Released by Capitol Records in 1966, The Big Ben Banjo Band was a musical group pretty much known for their only hit single “Let’s Get Together No. 1” in 1954.
By George-John-Paul-Ringo, they’ve done it! Those Big Ben Banjo Band boys have come up with the greatest new sound since The Beatles beat itself. And wot’s more, luvs, they’ve done it by taking 30 of the biggest Beatles hits with their own sensational instrumental style. Brisk, bright fun you’re in for as these Happy Banjos play those Beatles!
What the English lads (banjos, mandolins, trumpet, trombone, accordion, rhythm) and their leader Norrie Paramor take you to is a bountiful medley-style program that out-mods the mods (and often out-rocks the rockers) with the same enthusiasm that’s made Britain the music mecca of the swinging sixties. In a roguishly paced mood that blends tempos with the witty abandon of a Carnaby Street tailor mixing paisleys, plaids and prints, the Happy Banjos offer such jolly threesomes as A Hard Day’s Night – I Feel Fine – Can’t Buy Me Love. With a wistful bit of witchery they make Michelle – This Boy – Yesterday into one tender theme on the foreverness of love. And finally, rising to giddy heights of tongue-in-cheekery, the Banjo Band has the last word in musical madcap with Tell Me Why – The Word – I’ll Be Back.
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