The Beatles’ "Rubber Soul" Complete  &
Wings' "Band On The Run" Complete
 
Rubber Soul is...“One of the greatest albums of all time”-the BBC. Mojo. Rolling Stone. VH1. Time Magazine…
 
​"You can say this represents 'maturity,' call it 'art' or credit it for moving rock away from singles to album-length statements – but regardless Rubber Soul accelerated popular music's creative arms race, driving competitors like the Stones, the Beach Boys and Dylan to dismantle expectations and create new ones."—Rolling Stone
 
As for "Band On The Run" in 1973 NME raved, calling it "a positive master-stroke of an album."
 


 

The Desert Rose Band's, The Hellecasters'  --and ex Elton John band ace--John Jorgenson, Laurence Juber from Paul McCartney and Wings, and 80's era Badfinger lead singer Jeff Ross are among a superb cast that bring you "Rubber Soul", the Beatles classic recognized by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of the Top 5 albums of all time. Rubber Soul was the album that introduced a new level of lyrical introspection and musical sophistication to the sound of the Beatles, while for Rolling Stone "Band On The Run" remains one of the 500 Best albums of all time.

 

Keith Putney Productions’ series of Beatles album concerts visits Northern California for the first time following no less than 20 shows at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. We debut in the Bay Area with these two all- time classics. “I’ve Just Seen a Face”, “Norwegian Wood”, “I’m Looking Through You”, “In My Life” “Drive My Car” and so many more will be brought to life on stage, followed by the complete "Band On The Run" with classics including "Band On The Run", "Jet", "Let Me Roll It", "Helen Wheels" and more.

 

Celebrate these legendary albums, including the 50th anniversary of "Band On The Run", at the Village Theatre In Danville,  the Tabard Theatre in San Jose, and the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz. 

 

 

Our cast...

 

LAURENCE JUBER is the former lead guitarist from Paul McCartney and Wings. A two-time Grammy Ward winner, his sublime work is recognized by Guitar World for “A stunning sense of space and fluidity…a truly wondrous sound" . Pete Townshend has called him "A Master!", Guitar Players chimes in that "The melodies, textures and harmonies he coaxes out of an acoustic guitar are spellbinding" and Acoustic Guitar magazine named his "LJ Plays the Beatles " album one of their ten best of all time. He has over thirty solo albums to his credit, three years with Wings, and work on soundtracks as varied as "Dirty Dancing", "Pocahontas" and "Good Will Hunting".“

 

JOHN JORGENSON, co-founded country-rock act The Desert Rose Band in the 1980's with Herb Pederson and the Byrds' Chris Hillman, and during that time . Jorgenson won the Academy of Country Music’s “Guitarist of the Year” award two consecutive years. Sought out by Bonnie Raitt, Bob Seger and Barbra for studio work, Elton John saw fit to add Mr. Jorgenson to his band for 5 years. Mandolin, mandocello, Dobro, pedal steel, piano, upright bass, clarinet, bassoon, and saxophone are among the other instruments JJ has mastered.

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Musical Director JEFF ALAN ROSS spent two years as the lead singer of Badfinger, and for 17 years has been the Musical Director for industry legend Peter Asher in the Peter and Gordon Band, Asher's memoir show, and countless recording projects. He sings lead alongside Asher in his current band, and his history includes stints with Gerry and the Pacemakers, Denny Laine, Al Jardine and other legends. Jeff plays, Piano, keyboard, and guitar.

 

BILL CINQUE toured for 5 years as bass player in the Neil Diamond Band. The Manfreds (ie Manfred Mann) Melissa Manchester, Peter Asher, and a host of others have featured Bill on lead vocals as well as bass.

 

Drummer CHRISTOPHER ALLIS toured Mike Nesmith's First National Band, and has backed Deana Carter, Denny Laine, Billy J Kramer, Melissa Manchester, Maria Muldaur, Kate Taylor, Jeremy Clyde, The Byrds' John York, and Fran Healy from Travis among others.

 

ROB BONFIGLIO plays with both the Beach Boys and The Brian Wilson Band, as well as touring with Gwen Stefani. He's also the guitarist and musical director of Wilson Philipps, and produced their latest album, "Dedicated" for Sony Masterworks. Rob came to prominence in the 1990s when his band Wanderlust hit the Billboard charts with their RCA release "I Walked", leading to shows with Collective Soul and The Who. He has since released seven solo albums.

 

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KEITH PUTNEY PRODUCTIONS has worked for decades presenting artists in venues all over the world, from filming and recording at Abbey Road Studios to concerts at the London Palladium, Carnegie Hall and tours in Australia, Japan, the UK and all over North America. For 17 years Keith has represented industry legend Peter Asher, first as manager of Peter & Gordon and then with Mr. Asher on his own. His career started in the Bay Area with A & M Records and later Universal Music.