Pepper people : Where are they now?
Diana
WHERE IS THE BAND TODAY?
IT WAS 33 YEARS AGO TODAY, SGT PEPPER TAUGHT THE BAND TO PLAY..
IT'S a timeless classic that regularly tops the list of all-time best albums.
Released in 1967, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is generally regarded as
the best album The Beatles ever made.
Today a compilation album of the Fab Four's greatest hits is at No 1 - just as
Sgt Pepper was 33 years ago.
The cover, by artist Peter Blake, is as famous and talked about as most of the
tracks inside. A wild array of the people who influenced The Beatles in the
Sixties, it reflects the unconventional, avant-garde sub-culture John, Paul,
George and Ringo were into at the time.
But just who ARE all the faces in Blake's inspired work of art?
Here The Mirror gives a complete guide to the most famous record cover ever:
1 SRI YUKTESWAR GIRI
A disciple of Lahiri (No 49), who died in 1936. Son of a wealthy businessman,
he wrote The Holy Science which underlines the unity between Christian and
Hindu scriptures.
2 ALEISTER CROWLEY
Debauched drug-taking occultist. Vilified for his hedonistic lifestyle, before
dying in 1947.
3 MAE WEST
Voluptuous movie sex bomb more famous for her ripe one-liners such as 'Come up
and see me some time' than for her films which included I'm No Angel and
Klondike Annie. Died 1980.
4 LENNY BRUCE
Satirical comedian whose over-stepping of boundaries resulted in his
imprisonment for obscenity in 1961. Drugs led to his death five years later.
5 KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN
Avant-garde composer. Plans for a concert with the Beatles never came to
fruition. Still alive.
6 W C FIELDS
Actor deemed one of America's greatest comedians, particularly noted for his
performance of Mr Micawber in David Copperfield. Died 1946.
7 CARL JUNG
Swedish psychiatrist who coined the term 'complex' to define how memories or
emotions can lead to neurosis. Died in 1961.
8 EDGAR ALLEN POE
American poet and short story writer famed for his horror works which included
Murders In The Rue Morgue. Rumoured to be a drug addict and alcoholic. Died in
1849.
9 FRED ASTAIRE
US dancer and star of countless musicals such as Top Hat and Swing Time with
Ginger Rogers. Died 1987.
10 RICHARD M MERKIN
US artist whose loud and bold paintings first came to the fore in the Sixties.
Now dead.
11BINNIE BARNES
Glamorous British actress who played wise cracking sidekicks in films like The
Private Life Of Don Juan. Died 1998.
12 HUNTZ HALL
Actor in the films Dead End Kids and Bowery Boys in the Thirties and Forties.
Died in 1999.
13 SIMON RODIA
Italian anarchist and artist who took 30 years to build the 100ft-high Watts
Tower in LA out of bits of wire and glass. Died in 1965.
14 BOB DYLAN
Now 59, the reclusive but legendary singer of Like A Rolling Stone and Blowin'
In The Wind toured Britain last month.
15 AUBREY BEARDSLEY
An artist in black and white, he produced set designs for Oscar Wilde's Salome
and The Rape Of The Lock. Died in 1898.
16 SIR ROBERT PEEL
Former Prime Minister and Home Secretary who established the Conservative Party
and the first British police force. Died in 1850.
17 ALDOUS HUXLEY
Author of Brave New World. Interested in hypnosis and psychedelic drugs. Died
1963.
18 DYLAN THOMAS
Welsh poet who wrote Under Milk Wood, a "play for voices". Died in 1953 of
alcohol poisoning.
19 TERRY SOUTHERN
Hip writer who produced the screenplay for the Easy Rider, Barbarella and Dr
Strangelove. Died 1995.
20 DION
Sixties pop star and headliner of Dion and the Belmonts whose hits included
Runaround Sue. Still alive.
21 TONY CURTIS
Actor as well known for his much younger wife and plastic surgery than his role
in Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot. Still alive.
22 WALLACE BERMAN
Beat artist and motorbike fan based in Los Angeles. Set up trendy magazine
Semina. Died 1976.
23 TOMMY HANDLEY
RADIO comedian who broadcast a weekly dose of the absurdities of daily life in
ITMA (It's That Man Again). Died 1949.
24 MARILYN MONROE
The 20th Century's greatest sex icon and star of a string of hit films
including The Seven Year Itch. Committed suicide in 1962.
25 WILLIAM BURROUGHS
Unconventional author whose novels include Naked Lunch. His own heroin
addiction inspired his 1953 book, Junkie. Died 1997
26 SRI MAHAVATARA BABAJI
Late Indian guru who claimed to be a saint sent down to serve mankind. Had
three basic principles: Truth, Simplicity and Love.
27 STAN LAUREL
The thin half of the "best double act of its time". The Lancashire born
comedian hit the big time after pairing up with Oliver Hardy. Died in 1967.
28 RICHARD LINDNER
German born artist who fled the Nazis in 1933. Specialised in pop art and
abstract expressionism. Died in 1978.
29 OLIVER HARDY
The fat half of the pair. Born in America, he led a troupe of minstrels before
meeting Laurel. Died 1957.
30 KARL MARX
German political philosopher and father of Communism. Penned the phrase
"Workers of the World Unite". Died in 1883.
31 H G WELLS
Author who pioneered science fiction.Works included The Time Machine and War Of
The Worlds. Died in 1946.
32 SRI PARAMHANSA YOGANDANDA
Disciple of Mahavata Babaji who went to US to teach his religion in the
Twenties. Autobiography Of A Yogi, published in 1946, was in best seller lists
as recently as 1997.
33 STUART SUTCLIFFE
An original Beatle who was dropped from the band before they hit the big time.
Died tragically young of a brain haemorrhage in 1962.
34 JULIE ADAMS
Heroine of the 1954 cult classic 3D flick The Creature From The Blue Lagoon.
Still alive.
35 MAX MILLER
British comedian and music hall star who topped the bill at the London
Palladium - famed for his risque jokes. Died in 1963.
36 Drawing of a girl.
37 MARLON BRANDO
One of America's greatest actors starring in films such as On The Waterfront,
and Last Tango In Paris. Still alive.
38 TOM MIX
First and greatest silent Hollywood cowboy star. Died in a car accident in
1940.
39 OSCAR WILDE
One of Ireland's most famous authors and wits. Best known for his play The
Importance Of Being Ernest. Jailed in 1895 when he failed to disprove claims of
his homosexuality. Died in 1890.
40 TYRONE POWER
Swashbuckling Hollywood heartthrob who starred in films such as the Mark Of
Zorro, Rawhide and Witness For The Prosecution. Died in 1958.
41 LARRY BELL
Born in Chicago, Bell became a full-time artist in 1965 after working as a
trucker and picture framer. Used minimalist and technical techniques which were
variations on a single idea. Now dead.
42 DR DAVID LIVINGSTONE
Scots-born explorer discovered much of Africa including the Victoria Falls.
Thought lost on one trip until found by Stanley who greeted him by saying: "Dr
Livingstone, I presume". Died 1873.
43 JOHNNY WEISSMULLER
First man to swim 100 metres in under a minute and won five swimming gold
medals. Went on to play Tarzan on screen. He died of drink problems in 1984,
aged 79.
44 STEPHEN CRANE
Writer who died in 1900 aged 29. Left no diaries and memoirs, and no letters.
His most famous work was The Red Badge Of Courage about the American Civil War.
45 ISSY BONN
The late 17-stone British comedian and radio performer. Radio announcer during
the Second World War.
46 GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
Playwright, music critic and political activist, Shaw was awarded the Nobel
prize for over 50 plays including , the basis of the musical My Fair Lady. Died
in 1950.
47 H C WESTERMANN
Quirky sculptor from Chicago who died in 1981. A former travelling acrobat he
used mirrors, doors and drawers in his unusual work.
48 ALBERT STUBBINS
The late Newcastle striker who was the war-time top scorer.
A hero on Tyneside and Merseyside when his pounds 13,000 transfer to Liverpool
set a British record.
49 SRI LAHIRI MAHASAYA
Indian guru who died in 1895. His teachings included the saying: "Always
remember that you belong to no one and no one belongs to you".
50 LEWIS CARROLL
Became a favourite author to generations of children with his Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland published in 1865 and Through The Looking Glass in
1871. Lived until he was 66.
51 SONNY LISTON
Feared American world heavyweight champion. Former strikebreaker and convict,
he lost his title to the then unfancied Cassius Clay - Muhammad Ali in February
1964. Died in 1970.
52 GEORGE HARRISON
The man who bought Indian mysticism to the Beatles, Harrison was in the news
just a week ago, telling how a crazed fan stabbed him in his own home. Played
guitar with the Fab Four until they split in 1970, but enjoyed limited solo
success with the single, My Sweet Lord.
53 JOHN LENNON
Regarded as the main driving force behind the Beatles he was awarded the MBE in
1965 with the others. Married artist Yoko Ono in 1969 and celebrated his
biggest solo success a year later with the song Imagine. Shot and killed by a
crazed fan outside his New York home in 1980.
54 RINGO STARR
Described as the luckiest drummer in the world, he was asked to join the
Beatles as a replacement for Pete Best just as they found fame. Now aged 60, he
has provided the voice for Thomas The Tank Engine series.
55 PAUL McCARTNEY
Now Sir Paul, he was joint singer/ songwriter with John Lennon for the Beatles
before they split. Enjoyed further success with his band Wings and as a solo
artist. Now a high profile campaigner on green issues following the death of
his wife Linda.
56 ALBERT EINSTEIN
Born in Ulm, Germany, in 1879, the physicist, whose General and Special
Theories of Relativity described gravity as the warping of space and time,
changed physics. His work also led to the development of the atom bomb. He died
in 1955.
57 MARLENE DIETRICH
The famous German was 90 when she died in Berlin in 1992. The outrageous
actress - said to be bisexual - made a number of classic films including Blue
Angel and Destry Rides Again. Her striking looks made her a pin up of
generations.
58 DIANA DORS
The British Marilyn Monroe, the Swindon born actress found fame in films such
as Yield To The Night she married three times, sold her story to a newspaper
and was declared bankrupt. Died in 1984.
59 SHIRLEY TEMPLE
Starred in over 40 films, most made in the Thirties before she was 12. She left
Hollywood at 21 and never made another movie. Her hits included Bright Eyes and
Poor Little Rich Girl. Still alive.
60 BOBBY BREEN
Child actor who starred in the film Rainbow On The River written in 1936 and
had a minor hit record with a single of the same name as the movie. Born in
1927, he still owns and operates Bobby Breen Enterprises - a talent agency in
Florida.
61 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
T E Lawrence won literary acclaim for his book The Seven Pillars of Wisdom,
which tells the story of his life in Arabia where he served in the First World
War against Germany's Turkish allies. Suffered a motorcycle accident in May
1935. Died six days later.
62 A Legionnaire.
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Ronnie Clark
the
>tracks inside.
Actually, I would bet the cover is MUCH more famous than the tracks inside.
I doubt most people could name more than just the title track to that album.
Ronnie
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http://listen.to/beatles_rarities - updated 2000.10.15
Diana
>
>Starred in over 40 films, most made in the Thirties before she was 12. She
>left Hollywood at 21 and never made another movie. Her hits included
>Bright Eyes and Poor Little Rich Girl. Still alive.
I realize they have only so much space for each person, but Shirley Temple
Black was an ambassador (I think). This makes it sound like she did nothing
for 60 years.
Steve
Ronnie Clark <R.J.Cl...@student.lboro.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:8vt7tq$daf$4...@sun-cc204.lut.ac.uk...
> >The cover, by artist Peter Blake, is as famous and talked about as most
of
> the
> >tracks inside.
>
nowhere man
> The Mirror -- Nov 27 2000
>
> WHERE IS THE BAND TODAY?
> IT WAS 33 YEARS AGO TODAY, SGT PEPPER TAUGHT THE BAND TO PLAY..
>
> IT'S a timeless classic that regularly tops the list of all-time best albums.
>
> Released in 1967, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is generally regarded as
> the best album The Beatles ever made.
>
> Today a compilation album of the Fab Four's greatest hits is at No 1 - just as
> Sgt Pepper was 33 years ago.
>
> The cover, by artist Peter Blake, is as famous and talked about as most of the
> tracks inside. A wild array of the people who influenced The Beatles in the
> Sixties, it reflects the unconventional, avant-garde sub-culture John, Paul,
> George and Ringo were into at the time.
>
> But just who ARE all the faces in Blake's inspired work of art?
the album must be cursed for nearly all these people have died!
Mister Charlie
nowhere man <william_m...@lineone.net> wrote:
> Diana wrote:
>
> > The Mirror -- Nov 27 2000
> >
> > WHERE IS THE BAND TODAY?
> > IT WAS 33 YEARS AGO TODAY, SGT PEPPER TAUGHT THE BAND TO PLAY..
> >
> > IT'S a timeless classic that regularly tops the list of all-time
best albums.
> >
> > Released in 1967, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is generally
regarded as
> > the best album The Beatles ever made.
> >
> > Today a compilation album of the Fab Four's greatest hits is at No
1 - just as
> > Sgt Pepper was 33 years ago.
> >
> > The cover, by artist Peter Blake, is as famous and talked about as
most of the
> > tracks inside. A wild array of the people who influenced The
Beatles in the
> > Sixties, it reflects the unconventional, avant-garde sub-culture
John, Paul,
> > George and Ringo were into at the time.
> >
> > But just who ARE all the faces in Blake's inspired work of art?
>
>
>
Ronnie: You're worng, sport. Even the casual Beatle fans could name
more than one track on the LP, I'm sure, even if it is only A Day In
The Life.
--
"...don't you know who's a 2000 man? And your kids they just won't
understand you at all..."
Jagger/Richards 1967
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Before you buy.
I.M. Down
26 SRI MAHAVATARA BABAJI
Late Indian guru
That's just a nasty rumor I hear.
--Jamie
Mark Janovec
nowhere man wrote in message <3A227C99...@lineone.net>...
nowhere man
> It was so cursed that many died before the album even came out!
and Paul too!.....28IF
John Whelan
"Diana" <amara...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20001127032835...@nso-fo.aol.com...
> The Mirror -- Nov 27 2000
And this is why I love "my girl" for researching and
putting up articles like this on Rmb!!! Excellent find Diana!
I've printed off this post and have inserted this into my
Sgt. Pepper LP! 8^)
Keep up the good work!!!! :-)
Best Regards,
John in Canada
GivenGrvty
>
>One of Ireland's most famous authors and wits. Best known for his play The
>Importance Of Being Ernest.
Jailed in 1895 when he failed to disprove claims
>of
>his homosexuality. Died in 1890.
Died 1890, jailed 1895. How about that.
~~~Our lives, untouched without some sweet caress of lips, change tides with
the rivers flow. And with my heart's final eclipse is a whisper, soft :hold me
into the undertow.~~~
nowhere man
> >39 OSCAR WILDE
> >
> >One of Ireland's most famous authors and wits. Best known for his play The
> >Importance Of Being Ernest.
>
> Jailed in 1895 when he failed to disprove claims
> >of
> >his homosexuality. Died in 1890.
>
> Died 1890, jailed 1895. How about that.
hard times....even for the dead.
Stephen Carter
wrote:
>The Mirror -- Nov 27 2000
>
>WHERE IS THE BAND TODAY?
>IT WAS 33 YEARS AGO TODAY, SGT PEPPER TAUGHT THE BAND TO PLAY..
>
>6 W C FIELDS
>
>Actor deemed one of America's greatest comedians, particularly noted for his
>performance of Mr Micawber in David Copperfield. Died 1946.
Odd... he seems to be peering over my shoulder as I type
this... :-)
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