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Ranking the songs on John Lennon’s album ‘Imagine’ in order of greatness

    Ranking the songs on John Lennon’s album ‘Imagine’ in order of greatness

“The album Imagine was after Plastic Ono. I call it Plastic Ono with chocolate coating.” – John Lennon In 1971, the world was still coming to terms with the loss

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‘Meeting the Beatles in India’ Review: Fab Four Lore and TM Talk – Variety

    ‘Meeting the Beatles in India’ Review: Fab Four Lore and TM Talk – Variety

“‘Forrest Gump’ with a mantra” — that’s the underlying premise, in a nutshell, of “Meeting the Beatles in India,” which has filmmaker Paul Saltzman recounting the week he spent hanging

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‘Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band’ review

    ‘Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band’ review

The Band lived the rock ’n’ roll ride in microcosm. Plucked from relative obscurity in 1966 to back Bob Dylan on his controversial and game-changing electric tour, where they were

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Remembering Keith Moon’s genius with 5 isolated drum tracks

    Remembering Keith Moon’s genius with 5 isolated drum tracks

The Who’s iconic drummer, Keith Moon, is often remembered as a character of rock and roll rather than a leading light of instrumentation. His offstage antics more often than not

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John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s return to the studio: The story of their iconic Hit Factory photo | Salon.com

    John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s return to the studio: The story of their iconic Hit Factory photo | Salon.com

For John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Double Fantasy,” the big day finally arrived on Thursday, August 7, 1980. John had

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Hamburg celebrates 60 years of its connection to the Beatles and its part in the band’s rise to worldwide megastardom

    Hamburg celebrates 60 years of its connection to the Beatles and its part in the band’s rise to worldwide megastardom

CHOOSING the right name for a band is a very tricky business. There is always that risk the cool moniker

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John Lennon ‘Loved Everything’ This 1950s Rock Star Ever Did

    John Lennon ‘Loved Everything’ This 1950s Rock Star Ever Did

John Lennon is often seen as a lyrical poet — but he had a lot of praise for a “rock

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The Beatles: John Lennon details truth behind The Ballad of John and Yoko’s recording | Music | Entertainment | Express.co.uk

    The Beatles: John Lennon details truth behind The Ballad of John and Yoko’s recording | Music | Entertainment | Express.co.uk

THE BEATLES encouraged creativity and deep levels of songwriting over the course of their expansive career. And while many of

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Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl’s 5 favourite drummers:

    Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl’s 5 favourite drummers:

Dave Grohl may well be one of modern rock’s greatest frontmen, taking Foo Fighters on to stadium-sized success and worldwide

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Celebrating the birth date of Cynthia Lennon – The White Feather Foundation

    Celebrating the birth date of Cynthia Lennon – The White Feather Foundation

Celebrating the birth date of Cynthia Lennon – The White Feather Foundation Very Special Event Online Charity Auction   To celebrate the birth date of Cynthia Lennon we will be

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