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Smiling through the blues

November 1st, 2008 by pjwa | No Comments | Filed in News

A new compilation bookends Roy Orbison’s four-decade career. By Patrick Donovan.

THE common perception of Roy Orbison is of the crooner with dark sunglasses and permanent smile on his face singing breezy pop songs such as You Got It and Pretty Woman.
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Sean Lennon Still Haunted By His Father John Lennon’s Voice

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John Lennon’s son Sean still hurts when he hears Beatles songs, 28 years after his father was murdered.
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Mathematician Cracks Mystery Beatles Chord

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ScienceDaily (Oct. 31, 2008) — It’s the most famous chord in rock ‘n’ roll, an instantly recognizable twang rolling through the open strings on George Harrison’s 12-string Rickenbacker. It evokes a Pavlovian response from music fans as they sing along to the refrain that follows:

It’s been a hard day’s night
And I’ve been working like a dog
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Beatles get game

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Get ready for the Fab Four to go digital in a big way in 2009.

The Beatles’ Apple Corps. Ltd., along with developers MTV Games and Harmonix, confirmed Wednesday the long-rumored Beatles’ video game would be a high priority for release in 2009.
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The kids are still all right

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By KEVIN O’HARE
Music writer
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – With news this week that Led Zeppelin might be considering a reunion with some fill-in for singer Robert Plant, one can only be thankful that The Who’s Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey know just how far past its prime one can take a legendary band.
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