Soul
singer Chuck Jackson had a long recording career without a lot of big hits – “Any
Day Now” was his biggest, and it didn’t even make the top 20. It’s a great song
nonetheless, even if more people may be familiar with Elvis Presley’s cover
version.
This past
Tuesday, which was the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ first
American concert (at the Washington Coliseum), the Smithsonian presented a
program featuring Mark Lewisohn, who has published several books on the Fab
Four, including the recently-released first volume of a planned three-volume
biography of the group. He noted that at one point while visiting America, the
Beatles sat in on a broadcast by famous DJ Murray the K, who let them request
songs to play. Lewisohn presented slides featuring the songs, which included a
variety of both well-known and obscure Motown tunes, along with songs by Chuck
Berry, Richie Valens, and the Ronettes. “Any Day Now” was among the songs on
their request list.
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