'White Album' focus of Beatles tributeJackson, Michigan Entertainment News
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In Marshall, the weekend after Thanksgiving has become an opportunity for Beatles fans to celebrate the songwriting of the Fab Four at The Franke Center for the Arts, 214 E. Mansion St.
For the center's third annual Beatles tribute show, five local musicians will present an acoustic version of The Beatles' self-titled, ninth studio album, better known as "The White Album." They'll will play all 30 tracks in the order they appear, from "Back in the U.S.S.R." through "Good Night."
The concert is at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $15 for adults and $7.50 for students.
"For a Beatles fan, it's a no-brainer," said organizer and performer Jim Oliver of Marshall, who played in the band The Edge for many years.
Oliver will be joined by local musicians Julie Mackie, Greg Brayton, Kjell Croce and Rene Maeve.
Most Beatles tribute groups try to emulate the look and sound of the band, Oliver said, but this will be "a totally unplugged presentation of these songs" — which is actually how they originated.
John, Paul, George and Ringo wrote most of the album while they were in India in 1968, and all they had at their disposal was an acoustic guitar.
Oliver focused on "The White Album" in honor of the 40th anniversary of its release, he said.
The concert will include songs that will be familiar to most casual fans — including "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," "Birthday" and "Revolution" — as well as some of the more obscure songs from The Beatles' catalog. Oliver said they'll even be doing a short tribute to "Revolution No. 9," John Lennon's 8-minute, avant-garde sound collage.
For the center's third annual Beatles tribute show, five local musicians will present an acoustic version of The Beatles' self-titled, ninth studio album, better known as "The White Album." They'll will play all 30 tracks in the order they appear, from "Back in the U.S.S.R." through "Good Night."
The concert is at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $15 for adults and $7.50 for students.
"For a Beatles fan, it's a no-brainer," said organizer and performer Jim Oliver of Marshall, who played in the band The Edge for many years.
Oliver will be joined by local musicians Julie Mackie, Greg Brayton, Kjell Croce and Rene Maeve.
Most Beatles tribute groups try to emulate the look and sound of the band, Oliver said, but this will be "a totally unplugged presentation of these songs" — which is actually how they originated.
John, Paul, George and Ringo wrote most of the album while they were in India in 1968, and all they had at their disposal was an acoustic guitar.
Oliver focused on "The White Album" in honor of the 40th anniversary of its release, he said.
The concert will include songs that will be familiar to most casual fans — including "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," "Birthday" and "Revolution" — as well as some of the more obscure songs from The Beatles' catalog. Oliver said they'll even be doing a short tribute to "Revolution No. 9," John Lennon's 8-minute, avant-garde sound collage.
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