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John Lennon destroyed a Bob Dylan classic with a brutal 14-word review

    John Lennon destroyed a Bob Dylan classic with a brutal 14-word review

Some figures reach such a degree of reverence that they can do no wrong. We see the most troubling extreme of this play out daily on the internet as fandoms

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Why George Harrison hated working with Paul McCartney

    Why George Harrison hated working with Paul McCartney

It might be preferable for fans of a band to assumer that the members within the group are all best friends, just happy to spend time with one another, and

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The two songs Ringo Starr wrote for John Lennon and George Harrison

    The two songs Ringo Starr wrote for John Lennon and George Harrison

Was there any major Beatles fanatic who was coming to every one of their records to hear Ringo Starr? Sure, the drummer had his fair share of fans, but compared

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The Night The Beatles (Purposefully) Upstaged The Rolling Stones at Their Own Party: “Mick Looked Peeved” – American Songwriter

    The Night The Beatles (Purposefully) Upstaged The Rolling Stones at Their Own Party: “Mick Looked Peeved” – American Songwriter

Though they typically kept it light, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones had a rivalry in their heyday that echoes in their respective fandoms to this day. There wasn’t any

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“This stuff was too good to flush down the toilet!”: Paul McCartney on the time he was busted with weed in Japan

    “This stuff was too good to flush down the toilet!”: Paul McCartney on the time he was busted with weed in Japan

While the matching bowl haircuts and boy-next-door charms might fool you, The Beatles were prone to their fair share of

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John Lennon once picked the best song on ‘Let It Be’

    John Lennon once picked the best song on ‘Let It Be’

When it comes to the titular track on The Beatles’ parting effort, John Lennon was always strongly dismissive.“That’s Paul,” he

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4 Beatles Song That Highlighted Their Songwriting Development – American Songwriter

    4 Beatles Song That Highlighted Their Songwriting Development – American Songwriter

How did The Beatles do it? How did they get from the simplicity of “Love Me Do”, their first hit

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TeaFlix interview with Andrew Cook (Beatles Author)

    TeaFlix interview with Andrew Cook (Beatles Author)

TeaFlix interview with Andrew Cook (Beatles Author) Andrew Cook is a historian, researcher and author whose 15 books have been

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The Beatles song John Lennon wrote as a cry for help

    The Beatles song John Lennon wrote as a cry for help

In 1964, it seemed like John Lennon had everything he’d ever wanted as Beatlemania swept the world into a collective

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Paul McCartney Attended This Iconic Bob Dylan Show | News | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews

    Paul McCartney Attended This Iconic Bob Dylan Show | News | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews

Bob Dylan’s switch from acoustic folk to all-out electric rock ‘n’ roll is one of the defining creative evolutions of the 60s. Depicted in recent biopic A Complete Unknown, the

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