The Beatles Unravelled #24
John and Paul backed the Stones
When Mick Jagger and Keith Richard won their appeal against a drugs conviction they recounted their time in jail with their next single, We Love You. In a show of solidarity, Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney sang backing vocals on the single. Consequently, we had the Beatles and Stones together when – John and Paul backed the Stones. Further solidarity came from The Who. They rush-released two Jagger and Richard compositions, The Last Time and Under My Thumb.
8 to 14 April
guest feature on the Mop Tops and The King show
Steve Chelmsford presents the Mop Tops and the King radio show. Certainly, a great name for a show that is all about the music of The Beatles and Elvis Presley.
Every other week, author of Rock’n’Roll Unravelled Derek Shelmerdine presents The Beatles Unravelled, alternating with Elvis Presley Unravelled.
The podcast provides this 1-minute segment of a little bit of Beatles and Elvis Presley history. Moreover, the Unravelled stories take a look at some of the more obscure parts of the story.
The MTK Network broadcasts the show, with 100 radio stations around the world. Consequently, the Mop Tops and the King is playing somewhere in the world, every day of the week.
Show Schedule for times and radio stations.
(Times on the Show Schedule are Eastern Time. The UK is five hours ahead.)
Listen Again – PODCAST
John and Paul backed the Stones
John and Paul sang backing vocals
on the Stones’ We Love You
There’s a great 1967 link between the Beatles, John and Paul, the Stones and the Who.
In the summer of 1967 the Rolling Stones scored a double-sided Top-10 UK hit with We Love You c/w Dandelion. In contrast, it was a different story in America. We Love You failed to chart but Dandelion gave them their 15th appearance on the Billboard Top-40.
Mick Jagger and Keith Richard wrote We Love You as a reminder of their recent experience in a British jail. They were convicted on drugs charges but subsequently freed on appeal. In a gesture of solidarity, John Lennon and Paul McCartney provided backing vocals. As well as the backing vocals John and Paul also added some percussion, in the form of handclasps, maracas and the like. We Love You turned out to be the final single produced by Andrew Loog Oldham.
In addition to the support from the Beatles, the Who also provided more solidarity. They rush-released their versions of two Jagger and Richards compositions, The Last Time c/w Under My Thumb. Unfortunately, John Entwistle wasn’t available to play on single. He’d just tied the knot and was away on honeymoon.
Extracts from Rock’n’Roll Unravelled
All of the Elvis Presley Unravelled and The Beatles Unravelled podcasts are based on extracts from Derek Shelmerdine‘s book Rock’n’Roll Unravelled.
The Beatles – Extracts taken from Rock’n’Roll Unravelled
Elvis Presley – Extracts taken from Rock’n’Roll Unravelled
These extracts are only a small fraction of the stories, discographies, and other associated Beatles and Elvis information in the book.
About the book – Rock’n’Roll Unravelled
Rock’n’Roll Unravelled tells the story of rock’n’roll from its roots to mid-1970s punk.
In addition to the music, the book looks at the social factors influencing the music. The Vietnam War, fear of communism and Civil rights struggle certainly helped to shape the sounds of the time.
If it’s relevant to the music of the 1950s. ’60s, ’70s and its roots – it’s in the book. In addition to bands, artists, classic albums and singles, recording sessions, gigs and festivals, you’ll also find stories about influential managers, how bands came together, lineups and – SO MUCH MORE…
Rock’n’Roll Unravelled‘s unique three-part structure
Rock’n’Roll Unravelled has three sections: Timeline, What Happened Today and Pocket Histories.
What Happened Today – looks at the events happening on a day-by-day basis.
Consequently, as the review in Record Collector magazine puts it in its review of the book, “Shelmerdine has made a painstaking effort to documented pretty much every event that will prove significant in shaping popular music”. In addition, the review went on to describe the book as, “comprehensive… invaluable”.
Moreover, the cross-referenced events in What Happened Today create the other two sections, Timeline and Pocket Histories.
Timeline – consequently provides a date-order listing of all of the events in What Happened Today.
Pocket Histories – further extends the cross-referencing to build a picture of the lives and times of the artists, bands and events in What Happened Today.
TO BUY – a signed copy of Rock’n’Roll Unravelled
For all the previous editions of…
The Beatles Unravelled and Elvis Presley Unravelled
First Broadcast: John and Paul backed the Stones
8 to 14 April 2022, on the MTK network.
