I am not an expert but this looks early in their career. I really love this song. I don't know why - it's a kind of crossover - fol...

  Read an article about it in the Guardian. Nuggets wiki

 Here on Spotify .

 Another big influence on the Beatles was the Shirelles. 

 I love this record. The bass and drum combination is heavenly. The notes say This earlier edition of the Cookies provided backup on recordi...

 Covered by the Fab Four, I think this is the better version.  Writers: Gerry Goffin, Carole King

  This is a good insight to the Beatles of the early years. It came out in 94 and we bought it for our son on cassette. 

 A big influence on the Beatles - they covered this one. 

 with Pete Best

 Sotheby's have this first pressing for about £20,000! Listen to the song here

 Going to do a few Beatles posts to mark the 60th anniversary of Love Me Do. These are items my big sister had. I found the pics online as t...

 Watch her perform it on Ed Sullivan here Well, I was born a coal miner's daughter In a cabin on a hill in Butcher Holler We were poor, ...

  The country star has passed away aged 90. Sad news.  Listen to one of some of the six songs featured on this blog HERE . Collection on Spo...

 I like this song. Read about it here . Celia's boss met her at Glastonbury and asked her if that was all her own hair? 'Well I paid...

This is a pretty tune. Remember it from my childhood.

 

 Brand new trailer for a film about the Civil War that stars Will Smith. Wiki on the movie here

 So Wednesday the 5th is the 60th anniversary of Love Me Do coming out. I will celebrate it by posting some Beatles clips.

Since the smoking ban I don't go to the cinema much. I know films are better on the big screen but we don't have a cinema in Midsome...

  This is the sort of film my Dad liked. He was very into music as a youth. See all the Billie Holiday songs from the movie here