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On 30 January 1969, the Beatles performed a concert from the rooftop of their Apple Corps headquarters at 3 Savile Row, in central London's office and fashion district.. Joined by guest keyboardist Billy Preston, the band played a 42-minute set before the Metropolitan Police arrived and ordered them to reduce the v
The album version of the band’s full 1969 gig is being released as The Beatles: Get Back–The Rooftop Performance, and it hits streaming services at midnight EST on Jan. 28.The 42-minute set ...
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.They are widely regarded as the most influential band in Western popular music and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and the recognition of popular music as an art form.
Preston accompanied the band on electric piano for its rooftop concert, the group's final public appearance. [8] In April 1969, their single "Get Back" was credited to "The Beatles with Billy Preston", the only time an artist was credited as a co-performer with the Beatles after the band started recording as independent artists.
Cincinnati Museum Center's Omnimax Theater will be screening a documentary that features the entire 1969 London rooftop concert from the Beatles.
The Beatles performed "Don't Let Me Down" twice during their rooftop concert of 30 January 1969, and the first performance was included in the Let It Be (1970) film, directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] In November 2003, a composite edit of the two rooftop versions was released on Let It Be...
The only Beatles album to win the Grammy for Album of the Year, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was rapturously received as the rock album that elevated the form to high art. In retrospect ...
On 13 November 2003, the completed Let It Be...Naked album had its world premiere with a two-hour radio special from Infinity Broadcasting. [10] [11] The special featured: a 50-minute documentary of the original Get Back/Let It Be sessions, including interviews with all four Beatles; [citation needed] an uninterrupted broadcast of the new Let It Be...