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The Beatles recorded "Doctor Robert" during the early part of the Revolver sessions. The session for the song took place on 17 April 1966 at EMI Studios (now Abbey Road Studios ) in London. [ 23 ] It was a relatively straightforward track to record, [ 21 ] compared to the more experimental songs such as " Tomorrow Never Knows " and " Rain ".
Dr. Robert is named after the Beatles song Doctor Robert. [12] The other band members are Mick Anker on bass guitar, Neville Henry on saxophone and Tony Kiley (born 16 February 1962) or Crispin Taylor on drums.
Doctor Robert" was written by Lennon, [243] although McCartney has since stated he co-authored it. [244] A guitar-based rock song in the style of "And Your Bird Can Sing", [245] its lyrics celebrate a New York physician known for dispensing amphetamine injections to his patients.
Originally a "gold top" model, the guitar was refinished with a dark red stain before it got to Harrison and was nicknamed "Lucy". The guitar can be seen in the "Revolution" promotional video and the Let It Be film. Also seen in that film is a rosewood Fender Telecaster, given to him by Fender, used on Let It Be and Abbey Road (1969). [2] [3] [4]
According to Ian MacDonald, [81] Walter Everett [63] and Robert Rodriguez: [87] John Lennon – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, Hammond organ; George Harrison – backing vocal, bass guitar, lead guitar; Ringo Starr – drums, shaker; Kevin Howlett and John C. Winn write that McCartney played bass on the rhythm track before leaving the ...
The Beatles did not perform any of the songs from Revolver during their August 1966 US tour. [52] While acknowledging that several of the tracks would have been impossible to reproduce in concert, Unterberger says that guitar-based songs such as "And Your Bird Can Sing" would have been easy to arrange for live performance.
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The Beatles. Paul McCartney – double-tracked lead vocal, bass; John Lennon – rhythm guitar (although MacDonald was unsure if Lennon played the rhythm guitar part) George Harrison – lead guitar; Ringo Starr – drums, tambourine; Additional musicians. George Martin – organ, producer, horn arrangements, conducting; Eddie Thornton ...