On this day in 1997, Paul McCartney, a former member of the most successful rock band in history, The Beatles, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his "services to music." The 54-year-old lad from Liverpool became Sir Paul in a centuries-old ceremony of pomp and solemnity at Buckingham Palace in central London.
Russell Dean Lissack (born 11 March 1981) is an English musician best known as the lead guitarist of London based indie rock band, Bloc Party. Lissack is also in the electronica band Pin Me Down; a duo of himself and Milena Mepris. He has recently joined Northern Irish rock band Ash as a touring guitarist.
Paul McCartney has got a lot of awards.
ReplyDeleteIn 1990, the IAU's Minor Planet Center named the planet 4148, "McCartney" in his honour.
In May 2000, the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors awarded him a Fellowship. In 2008, he received a BRIT award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, as well as an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Yale University.
In 2010, President Barack Obama honoured McCartney with the Gershwin Prize for his contributions to popular music.
McCartney won two Grammy awards with Wings, and two as a solo artist.
In 2012, he became the last Beatle to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
On the 30th September 2010, Lissack was bitten by a lion cub as he visited a sanctuary in South Africa on Ash's tour with the Parlotones and was taken to hospital for treatment.
ReplyDeleteAlexandra Elizabeth "Alex" Kingston (born 11 March 1963) is an English actress. She is most widely known for her roles as Dr. Elizabeth Corday on the NBC medical drama ER and as River Song in Doctor Who.
ReplyDeleteJack Christian Rodwell also was born on the 11th of March. He is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national team as a midfielder. Formerly an Everton player, Rodwell has represented his country at all levels from Under-16 to the senior team.
ReplyDeleteamong 'The Beatles' I like Paul McCartney most of all. I like to listen to and sing their most famous song 'Yestreday'. The tune is simple, but sense is deep! Yesterday..all my troubles seem so far away...
ReplyDeleteLissack also plays with Milena Mepris in 'Pin Me Down' who released a single, 'Cryptic' through French label Kitsune in 2008. 'Pin Me Down' released their debut album "Pin Me Down' on April 19, 2010.
ReplyDeleteMcCartney played piano on several Beatles songs, including "Every Little Thing", "She's a Woman", "For No One", "A Day in the Life", "Hello, Goodbye", "Hey Jude", "Lady Madonna", "Let It Be" and "The Long and Winding Road". MacDonald considered the piano part in "Lady Madonna" as reminiscent of Fats Domino, and "Let It Be" as having a gospel rhythm. MacDonald called McCartney'sMellotron intro on "Strawberry Fields Forever" an integral feature of the song's character. McCartney played a Moog synthesizer on the Beatles song "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" and the Wings track "Loup (1st Indian on the Moon)". Ingham described the Wings songs "With a Little Luck" and "London Town" as "full of the most sensitive pop synthesizer touches".
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ReplyDeleteFender Telecaster – Lissack's main guitar; used in almost all live songs. An American blonde model with a black pickguard that features an array of stickers, including Pokémon and Disney characters. The guitar also features a set of Seymour Duncan pickups,[7] as opposed to a stock pair. The strap is covered with countless badges, including the one that the Spanish band TvToys gave him on Bloc Party's last concert in Madrid. Also, Russell received a badge featuring the image of 60's rock 'n' roll icon Jim Morrison, given to Lissack via an encounter from an Australian fan in 2008. He claims this to be his favourite badge.
Fender Telecaster – Blueburst, black pickguard, maple fretboard. Seen on Later with Jools Holland. First used for Signs.
Fender Telecaster – White, white pickguard, maple fretboard, several Family Guy badges on strap.
Fender Telecaster – White, mint green pickguard, rosewood fretboard. Probably a Fender 60's Classic Series Telecaster.
Fender Telecaster – Bubble-gum pink, used earlier in the band's career, as seen in Little Thoughts video.
Fender Telecaster Custom – Black, maple fretboard, 1 humbucker and 1 single coil bridge pickup, flashing LED lights on pickguard. Used on "Uniform" live, and seen in the videos for "Hunting for Witches" and "Octopus". Features the unusual modification of a children's toy fitted next to the guitar's pickups, which produces a series of futuristic sound effects when activated from a switch on the scratchplate. These sounds are picked up by the guitar's humbuckers and are amplified as normal.
Epiphone SG – White, used earlier in the band's career.
Fender Jaguar – Blue, tortoise shell pickguard, used earlier in the band's career.
It has also been suggested that he has an affinity for multicoloured fake Stratocasters.
He also uses producers' Gibsons in the studio, for example the Gibson Les Paul in Uniform
Fender Telecaster – Black, White pickguard. Used when playing live with Pin Me Down
Fender Stratocaster - White, Black pickguard, DiMarzio pickups in bridge and neck positions. Used during the recording of "Four". Can be seen in the Art booklet that came with the album.
The endorser of Fender!
ReplyDeleteThe Beatles is a legendary band for ages!!!
ReplyDeleteoh, I adore The Beatles!
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