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How Paul McCartney’s words of wisdom helped my family leave the USSR

    How Paul McCartney’s words of wisdom helped my family leave the USSR

There was a little red record player in the corner of my bedroom. And though I loved playing stories of beloved 1980s Soviet children’s characters, it was my dad’s bootleg

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Paul McCartney first Beatle to climb Sydney Harbour Bridge | Daily Mail Online

    Paul McCartney first Beatle to climb Sydney Harbour Bridge | Daily Mail Online

Sir Paul McCartney has become the first Beatle to climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The rock legend’s effort on Wednesday afternoon local time was made all the more impressive given

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In Memory of Otis Redding and His Revolution | The New Yorker

    In Memory of Otis Redding and His Revolution | The New Yorker

Fifty years ago, on December 10, 1967, a private plane carrying Otis Redding and the members of his touring band stalled on its final approach to the municipal airport in

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Pat DiNizio, Singer and Songwriter for the Smithereens, Dies at 62 – The New York Times

    Pat DiNizio, Singer and Songwriter for the Smithereens, Dies at 62 – The New York Times

Pat DiNizio, the songwriter and lead singer for the durable New Jersey rock ’n’ roll band the Smithereens, whose melodic, guitar-heavy songs like “Blood and Roses” and “A Girl Like

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Sir Paul McCartney talks to Mike Hosking about hongi and Kiwi crowds – NZ Herald

    Sir Paul McCartney talks to Mike Hosking about hongi and Kiwi crowds – NZ Herald

Sir Paul McCartney has confirmed he’s hanging out in “beautiful” Hawke’s Bay – and if any locals bump into him

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10 of the Most Covered Songs in Music History | Mental Floss

    10 of the Most Covered Songs in Music History | Mental Floss

Unlike movies, where it’s rare that a second (or third) attempt at remaking a film can ever match—let alone top—the

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Cottesloe: House of Riches owner selling Hofner left-handed bass signed by Sir Paul McCartney | Community News Group

    Cottesloe: House of Riches owner selling Hofner left-handed bass signed by Sir Paul McCartney | Community News Group

IT may have been played by Sir Paul McCartney, but Cottesloe’s House of Riches owner Ann Broadley is selling the

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Sir Elton John: Why I’m still standing with songwriting partner Bernie Taupin – BelfastTelegraph.co.uk

    Sir Elton John: Why I’m still standing with songwriting partner Bernie Taupin – BelfastTelegraph.co.uk

The pair have collaborated on a string of hits, including Rocket Man, Your Song and Candle In The Wind.  

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Todd Rundgren, playing in Jim Thorpe, keeps banging his drum as music industry changes – The Morning Call

    Todd Rundgren, playing in Jim Thorpe, keeps banging his drum as music industry changes – The Morning Call

Upper Darby-born Todd Rundgren has lived on the Hawaiian island of Kuai for two decades now — a paradise existence

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A New Biography of Beatles Producer George Martin Covers His Early Years – Blogtown – Portland Mercury

    A New Biography of Beatles Producer George Martin Covers His Early Years – Blogtown – Portland Mercury

Kenneth Womack’s new book on George Martin is the first of two volumes (the second comes out next year), and it seems to be the first biography of the Beatles

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