ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Friday, July 26, 1996 TAG: 9607260015
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 6 EDITION: METRO
Countless artists have recorded Beatles songs over the years, and many have put together entire collections of Beatles tunes in their own style. A sampling of just a few:
* ``Beatles on Hammered Dulcimer'' (Daragason Music). Joemy Wilson performs ``Across the Universe,'' ``Eleanor Rigby'' and ``In My Life.''
* ``Pop Go The Beatles'' (Denon Records). David Arnold conducts the Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra.
* ``Beatlejuice! A Big Apple Tribute to the Beatles'' (Raven Records). Bands from New York's Long Island perform Beatles songs. Includes ``Strawberry Fields Forever'' by Stuttering John, ```Til There Was You'' by Po' Boy Swing and ``Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds'' by B. Movie.
* ``Snoopy's Beatles'' (Lightyear). The Peanuts gang performs ``When I'm 64,'' ``Yesterday'' and ``Here Comes the Sun.''
* ``Beatles by 5'' (Pro-Arte Records). The Oxford String Quartet plays songs including ``Michelle,'' ``Nowhere Man'' and ``Fool on the Hill.''
* ``Come Together: America Salutes the Beatles'' (Liberty Records). Country artists perform in this compilation, including ``Something'' by Tanya Tucker, ``Can't Buy Me Love'' by Shenandoah and ``One After 909'' by Willie Nelson.
* ``Beatles Connection'' (Angel Records). The King's Singers do ``A Hard Day's Night,'' ``You've Got to Hide Your Love Away'' and more.
* ``Beatles Symphony'' (Koch International Classics). Vadim Brodsky conducts the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra.
* ``Bugs & Friends Sing the Beatles: The Furry Four Sing Their Fab Four Favorites'' (Kid Rhino). The voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd and the Tasmanian Devil do ``Penny Lane'' and ``She Loves You.'' With special appearances by Yosemite Sam on ``Help!'' and the Road Runner on ``The Long and Winding Road.''
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