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Andy Warhol Gave 8-Year-Old Sean Lennon a Dead Cat | artnet News

John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s son Sean revealed that Andy Warhol gave him the fright of his life when he bought him a taxidermy cat as a gift for his

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Beatles tribute band are back as The Unravelling Wilburys | Frome Times

A FROME band which was formerly a popular Beatles tribute act, is returning next month as ‘The Unravelling Wilburys’, a celebration of the Harrison, Orbison, Petty and Dylan supergroup formed in the

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John Lennon’s scathing letter to Paul and Linda

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Columbia Resident Sees His Beatles Footage in Major Documentary | South Carolina Public Radio

The recent Ron Howard documentary film “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years” highlights the cultural phenomenon of Beatlemania in the 1960s.  The movie captures America’s excitement

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Bob Dylan Nearly Died In Front Of The Beatles

It’s been a bad 2016 for great musicians. Since January, we’ve lost David Bowie, Prince, Phife Dawg, Leonard Cohen, Leon

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Doug Binder, The Beatles and why he paints models rather than landscapes (From York Press)

COULD Doug Binder be “the greatest living figurative artist in the UK”?According to Greg McGee, he might well be. “Doug

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British biographer, historian to speak at Harper

British biographer and cultural historian Barry Miles — co-owner of the famous London bookshop where Yoko met John — will

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Holy Cow is Right: Some Telluride Time with John Cowan – Bluegrass Today : Bluegrass Today

It is serendipity when one’s name matches one’s being and the natural reaction of all those in his presence. When

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An idol’s idol: Leon Russell was major influence on 60s and 70s rock – CSMonitor.com

Leon Russell may not be a household name, but the pianist and songwriter collaborated with many well-known musicians, including B.B.

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The Beatles played in Exeter on this very day more than 50 years ago | Exeter Express and Echo

A little known band called The Beatles performed in Exeter on this day in 1963.The gig shook the ABC up baby, just weeks before the release of their second record

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