• JOHN PAUL YOUNG • RUSSELL MORRIS • GLENN SHORROCK • DOUG PARKINSON • JACK JONES
Saturday, 3rd August Canberra Canberra Theatre
Sunday, 4th August Melbourne Hamer Hall
Thursday, 8th August Brisbane Concert Hall, QPAC
Friday 9th August Sydney Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall
Saturday, 10th August Sydney Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall
LET IT BE: The Beatles Songs of Lennon & McCartney honours the musical and lyrical depth of this extraordinary musical collaboration. Thirty-two of their most popular songs will be performed by five of our most respected singers, backed by the 12 piece Day-Tripper Band.
As one of the most important songwriting partnerships of the 20th century, John Lennon and Paul McCartney co-wrote an astonishing 23 No. 1 singles. Between 1962 and 1969 they wrote and published approximately 180 jointly credited songs. The impact of their song writing was more than a cultural phenomenon. They embodied the apex of the form artistically, commercially, culturally and spiritually at just the right time, the tumultuous 1960s, when music had the power to literally change the world. They changed the voice of popular music forever … and the lives of singer-songwriters everywhere.
Paying homage to the brilliance of Lennon & McCartney are five of Australia’s most loved and respected male vocalist:
As undoubtedly one of the most popular Australian artists of the 70’s, JOHN PAUL YOUNG has cemented himself a place in music history with a string of hits resulting in over 4 million record sales and capped with an induction in the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2009. Affectionately known as “JPY”, John’s big break came when he successfully auditioned for the role of Annas in Jesus Christ Superstar which ran from 1972 to 1974 before the releasing his first single in May 1972, the Vanda and Young penned, Pasadena. John’s partnership with Harry Vanda and George Young continued in 1972 with the hit, Yesterday’s Hero. John Paul Young went on to became a Countdown regular, both as guest and performer, with more major hits following including The Love Game, I Hate The Music, I Wanna Do It With You, Standing In The Rain (all Top 10 hits) and his June 1978 No. 1 song, Love Is In The Air, also a huge hit internationally.
With a career spanning over 35 years, GLENN SHORROCK is one of the elder statesmen of Australian contemporary show business. Born in Kent, England, Glenn migrated with his family at the age of 10 to Adelaide in the mid-1950s. A self-confessed child of rock ‘n’ roll, Glenn has been the lead singer in some of Australia’s most loved bands including The Twilights, Axiom and, of course, Little River Band who went on to crack the lucrative US market having eight Top 10 Hits and sold in excess of 25 million albums worldwide. As a testament to his enduring talent, Glenn has been inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame twice – once in 1991 in his own right and again with the Little River Band in 2004.
DOUG PARKINSON has a deep, resonant, smoky baritone voice operatic in its power, yet possessing a range and subtlety that few others can match. In 1969, he and his band, Doug Parkinson In Focus, recorded a haunting version of The Beatles’ Dear Prudence which topped the charts for many weeks, then in 1976 he appeared in the Sgt Peppers Lonely Heart Clubs Band stage production which toured nationally. Fast forwarding to the 90s, Doug continued his love of the stage playing the plum role of “The Big Bopper” in the hit musical Buddy, with his rendition of Chantilly Lace being the showstopper every night, as well as roles in Grease: The Arena Mega Musical, Happy Days, The Cowardly Lion and The Wizard Of Oz. As his website aptly puts it, his career has included “a great deal of success and some failures, lots of joy and many tears, plenty of passion punctuated with regular doses of pain”. Throughout, Doug Parkinson has distinguished himself as a great performer and a consummate professional, one of the true legends of the Australian music scene.
RUSSELL MORRIS is a singer-songwriter and guitarist who had five Australian Top 10 singles during the late 1960s and early 1970s. He enjoyed considerable success as a solo artist with The Real Thing – written by Johnny Young and produced by Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum – and is widely regarded as an Australian classic. On 1 July 2008, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) recognised Morris’ status when he was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. In 2012 Russell Morris released the first of his Blues Trilogy album Sharkmouth and was followed by Van Diemen’s Land ( 2014) and Red Dirt – Red Heart (2015). The albums were a critica and chart success and saw him re-enter the Australian album charts again after more than 40 years. The second and third albums, Van Diemen’s Land and Red Dirt-Red Heart respectively, were nominated for Best Blues and Roots album and Russell won the ARIA for Red Dirt-Red Heart in 2016.
Born in New York City in 1971, JACK JONES arrived in Australia as a ten year old and even as a youngster, he began showing an incredible talent and at fourteen he was already playing professionally in both cover and original bands. After heading to the United States for several years to further study his craft, Jack eventually returned to Australia and joined the successful 90′s band Southern Sons as lead singer/guitarist. With hits such as Heart In Danger, Always & Ever, Hold Me In Your Arms, Waiting For That Train, I Can’t Wait Any Longer and Lead Me To Water, he not only enjoyed success in Australia, but in Asia, Canada and Germany, confirming he was a major talent worthy of recognition. He has toured and recorded as singer/guitarist with the likes of John Farnham, Glenn Shorrock, Tina Arena, Tommy Emmanuel, Dweezil Zappa, Ahmet Zappa, Kylie Minogue and countless others. His solo acoustic shows accentuate both his vocal and guitar playing talents and have proven to be highly successful with audiences and organisers alike.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to experience and celebrate The Beatles’ music live as some of Australia’s finest singers perform the songs of Lennon and McCartney.
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Tickets on sale from 2nd April – register for waitlist now.
CANBERRA
Canberra Theatre
Saturday 3rd August
Bookings: www.canberratheatrecentre.com.au / 02 6275 2700
MELBOURNE
Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne
Sunday, 4th August
Bookings: www.artscentremelbourne.com.au, 1300 182 183 / www.ticketmaster.com.au or 1300 136 166
BRISBANE
Concert Hall, QPAC
Thursday, 8th August
Bookings: www.qpac.com.au or 136 246
SYDNEY
Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House
Friday, 9th August and Saturday, 10th August
Bookings: www.sydneyoperahouse.com, 02 9250 7777 and www.ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100