John Lennon’s Only Solo Concerts Have Suddenly Become Big Business
The post John Lennon’s Only Solo Concerts Have Suddenly Become Big Business appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. More than 50 years later, John Lennon’s One-to-One concerts are suddenly big business, with a top 10 … More EP and a successful new documentary in theaters. Former Beatle John Lennon (1940 – 1980) at his home, Tittenhurst Park, near Ascot, Berkshire, July 1971. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) Getty Images Decades after they were first staged, John Lennon’s One-to-One concerts are suddenly, and somewhat unexpectedly, having a major commercial moment. Held more than 50 years ago, the shows were hugely important at the time, both for the causes they supported and for what they represented in the musician’s solo career. Now, after decades of fading into relative obscurity – as much as anything attached to a former Beatle can – they’re back in the spotlight thanks to a pair of new releases. A new EP featuring recordings from the shows, titled Power to the People: Live at the One-to-One Concert, New York City, 1972, was released as part of Record Store Day earlier in April. The four-track set features songs recorded during those shows which were hand-selected by his own son, Sean Ono Lennon. Whole only pressed in limited quantities, the project became a quick bestseller. Power to the People debuted inside the top 10 on three charts in the United Kingdom last week. It’s classified as a single due to its length, so it added to Lennon and Ono’s total number of bestselling singles. For what was originally a charitable performance, the material is now proving to be a solid moneymaker more than 50 years later. Around the same time that the EP dropped, a new documentary about the couple and the concerts is finding its own success. One-to-One: John and Yoko is currently playing in theaters around the world, and it’s already earned just under $600,000 at…
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More than 50 years later, John Lennon’s One-to-One concerts are suddenly big business, with a top 10 … More EP and a successful new documentary in theaters. Former Beatle John Lennon (1940 – 1980) at his home, Tittenhurst Park, near Ascot, Berkshire, July 1971. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) Getty Images Decades after they were first staged, John Lennon’s One-to-One concerts are suddenly, and somewhat unexpectedly, having a major commercial moment. Held more than 50 years ago, the shows were hugely important at the time, both for the causes they supported and for what they represented in the musician’s solo career. Now, after decades of fading into relative obscurity – as much as anything attached to a former Beatle can – they’re back in the spotlight thanks to a pair of new releases. A new EP featuring recordings from the shows, titled Power to the People: Live at the One-to-One Concert, New York City, 1972, was released as part of Record Store Day earlier in April. The four-track set features songs recorded during those shows which were hand-selected by his own son, Sean Ono Lennon. Whole only pressed in limited quantities, the project became a quick bestseller. Power to the People debuted inside the top 10 on three charts in the United Kingdom last week. It’s classified as a single due to its length, so it added to Lennon and Ono’s total number of bestselling singles. For what was originally a charitable performance, the material is now proving to be a solid moneymaker more than 50 years later. Around the same time that the EP dropped, a new documentary about the couple and the concerts is finding its own success. One-to-One: John and Yoko is currently playing in theaters around the world, and it’s already earned just under $600,000 at…
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