music in the 60s with my mother; she used to listen to the charts (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, etc.) on longwave radio stations like RTL and Europe 1. Later on, I would listen to radio stations at night on a transistor radio—specifically AM (amplitude modulation) broadcasts on the medium wave band. I was born in the late 50s; my brother, who was ten years my senior, used to listen to "Yé-yé" music on his record player, and I really enjoyed it. FM radio didn't arrive in France until 1981. I still enjoy listening to shortwave or medium wave radio stations using a WebSDR based in the Netherlands.

Monday, August 3, 2026

The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun 1969

 https://youtu.be/KQetemT1sWc?si=TOeU6dl84zIIkeLQ


The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band in popular music and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and the recognition of popular music as an art form.[1][2] Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock 'n' roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways. They also explored styles ranging from folk and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock. As pioneers in recording, songwriting and artistic presentation, the Beatles revolutionised many aspects of the music industry and were often publicised as leaders of the era's youth and sociocultural movements.[3]

Led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney, the Beatles evolved from Lennon's previous group, the Quarrymen, and built their reputation by playing clubs in Liverpool and in Hamburg, West Germany, starting in 1960. Lennon, McCartney and Harrison, together since 1958, went through a succession of drummers before Starr joined in 1962. Manager Brian Epstein moulded them into a professional act, and producer George Martin developed their recordings, greatly expanding their domestic success after they signed with EMI and achieved their first hit, "Love Me Do", in late 1962. As their popularity grew into the fan frenzy dubbed "Beatlemania", the band acquired the nickname "the Fab Four". By early 1964, the Beatles were international stars and had achieved unprecedented levels of critical and commercial success. They became a leading force in Britain's cultural resurgence, ushering in the British Invasion of the United States pop market. They made their film debut with A Hard Day's Night (1964)



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