#john paul keith

[krispyweiss]

The Crickets’ Jerry Allison Dies at 82

- Drummer was last surviving member of Buddy Holly’s band

Drummer Jerry Allison, the last surviving member of Buddy Holly and the Crickets, has died at 82.

The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation announced Allison’s Aug. 22 death without giving a cause.

“JI was more than just the drummer in the Crickets, he was one of the most influential musicians in early rock ‘n’ roll, who pioneered new ways to play and record,” the foundation said, using Allison’s nickname.

Those new ways included playing a cardboard box on the Crickets’ recording of “Not Fade Away.”

“It will hurt that we won’t have another chance to catch up with this wise, funny, engaging, absolute individual, but we feel privileged to have known him,” the foundation added.

Allison is the co-writer of songs such as “That’ll be the Day” and “Peggy Sue.” The drummer retained ownership of the Crickets’ name after Holly’s death and toured and recorded under their banner for decades.

“RIP Jerry Allison of the Crickets, a drummer so good he once played a cardboard box on a hit record,” John Paul Keith tweeted. “Without the Crickets, no Beatles.”

8/22/22

#jerry allison #buddy holly #buddy holly and the crickets #the beatles #john paul keith

[ceteradesunt]

Christine (1983) dir. John Carpenter

#christine #john carpenter #stephen king #keith gordon #john stockwell #alexandra paul #80s horror #1980s horror #horror #horror movies #horrorstills #classichorrorblog #caps #screencaps #my caps #christine 1983

[heidismagblog]

#led zeppelin #collectors edition #robert plant #jimmy page #john bonham #john paul jones #the yardbirds #jeff beck #jim mccarty #chris dreja #keith reif #lori maddox

[jamiemegad3thnot]

Gender? More like, give me EXACTLY what every 60s/70s rockstar has (*in a totally non-threatening way*)

#pink floyd #rick wright #richard wright #david gilmour #roger waters #nick mason #syd barrett #the who #roger daltrey #pete townshend #john entwistle #keith moon #the beatles #george harrison #paul mccartney #ringo starr #john lennon #queen #roger taylor #freddie mercury #brian may #john deacon #led zeppelin #john paul jones #robert plant #jimmy page #john bonham #tom petty #the beach boys #dennis wilson

[franklyimissparis]

who’s who in “let ‘em in” by wings (1976)

and some other thoughts on the song

prefacing this by saying that paul himself has changed his own interpretations and offered many explanations up for each name mentioned in the song! i don't necessarily think there's one right answer about what's about who - paul is known for writing about multiple things at once and having many layers of inspiration behind his lyrics. i will mostly be focusing on the names paul lists off within the song, in the order they appear, starting with:

- sister suzy: suzy was linda mccartney's alter ego within her own band, suzy and the red stripes which was active at the time this song was written. paul has stated on many occasions, including in “the lyrics”, that sister suzy is a reference to linda.

- brother john: a lot of articles reference brother john as being john eastman, linda's brother, while others reference john lennon. paul himself said it could be either. but if we're being honest, the first person paul's gonna think of when someone says “john” is lennon, hands down.

it's worth noting the use of sister when describing linda, paul's wife. while it could make sense in the context of the line brother john being john eastman (john and linda being actual brother and sister to one another), i think it's valid to examine the other potential meanings as well, particularly if we think of brother john as john lennon. it places paul's relation to them both as, firstly, familial and implies an equality in the roles they've served within paul's life. starting the list of people with linda (placing her as the most important as the lot) and then john second is interesting as well. we've seen countless examples of paul and john both comparing their relationships with their wives to their relationships with each other and i think it's striking that paul does this here, whether consciously or not.

(nowadays, paul's brother and sister in law via his wife nancy are actually named jon and susie, coincidentally enough.)

- martin luther: paul writes in "the lyrics" that this is about MLK which i'm sure it partially is but also there is an account of the other three beatles jokingly calling john "john martin luther lennon" in the early days though i couldn't find a solid source for this. there is the infamous 1985 hunter davies quote from paul's off the record phone call with him where he called john “martin luther lennon" but that was obviously years after let 'em in and in a massively different context (though potentially this could suggest that it’s a comparison he’s mentally made before but that’s a bit of a stretch, evidence wise lol). i’ve also heard people say martin luther could potentially be a reference to george martin as well, which is possible. others have speculated that this is a reference specifically to martin luther and the 95 theses (“knocking on the door" i.e. nailing the theses to the door) which paul says may have been true on an unconscious level but wasn't purposeful.

- phil and don: the everly brothers, one of paul and john's earliest and biggest influences as young lads. they were heavily inspired by the everly brothers when they performed as their duo, the nerk twins. they also referred to themselves as the foreverly brothers on other occasions.

- brother michael: paul's brother mike, unsurprisingly. though paul also states in “the lyrics” that this might have been a reference to michael jackson as the timing works with paul and linda meeting the jackson 5 around the same time as well but i think realistically he probably mostly had mike mccartney in mind with this one.

- auntie jin: paul’s real and favourite auntie from liverpool. saw one very rogue take that it’s meant to sound like ‘antigen’ but, quite frankly, i think that’s a bit horseshite.

- uncle ernie: in “the lyrics”, paul mentions that he has a cousin called ian who was sometimes referred to as "ern". but also states that at this point he was just playing with words and sounds and this probably wasn't his intention. previously, paul has attributed the line as a reference to keith moon, who was close to the mccartneys in the 70s prior to his death and played the character of uncle ernie in the film tommy (1975). it also could refer to ringo starr as well, as he voiced uncle ernie in the LSO's recording of tommy. ringo himself referenced let 'em in ("someone's knocking on the door/someone's ringing my bell") in 2003 in the song "english garden" which suggests that, at the very least, he felt as though there was some connection to him there.

- uncle ian: like previously stated, paul has mentioned his cousin ian as potentially inspiring this line but personally i think uncle ian could be a reference to paul himself. "ian iachimoe" (meant to phonetically sound out "paul mccartney" backwards) is one of paul's many pseudonyms, thought to have been created around 1966. he signed the lyrics of paperback writer with "yours sincerely, ian iachimoe" and it is also said that in order to distinguish themselves from the rest of his mail, paul would tell his close friends and family to address letters to ian iachimoe so he would know to read them.

paul referred to "let 'em in" as the musical equivalent of a "stocking stuffer" in “the lyrics” which i'm sure it was in his mind but me and my tin hat will be reading deeper into it as usual! this song reminds me quite a lot of “call me back again" in the sense that i think (subconsciously) it may be a bit of a poke at john to get in contact with him.

it's important to note that the album was written/recorded/released around the time of the infamous “it isn't 1956 anymore” incident where, according to john, paul kept showing up at the dakota with his guitar after sean was born without calling ahead. john would let him in but would be a bit put off about it until one day he gave paul a bit of shite for it and paul took it quite personally. while the actual incident is noted as happening in april of 1976 (according to the beatles bible) if it's true that, as john says, this happened a few times there could have also been some tension with paul appearing at john's in the prior months before paul recorded the song in february of 1976.

paul has spoken of the song as reminiscent of a typical party in liverpool where there's sort of a constant stream of family and friends coming through the door - this could be something paul is nudging john to remember (especially with the references to their teenage musical influences and acquaintances and paul's family members that john himself once knew personally.) something along the lines of "oh come on, john, you've gotta just let people into your life, you can't shut out the people who love and miss you. this is how it used to be with us, don't you remember those days?" ... but that's just my interpretation. anyway sorry this was so long but i just thought i'd share in case some of you hadn't heard all the possible interpretations of the lines :))

#think this is my longest post to date #all right time to go to bed seeing as it’s SIX and i’ve spent the past two hours compiling this 😭😭 #paul’s gay subconscious #< my new favourite tag #paul mccartney #wings #wings at the speed of sound #john lennon #mclennon #john and paul #linda mccartney #ringo starr #the beatles #keith moon #mike mccartney

[pie-of-flames]

Last round of gifs I made from the recording of A Day In The Life, February 10, 1967, featuring the man in the news, Mal Evans, plus guest appearances from Keith Richards and Mick Jagger.

For bonus points: What do you think Paul's saying in the last GIF?

#the beatles #my gifs #mal evans #John lennon #Paul mccartney #the rolling stones #Keith richards #mick jagger #sgt peppers lonely hearts club band #1967

[whenyourbirdisbroken]

Who are your favourite “band mates who fucked”?

#Lol thanks anon #Great question #paul mccartney #john lennon #mclennon #Mick jagger #Keith Richards #fleetwood mac #The wiggles #harry styles #louis tomilson #larry stylinson #simon and garfunkel

[marvelettes]

PS — I wish there were more than 10 options to add in the polls. Don't be sad if I didn't name your fave, I tried to name the most popular ones that I've seen people on Tumblr liking. It's just a silly poll for fun! 😊

#polls #music poll #* #poll #classic rock #dad rock #rock #rock music #groupie #Robert Plant #Jimmy Page #Paul McCartney #George Harrison #David Bowie #Elton John #Bruce Springsteen #Mick Jagger #Keith Richards

[machetelanding]

#christine #horror #movies #1983 #1980s #keith gordon #john stockwell #alexandra paul #harry dean stanton #john carpenter #stephen king #plymouth fury

[super-cherry-mary]

-Do you remember how you flushed down my drugs ?

-Please, shut up for a moment….

-And then hit me….

Somewhere in 1989 ( shit, I forgot I can't draw anime…..)

-Rog, what the hell, why are you an anime girl ?

*Died from cringe* (I thought he died from cocaine)

#classic rock fanart #the who #roger daltrey #keith moon #pete townshend #john entwistle #john bonham #paul mccartney

[nature-and-music-art]

Playing around with lines, expressions, and exaggerated features. I decided to try out some brushes in Procreate and add in simple backgrounds.

#artists on tumblr #led zeppelin #the who #pink floyd #robert plant #jimmy page #john bonham #john paul jones #roger daltrey #pete townshend #keith moon #john entwistle #syd barrett #roger waters #david gilmour #richard wright #nick mason #fan art #digital art #classic rock fandom #classic rock

[javelinbk]

John: Thank you, folks. The next number is a sort of special number, which we only do every night. It's a number which features our drummer, Ringo. And he was gonna sing the new number, but he hasn't learnt it, so he's gonna do the track off the Please Please Me LP, called Boys!

John Lennon throws Ringo Starr under the bus at the ABC Cinema in Manchester, 20th November 1963

#not sure john should be the one to comment on others not doing their homework #I'm sure john and paul weren't at all annoyed that he didn't know the song they wrote for him #at least mick and keith learnt it properly #john lennon #ringo starr #the beatles #it was sixty years ago today #november 1963 #november 1963 was just the best month #audio and transcripts

[simbelmyne20niniel]

More shitty (?) classic rock bookmarkers Part 2....

ALL THE PARTS

#classic rock #pink floyd #nick mason #rory gallagher #led zeppelin #john paul jones #bookmarkers #60s rock #70s rock #80s rock #rainbow band #ritchie blackmore #the rolling stones #keith richards #david bowie #classic rock bookmarkers

[wwprice1]

Covers and scenes from the amazing epic “The Great Darkness Saga”. By Levitz and Giffen.

#dc comics #dc heroes #dc women #dc villains #darkseid #Darkseid is #keith giffen #paul levitz #carl gafford #larry mahlstedt #john costanza #Superboy #supergirl #Kara Zor-El #Kal-El #clark kent #polar boy #phantom girl #wildfire #brainiac 5 #ultra boy #lightning lad #bouncing boy

[megaptera-l]

Relationship goal : Soul mates, two bodies and one soul

No matter what kind of form of their relationship is or how it ends...

#pj harvey #nick cave #yoko ono #ono yoko #john lennon #paul maccartney #linda eastman #linda mccartney #the beatles #sid vicious #nancy spungen #kim gordon #sonic youth #anita pallenberg #keith richards #rolling stones #the rolling stones #patti smith #robert mapplethorpe

[rolloroberson]

Outselling the rest of the top ten combined. Not bad for 80 year olds.

#the rolling stones #keith richards #mick jagger #ronnie wood #charlie watts #bill wyman #steve jordan #paul mccartney #lady gaga #stevie wonder #elton john #hackney diamonds