Tickets are $35, and are available at or by calling the MPAC box office at 33.įollow BJS online at. After 'Helter Skelter,' I need to lay down," Willoughby said with a laugh.įortunately, he has help singing from Mark Lanter (drums and vocals) with some of Lennon and Peyton Grant (keyboards and vocals) with some of McCartney. "Some of them are difficult, so I need a break. Cilla Black originally did Work Is a Four Letter Word, On a Street Called Hope, Sugar Daddy, Lay the Music Down and other songs. Willoughby said there will be an intermission between the album's 2 parts, followed by some of The Beatles' other greatest hits.Īlong with guitar work, Willoughby has the daunting task of singing many of the McCartney vocals, along with some of John Lennon's. Cilla Black covered Talking in Your Sleep, On a Street Called Hope, Sugar Daddy, Lay the Music Down and other songs. The White Album is basically a history of Western music."
"It's probably the hardest album in terms of scope that we've ever done, just because it covers so much stuff. It includes songs like "Back in the U.S.S.R.," "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," and "Helter Skelter." at the Montgomery Performing Arts Centre, BJS will perform the 30-song double album in its entirety note-for-note live on stage. The Black Keys are capable of fitting many time periods, be it the 60s, or the mash-up phenomenon of the last few years. "Paul McCartney, to me, is the most gifted vocalist in rock and roll," said Willoughby, founder of the Black Jacket Symphony.įriday 8 p.m. One of the great tracks featured on The Black Keys debut album was 'She Said,' a raw and bluesy cover of the olden British bands dreamy pop sound.
Willoughby is one of the world's biggest Beatles fans, but he gained a whole new level of respect for Paul McCartney while preparing Black Jacket Symphony to perform the 1968 White Album.
Willoughby will play guitar and sing much of the Paul McCartney songs when BJS brings The Beatles' White Album to the Montgomery Performing Arts Centre on Friday. One of the great tracks featured on The Black Keys' debut album was 'She Said,' a raw and bluesy cover of the olden British band's dreamy pop sound.
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