Joel Cassady is a member of the band Walk off the Earth - well known for their covers of popular music on YouTube, as well as their original songs. WOTE's YouTube channel has over 4.35 million subscribers and their videos have over 1 billions views. In February of 2020, the band released a video of them performing a live medley of Beatles hits in chronological order, spanning from 1962-1970. In this episode, Jack and Joel discuss the magic of Ringo Starr’s drumming, why George Harrison’s songs were so special, and how a certain Beatle is interested in future NFT and Web3 projects.
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The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all timeand were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and popular music's recognition as an art form. Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock 'n' roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways; the band later explored music styles ranging from ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock. As pioneers in recording, songwriting and artistic presentation, the Beatles revolutionised many aspects of the music industry and were often publicised as leaders of the era's youth and sociocultural movements.
Led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney, the Beatles evolved from Lennon's previous group, the Quarrymen, and built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over three years from 1960, initially with Stuart Sutcliffe playing bass. The core trio of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison, together since 1958, went through a succession of drummers, including Pete Best, before asking S
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- FrequencyUpdated Weekly
- PublishedDecember 14, 2022 at 6:30 AM UTC
- Length1h 4m
- RatingClean