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Elvis and the Colonel: An Insider’s Look at the Most Legendary Partnership in Show Business | Library Journal

    Elvis and the Colonel: An Insider’s Look at the Most Legendary Partnership in Show Business | Library Journal

Entertainment producer McDonald and film/sports/music journalist Terrill (Steve McQueen) remarkably refurbish the reputation of Colonel Tom Parker (born Andreas Cornelius van Kuijk, 1909–97), who helped propel Elvis Presley to fame.

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Episode 134: David Frangioni With Gregg Bissonette

    Episode 134: David Frangioni With Gregg Bissonette

Gregg Bissonette talks to Modern Drummer publisher/CEO David Frangioni about what it’s like performing with Beatle and drum hero Ringo Starr, his big break joining Maynard Ferguson, his time with

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Why did Paul McCartney and Wings split up?

    Why did Paul McCartney and Wings split up?

Despite what their detractors might say, Paul McCartney and Wings were a brilliant band. In their ten years of life between 1971 and 1981, Wings released seven albums and produced

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This George Harrison Song Holds the Record for Hitting No. 1

    This George Harrison Song Holds the Record for Hitting No. 1

The members of the Beatles are known for various feats, but the late great George Harrison has the record for releasing the song with the longest gap between jumping to

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“Wings are underrated. It’s difficult to follow The Beatles. It’s like following God”: How Paul McCartney quit the world’s biggest band… and triumphed | Guitar World

    “Wings are underrated. It’s difficult to follow The Beatles. It’s like following God”: How Paul McCartney quit the world’s biggest band… and triumphed | Guitar World

After The Beatles split in 1970, Paul McCartney continued his career with the release of two solo albums and seven

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Paul McCartney says he still checks in with John Lennon “mentally” while writing songs – 100.7 FM – KSLX – Classic Rock

    Paul McCartney says he still checks in with John Lennon “mentally” while writing songs – 100.7 FM – KSLX – Classic Rock

Paul McCartney has just announced dates for a new leg of his Got Back tour, which will hit Australia, marking

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Why George Harrison took a half-decade hiatus from music

    Why George Harrison took a half-decade hiatus from music

George Harrison staged a major mainstream comeback in 1987. After five years of not writing or recording any material, Harrison

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Paul McCartney on upcoming Australian tour and how AI is bringing John Lennon back on stage – ABC News

    Paul McCartney on upcoming Australian tour and how AI is bringing John Lennon back on stage – ABC News

Whenever Paul McCartney picks up the guitar to compose new music he still wonders what John Lennon would make of

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The Paul McCartney album John Lennon called “rubbish”

    The Paul McCartney album John Lennon called “rubbish”

It was the end of the 1960s, and The Beatles’ lives were about to get nasty. For a band that

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Pattie Boyd tells Bob Sirott how she fell in love with George Harrison | WGN Radio 720 – Chicago’s Very Own

    Pattie Boyd tells Bob Sirott how she fell in love with George Harrison | WGN Radio 720 – Chicago’s Very Own

English model and photographer Pattie Boyd joins Bob Sirott to talk about the first time she heard The Beatles song “Something,” how she was discovered, and how she fell in

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