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Wilburys, Sideburys, and John Candy in 1990.

“We were trying to make a Wilbury movie. We were going to film all the songs, it was all ready — we had the studios booked, we had director David Leland, and every song filmed in a different location. Unfortunately Roy died, but I’d still like to do it sometime.” - George Harrison VOX Magazine  (September 1992) Q: “When the Wilburys first came out, there was talk of a video for every single song. Is that still a viable project? Tom Petty: “It was all written and prepared to go when the first record came out, and we were on our way to England to start it. The last talk I had with Roy was two days before he died and that’s one thing we discussed. We planned to work with Michael Palin and Eric Idle and I hope it all gets done one way. […] We came up with [the Wilbury names] ourselves [see posts from May 6th and 7th]. [For Vol. 1] I was named after the father, Charles Truscott Wilbury, who was sort of a drunk and a womanizer. If the movie had been made you’d see we have quite a bit of Wilbury history. We even have a family tree that goes way back to Egyptian times.” - The Hard Report (1989) The “Wilbury Twist” music video features cameos from Eric Idle, John Candy, Whoopi Goldberg, and more (link to video in today’s story).  More about the “Wilbury Twist”: “[The Wilbury Twist] has been in the family a long time. A great uncle, Chubby Wilbury used to sing The Wilbury Twist.”- Tom Petty, Traveling Wilburys Volume 3 Radio Special (1990) “I think [the Wilbury Twist] actually originated with the Saint Vitus dance back in medieval times. It even shows the footsteps.” - George Harrison, ibid “The first verse was me just trying to make George and Jeff laugh. And I don’t know where the idea for a twist song came from, and maybe that was George. And then he got carried away with that song and it really got pretty funny. Even had a chart made up, a dance chart. It was silly. And we liked things to be silly.” - Tom Petty, “The Making of ‘The Wilbury Twist,” Traveling Wilburys YouTube channel Some "Wilbury Twist" dance instructions in this older post...

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— On the first of August, 2025, «The concert for Bangla Desh» (the old spelling of the country) turned 54 years old.

Event, which was able to shed a ray of truth on the troubles and catastrophes that happened to Bengalis, arranged by «ordinary» rock musicians, not by politicians or activists of any kind (although the actions of the musicians were quite suitable for the last term)

The concert was attended by George Harrison (the author of the idea of holding the concert), Ravi Shankar (the great sitarist who told the ex-beatle about the troubles of Bengals), Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, Billy Preston, Jim Keltner and Klaus Voormann, and also with a group of backing vocalists from Don Nix. Phil Spector helped with the arrangement.

John Lennon was unable to attend the concert, allegedly because Harrison did not allow Yoko Ono to participate in this. Paul McCartney refused because he was plagued by legal issues after the breakup of The Beatles.

The set that the musicians played during the afternoon show of the concert:

• «Bangla Dhun» by Ravi Shankar, Alla Rakh, Kamala Chakwarati, Ali Akbar Khan

• «Wah-wah», «Something», «Awaiting On You All» by George Harrison

• «That's The Way God Planned It» by Billy Preston

• «It Don't Come Easy» by Ringo Starr

• «Beware of Darkness» by George Harrison with Leon Russell

• «While My Guitar Gently Weeps» by George Harrison with Eric Clapton

• «Jumpin' Jack Flash» by The Rolling Stones and «Young Blood» by The Coasters, Leon Russell sang the all songs; George Harrison, Don Preston and Claudia Lennear join the vocalist later

• «Here Comes The Sun» by The Beatles, Pete Ham, George Harrison and Don Nix's gospel choir sang (this is the first live performance of this song)

• «A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall», «Blowing In The Wind», «It Takes Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry», «Love Minus Zero/No Limit», and «Just Like a Woman» by Bob Dylan

• «Hear Me Lord», «My Sweet Lord» and «Bangla Desh» by George Harrison, the whole band was singing

The evening show was similar to the daytime show, only with some changes:

After «Wah-wah» followed «My Sweet Lord», further «Awaiting On You All» and «That's The Way God Planned It», «Hear Me Lord» removed from the program; Bob Dylan reversed the positions «Blowin' in the Wind» and «It Takes Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry», instead of «Love Minus Zero/No Limit» the folk musician played «Mr. Tambourine Guy». The show closed with two final songs – «Something» and «Bangla Desh».

The concert drew the attention of ordinary viewers to the tragic fate of an entire nation – «The concert for Bangla Desh» went down in world history as the first humanitarian rock concert. It was a concert by a «quiet beatle» that inspired Bob Geldof to stage and perform «Live Aid» in 1985.

It was extremely difficult for Harrison to get the recording industry to transfer the rights to the musicians to perform together, and even the millions of dollars earned from the album and the film were kept in IRS escrow accounts for years, but the concert was still recognized as a very successful and influential project, moreover, due to the proceeds from the album «The concert For Bangla Desh» about $12 million was sent to the unhappy country at that time, and sales of the concert LP DVD are still making a profit to the George Harrison Charitable Foundation for UNICEF.

Bengalis are a grateful people who could not just ignore such an incredible significance in their history of George Harrison: seven years after his death, Bangladesh began to consider awarding the former member of The Beatles the title of hero of the Bengali nation, and Bill Harry complained about the lack of recognition from the British awards system for charitable and humanitarian activities.

The sculpture in the form of a bust of Harrison is located in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.

It's precisely such events that restore faith in the world and our humanity.

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Song Review: Tedeschi Trucks Band and Leon Russell - “The Letter” (Live, 2015)

Ten years after Tedeschi Trucks Band teamed with Leon Russell, the surviving members of Mad Dogs & Englishmen and a slew of guest for a set at LOCKN’, the concert will be released as an album. And “The Letter” suggests the wait was worth it.

Susan Tedeschi sings it, her throat-ripping vocals bolstered by the huge MD&E choir. Russell bashes out chords and licks from behind a piano as white as his mane. Derek Trucks turns in a searing guitar solo. And the TTB horns blare as the cadre of drummers keep things moving swiftly.

They stay close to the tour’s original arrangement for Joe Cocker and do serious justice to the short-lived behemoth they’re honoring.

Out Sept. 12, Tedeschi Trucks Band and Leon Russell Present: Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited Live at LOCKN’ features Rita Coolidge, Warren Haynes, Chris Robinson, Jim Keltner, Dave Mason, Claudia Lennear, Steve Earle, Chris Stainton, John Bell and others.

Grade card: Tedeschi Trucks Band and Leon Russell - “The Letter” (Live, 2015) - A

7/14/25

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EFEMÉRIDES: Un día como hoy, 23 de Enero de 1989, se publicaba el simple “End Of The Line” de THE TRAVELING WILBURYS.

“End of the Line” es una canción del supergrupo británico-estadounidense The Traveling Wilburys, y fue el segundo simple extraído de su álbum debut Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1, publicado en Octubre de 1988. Además, cierra el disco como su último tema. La grabación cuenta con la participación de todos los Wilburys, excepto Bob Dylan como voz principal. En la canción, Tom Petty interpreta los versos, mientras que George Harrison, Jeff Lynne y Roy Orbison se alternan en los coros, logrando una combinación vocal única y memorable. El tema fue escrito principalmente por George Harrison y asignado a su editorial Umlaut Corporation, aunque, fiel al espíritu colaborativo del proyecto, los cinco integrantes del grupo recibieron crédito como compositores. En cuanto a su desempeño en listas, el simple alcanzó el puesto Nº 63 en el Billboard Hot 100 de los Estados Unidos y el Nº 2 en la lista Album Rock Tracks, mientras que en el Reino Unido llegó al puesto Nº 52 del ranking de singles. Una canción que representa a la perfección el espíritu libre, colectivo y atemporal de los Traveling Wilburys.