The Beatles

The Weirdest Great Album Ever: “Yesterday” … and Today

January 21, 2021 John Ross 7

After an extended leave of absence, our special guest blogger John Walker Ross, returns to SMS! Many of you may recall John as the curator and creator of our favorite music site The Round Place […]

The SMS Trivia Question of the Week 5/12

May 12, 2020 Rick 4

Yeah, we get it, it’s simply getting harder and harder to tell one day from another! Once again, that’s why we’re here! Take note, today is “Trivia Tuesday” for May 12th!…..You’re welcome! The Tuesday Trivia […]

By Arrangement: The Secret Weapon Of 60’s Music, PART I (1960-64)

April 20, 2020 John Ross 4

Our favorite guest blogger John Walker Ross returns with his latest insights and commentary on Sixties Music! John is the creator and curator of The Round Place In The Middle. Here’s Johnny! ————– Steven Van […]

The 60’s: One Record To Bind Them All?

December 23, 2019 John Ross 20

Today, it’s our pleasure to once again welcome back our very special guest blogger John Walker Ross! John, as many of you know is the Curator and Creator of the music blog ‘The Round Place […]

Blue Collar Blues: Music And Class In The 60’s

October 11, 2019 John Ross 2

It’s the weekend! And we’re proud to once again welcome back our very special guest blogger John Walker Ross, founder and curator of our favorite music blog The Round Place In The Middle. John joins […]

The Beatles Meet The BBC

November 24, 2018 Rick 0

t was on this day, Nov. 23rd 1962, The Beatles traveled to St. James’ Church Hall, London, for a ten-minute audition with BBC Television. The audition came about when Beatles fan, David Smith of Preston, […]

The SMS Trivia Question Of The Week!

November 6, 2018 Rick 6

YES! It’s Trivia Tuesday for Nov. 6th and we’re so happy you elected to have a run with us today! And you can probably guess from the graphic pictured above what the subject is […]

The White Album ( single disc edition ? )

October 6, 2018 Rick 36

The Beatles (the actual title of the album ) popularly known as “The White Album“, is the ninth studio album by The Beatles, released on 22 November 1968. A double album, with its plain white […]

“Hey Jules” aka “Hey Jude”

September 29, 2018 Rick 6

Didja know that it was on this day Sept. 28th In 1968, The Beatles started a nine week run at No.1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Hey Jude’. The Paul McCartney song written for […]

The SMS Trivia Question Of The Week!

September 18, 2018 Rick 13

Yep! It’s Trivia Tuesday for Sept. 18th But, first Things first! We’d like to acknowledge the “Right On” readers who correctly answered last week’s question, which was an Anagram; Nutter Iran actually translates to, the […]