Flashback Friday: 14 Blog Posts About The Beatles

Bob Boone, owner of the West Theatre, introducing
The Revolution 5. Thank you, Bob for what you have 
given the City of Duluth by renovating these two theaters.

Thursday evening I had an opportunity to see The Revolution 5, a Beatles tribute band from Minnesota, and, as expected, it was fun, nostalgic and energizing. I'd seen them in 2012 in a smaller venue, and last night the West Theatre was packed as the team of five performed all 27 of The Beatles' number one hits, plus a few additional bonus classics. 

Though outside the City of Duluth was experiencing a smothering blizzard, no one (as far as I could tell) here in the theater could care less. I intended to check to see the road conditions during intermission but forgot that, swept up in the music and memories. Hopefully you all reached home safely.

When we saw the group in 2012 I was impressed. I didn't really prepare in any way. We got tickets and went to an exhilarating show. This time I listened to most of their albums between the time we got tickets two months ago and the show last night. Besides being famously talents songwriters, they really were innovative musicians. 

Rather than write a review of last night's show I thought I'd pull together some of the blog posts I've written about the Beatles over the years. To catch a review of the show I recommend that you pick up next week's Duluth Reader and look for the story by Jill "Jillybones" Fisher who covers the local music scene here. You can also find her columns online here.

In the meantime, enjoy these stories about The Beatles

Tim Hatfield's Beatles Tribute Now In Print: When We Find Ourselves in Times of Trouble 

https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/9146215066182995239/7605976059959242264

The 10 Most Expensive Vinyl Records Ever Sold

https://pioneerproductions.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-10-most-expensive-vinyl-records.html

John Lennon Slits a Vein and Unburdens His Soul In "Yer Blues"

https://pioneerproductions.blogspot.com/2018/05/john-lennon-slits-vein-and-unburdens.html

Tomorrow Never Knows: The Beatles' Turning Point?

https://pioneerproductions.blogspot.com/2018/04/tomorrow-never-knows-beatles-turning.html

Dutch Beatles Authority Chantal de Paus Addresses Beatles Conspiracy Theories and How the Fab Four Became So Popular 

https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/9146215066182995239/2418279277774081471

50 Years Ago Today: The Beatles' Revolver Fires Imaginations

https://pioneerproductions.blogspot.com/2016/08/50-years-ago-today-beatles-revolver.html

Back In The U.S.S.R. -- Beatles Just Having Fun Causes a Stir

https://pioneerproductions.blogspot.com/2016/07/back-in-ussr-beatles-just-having-fun.html

A Beatles Timeline, Three Beatles Trivia Quizzes and More

https://pioneerproductions.blogspot.com/2015/03/a-beatles-timeline-three-beatles-trivia.html

The Revolution 5: All Beatles, All Night Long

https://pioneerproductions.blogspot.com/2012/01/revolution-5-all-beatles-all-night-long.html

Helter Skelter, Revisited

https://pioneerproductions.blogspot.com/2009/10/helter-skelter.html

Nevada Bob MeetsThe Beatles and 14,000 Screaming Beatles Fans

https://pioneerproductions.blogspot.com/2021/12/nevada-bob-meetsthe-beatles-and-14000.html

Was Ringo a Starr? Oh Yeah.

https://pioneerproductions.blogspot.com/2016/06/was-ringo-starr-oh-yeah.html

 

George Harrison and the Concert for Bangladesh

https://ennyman.medium.com/george-harrison-and-the-concert-for-bangladesh-8802fd91464b?sk=21e0a740613a8d8c3475b0fcec06c067

A Leadership Lesson from John Lennon

https://audacityhr.com/a-leadership-lesson-from-john-lennon/

Personally, I think their most remarkable achievement was the moment they occupied the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously. It was an extraordinary display of cultural influence and popularity, showing not just one hit song but complete dominance of the charts—a rare feat that few artists in music history have ever matched. What do you think?