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The Line Up
May Pang - Her Life with John LennonMay Pang was the personal assistant to John Lennon and Yoko Ono in New York. So began an 18-month loving relationship that has become known as “Lennon's Lost Weekend.” During this period, John was actually the most productive and successful in his post-Beatles career. He achieved his first #1 single, Whatever Gets You Through The Night, his first #1 album, Walls And Bridges, and he was at the forefront of celebrity collaborations with Elton John, David Bowie, Harry Nilsson and Ringo Starr. During their relationship, May continued as John's production assistant and coordinator at John's request. Her efforts were rewarded with an RIAA Gold Record Award for Walls and Bridges. May will be featuring her book on her life with John, Instamatic Karma, and her Feng Shui Collection of jewellery and apparel. www.maypang.com |
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Nancy Lee Andrews - Her Life with Ringo StarrNancy Lee Andrews is a former international model and an accomplished photographer. She met Ringo Starr through John Lennon who introduced them in May of 1974. She shared her life with Ringo for six years. (1974-1980) She branched out into the music business, snapping photos of legendary artists such as George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, The Band, Keith Moon, Ted Nugent, Carl Perkins, Edgar Winter, Bernie Taupin, Greg and Duane Allman, Leon Russell, Glen Campbell, Donovan, Arlo Guthrie, Dr. John, Ron Wood, Hoyt Axton, Harry Nilsson, Sonny Bono, Englebert Humperdink and Dolly Parton. This, in addition to shooting publicity and photo packages for two of Ringo Starr’s albums – Ringo the 4th and Bad Boy. Nancy will feature photographs from her new book, A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll, a spectacular photographic essay about her life with Ringo Starr. |
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HELP! A Tribute to the Beatles
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The FabFour The FabFour are an entertaining musical and historical re-enactment of the life of the Beatles. Based in Toronto, The FabFour take pride in accurately re-creating live performances of The Beatles’ vast repertoire. At this year’s Celebration, the FabFour are presenting a special Sunday afternoon concert titled “Fab Films” – a first ever concert featuring music taken only from Beatles’ films, including A Hard Day’s Night, Help!, Yellow Submarine, and Let it Be. |
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The Kings of Marigold
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Yesterday
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The Savoy Truffles
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Trevor Hosier
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Andrew Croft Andrew Croft is a Beatles expert and the Publisher of Beatlology Magazine. He will be offering appraisals of your own Beatles memorabilia, at no charge. Just bring them in! www.beatlology.com |
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Mark Rehkopf Mark Rehkopf of Adventure Visual is an outstanding Canadian artist who specializes in original Beatles art, including paintings, drawings and guitars. Mark is also the Orillia Beatles Celebration poster artist. Mark will be displaying and selling his renowned work. |
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Aaron BadgleyAaron is the producer, writer, and host of The Beatles Universe, a radio program that delves into all aspects of Beatles music. The show is heard Sunday nights at 9 p.m. on The Rock, 94.9 FM. Aaron serves as our expert celebrity interviewer. |
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Tom HeyfronTom Heyfron, an original member of the Troggs (Wild Thing) will be leading our popular karaoke sessions, now extended to three hours on both Saturday and Sunday. One of Canada’s most accomplished MIDI musicians, Tom will also be performing a street set. www.tomheyfron.com |
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Chris ClauseChis is a Hamilton musician whose reputation has grown along with his work celebrating the Beatles through benefit concerts. His fourth CD, Surrendering … Everything, is a testament to his skills as a songwriter and worship pastor at James Street Baptist Church. www.footrecords.ca. |
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Madhuhar Dhas (Madooo)Madooo is a highly entertaining and unique singer, songwriter, performer and Beatlemaniac from New York who has produced an Indian-inspired CD entitled "To the Fab Four from Liverpool ... A Tribute from India." His performance last year proved to be a fan favourite. Madooo is also the Celebration photographer. |
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WildsmithDavid Wildsmith performs with The David Wildsmith Band; as Paul Simon in The Sounds Of Silence; as Carlos Santana in Latin Fever; and with the Eagles tribute band, Hotel California. David has shared the stage with acts such as Lynyrd Skynyrd, Foreigner, Pat Benatar, REO Speedwagon, CCR, Iron Butterfly and Burton Cummings. He and Brian Wildsmith served as Singalong Pit Facilitators at the Toronto Beatles Celebration, and both will be performing their Beatles repertoire. www.davidwildsmith.com |
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Go Freddie GoGo Freddie Go offers more than 20 years of experience as a highly popular, enthusiastic, and crowd-pleasing band. With four CD’s to their credit, they have performed at a variety of Beatles events. www.gofreddiego.com |
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The Silver BandThe Orillia Silver Band is Orillia’s homegrown salute to the beauty of brass and marching bands. You have never heard Beatles tunes like this before! |
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Patio CatsAn Orillia favourite, the Patio Cats are a dynamic duo dedicated to good music and good times. |
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Stan SturgeonStan Sturgeon is a Toronto-based musician who performs regularly on the bar and club circuit, and is passionate about the Beatles. |
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Colin HalykColin Halyk is a singer and songwriter who grew up in Brantford, Ontario, but he escaped and eventually settled in nearby Cambridge, after stumbling about the world at length. To honour the huge debt his own music (and life in general) owes to The Beatles, he will play a special solo acoustic cover show dedicated to Fab material (and a smattering of other period tunes from the one or two other beat groups that operated in the 1960's) at the Celebration. www.colinhalyk.com |
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Rubber SoulA Day in the Life of Louis Lefaive would reveal many Magical MysteryTours. He has played Here, There and Everywhere for well over thirty years. His group, “Rubber Soul”, is a collaboration of some of Simcoe County’s hottest Beatle fanatic cats. They have Come Together to jam and funkify many cherished Beatle Classics. |
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The Pedestrians |
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Let's Get Back The Lennon and McCartney parts (both vocal and instrumental) for Let’s Get Back are recreated by Steve Gray (John), a singer/rhythm guitar player from London England, and Bob Kennedy (Paul) a bassist/singer from Etobicoke. Their vocal/musical partnership is augmented by the multi-talented Tabo Inoue (George), who hails from Don Mills, Ontario. Originally a session guitarist from Tokyo, where he played in a similar Beatles tribute band, Tabo contributes faithful renditions of Harrison’s memorable guitar licks and solos to the mix, as well as the required harmonies, keyboards and harmonica parts that are so essential to replicating authentic Beatles arrangements. Add in Tim Connolly (Ringo), a very experienced and accomplished touring drummer from Hamilton, Ontario, who lays down Starr’s patented backbeats, percussions and unique nuances, and you’ve got the ingredients for an authentic Beatles’ sound, as well as lot of energy and plain old fun. www.letsgetback.com |
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| Orillia Youth Orchestra The Orchestra will be performing Beatles tunes outdoors at the The Orillia Farmers' Market, in the parking lot adjacent to the Orillia Opera House, on Saturday morning. Please come by and show your support for this fundraiser for this excellent organization. For a small donation, members of the public can request tunes and even lead the orchestra. www.oyso.ca |
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