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Students to work on 'Abbey Road'
Louisville Courier-Journal, KY - Feb 8, 2008
The Beatles are one of the rare rock 'n' roll bands that appeal equally to young and old. It was true in the 1960s, and it's more true now as longtime fans pass on their love for the Fab Four to their children. Organizers of the courier-journal.com Abbey Road on the River music festival are looking to solidify that connection by staging this year's festival on Memorial Day weekend with the help of students from duPont Manual High School...

Love story
Louisville Courier-Journal, KY - May 29, 2007
"LOVE" is a many splendored thing. Crafted from no fewer than 130 separate recordings by the Beatles, "LOVE" came into being last November as a soundtrack to accompany a Las Vegas show by Cirque du Soleil. Next weekend the music will get its first live performances, part of the courier-journal.com Abbey Road on the River festival along Louisville's riverfront...

Musical legend returns
Louisville Courier-Journal, KY - May 27, 2007
It's just a coincidence that British Invasion superstar Denny Laine, who'll be performing at the courier-journal.com Abbey Road on the River festival Sunday, has a name that rhymes with the Beatles "Penny Lane." Laine, born Brian Hines, changed his name long before Paul McCartney, his band mate in Wings, wrote the famous song...

Repeat the Beatles
Louisville Courier-Journal, KY - May 26, 2007
Pop-culture icons are like strip malls — they're built big but are inevitably abandoned once a bigger strip mall is built down the road. Musicians come and go with the fads. Rock to disco. Heavy metal to grunge. Grunge to emo. Consider, then, the Beatles, a band that last released new music in 1970...

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Jim "Ringo" Martin's All-Star Band
Abbey Road Live! Medley
Band On The Run: "Jet"
British Export Medley
Charlie Guitar Medley
Steve Sizemore Group: "Helter Skelter"

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