The Beatles have many songs that would be career-defining tracks for any other artist. When Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney perform live, it’s hard for them to choose which Beatles songs to perform as there are too many fantastic choices. However, Starr says one early Beatles song defined his career.
Ringo Starr said The Beatles ‘Love Me Do’ is a career-defining song
“Love Me Do” was the debut single by The Beatles, released in the U.K. in 1962. While it wasn’t a No. 1 hit, it put The Beatles on the map as one of the band’s audiences should listen for. Paul McCartney and John Lennon wrote the track. However, Lennon said it was mostly Paul’s song, but McCartney claimed it was entirely “co-written.”
“‘Love Me Do’ was completely co-written,” McCartney said in Many Years From Now. “It was just Lennon and McCartney sitting down without either...
Ringo Starr said The Beatles ‘Love Me Do’ is a career-defining song
“Love Me Do” was the debut single by The Beatles, released in the U.K. in 1962. While it wasn’t a No. 1 hit, it put The Beatles on the map as one of the band’s audiences should listen for. Paul McCartney and John Lennon wrote the track. However, Lennon said it was mostly Paul’s song, but McCartney claimed it was entirely “co-written.”
“‘Love Me Do’ was completely co-written,” McCartney said in Many Years From Now. “It was just Lennon and McCartney sitting down without either...
- 7/9/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Thea White, an actor best known for voicing the sweet-natured Scotswoman Muriel Bagge on Cartoon Network’s “Courage the Cowardly Dog,” died on July 30. She was 81.
White’s brother, John Zitzner, announced the news of White’s death on his Facebook page, writing that White had died two days after undergoing a second surgery related to liver cancer.
Born on June 16, 1940 in Newark, N.J., White began acting professionally on stage in her 20s, according to Zitzner’s post. She also held jobs as a librarian and the personal assistant to Marlene Dietrich. White was married to Andy White, who drummed on several the Beatles songs including “Love Me Do” and “P.S. I Love You,” from 1983 until his death in 2015.
White voiced Muriel on the Cartoon Network series, the elderly woman who adopts Courage into the family despite the grumpy attitude of her husband, Eustace. White voiced Muriel in all episodes of the series,...
White’s brother, John Zitzner, announced the news of White’s death on his Facebook page, writing that White had died two days after undergoing a second surgery related to liver cancer.
Born on June 16, 1940 in Newark, N.J., White began acting professionally on stage in her 20s, according to Zitzner’s post. She also held jobs as a librarian and the personal assistant to Marlene Dietrich. White was married to Andy White, who drummed on several the Beatles songs including “Love Me Do” and “P.S. I Love You,” from 1983 until his death in 2015.
White voiced Muriel on the Cartoon Network series, the elderly woman who adopts Courage into the family despite the grumpy attitude of her husband, Eustace. White voiced Muriel in all episodes of the series,...
- 8/1/2021
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Voice actress Thea White, known for voicing Muriel Bagge on Courage the Cowardly Dog, died “peacefully of complications from surgery” related to liver cancer on Friday morning in Cleveland, according to her brother John Zitzner. She was 81.
White’s nephew Brad Zitzner gave insight into her final moments via social media.
“Sadly we lost our legendary Feefer (the voice of Muriel) on Friday morning after she fought hard with courage to try to beat her liver cancer and to resume life or to die trying. (She ended up with an infection after cutting out the damn cancer),” he shared on Saturday.
White was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1940 and knew she wanted to act from an early age. Both her mother, Eleanor Hazard, and her grandmother, Eva, were involved in vaudeville—both as performers while the latter focused on booking talent later in her career.
After high school, White...
White’s nephew Brad Zitzner gave insight into her final moments via social media.
“Sadly we lost our legendary Feefer (the voice of Muriel) on Friday morning after she fought hard with courage to try to beat her liver cancer and to resume life or to die trying. (She ended up with an infection after cutting out the damn cancer),” he shared on Saturday.
White was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1940 and knew she wanted to act from an early age. Both her mother, Eleanor Hazard, and her grandmother, Eva, were involved in vaudeville—both as performers while the latter focused on booking talent later in her career.
After high school, White...
- 8/1/2021
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Thea White, who supplied the Scottish voice for the sweet farmer’s wife Muriel on the Cartoon Network scary comedy Courage the Cowardly Dog, has died. She was 81.
White died Friday at the Cleveland Clinic after complications from surgery in her battle with liver cancer, her brother John Zitzner told The Hollywood Reporter.
The New Jersey native was Marlene Dietrich’s personal assistant in the waning days of the legendary German-born actress’ career and was married to Andy White, who played on some early Beatles songs, from 1983 until his 2015 death.
White worked on all 52 episodes of Courage the Cowardly ...
White died Friday at the Cleveland Clinic after complications from surgery in her battle with liver cancer, her brother John Zitzner told The Hollywood Reporter.
The New Jersey native was Marlene Dietrich’s personal assistant in the waning days of the legendary German-born actress’ career and was married to Andy White, who played on some early Beatles songs, from 1983 until his 2015 death.
White worked on all 52 episodes of Courage the Cowardly ...
Thea White, who supplied the Scottish voice for the sweet farmer’s wife Muriel on the Cartoon Network scary comedy Courage the Cowardly Dog, has died. She was 81.
White died Friday at the Cleveland Clinic after complications from surgery in her battle with liver cancer, her brother John Zitzner told The Hollywood Reporter.
The New Jersey native was Marlene Dietrich’s personal assistant in the waning days of the legendary German-born actress’ career and was married to Andy White, who played on some early Beatles songs, from 1983 until his 2015 death.
White worked on all 52 episodes of Courage the Cowardly ...
White died Friday at the Cleveland Clinic after complications from surgery in her battle with liver cancer, her brother John Zitzner told The Hollywood Reporter.
The New Jersey native was Marlene Dietrich’s personal assistant in the waning days of the legendary German-born actress’ career and was married to Andy White, who played on some early Beatles songs, from 1983 until his 2015 death.
White worked on all 52 episodes of Courage the Cowardly ...
On the surface, AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck,” Manfred Mann’s Earth Band’s “Blinded by the Light,” and Tom Jones’ “Valerie” have nothing in common. They were recorded in different decades, targeted at different demographics, and they don’t sound even remotely alike. But they all feature the drumming of Chris Slade, a journeyman Welsh musician who has also played with Olivia Newton-John, Tom Paxton, Uriah Heep, David Gilmour, the Firm, Gary Moore, and Asia.
He’s best known for joining AC/DC in 1989, just in time to play on their comeback LP,...
He’s best known for joining AC/DC in 1989, just in time to play on their comeback LP,...
- 8/12/2020
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
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