About this Event
KEITH PUTNEY PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS
The Beatles’ White Album live and complete
There is no better way to celebrate the enduring joys of the Beatles’ White Album than to see and hear this classic album complete, live on stage. Performed by an all-star cast which includes guitar virtuoso Laurence Juber from Paul McCartney and Wings and 90’s hitmaker (“She’s So High”) Tal Bachman, from The Beatles Channel on Sirius XM, this is the album that Rolling Stone called “the history and synthesis of Western music” upon its release in November 1968.
The NME said “God Bless You Beatles!”, and Tony Palmer wrote In London’s Observer that "if there is still any doubt that Lennon and McCartney are the greatest songwriters since Schubert", the album "should surely see the last vestiges of cultural snobbery and bourgeois prejudice swept away in a deluge of joyful music making". When a remastered version was released in 2009, the London Daily Telegraph reflected the prevailing sentiment, calling it "one of the greatest albums ever made".
No singles were released from “The Beatles”, aka The White Album, yet it’s track listing contains countless classics. “Back In The U.S.S.R.”, “Revolution”, “Blackbird”, “Yer Blues”, “Dear Prudence”, “Birthday”, “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da”, “Savoy Truffle”, “Glass Onion”, Helter Skelter”, “Sexy Sadie” and of course “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” among the iconic songs you will hear in this complete performance of the Beatles’ White Album”
Bay area legends from the COUNT FIVE will be joining us for cameo , performing "Psychotic Reaction" and more, with founding members Kenn Ellner on lead vocals, "John Mouse" Michalski on lead guitar, and Roy Chaney on bass, with long time member Phil Indovina on rhythm guitar!
Our cast…
TAL BACHMAN is the Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose international smash hit “She’s So High” spent a spectacular 28 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1999. The Juno award winner joins us on a break from dates with Bachman-Turner Overdrive, led by his father Randy. Tal and Randy co-host “Musical Mystery Tour” on SiriusXM’s Beatles Channel.
LAURENCE JUBER is the former lead guitarist from Paul McCartney and Wings. A two-time Grammy Award winner, his sublime work is recognized by Guitar World for “A stunning sense of space and fluidity…a truly wondrous sound" . Pete Townshend has called him "A Master!", Guitar Player chimes in that "The melodies, textures and harmonies he coaxes out of an acoustic guitar are spellbinding" and Acoustic Guitar magazine named his "LJ Plays the Beatles " album one of their ten best of all time. He has over thirty solo albums to his credit, three years with Wings, and work on soundtracks as varied as "Dirty Dancing", "Pocahontas" and "Good Will Hunting".“
Our Musical Director BILL CINQUE toured for 5 years as bass player in the Neil Diamond Band. The Manfreds (ie Manfred Mann), Melissa Manchester, Peter Asher, and a host of others have featured Bill on lead vocals as well as bass.
Keyboardist STEVE BAUMAN was our MD for Magical Mystery Tour and Let It Bleed at the Los Angeles Grammy Museum. His endless credits – in the studio and on tour – include working with artists such as Teena Marie, Chaka Khan, Thomas Dolby and Michael McDonald. He began working on music for Film/TV around 2000 and assisted on scores by Stanley Clarke, James Newton-Howard, and Danny Elfman, as well as scoring and writing songs for films like Old School, Ice Princess and Deadpool.
Drummer CHRISTOPHER ALLIS toured with Mike Nesmith's First National Band, and has backed Deana Carter, Denny Laine, Billy J Kramer, Melissa Manchester, Maria Muldaur, Kate Taylor, Jeremy Clyde, The Byrds' John York, and Fran Healy from Travis among others.
Guitarist DAVID BLASUCCI’s gig credits include work with Bobby Kimball (TOTO), Melissa Manchester, Bo Diddley, Badfinger, Little Anthony and countless others. Rod Stewart, Hootie and the Blowfish and the Eagles’ Glenn Frey are among those who have called on David to open for them. He made his silver screen debut as a member of the New Main Street Singers in the Christopher Guest comedy, “A Mighty Wind.”
OUR SPECIAL GUESTS IN SAN MATEO: FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE ORIGINAL COUNT FIVE--KENN ELLNER, LEAD VOCALIST, JOHN "MOUSE" MICHALSKI, LEAD GUITARIST, AND ROY CHANEY, BASSIST, WITH LONG TIME RHYTHM GUITARIST PHIL INDOVINA. Count Five are Bay Area legends of the garage rock psychedelic era, and their signature hit "Psychotic Reaction" is universally accepted as a benchmark classic of the period. They performed alongside the Doors, Beach Boys, Them featuring Van Morrison in concert and on shows like "Where The Action is" and "American Bandstand " on television.
CAST SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
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KEITH PUTNEY PRODUCTIONS has worked for decades presenting artists in venues all over the world, from filming and recording at Abbey Road Studios to concerts at the London Palladium, Carnegie Hall and tours in Australia, Japan, the UK and all over North America. For 18 years Keith has represented industry legend Peter Asher, first as manager of Peter & Gordon and then with Mr. Asher on his own. Keith recently produced the Summer 2024 Tour for Albert Lee and Jeremy Clyde. His career started in the Bay Area with A & M Records and later Universal Music.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
College of San Mateo Theatre, 1700 West Hillsdale Boulevard, San Mateo, United States
USD 65.87 to USD 161.90
