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I got £40 to make The Beatles number one – BBC News

    I got £40 to make The Beatles number one – BBC News

A musician has told how he was paid just £40 for his work turning The Beatles’ The Long and Winding Road into a number one hit. Richard Hewson, 74, who

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Ringo Starr to play The Ordway – and his backing band is awesome – Bring Me The News

    Ringo Starr to play The Ordway – and his backing band is awesome – Bring Me The News

What’s curious about Sir. Ringo Starr’s September concert in St. Paul is that his backing band is just as worth seeing as the man himself. The fourth Beatle will bring

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Paul McCartney, other celebrities join students’ gun-reform rallies – Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Paul McCartney, other celebrities join students’ gun-reform rallies – Las Vegas Review-Journal

LOS ANGELES — Paul McCartney, Common, Miley Cyrus, Amy Schumer and other stars played supporting roles at nationwide gun-reform rallies dominated by teenage survivors’ emotional speeches. Still, the protests were

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The Queen Is Handing Her Powers Away. Is ‘King Charles’ Ready?

    The Queen Is Handing Her Powers Away. Is ‘King Charles’ Ready?

Prince Philip, 96, was forced to pull out of a rare public appearance this week, because, the palace said, he was feeling slightly “under the weather.” With a particularly vicious

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Paul White: The man who introduced the Beatles to Canada – The Globe and Mail

    Paul White: The man who introduced the Beatles to Canada – The Globe and Mail

He’s the man who first brought the Beatles’ music to Canada – a year before America embraced Beatlemania. He then

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Childhood friend of The Beatles: “I carried their guitars into venues for free”

    Childhood friend of The Beatles: “I carried their guitars into venues for free”

One of the last people alive to have worked with legendary English rock band, The Beatles, has lifted the lid

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The Interview: Pete Best talks life after The Beatles

    The Interview: Pete Best talks life after The Beatles

Despite being one of just six people ever able to call themselves a ‘Beatle’, Pete Best is probably best known

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Double Fantasy – John & Yoko – Museum of Liverpool, Liverpool museums

    Double Fantasy – John & Yoko – Museum of Liverpool, Liverpool museums

In a world first, the Museum of Liverpool will host this ground-breaking exhibition telling John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s story

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Book Review: Conversations with McCartney by Paul Du Noyer | TMR

    Book Review: Conversations with McCartney by Paul Du Noyer | TMR

Music journalist and MOJO magazine founding editor Paul Du Noyer first spoke with Paul McCartney at a press conference in

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The “Quiet Beatle” once made some noise in Illinois

    The “Quiet Beatle” once made some noise in Illinois

“Whenever you say ‘Beatles’ – that’s the magic word,” said Springfield-based filmmaker and super-Beatle fan Robert Bartel. He would know. His 1999 documentary A Beatle in Benton, Illinois – which

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