tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78509419260169991912023-03-17T22:31:58.192-06:00Blogging The BeatlesA blog on thoughts and information on the Beatles!Michael Cheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04821548304396349403noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7850941926016999191.post-39129170017273140872011-01-17T10:00:00.000-06:002011-01-18T09:52:11.250-06:00Beatles Cover Sees Light of Day ala the BossOn Sunday night - 1/16/11 - the annual Light of Day Concert was held in Asbury Park, NJ. The concert raises funds to benefit Parkinson's Disease research.Artists such as Willie Nile, Jesse Malin, Bruce Getsky played full sets and as Joe Gruschecky and the Houserockers was finishing up their set, Joe introduced his long time friend and collaborator - Bruce Springsteen.Together, with the other Michael Cheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637483372581633649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7850941926016999191.post-64155950470349944142011-01-14T10:00:00.001-06:002011-01-18T10:57:16.423-06:00Can I Play a Uke With That Beatle TuneThis coming weekend, Roger Greenawalt will perform his annual marathon concert of every song the Beatles performed - 185 if you are counting.The concert will run from January 15 to January 16 and will last 6 hours a day.If you own a ukulele, you can get in for free and come early and you can learn how to play a Beatles song.If you missed the event, you can learn the songs by checking out THE Michael Cheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637483372581633649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7850941926016999191.post-58925534346696862452011-01-09T10:02:00.003-06:002011-01-18T10:07:13.817-06:00Beatles Top the ChartsWe have heard the astronomical figures that the Beatles are selling on iTunes - something like 5 million songs and 1 million albums, they are also topping a chart that most folks think no longer exists.They are number one for the second year in a row with the top selling vinyl record - ABBEY ROAD. As the last recorded album by the Beatles, but not the last one released, the album has always beenMichael Cheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637483372581633649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7850941926016999191.post-22845156948964789242011-01-05T10:00:00.000-06:002011-01-18T09:29:30.924-06:00Beatles Fan in High PlacesWhen the state of Michigan held their gubernatorial inauguration, the position of Lt. Governor was taken by Brian Calley.While born in 1970, long after the Beatles stopped touring and were almost ready to break up, Brian Calley is a huge Beatle fan. It came from his father, who was an avid fan and as the family toured various military bases, the music came along. (This was in the days before Michael Cheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637483372581633649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7850941926016999191.post-32637268009699697772010-12-03T09:12:00.004-06:002011-01-18T10:58:06.206-06:00More on Beatles Class on iTunesSome shameless self-promotion:As the news spread about the prominence of a UIS podcast series on iTunes U, several media stories followed:Here is the story from the UIS Public Affairs Office: UIS ReleaseHere is the story on Channel 20, WICS-TV in Springfield, IL: 12/02/10 VideoAnd here is the story on Channel 3, WCIA-TV in Champaign, IL: 12/02/10 VideoMichael Cheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637483372581633649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7850941926016999191.post-74653402663934555212010-12-01T09:07:00.004-06:002011-01-18T11:05:22.329-06:00Beatles class on iTunes UI have been teaching a course on the Beatles for over 10 years. I began using podcasts in 2005 and a few years later, they were posted to iTunes U.While the numbers were always a bit surprising as I did no promotion, they were consistently downloaded.After the Beatles were made available on iTunes, the subscribers to my podcasts jumped dramatically - as of today - the podcast is #2 on the most Michael Cheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637483372581633649noreply@blogger.com