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Sound Pictures: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin (The Later Years 1966-2016) by Kenneth Womack – book review – Lancashire Evening Post

    Sound Pictures: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin (The Later Years 1966-2016) by Kenneth Womack – book review – Lancashire Evening Post

He’s often been regarded as a studio Svengali, the so-called fifth Beatle who gave the Fab Four their winning sound. Yet, as the much anticipated second volume of Kenneth Womack’s

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The Beatles’ struggle to finish “The White Album”: How bad did it get?  | Salon.com

    The Beatles’ struggle to finish “The White Album”: How bad did it get?  | Salon.com

Excerpted from “Sound Pictures: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin (The Later Years: 1966-2016)” by Kenneth Womack; Chicago Review Press, September 4, 2018 As the summer of 1968 wore

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How The Beatles helped turn Nike into a multibillion-dollar company – Business Insider

    How The Beatles helped turn Nike into a multibillion-dollar company – Business Insider

“Hey Jude” was proclaimed as one of the Beatles’ best songs by the pop media which largely ignored Lennon’s more political offering, “Revolution.” Years after John Lennon’s death, “Revolution” was

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Ken Scott on working with superstars like The Beatles and David Bowie – Yorkshire Post

    Ken Scott on working with superstars like The Beatles and David Bowie – Yorkshire Post

Ken Scott worked with the likes of The Beatles, David Bowie and Elton John. He talked to Duncan Seaman about his career. Even the briefest glance at Ken Scott’s CV

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When Yoko Ono joined The Beatles in the studio for the first time | The Independent

  When Yoko Ono joined The Beatles in the studio for the first time | The Independent

On Thursday, 30 May 1968, George Martin and The Beatles finally reconvened in Studio 2 to work on their next,

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Jude Southerland Kessler releases Volume IV in the John Lennon Series – BeatlesNews.com

  Jude Southerland Kessler releases Volume IV in the John Lennon Series – BeatlesNews.com

Jude Southerland Kessler, the world’s foremost expert on the life of John Lennon and author of The John Lennon Series

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Tony Bramwell reveals why John Lennon called him Measles – BeatlesNews.com

  Tony Bramwell reveals why John Lennon called him Measles – BeatlesNews.com

by Katie Eaton, Beatles News Liverpool Reporter Liverpool — Beatles insider Tony Bramwell entertained a packed standing room only audience

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What you need to know before Ringo Starr returns to Iowa next week

  What you need to know before Ringo Starr returns to Iowa next week

Ringo Starr, the ex-drummer of The Beatles has been selected for knighthood as part of Queen Elizabeth’s New Year’s honors

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Nana na naaa! How Hey Jude became our favourite Beatles song | Music | The Guardian

  Nana na naaa! How Hey Jude became our favourite Beatles song | Music | The Guardian

How Hey Jude became our favourite Beatles song It’s 50 years since Paul McCartney came up with Hey Jude while

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Letter about The Beatles visit to Bangor up for auction

  Letter about The Beatles visit to Bangor up for auction

A handwritten letter from John Lennon’s Aunt, Mimi Smith, which dates from September 1967 and refers to The Beatles visit

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