by Marlon West (FB: marlon.west1 Twitter: @marlonw IG: stlmarlonwest Spotify: marlonwest)
Completely satisfied Monday, y’all!
I’m again with one other assortment in my “Afro” playlist collection — “AfroBeatles.”
Earlier this month the primary new Beatles music “Now And Then” dropped with the assistance of grasp filmmaker, Peter Jackson, and the surviving members. It’s the first new launch from the group in 45 years.
The Beatles are rightly recognized for the unrivaled songwriting partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. In direction of their later years, George Harrison and Ringo Starr additionally pitched in with originals. Collectively, the group created a physique of labor that impressed no scarcity of covers.
Few songwriters have been so totally coated as Lennon/McCartney, and the variety of Beatles covers is a tribute to their indelible mark on pop music. Right here at Good Black Information, we’re going to give attention to the covers by Black artists world wide.
The Beatles (and The Rolling Stones) reduce their enamel opening for Little Richard; each bands got here away endlessly altered by his singing fashion and stage presence.
Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger have made no secret of biting his vocal stylings and dance strikes. When it got here to doing covers they overt about acknowledging it.
On their first 5 albums of 1963-1965, virtually the entire covers had been initially recorded by Black soul artists, together with Arthur Alexander’s “Anna (Go To Him)”, The Cookies’ “Chains”, The Shirelles’ “Boys” & “Child It’s You”, The Prime Notes’ “Twist & Shout”, The Marvelettes’ “Please Mr. Postman”, The Miracles’ “You Actually Received A Maintain On Me”, The Donays’ “Satan In Her Coronary heart”, Barrett Robust’s “Cash (That’s What I Need)” and Larry Williams’ “Dizzy Miss Lizzy.”
They’re all included right here, together with their variations of Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and different greats of Soul giants, although the lion’s share of the gathering is dedicated to R&B, reggae, ska, and jazz covers of Beatles songs.
Listed below are hours of Beatles music by Stevie Surprise, Invoice Withers, Nina Simone, Marica Griffiths, Gary Clark, Jr., and so many others. Please take pleasure in AfroBeatles!!
And as at all times, keep secure, sane, and sort.
