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LJ wrote the music for a documentary by NBC Dateline - 'America Now: Children Of The Harvest '

Solid Air Records have the soundtrack CD (with additional bonus archive tracks) in stock. The show airs on Sunday July 17th.

The transcriptions of LJ Plays the Beatles, Vol. 2 are now available. Published by Hal Leonard as

'Laurence Juber Plays Lennon/McCartney'.

The 'Suspicious Minds' transcription is available in the 'A Guitar For Elvis' book.

Review of LJ Plays the Beatles, Vol. 2 in Acoustic Guitar magazine by Phil Catalfo:

When it comes to Beatles songs, nothing can displace the originals in the popular imagination. But artful covers of their immortal compositions can deepen our appreciation of the inventive melodies, irresistible chord progressions, and boundless creativity the Fab Four evinced in their brilliant catalog. Ace fingerstylist Laurence Juber, who spent three years recording and touring with Paul McCartney’s band Wings, is noted for (among other things) his Beatles interpretations and has previously devoted one entire album and many other album tracks to their songlist. His second Beatles-exclusive collection, like the first, soars and swoops through the Lads’ musical derring-do and adds his own. For instance, on “Penny Lane,” Juber somehow plays McCartney’s bass line and the piccolo trumpet part simultaneously. But it’s not just Juber’s considerable chops that impress and satisfy; it’s the subtle, jazzy chord extensions (“You Can’t Do That”), the tender legatos (“Here, There, and Everywhere”), and, best of all, the reinvention of iconic guitar parts, which here sound recognizable yet fresh (“Blackbird”). The result is a keenly pleasurable journey through some of the best music ever created. (Solid Air Records)