Upcoming Events
Wednesday, 17 May 2023, 7:00-8:30 p.m. CT (8:00-9:30 p.m. ET)
Midcontinent Public Library (MO) Zoom event
Everest: The Beatles' Abbey Road
The Beatles' last-recorded album, Abbey Road, was originally titled Everest – not after the mountain, but rather the brand of cigarettes. Even so, on some level the band was thinking of the album as their pinnacle. This 90-minute multimedia presentation discusses and analyzes Abbey Road song by song, citing musical precedents and inspirations, and showing how the songs developed and evolved through clips from early takes and discarded drafts.
This Zoom event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required by clicking here.
Midcontinent Public Library (MO) Zoom event
Everest: The Beatles' Abbey Road
The Beatles' last-recorded album, Abbey Road, was originally titled Everest – not after the mountain, but rather the brand of cigarettes. Even so, on some level the band was thinking of the album as their pinnacle. This 90-minute multimedia presentation discusses and analyzes Abbey Road song by song, citing musical precedents and inspirations, and showing how the songs developed and evolved through clips from early takes and discarded drafts.
This Zoom event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required by clicking here.
Wednesday, 21 June 2023, 7:00-8:00 p.m. CT (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET)
Midcontinent Public Library (MO) Zoom event
Stairway to Zeppelin
When Led Zeppelin II replaced Abbey Road as the #1 album in December of 1969, it symbolized a "passing of the torch" into a new era in popular music. This 60-minute multimedia presentation observes how 1960s rock bands The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Yardbirds paved the way for Led Zeppelin in the 1970s.
This Zoom event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required. Registration will open in early May 2023.
Midcontinent Public Library (MO) Zoom event
Stairway to Zeppelin
When Led Zeppelin II replaced Abbey Road as the #1 album in December of 1969, it symbolized a "passing of the torch" into a new era in popular music. This 60-minute multimedia presentation observes how 1960s rock bands The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Yardbirds paved the way for Led Zeppelin in the 1970s.
This Zoom event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required. Registration will open in early May 2023.
Monday, 2 October 2023, 6:00-7:30 p.m. ET
Westfield Washington Public Library, 333 W Hoover St, Westfield, IN
The Influence of American Rock 'n' Roll on The Beatles
Before The Beatles ever wrote their own songs or performed on stage, they were inspired to do so by American rock 'n' roll records. This 90-minute multimedia program illustrates the influence of Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and other American recording artists from the 1950's on The Beatles through side-by-side comparisons and musical analysis of Beatles covers and original recordings.
Westfield Washington Public Library, 333 W Hoover St, Westfield, IN
The Influence of American Rock 'n' Roll on The Beatles
Before The Beatles ever wrote their own songs or performed on stage, they were inspired to do so by American rock 'n' roll records. This 90-minute multimedia program illustrates the influence of Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and other American recording artists from the 1950's on The Beatles through side-by-side comparisons and musical analysis of Beatles covers and original recordings.
