Bill Evans: “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”
Peghead Nation banjo instructor celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.”
The Beatles’ groundbreaking album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was released 50 years ago (June 2, 1967 in the US) and Bill Evans, who teaches Peghead Nation’s Beginning Banjo and Bluegrass Banjo courses, is celebrating by teaching his arrangement of “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” in his Bluegrass Banjo course this month. Listen to him play the psychedelic classic here and enroll in Bluegrass Banjo to learn his arrangement. billevansbanjo.com
To learn to play banjo with Bill, enroll in his Beginning Banjo and/or Bluegrass Banjo courses today!
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