Piers Hemmingsen’s soon-to-be published book, The Beatles in Canada: The Origins of Beatlemania, includes an entire chapter on Smiths Falls’ RCA Victor plant and its role in introducing North America
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- Sir Paul McCartney becomes UK’s first billionaire musician – NZ Herald Sir Paul McCartney has become the UK’s first billionaire musician.The Beatles legend boosted his wealth by £50 million ($104m) to once again take the top spot in this year’s Sunday...
- The only rock star George Harrison said wasn’t “full of shit” Anyone who’s been in the music business for over a decade will probably get more than a little bit jaded. There will always be those in it for the long...
- George Harrison’s Diary Details What He Did Just Moments After Leaving The Beatles | DoYouRemember? George Harrison was one of the first of the Fab Four to leave the band in January 1969, just months after Ringo Starr walked out. He was overwhelmed by the...
- Ringo Starr says The Beatles “didn’t get along” and would have less albums without… – Radio X Ringo Starr believes The Beatles would have made far fewer records if it wasn’t for Paul McCartney.The famous Fab Four drummer has opened up about the dynamics of the band...
- Paul McCartney’s 2012 Olympics boots on auction for Meat Free Monday campaign | Richmond and Twickenham Times Sir Paul McCartney has put his 2012 London Olympic boots up for auction to raise funds for the Meat Free Monday campaign.The shoes, which he wore when he performed at...
- The lyric that foreshadowed John Lennon leaving The Beatles The Beatles spent the 1960s carving out a cultural legacy like no other. As they pioneered new feats in musical engineering, penned some of the most enduring songs in music...
- Pattie Boyd reveals her favourite song by The Rolling Stones Pattie Boyd’s life has had music intertwined in the same way commas and full stops flitter through paragraphs. Herself a muse, Boyd has been surrounded by music her entire life;...
- The Beatles’ classic song ‘Let It Be’ gets new music video: Watch here – ABC News There’s now a new music video for The Beatles’ hit song “Let It Be.”The video, which debuted Friday, features clips from the restored 1970 “Let It Be” film from director...
- The band George Harrison felt signified a decline in pop music Throughout his emphatic rise to global stardom with The Beatles, lead guitarist George Harrison became known as the ‘Quiet One’. As the youngest band member, he was perhaps a little...
- Ringo Starr on ‘Let It Be’: “There was no real joy in it” – KSHE 95 The Beatles documentary Let it Be is now streaming on Disney+, and in a new interview, Ringo Starr admits he wasn’t really a fan of the film when it first...
- The number one hit that Paul McCartney demoed 30 minutes Paul McCartney is no stranger to divine intervention when it comes to music. As one of history’s best songwriters, it seems like fate so often stepped in to make The...
- New Let It Be preview focuses on Ringo Starr – Deltaplex News Beatles fans are getting another preview of the documentary Let It Be before it premieres Wednesday, May 8, on Disney+.The latest clip revolves around Ringo Starr, showing him joking around...
- John Lennon’s Killer Confronted James Taylor The Day Before He Shot Lennon – American Songwriter On December 8, 1980, five shots rang through the Manhattan air as Mark David Chapman assassinated John Lennon outside of The Dakota, where Lennon lived. The cultural ramifications of Chapman’s...
- The infamous drug bust of The Beatles guitarist George Harrison March 12th, 1969, is a monumental day in the history of The Beatles for two polar opposite reasons. Just as the London police service launched a suspiciously well-timed drug raid...
- Director Michael Lindsay-Hogg says ‘Let It Be’ is “an entirely different part of the Beatles’ story” – 100.7 FM – KSLX – Classic Rock The Beatles’ 1970 documentary Let It Be premieres May 8 on Disney+ and the studio is giving fans another preview of what to expect from the newly restored film.A new...
- 10 Best John Lennon Songs of All Time – Singersroom.com John Lennon was a legendary musician, singer, songwriter, and peace activist who rose to fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most influential and...
- Paul McCartney Reaches Out To “Adrienne From Brooklyn” 60 Years Later It’s one of the most famous and beloved clips from the era of Beatlemania, and 60 years later Paul McCartney has finally responded to the lovestruck “Adrienne from Brooklyn.”“I love...
- The John Lennon album Paul McCartney said wasn’t interesting By the end of the 1960s, it was impossible for any of The Beatles to avoid each other if they tried. Even though they didn’t have to be shoved into...
- The Meaning Behind “Piggies” by The Beatles and the Social Commentary George Harrison Snuck into the Song – American Songwriter George Harrison brought the sounds of India to The Beatles on songs like “Love You To” and “Within You Without You.” But that wasn’t his only lane. On “Piggies” off...
- Paul McCartney’s Rarely Seen Photography Gets a Museum Show During the early 1960s, at the height of “Beatlemania,” New York City was taken by storm as The Beatles kicked off their visit to the US. Tens of thousands of...
Over the last several years, the Record Store Day initiative has helped spark a renewed interest in vinyl, while promoting local music shops at the same time, by making limited-edition
On Nov. 13, 2000, a Beatles compilation for the ages hit stores. Featuring more than two dozen songs and accompanying art, footage, and material, 1 went multiplatinum and spent weeks
There’s been no announcement that Americans will get to see the ITV TV special “The Nation’s Favourite Beatles Number 1,” a two-hour show which the British network aired Nov. 11.
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Mr. White, a studio musician renowned for his stylistic flexibility, sat in for the song at the band’s third recording
An unnamed man played John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ for a crowd outside the Bataclan concert hall in Paris – one of
Paul McCartney has never been one to mince words, especially about his famed Beatles bandmates. When asked about the meaning
The big buzz in the acoustic-guitar world this year was the discovery of John Lennon’s fabled 1962 Gibson J-160E, which
John Lennon and Paul McCartney collaborated on dozens of beloved songs during their time together in the Beatles. But their
