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We all had our alter egos, and we each had a few of them. George was Carl Perkins, John was Gene Vincent and Chuck Berry. In the "Track By Track" section of the book that accompanies the " Let It Be" Anniversary edition, Paul states: "You look at anyone's career and there was always someone influential in the beginning. The result is, not simply a pastiche, but a genuine tribute to one of their earliest role models. Paul McCartney and John Lennon admiringly channeled The Everly Brothers into the arrangement of the song, these rehearsals showing the vocalists sharing one microphone throughout, referring to each other as “Phil” and “Don,” and some of these rehearsals even transitioning into impromtu versions of old Everly Brothers classics. It wasn't until January of 1969, during their rehearsals for what became the “ Let It Be” film and soundtrack album, that a song entitled “Two Of Us” came into being. The harmonies of this sucessful duo may be subtly detected in the early Beatles output, such as on “ Please Please Me,” but it had never been capitalized upon to the degree that many of their other exemplars had been. One source of inspiration for The Beatles during their formative years, as well documented in interviews from various sources, was The Everly Brothers. This is evident in “ Lady Madonna” (Fats Domino), “ Back In The U.S.S.R.” (Chuck Berry, Beach Boys) and “ Sun King” (Fleetwood Mac), as well as period pieces such as “ When I'm Sixty-Four” and “ Honey Pie.” Direct inspiration was now in the form of a pastiche instead of a desire to innocently capitalize on their heroes style to achieve fame for themselves. Tracks like “ I Am The Walrus,” “ Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” and “ Hey Jude” were surely developed more from the minds of their composers than being a mimic of outside sources. The recordings of Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, Smokey Robinson, Arthur Alexander and even Elvis, became apparent as a template upon which they drew upon.Īs we entered the later Beatles catalog, however, it appeared that they had come into their own style that was unique to themselves. However, as years went by, one could readily detect the inspiration for these early Beatles tracks, primarily being from their American music heroes.
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At the time that this music was released in the early and mid 60's, the British Invasion sound seemed unique to American ears. The musical influences on The Beatles' early songs can be somewhat easily detected, especially in hindsight.