Also on the bill: The Ronettes, Bobby Hebb, The Remains and The Cyrkle.
Beatles
Pack 'Em In--The Beatles had the fans hanging from the rafters for
their appearance at Suffolk Downs in Boston Thursday night. Fans line a
cross-beam to watch the British imports (top center). 1966
Throwback Thursday: Fans ‘Come Together’ to see Beatles at Suffolk
They
may not have been the safest seats in the house, but if you were at
Suffolk Downs on Aug. 18, 1966, a cross-beam balcony was probably your
best shot at seeing the Beatles that day. The stage was set in the
middle of the raceway, a mere 100 yards from the 25,000 screaming fans
in attendance, and the Fab Four were driven to the platform in a limo.
Hey, that’s how they rolled. Also on the bill: The Ronettes, Bobby Hebb,
The Remains and The Cyrkle. We hope you’re sitting down: The priciest
ticket was $5.75. “Help!” indeed.
Let
us know what blast from Boston’s past you’d like to see in our
Throwback Thursday feature. Email your request to
bhfea@bostonherald.com
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RINGO IN THE NEWS
10 Legendary Rock Drummers
5. Ringo Starr - The Beatles
I love the fights people get into
over whether or not Ringo was any good. Even if he was as lousy as his
detractors claim — and I don’t believe so — how, then, did the band he
was in manage to be more than just pretty good? Considering that the
drummer is responsible for the energy of the band and the Beatles had
lots of energy on their records, I’d have to say we can blame at least
some of this on Ringo.
4. Charlie Watts - The Rolling Stones
Watts is pretty much acknowledged
as being one of rock’s great drummers. Once in a while, you hear
someone suggest he isn’t all that great because he doesn’t do more. But
the man knows his place. He’s put up with Jagger, Richards, and Wood for
decades, and as he told Keith Richards: He wasn’t Richards’s drummer,
Richards was his guitar player. Exactly.
3. John Bonham - Led Zeppelin https://www.yahoo.com/music/10-legendary-rock-drummers-103525033676.html
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