It was never an option to cancel the 40th Annual John Lennon Tribute. The event will be streamed for free starting on October 9 at 7pm ET, what wwould have been his 80th birtday, through Oct. 12 at 12 a.m. ET. Confirmed artists: Patti Smith, Natalie Merchant, Rosanne CashJorma Kaukonen, Jackson Browne, Taj Mahal, Martin Sexton, Joan Osborne, Bettye LaVette, Shelby Lynne, Marc Cohn, Willie Nile, Music Director Rich Pagano and Blac Rabbit.
Watch Marianne Faithfull tackle the John Lennon classic Working Class Hero, live @ Sessions at West 54th in New York on April 15, 2000. The track was included on her comeback album Broken English and it became a live staple and fan favourite during her concerts since then.
Nowhere Boy is a movie portrait of an insecure young man who would become one of the biggest names in music ever. John Lennon was raised by his aunt Mimi, fell out with his mother Julia, and was saved by rock 'n' roll. The movie will be in theaters in the UK on Boxing Day (December 26th), but the 2CD soundtrack is already available.
Director Sam Taylor-Wood worked closely with screenplay writer Matt Greenhalgh and music supervisor Ian Neil in assembling the tracks for the first disc. They know they will be watched by hordes of Beatles fans who will point out any historical flaw. Actor Aaron Johnson learned to sing a couple of songs that Lennon performed with his first band The Quarrymen (credited as The Nowhere Boys on the CD), and he comes close to the voice of young Lennon. Raunchy was an obvious choice - this is the song that George Harrison played for John on the back of a midnight bus, hoping to impress him enough to let him join the band. Taylor-Wood and Greenhalgh picked Lennon's most intense song Mother as the closing music for the movie, a song so raw with emotion that it hurts.
The second disc is an "inspired by" collection, less adventurous but it does include Paul McCartney all time favorite Peggy Sue by Buddy Holly, a singer who proved that you could wear glasses on stage and look cool. It would take some time for Lennon to do the same.
The Nowhere Boy soundtrack is released on Sony Music.
CD1 - Original Sound Track
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CD2 - Music Inspired By
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