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1964 the Tribute is a Beatles' tribute band that was formed in 1984. It has performed more than 2,900 shows and released its own albums and videos. Rolling Stone magazine has called 1964 "the best Beatles tribute ever." It also was featured in a PBS special of the same name, the soundtrack to which is listed in the discography. 1964 the Tribute has been featured on Entertainment Tonight, PM Magazine, CNN, The USA Network and The Nashville Network. While touring worldwide at concert halls, fairs, festivals, colleges, corporate events and conventions, the band was voted "Best Major Concert Act" and "Best Contemporary Act" by the readers of Campus Activities Today Magazine. It also was voted "Contemporary Music Artists of the Year" by the National Association for Campus Activities, and "Campus Entertainers of the Year" by the Canadian Association for Campus Activities. They band has appeared on scores of local television and radio programs throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and South America. The group plans to continue performing.〔 Asked about their future, Tom Work, who portrays George Harrison, said, "The answer to that is the answer Gary gave his dad. His dad asked him, 'How long are you going to do this?' And Gary Grimes, who played Paul McCartney until his death in 2010, said, 'Until they stop coming.' We are not anywhere close to the age the Beatles were. I'm sure many people will comment, 'They're starting to look a little old to be doing this,' but people are still coming. Just being a musician keeps you young at heart."〔 ==Updating the original Beatles== 1964 the Tribute strive for authenticity in their portrayal of the Beatles, but not everything they do is the same.〔 Two areas that differ are sound quality and set length.〔 Mark Benson, who portrays John Lennon in the band, says in the original Beatles live performances in the 1960s, the fans were lucky to hear the music.〔 "You have to credit the Beatles with revolutionizing the sound-reinforcement industry," says Benson.〔 "Back then they had these little speakers that you couldn't hear anything out of. The way concerts were amplified had to be changed."〔 Benson says fans who saw the original shows notice the difference.〔 "People will come up to us and say, 'I saw the Beatles in '64 and the only difference is I can hear you,'" Benson says.〔(Cincinnati Enquirer. "Can you hear them now, Beatles fans?" by Chris Varias. May 9, 2008. )〕 Another difference is the set length.〔 The Beatles did two 30-minute sets in their early shows and never did encores, while 1964 the Tribute performs two 45-minute sets.〔 "We tried the half-hour show initially, but it didn't go over well," says Benson.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1964 the Tribute」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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