[Dixielandjazz] Dixieland Beatles

[David Richoux]

The Beatles were big fans of George Formby and played many OKOM style  
songs in their early skiffle band days. Some of their songs they did  
as The Beatles are written in Vaudeville/Music Hall style and are  
easily adapted to Dixieland or Ragtime arrangements.

One of the best that I have is a version of "Your Mother Should Know"  
by the Allotria Jazz Band of West Germany, there is also a good  
"Ragtime Beatles" solo recording by John Arpin.

And if you ever find yourself in Liverpool, take the Beatles bus tour  
to many of the landmarks mentioned in their songs - when I did that,  
John's Uncle Charlie joined in on the ride and started telling tales...

(that won't happen now, as he has passed on. http://www.pr.com/press- 
release/1635 )

Dave Richoux

On Aug 8, 2008, at 8:10 AM, ballen wrote:

> John Lennon's father, who abandoned the family and was not involved  
> in his
> upbringing, was a banjo player. When John hit it big, he crawled  
> out from
> under his rock, visited John, told him how John had screwed up his  
> life, and
> demanded some money. John showed him the door. He then got his  
> teeth capped,
> recorded a novelty song on banjo which barely made enough money to  
> pay for
> his dental work, and slid back into well-deserved obscurity.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "M J (Mike) Logsdon" <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
>
>
>> Not an answer to the question, but one of my most hilarious memories.
>>
>> In the late 80s a damning bio of, I believe, John Lennon (maybe Geo
>> Harrison, I can't recall) came out, and Saturday Night Live did what
>> they do best, by portraying this man's past and what made him so  
>> hateful
>> toward the Beatles.  Seems when they first started, there was a 5th
>> Beatle.  And there was a scene of the 5 Beatles playing, panning from
>> left to right, toward the 5th Beatle, and when the camera hit him
>> (played by the much-missed late Phil Hartman) for his solo, it was  
>> the
>> man who eventually wrote the bio.  And his instrument?  TROMBONE!
>>
>>