(Non-winning) Beatles Grammy nominations (Winners in parentheses)

 

(Sad Beatles are sad.)

 

Because sometimes it's all about perspective. 

 

From http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/grammy.htm See more of the list, and other lists there.

 

(Non-winning) Beatles Grammy nominations (Winners in parentheses.)

1964, Record of the Year -- The Beatles, "I Want To Hold Your Hand" (Getz and Gilberto, "The Girl From Ipanema")

1964, Songwriter's Award -- John Lennon, Paul McCartney --"A Hard Day's Night" ("Hello, Dolly!")

1964, Best Rock and Roll Recording -- The Beatles, "A Hard Day's Night" (Petula Clark, "Downtown")

1964, Best Original Score Written For a Motion Picture or TV Show -- The Beatles, "A Hard Day's Night" ("Mary Poppins")

1965, Album of the Year -- The Beatles, "Help!" (Frank Sinatra, "September of My Years")

1965, Record of the Year -- The Beatles, "Yesterday" (Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, "A Taste of Honey")

1965, Song of the Year -- John Lennon, Paul McCartney, "Yesterday" ("The Shadow of Your Smile")

1965, Best Vocal Performance, Male -- Paul McCartney, "Yesterday" (Frank Sinatra, "It Was a Very Good Year")

1965, Best Performance By a Vocal Group -- The Beatles, "Help!" (Anita Kerr Quartet, "We Dig Mancini")

1965, Best Contemporary (R&R) Single -- Paul McCartney, "Yesterday" (Roger Miller, "King of the Road")

1965, Best Contemporary (R&R) Vocal Performance, Male -- Paul McCartney, "Yesterday" (Roger Miller, "King of the Road")

1965, Best Contemporary (R&R) Performance By a Group, Vocal Or Instrumental -- The Beatles, "Help!" (Statler Brothers, "Flowers on the Wall")

1965, Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or Instrumentalist -- George Martin, "Yesterday" (Gordon Jenkins, "It Was a Very Good Year")

1965, Best Original Score, Motion Picture Or TV Show -- John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ken Thorne, "Help!" (Robert Arnbruster Orchestra, "The Sandpiper")

1966, Album of the Year -- The Beatles, "Revolver" (Frank Sinatra, "A Man and His Music")

1966, Best Vocal Performance, Male -- Paul McCartney, "Eleanor Rigby" (Frank Sinatra, "Strangers in the Night")

1966, Best Contemporary (R&R) Recording -- Paul McCartney, "Eleanor Rigby" (New Vaudeville Band, "Winchester Cathedral") (Also nominated in this category, but not winning: The Beach Boys, "Good Vibrations")

1966, Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist Or Instrumental -- George Martin, "Eleanor Rigby" (Ernie Freeman, "Strangers in the Night")

1967, Best Performance By a Vocal Group -- The Beatles, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (The Fifth Dimension, "Up Up and Away")

1967, Best Contemporary Group Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental -- The Beatles, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (The Fifth Dimension, "Up Up and Away")

1967, Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) Or Instrumentalist(s) -- The Beatles, George Martin, "A Day in the Life" (The Fifth Dimension, Jimmie Haskell, "Up Up and Away")

1968, Album of the Year -- The Beatles, "Magical Mystery Tour" (Glenn Campbell, "By the Time I Get to Phoenix")

1968, Record of the Year -- The Beatles, "Hey Jude" (Simon & Garfunkel, "Mrs. Robinson")

1968, Song of the Year -- John Lennon and Paul McCartney, "Hey Jude" (Bobby Russell, "Little Green Apples")

1968, Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Performance, Duo or Group -- The Beatles, "Hey Jude" (Simon & Garfunkel, "Mrs. Robinson")(Also nominated, but not winning: Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66, "Fool on the Hill")

1969, Album of the Year -- The Beatles, "Abbey Road" (Blood, Sweat & Tears, "Blood, Sweat & Tears")

1969, Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Group -- The Beatles, "Abbey Road" (The 5th Dimension, "Aquarius"/"Let the Sunshine In")

1969, Best Original Score Written For a Motion Picture Or TV Special -- The Beatles, "Yellow Submarine" (Burt Bacharach, "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid")

1970, Record of the Year -- The Beatles, "Let It Be" (Simon & Garfunkel, "Bridge Over Troubled Waters")

1970, Song of the Year -- The Beatles, "Let It Be" (Simon & Garfunkel, "Bridge Over Troubled Waters")

1970, Best Contemporary Vocal Performance By a Duo Or Group -- The Beatles, "Let It Be" (The Carpenters, "Close To You")

1970, Best Contemporary Song -- John Lennon and Paul McCartney, "Let It Be" (Paul Simon, "Bridge Over Troubled Waters")

Jason Jack Miller at Capclave 2013

      

Capclave Schedule

October 11-13, 2013 • Gaithersburg, MD

The Raw Dog gang will be at Capclave on panels, doing readings and taking pitches. We will also be launching a Dog Star Books release, Greenshift by Heidi Ruby Miller! More info can be found at the official Capclave site.
Friday Schedule

• 4:00p So You Want To Be A Writer? Matt Betts
• 5:00p
  -Saturday Morning Cartoons Matt Betts
  -Diversity In Fiction John Edward Lawson
  -New to Conventions? Start Here K. Ceres Wright
• 6:00p
  -Buy My Book Jennifer Barnes, John Edward Lawson
  -Space Marines and Goblin Troopers K. Ceres Wright
• 7:00p
  -Doctor Jerky and Mr. Hide: Private & Public Personas Jennifer Barnes
  -Are Prose Superheroes Still Novel? Matt Betts
  -New Media, New Markets, New Business Models K. Ceres Wright
• 8:00p
  -Perishing Publishers Jennifer Barnes, K. Ceres Wright
  -Grim or Grin? Jason Jack Miller
• 9:00p Amazon, Hero or Villain? John Edward Lawson
• 10:00p Nice Shoes Jason Jack Miller
• 11:00p Strange Adventures — The Sub-genres of Science Fiction Action Adventure Matt Betts (M), Heidi Ruby Miller, K. Ceres Wright

Saturday Schedule

• 9:00a
  -Reading Heidi Ruby Miller
  -Fire the Literary Canon? K. Ceres Wright
• 9:30a Reading: Jason Jack Miller
• 10:00a When the Dark (Fiction) Comes Rising Jason Jack Miller
• 12:00p Lightening Students’ Backpacks: Text Books in the Digital Age Heidi Ruby Miller
• 1:00p Kickstarter: The Pro’s and Con’s Jennifer Barnes
• 3:30p Reading K. Ceres Wright
• 6:00p Reading Matt Betts
• 7:30p Mass Signing Matt Betts, John Edward Lawson, Heidi Ruby Miller, Jason Jack Miller, K. Ceres Wright

Sunday Schedule

• 9:00a Author’s Table Matt Betts
• 11:00a Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture Matt Betts
• 12:00p Self Publishing and You / DIY Publishing Jennifer Barnes, Jason Jack Miller
• 12:30p Reading John Edward Lawson
• 1:00p Pitch Sessions Jennifer Barnes, John Edward Lawson, Heidi Ruby Miller

HELLBENDER Nominated for Book of the Year by Appalachian Writers Association!

Just saw that HELLBENDER is an official nominee for the Appalachian Writers Association Book of the Year!

In case you've been living under a rock (like a real hellbender) here's the info from the back cover: Although the Collins clan is steeped in Appalachian magic, Henry has never paid it much attention. But when his younger sister dies mysteriously Henry can't shake the feeling that the decades-old feud between his family and another is to blame.

Strange things are happening at the edge of reality, deep in the forests and mountains of West-Virginia. Let Jason Jack Miller take you to a place where love is forever even when death isn't, where magic doesn't have to be seen to be believed, where a song might be the only thing that saves your soul.

Jason Jack Miller's Murder Ballads and Whiskey series is a unique blend of dark fiction, urban fantasy and horror. It's Appalachian Gothic, Alt.Magical.Realism, Hillbilly Horror. It's American Gods meets Justified. True Blood with witches. It's Johnny Cash with a fistful of copperheads singing the devil right back to hell.

And here's a little write-up that appeared on Popmatters: In 'Hellbender', Is He Speeding Away from Trouble? Or Toward It?

And one more from FEARNET: Jason Jack Miller's 'Hellbender' Finds Magic and Murder in the Mountains.

Check out the Appalachian Writers Association.

Jason Jack Miller's 'Hellbender' Finds Magic and Murder in the Mountains - See more at: http://www.fearnet.com/news/review/jason-jack-millers-hellbender-finds-magic-and-murder-mountains#sthash.OyhFpFp3.dpuf

Jason Jack Miller's 'Hellbender' Finds Magic and Murder in the Mountains - See more at: http://www.fearnet.com/news/review/jason-jack-millers-hellbender-finds-magic-and-murder-mountains#sthash.OyhFpFp3.dpuf

Jason Jack Miller's 'Hellbender' Finds Magic and Murder in the Mountains - See more at: http://www.fearnet.com/news/review/jason-jack-millers-hellbender-finds-magic-and-murder-mountains#sthash.OyhFpFp3.dpuf

Jason Jack Miller's 'Hellbender' Finds Magic and Murder in the Mountains - See more at: http://www.fearnet.com/news/review/jason-jack-millers-hellbender-finds-magic-and-murder-mountains#sthash.OyhFpFp3.dpuf

TRAILER: The Seventh Equinox

THE SEVENTH EQUINOX by Matthew Warner will debut on November 6th but the pre-order starts today and we're celebrating with the reveal of the book trailer:

“The best part of Warner’s easy-paced, almost pastoral tale is the friction between Bessie’s attraction to Robin, her longing to believe in magic, and her fear of trusting again—all of which run deep. This is a world-shattering crisis acted out in small scale, with a subtle appeal to romantic fantasy.”

—Publishers Weekly

From the Back:

Her recent divorce left Bessie Henderson on guard against being exploited by any man. When she escapes to Augusta, Virginia, she’s captivated by the small town’s charm, but also its quirks: her intrusive elderly neighbor, the secret labyrinth of caverns beneath her Victorian house — and the man hiding from the law in her root cellar.

But Robin Goodfellow is not just a criminal. He’s a fertility demigod called the Hunter. He’s been injured, and he needs Bessie’s life force to survive. By the spring equinox, he must complete the grand Hunt, an ancient ritual of environmental renewal, or the planet will slowly die.

 

As the equinox nears, the couple must reconcile their growing feelings for each other. Bessie may not be ready to trust and give to another man, especially one who takes so much from her. And Robin must choose between love and duty — a duty that means life for the planet but death for himself.

About the Author:

Matthew Warner’s publishing credits span a variety of formats, although readers mostly know him through his horror novels and short stories. Dramatic works include films from Darkstone Entertainment based on his screenplays, plus a radio play and stage play premiered by theaters in central Virginia. Warner lives with his wife, the artist Deena Warner, and sons, Owen and Thomas. Readers can visit him at matthewwarner.com.

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COVER: Kicking Against the Pricks

First century tillers used oxen to help them plow the land, and when the animal slowed or refused their commands, the tiller would use a prick to jab the animal and regain control. Sometimes the oxen would rebel and kick against the prick, and as a result, get stabbed even harder. It was a lesson of cause and consequence, of insurgence, of anarchy, both against their owners, and against God. Wilson takes this concept of rebellion and weaves it throughout his writing in such a way that his characters know how it feels to be both the tiller and the ox. His verse is sharp like a pointed spike, and his style awakens reader to the gray area in the black and white world of right and wrong, good and bad.

Wilson writes without fear and doesn’t shirk from the emotions that surface when he digs deeper, doesn’t hide from the shadows that creep in when he tills harder. The pieces in Kicking Against the Pricks bring an understanding to pain, suffering, and what it means to be conflicted. Wilson brilliantly shines the light on the darkness that hides within us all and envelopes his readers in a raw, emotional, and beautiful journey as noted in Stoker Award winner Linda D. Addison’s insightful introduction.

AUTHOR BIO:
Stephen M. Wilson was Poetry Editor for Abyss & Apex Magazine of Speculative Fiction and also edited the spec poetry Twitterzine microcosms (@microcosms) and San Joaquin Delta College’s literary magazine Artifact. Wilson spent 3+ years as Poetry Editor for Doorways Magazine and co editor of the Science Fiction Poetry Association’s annual Dwarf Stars Award anthology. He’s had several poems nominated for the Rhysling Award and a handful for the Dwarf Stars Award (including a win in 2011). His first book Dark Duet, a collaboration with multi-Bram Stoker Award winner Linda D. Addison, is available from Necon E-Books. Wilson lived in Stockton, CA with his partner and two dogs. More at: http://speceditor666.livejournal.com.

COVER ART by Steven Archer

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