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Today, being the 20th day of the month, is the day I send out my free email newsletter. Inspired by popular interest, I began this free monthly email newsletter in March 2014, when I sent that initial issue to 6 people. Little by little, it's grown to the point where this morning's newsletter was sent to 1,047 recipients. Each newsletter details my schedule for the remainder of the current month through the end of the next month - which presentation I'm giving, where, and when. Here is this month's newsletter in PDF form: 
Anybody with a valid email address may register for the newsletter on my website: http://www.aaronkrerowicz.com/newsletter-sign-up.html. Just be sure to type the “prove you are human” part. (I get a lot of spam, so any submissions that skip that step are deleted.) Newsletter subscription is the best way to stay in touch. The emails are sent from my personal Gmail account, which allows recipients to respond easily and efficiently. This permits me to maintain a monthly dialog with Beatles fans across the globe. Plus, they feature adorable puppy pictures. In honor of my pooch, Abbey (as in Road), I started including a photo of her in each newsletter beginning in 2016. Here's March's: 
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I had a phone interview with reporter Landon Woodroof yesterday morning during which we discussed my book From The Shadow of JFK: The Rise of Beatlemania in America and my presentation of the same title. Landon's article may be read by clicking here. As a conclusion to my first lecture tour of 2017 (which started on January 17), I'll be delivering From The Shadow of JFK: The Rise of Beatlemania in America both tonight in Tennessee and tomorrow in Indiana: Wednesday, 8 February 2017, 6:30-7:30 p.m. The Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd, Brentwood, TN From the Shadow of JFK: The Rise of Beatlemania in America Many Beatles authors have cited John F. Kennedy's assassination on 22 November 1963 as a cause of the Beatles' sudden popularity in the United States in early 1964. Their logic: Kennedy's assassination made America sad, then the Beatles made America happy again. But this commonly accepted answer is overly simplistic. The real answer is that Kennedy's life and death inadvertently primed the nation for the Beatles' arrival and success. This 60-minute program will explain how and why. Thursday, 9 February 2017, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Harrison County Government Center, 245 Atwood st, Corydon, Indiana From the Shadow of JFK: The Rise of Beatlemania in America Many Beatles authors have cited John F. Kennedy's assassination on 22 November 1963 as a cause of the Beatles' sudden popularity in the United States in early 1964. Their logic: Kennedy's assassination made America sad, then the Beatles made America happy again. But this commonly accepted answer is overly simplistic. The real answer is that Kennedy's life and death inadvertently primed the nation for the Beatles' arrival and success. This 60-minute program will explain how and why. The major flat submediant (bVI) is the tenth most common chord in The Beatles' catalog. It's used 262 times in 45 songs: [2] 'P. S. I Love You' bVI: 6 approach: I x2, V x4 progress: bVII x6 [3] 'Please Please Me' bVI: 1 approach: bIII x1 progress: V x1 [6] 'I Saw Her Standing There' bVI: 4 approach: IV x4 progress: I x4 [7] 'Do You Want To Know A Secret' bVI: 3 approach: ii x3 progress: I x3 [13e] 'Till There Was You' bVI: 1 approach: I x1 progress: I x1 [14] 'It Won't Be Long' bVI: 6 approach: I x6 progress: I x6 [20] 'Don't Bother Me' bVI: 2 approach: iv x2 progress: i x2 [25] 'And I Love Her' bVI: 5 approach: i x5 progress: Ø x5 [27] 'Tell Me Why' bVI: 1 approach: vi x1 progress: V x1 [30] 'I Call Your Name' bVI: 2 approach: II x2 progress: V x2 [33] 'I'll Be Back' bVI: 7 approach: bVII x7 progress: V x7 [35] 'Things We Said Today' bVI: 4 approach: bIII x4 progress: bII x4 [46e] 'Honey Don't' bVI: 10 approach: I x10 progress: I x5, V x5 [62] 'Run For Your Life' bVI: 4 approach: i x4 progress: V x4 [65] 'Day Tripper' bVI: 3 approach: Ø x3 progress: V x3 [68] 'We Can Work it Out' bVI: 4 approach: i x4 progress: V x4 [71] 'Michelle' bVI: 8 approach: i x5, bIII x3 progress: V x8 [73] 'Think For Yourself' bVI: 5 approach: I x5 progress: V x5 [85] 'I'm Only Sleeping' bVI: 18 approach: Ø x4, i x2, bIII x12 progress: Ø x6, i x4, bIII x8 [86] 'Eleanor Rigby' bVI: 10 approach: Ø x1, i x9 progress: i x10 [96] 'A Day in the Life' bVI: 2 approach: I x1, V x1 progress: bIII x2 [100] 'Only A Northern Song' bVI: 4 approach: i x4 progress: II x4 [101] 'Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite' bVI: 12 approach: Ø x1, i x11 progress: V x12 [103] 'Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds' bVI: 3 approach: I x3 progress: I x3 [107] 'With a Little Help From My Friends' bVI: 2 approach: Ø x1, IV x1 progress: bVII x2 [115] 'Your Mother Should Know' bVI: 6 approach: i x6 progress: Ø x2, I x4 [116] 'I Am the Walrus' bVI: 11 approach: I x3, IV x3, V x1, bVII x4 progress: II x4, V x4, bVII x3 [120] 'Hello Goodbye' bVI: 5 approach: IV x5 progress: I x4, II x1 [122] 'Lady Madonna' bVI: 8 approach: IV x8 progress: bVII x8 [128] 'Blackbird' bVI: 4 approach: vi x4 progress: V x4 [141] 'Wild Honey Pie' bVI: 3 approach: VI x3 progress: V x3 [144] 'Glass Onion' A MINOR: bVI: 17 approach: i x7, bIII x3, IV x6, bVII x1 progress: i x6, IV x7, bVII x4 [145] 'I Will' bVI: 1 approach: V x1 progress: I x1 [149] 'Honey Pie' bVI: 12 approach: I x12 progress: V x5, VI x7 [150] 'Savoy Truffle' bVI: 5 approach: i x5 progress: Ø x5 [154] 'The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill' bVI: 6 approach: bIII x6 progress: bVII x6 [167] 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)' bVI: 14 approach: II x6, IV x4, bVII x4 progress: Ø x4, V x1, V+ x6, bVII x3 [169] 'Old Brown Shoe' bVI: 9 approach: Ø x4, i x1, IV x4 progress: IV x4, V+ x5 [171] 'Oh! Darling' bVI: 4 approach: IV x2, V x2 progress: I x2, V x2 [173] 'You Never Give Me Your Money' bVI: 3 approach: bIII x3 progress: ii° x3 [176] 'Carry that Weight' bVI: 2 approach: bIII x2 progress: ii° x2 [182] 'Mean Mr. Mustard' bVI: 8 approach: I x4, V x2, VI x2 progress: V x6, VI x2 [183] 'Polythene Pam' bVI: 4 approach: I x2, V x2 progress: bVII x4 [185] 'Because' bVI: 10 approach: i x5, V x5 progress: i x5, bII x5 [186] 'I Me Mine' bVI: 3 approach: i x3 progress: Ø x1, i x2 Those 262 bVI chords are approached as follows... Ø: 14 instances (5.3%) in 6 songs
I: 47 instances (17.9%) in 10 songs
i: 71 instances (27.1%) in 14 songs
II: 8 instances (3.1%) in 2 songs
ii: 3 instances (1.1%) in 1 song
bIII: 34 instances (13.0%) in 8 songs
IV: 37 instances (14.1%) in 9 songs
iv: 3 instances (1.1%) in 2 songs
V: 14 instances (5.3%) in 7 songs
bVI: 6 instances (2.3%) in 1 song
VI: 5 instances (1.9%) in 2 songs
vi: 4 instances (1.5%) in 1 song
bVII: 16 instances (6.1%) in 4 songs
 ... and progress as follows: Ø: 23 instances (8.8%) in 6 songs
I: 39 instances (14.9%) in 11 songs
i: 29 instances (11.1%) in 6 songs
bII: 9 instances (3.4%) in 2 songs
II: 9 instances (3.4%) in 3 songs
ii°: 5 instances (1.9%) in 2 songs
bIII: 10 instances (3.8%) in 2 songs
IV: 11 instances (4.2%) in 2 songs
V: 77 instances (29.4%) in 18 songs
V+: 11 instances (4.2%) in 2 songs
VI: 9 instances (3.4%) in 2 songs
bVII: 30 instances (11.5%) in 7 songs
 While the major flat submediant is rather common, the minor flat submediant (bvi) is extremely rare, appearing 3 times in just 1 song: [154] 'The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill' bvi: 3 approach: i x3 progress: Ø x3 Surprisingly, the augmented flat submediant (bVI+) is more common - making the flat submediant the only chord whose augmented uses are greater than its minor uses. bVI+ is heard 8 times in 3 songs: [10] 'From Me To You' bVI+: 1 approach: vi x1 progress: I x1 [15] 'All My Loving' bVI+: 4 approach: vi x4 progress: I x4 [112] 'You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)' bVI+: 3 approach: IV x3 progress: vi x3 Meanwhile, tomorrow evening I'll be visiting Vidalia, LA for another round of "Band of the Sixties":
Thursday, 2 February 2017, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Vidalia Library, 408 Texas St, Vidalia, LA The Beatles: Band of the Sixties Explore the music of The Beatles in this 60-minute multimedia presentation (part history and part musical analysis) spanning the full 1960's: beginning with the band's seminal visits to Hamburg, continuing through Beatlemania, and concluding with Abbey Road. The program will be supplemented with audio clips of music and excerpts from interviews with the band members. |
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