Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957-65 (2008)
Genres - Music |
Sub-Genres - Biography, Music History |
Run Time - 79 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom |
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Synopsis by Joe Viglione
An eighty minute documentary on the songwriting of Lennon & McCartney titled Composing The Beatles Songbook but including commentary by Johnny Rogan on songs written by the pair that were utilized by other artists -Billy J. Kramer, Peter and Gordon, Cilla Black and others. A dozen panelists including Rolling Stone Magazine's Anthony De Curtis, Robert Christgau of The Village Voice and Klaus Voorman discuss the songwriting of John and Paul and that catalog's influence.