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Updated by: Kim_Hamilton on 11/14/2008 12:51 AM
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Ken Mansfield Presents The Beatles, "The Bible and Beyond" at Harmony Life House in Murphys Friday November 14th
Murphys, CA....Meet Ken Mansfield on Friday night, November 14 at 7 pm at Harmony Life House for a ride down his “long and winding road” with the Beatles. From their arrival in the U.S. to their eventual breakup, Ken was the executive in charge of their U.S. Apple Records operation and also a friend and personal liaison between the U.S. and U.K. for the individual Beatles. Personal relationships continued after leaving Apple as well as a business relationship....
with Ringo that went into the 1990's. Amazon.com's Rock Editor rates Ken's "THE BEATLES, THE BIBLE AND BODEGA BAY" as one of the top three Beatles' books of all time---and of the over 600 books about the Beatles. Ken's is the only one that they have officially approved other than their own "Anthology".
Come and enjoy a lively set of favorite Beatles songs performed by local music group, Plan B. A beautiful, professionally produced film documenting his time with the Beatles will be shown and Ken will also host a Q & A session. This is the place to learn what it was really like during the Beatles heyday! Admission is free.
Harmony Life House is located at 178 Big Trees Rd, in Murphys, next to Pizza Plus in the Sierra Hills Center. Seating is limited so come early! For more information call 728-8794 or visit: www.harmonylifehouse.org.
Ken Mansfield has experienced a life that most people have only read about. He was in the heart and heat of the music industry when it was young and vibrant---back when creativity and passion made the music. Beginning with being the leader of the successful southern California folk group “The Town Criers,” he graduated to becoming a top music industry executive and producer in Hollywood and Nashville. As a Capitol Records executive he had the great fortune of being part of the classic era of pop and jazz working with artists such as Stan Kenton, Peggy Lee, George Shearing, The Four Freshmen, Nancy Wilson, Judy Garland, Lou Rawls, Glen Campbell, Bobbie Gentry, and Al Martino as well as the early careers of legendary country artists Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and Sonny James. But then the tempo really picked up and the pace quickened when he began working with bands like The Beach Boys, The Beatles and The Band.
When the Beatles breakup seemed inevitable he moved on to become a Vice President at MGM Records and then President of a CBS label owned by Andy Williams. Wanting to fly even higher and faster he left the corporate world to set up his own company Hometown Productions Inc. where he began producing famous artists of that era such as Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, Don Ho, David Cassidy, Andy Williams, Claudine Longet, The Flying Burrito Bros., and more. His downfall was inevitable but the eventual result was incredible--- from the ashes came the beauty and joy of the Risen Lord and in time he was commissioned to produce the renowned Imperials and eventually earned a Grammy and a Dove Award when he produced the Gaither Vocal Band’s classic “Homecoming” album.
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