Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum CEO Greg Harris joined us to share some of his favorite Beatles artifacts as the iconic Cleveland venue currently hosts their Get Back to Let It Be exhibit through January 10.
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The museum’s fan favorite The Beatles: Get Back to Let It Be exhibit, an immersive complement to Peter Jackson's The Beatles: Get Back docuseries, will be ending in the new year, but there is still time to take in the incredible sights and sounds -- until January 10.
“This exhibit has been an incredible blockbuster at the museum,” Harris tells us. Listing off just a few of his favorite items of The Beatles' clothing that can be found throughout the exhibit, “There's a Paul McCartney shirt that you saw throughout the filming of ‘Let It Be,’” he explains, as well as, “this bright purple shirt that [George Harrison] was wearing in the recording sessions," and “a John Lennon denim jacket that he also wore in some of the more notable public appearances he made in the ‘70s after recording 'Let It Be,' but he wore it in the studio.”
“My favorite item of all,” Greg admits, “is an Epiphone Casino... a blonde hollow-body electric guitar that John Lennon played throughout all of the recording of these sessions. He's also playing it at the rooftop concerts. And you sit in a studio inside this exhibit, you see them jamming with Billy Preston and you turn around and the guitar he was playing in that film is right in front of you. It's just incredible... gives you goosebumps. I do think I've seen a couple of visitors kneel down in front of it. It's a magical piece.”
For those on the fence about making the trip, Harris implores: “Any Beatles fan that hasn't made the pilgrimage to see this, get online and book your plane because we're doing lots of special stuff on December 29th. We're doing a full day of Beatles celebrations; There's going to be live music in the museum, one-of-a-kind photo ops, the last chance to see the exhibit, our new class of 2023 inductees exhibition, and quite frankly, the chance to be inside the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with a lot of other people that love this band as much as you do.”
Closing on January 10, the special exhibition was made possible by the collaboration of all entities involved. “We had Ringo [Starr]’s support, we had Paul’s support, we had the support of the Harrison estate, of the Lennon estate and of Apple Corps Limited,” Harris adds. “And Disney+, because they put out that docuseries. By the way, every video inside this exhibit was edited by Peter Jackson himself, the producer that put together the docuseries and brought it all into our households."
Finally, Greg says “We look forward to hosting you in Cleveland and celebrating all things Beatles.” Listen to the audio above and click here for tickets and further info.
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