When the famous duo Simon and Garfunkel split up in 1970, many wondered what would become of the two musicians. The pressures of constant touring, creative disagreements, and the pull
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- Paul McCartney Reflects on How a Shared Passion With John Lennon Led to the Creation of The Beatles – American Songwriter Paul McCartney is the subject of a new installment of the Audible audio series Words + Music titled The Man On The Run. The three-hour presentation looks at McCartney’s life...
- What really happened between George Harrison and Pattie Boyd? The Beatles were global stars who changed the face of music forever, influencing film and fashion along the way. They remain the most successful band in history and pushed the...
- Five unbreakable records that The Beatles managed to break The Beatles are a band whose name alone stirs emotion. The Fab Four had an enormous impact on the world, and the effects of that influence are still felt today.“My...
- What is John Lennon saying at the beginning of ‘Let It Be’? The final album released by The Beatles wasn’t supposed to go out in the form it eventually did. They closed their catalogue with an accident.It was almost entirely recorded before...
- The one artist George Harrison was always thankful for No one will ever be able to gauge the kind of impact that George Harrison made upon the world.Every detail of The Beatles’ career has pretty much been etched in...
- The disturbing song Ringo Starr needed to stop playing live There are plenty of songs that were hits back in their day that absolutely wouldn’t fly in the modern world due to how attitudes have changed, and while you might...
- John Lennon said seven words that changed David Bowie’s life On paper, there’s arguably never been a finer collaboration than when John Lennon and David Bowie combined their talents on ‘Fame’.Of course, both men had enjoyed successfully working with other...
- What Are John Lennon’s 5 Biggest US Hits? – American Songwriter We can only speculate where John Lennon might have gone with his music had he not been taken so soon. But we can say for sure that his solo career,...
- The Ringo Starr album that America refused to release For being in one of the biggest bands in the world, Ringo Starr seemed to be the only person who didn’t have the same sheen as the rest of The...
- On This Day in 1967, The Beatles Scored Their 13th No. 1 Hit in the US With a Song Based on a Real-Life Place From Their Childhood – American Songwriter In the 1960s, The Beatles were enjoying No. 1 hits like candy. And on this day in 1967, they scored yet another No. 1 in the United States with a...
- George Harrison on the true mastermind of the Concert for Bangladesh George Harrison‘s trip to India might just be one of the most impactful adventures in all of music.Because when Harrison travelled East in search of spiritual enlightenment, he didn’t just...
- Jimmy Mac RIP 50 years ago today R.I.P. #JimmyMac 3/18/1976 💔💔🌹#JimMcCartney #forevermissed #itwas50yearsagotoday...
- The one Beatle John Lennon said had a better career than him The entire fallout of The Beatles’ breakup was only a good thing in the eyes of John Lennon.He didn’t want to fight among his best friends by any stretch, but...
- Revisiting John Lennon and Frank Zappa’s Hilarious Exchange That Disproved Their Assumptions About Each Other – American Songwriter No one is as acutely aware of how fame can create wild, true rumors about someone quite like a fellow rock star. Yet, even these iconic musicians sometimes buy into...
- The one song George Harrison never wanted to release There are plenty of people who would kill to have nearly anything that George Harrison touched when he was still with us. Every member of The Beatles doesn’t even feel...
- George Harrison Originally Offered This Song to Eric Clapton Before Giving it to Guitarist, and Traveling Wilburys Collaborator, Gary Moore – American Songwriter In 1989, George Harrison offered four songs he had written to Eric Clapton for his eleventh album, Journeyman. Clapton ended up using Harrison’s “Run So Far,” while the other three...
- 4 Classic Rock Legends Who Had No. 1 Hits in 1971 That Have Stood the Test of Time – American Songwriter Rock music certainly doesn’t have the impact it once did on the Billboard Hot 100. In fact, you’d have to go back more than 25 years for the last time...
- TeaFlix Tuesday with David Spindel TeaFlix Tuesday with David Spindel Hosted by Dr. Angie McCartney & Ruth McCartney Born on August 31, 1941, David M. Spindel grew up in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn...
- The exact moment George Harrison discovered Ravi Shankar It can’t be overstated how life-changing the work of sitarist Ravi Shankar was to a young George Harrison.Once exposed to Shankar’s signature raga scales, an entire creative and personal path...
- “It was awful”: The Elvis Presley song John Lennon hated The entire construct of rock and roll would look completely different were it not for Elvis Presley.Although Chuck Berry and Little Richard may have started the trend of having loud...
As we celebrate Mother’s Day and honor all the many attributes of motherhood and those special women in our life, we also must remember the greatest mother of them all,
It’s impossible to overstate the impact that The Beatles had on rock and roll music. After the original sounds of Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, and Roy Orbison came along, these
George Harrison’s classic song, ‘Here Comes the Sun’ has reached an incredible milestone of becoming the first Beatles song to hit 1 billion streams on Spotify. Written by George Harrison
The death of John Lennon was one of the most shocking moments in popular culture. The legendary Beatle had just
Baby Boomers and the Beatles have been linked since the Fab Four’s first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in
Josh Welsh, President of Film Independent, directly oversees all Film Independent programming, including Bring The Noise: If These Walls Could
On May 8, 1970, The Beatles released their iconic album Let It Be. To mark the occasion, we’re revisiting Pat
Jeff K50 Years Ago Today George Released His Ode To Global World PeaceBy Jeff KMay 7, 2023Released May 7, 1973,
Aside from writing a majority of the entire Beatles catalog, in their earliest days as songwriters, John Lennon and Paul
