Asbury Park icon—by way of Mississippi—Steve Forbert You’d See The Things That I See (The Day John Met Paul).” He announced the song by saying, “While touring England in November of 2010 I was able to (along with Diane) make a visit to John Lennon’s childhood home in Liverpool. All Beatles fans have heard of Mendips.

Guitarist-Vocalist-Keyboardist Jimmy Vivino, 69, of the Paterson Vivino family (which also includes Uncle Floyd and sax man Jerry) will participate in the December 7 John Lennon tribute at Symphony Space in Manhattan when Kenny Loggins receives the 2024 John Lennon Real Love Award.

The 43rd annual John Lennon Tribute concert will take place at Town Hall in New York City on December 2 with Graham Nash, Judy Collins, Rosanne Cash, Marc Cohn, Willie Nile and Lisa Fischer. But we’re most excited about Soul Goddess Bettye LaVette adding her royal presence to the festivities.

Little did Paul McCartney and John Lennon realize when they wrote these songs that they’d make a near-perfect jazz album. Beatle-Jazz! Recorded at Teaneck Sound Studio, the melodies herein, like a tattoo on the brain, come out in delicious, mysterious and surprising ways.