Paul McCartney played a huge role in The Beatles’ success. As one of the group’s main songwriters (along with John Lennon), Macca created some of the band’s biggest hits. Producer George Martin was also a key player. He was responsible for making the songs sound great. Paul and Martin worked together on Beatles songs for years, but there’s a connection between the producer and the self-professed instigator of The Beatles.
(l-r) George Martin and Paul McCartney | KMazur/WireImage Paul McCartney and George Martin had a hidden connection besides The Beatles — Jane Asher’s mother
The influx of money that came with being pop stars meant The Beatles could afford to live almost anywhere. His bandmates settled in the London suburbs, but Paul remained in the city.
He moved in with his girlfriend, Jane Asher, and her family: Parents Richard and Margaret, and her older brother Peter.
Paul...
(l-r) George Martin and Paul McCartney | KMazur/WireImage Paul McCartney and George Martin had a hidden connection besides The Beatles — Jane Asher’s mother
The influx of money that came with being pop stars meant The Beatles could afford to live almost anywhere. His bandmates settled in the London suburbs, but Paul remained in the city.
He moved in with his girlfriend, Jane Asher, and her family: Parents Richard and Margaret, and her older brother Peter.
Paul...
- 4/29/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Paul McCartney said staying with his former girlfriend Jane Asher and her family in the early days of The Beatles was like living in a novel. Living with the Ashers in their posh London home was an enlightening experience for Paul. It opened his eyes to how a well-rounded, classy, hard-working family operated.
Paul McCartney and Jane Asher | Mark and Colleen Hayward/Getty Images Paul McCartney and Jane Asher met in 1963, and they bonded over their love of theater
By 1963, The Beatles had recently released their single “Please Please Me.” Meanwhile, a 17-year-old Asher had accumulated a few acting credits and was a panelist on the BBC’s Juke Box Jury. Asher met The Beatles at the Royal Albert Hall and interviewed them for the Radio Times.
According to Express, Paul said he and the group fancied the actor, but he eventually started dating her. In The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present,...
Paul McCartney and Jane Asher | Mark and Colleen Hayward/Getty Images Paul McCartney and Jane Asher met in 1963, and they bonded over their love of theater
By 1963, The Beatles had recently released their single “Please Please Me.” Meanwhile, a 17-year-old Asher had accumulated a few acting credits and was a panelist on the BBC’s Juke Box Jury. Asher met The Beatles at the Royal Albert Hall and interviewed them for the Radio Times.
According to Express, Paul said he and the group fancied the actor, but he eventually started dating her. In The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present,...
- 2/19/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Paul McCartney‘s father, Jim McCartney, refused to teach him piano when he was a kid. Jim came from the music hall era of the 1920s. He was a trumpet player and pianist and led Jim Mac’s Jazz Band. However, Jim didn’t think he was good enough to be his son’s teacher.
Paul McCartney and his father | Keystone/Getty Images Paul McCartney’s father instilled a love for music in his family
In The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul wrote that his father came from the music hall era and that the family was “steeped” in it. They listened and sang all the songs from the era around their piano. It was how they came together and bonded, especially during parties.
Paul’s Auntie Jin and Auntie Milly used to sing an old music hall song called “Bread and Butterflies.” Later, Jim worked as a limelight operator at the Royal Hippodrome,...
Paul McCartney and his father | Keystone/Getty Images Paul McCartney’s father instilled a love for music in his family
In The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul wrote that his father came from the music hall era and that the family was “steeped” in it. They listened and sang all the songs from the era around their piano. It was how they came together and bonded, especially during parties.
Paul’s Auntie Jin and Auntie Milly used to sing an old music hall song called “Bread and Butterflies.” Later, Jim worked as a limelight operator at the Royal Hippodrome,...
- 2/4/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Beat poets Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs agreed: there’s something special about The Beatles‘ “Eleanor Rigby.” Although, when Paul McCartney played the melody for his piano teacher, they weren’t too impressed.
The Beatles | Mark and Colleen Hayward/Redferns Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burrough’s relationship with the Fab Four
The pair of poets were close to The Beatles in their own way.
According to his website, Ginsberg met the Fab Four in a hotel room. Both Cuba and Czechoslovakia had recently kicked him out. He arrived in London around Bob Dylan’s concerts at Albert Hall.
“There was a very exciting scene back in the hotel and Dylan was down the hall with The Beatles,” Ginsberg said. “Then a message came that I was supposed to come in there. So I came into the room and everyone was sitting there totally stone-cold silent frozen paranoid. Not quite knowing my place,...
The Beatles | Mark and Colleen Hayward/Redferns Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burrough’s relationship with the Fab Four
The pair of poets were close to The Beatles in their own way.
According to his website, Ginsberg met the Fab Four in a hotel room. Both Cuba and Czechoslovakia had recently kicked him out. He arrived in London around Bob Dylan’s concerts at Albert Hall.
“There was a very exciting scene back in the hotel and Dylan was down the hall with The Beatles,” Ginsberg said. “Then a message came that I was supposed to come in there. So I came into the room and everyone was sitting there totally stone-cold silent frozen paranoid. Not quite knowing my place,...
- 1/28/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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