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- Paul McCartney picks the best and worst John Lennon songs Paul McCartney and John Lennon learned to make music together. After they met as teenagers, the pair spent their youth in McCartney’s kitchen, listening to the blues and early rock...
- Steve Rotheram to pay tribute to John Lennon as he leads key US visit – Liverpool Echo Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram will lay flowers at the New York memorial to John Lennon as he leads a ‘high level mission’ to the United States. The...
- The Song George Harrison Said Had the “Greatest Guitar Solo of All Time” – American Songwriter We often think of the Beatles in terms of the subsequent music they helped inspire, but before they were the Fab Four, they were being blown away and inspired by...
- Paul McCartney photographs showcased at Portland Art Museum – Here is Oregon – hereisoregon.com Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm is an unprecedented exhibition, revealing extraordinary photographs taken by the beloved musical icon. Organized by the National Portrait Gallery in London, the...
- The one song that George Harrison wrote with Bob Dylan Most music felt volatile in the early 1960s. Sure, The Beatles dominated the charts for a while, but it was also a period that welcomed some of the most...
- Dr. Kit O’Toole on TeaFlix today! Dr. Kit O’Toole on TeaFlix today! Renowned Chicago-based author, podcaster, educator, and music journalist, Dr. Kit O’Toole is the author of Songs We Were Singing: Guided Tours Through the Beatles’...
- The Bob Dylan song John Lennon thought he couldn’t match There should always be a healthy sense of competition for any good songwriter. Anyone can write for themselves, but using blueprints laid out before you can be just as helpful....
- Beatles ’64, An All-New Documentary From Producer Martin Scorsese and Director David Tedeschi, To Stream Exclusively On Disney+ Beginning November 29 | The Beatles BURBANK, Calif. (October 14) – Today, Disney+ announced that Beatles ’64, an all-new documentary from producer Martin Scorsese and director David Tedeschi, will stream exclusively on Disney+ beginning November 29,...
- Autumnal Treats on Radio 2 as The Beatles revealed as the listeners’ Ultimate British Group The Beatles are today revealed as Radio 2 listeners’ Ultimate British Group as the station delivers a feast of Autumnal treats…Radio 2 listeners have crowned The Beatles their favourite British...
- “He said to me very politely, ‘Can I get onstage with you and use your guitar?’ ” Ritchie Blackmore recalls when Deep Purple jammed with George Harrison — and how he marveled at the size of his feet | GuitarPlayer Ritchie Blackmore says jamming Little Richard’s “Lucille” with George Harrison was “overwhelming” and recalls that the former Beatle politely asked if he could play his guitar.In the latest installment of...
- John Lennon and The Beatles’ most fierce protest song One of the many beauties of The Beatles is that they became the biggest band in the history of man simply by studying the humble folks around them. From ‘Penny...
- The only musician George Harrison called “perfect” While George Harrison etched his name into the history books alongside The Beatles, he began from humble beginnings like any other aspiring musician. When Harrison first picked up a guitar,...
- Happy Birthday John Lennon! Happy Birthday John Lennon! John Winston Ono Lennon MBE (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English singer and songwriter who rose to...
- The best vocal harmonies in The Beatles’ catalogue When most people think of bands with great harmonies, they think of the Beach Boys. They hear Brian Wilson and his bandmates singing in perfect harmony on tracks like ‘Good...
- Watch Paul McCartney Give an Emotional Performance of the New Beatles Song “Now and Then” in Buenos Aires, Argentina Paul McCartney recently launched 2024 edition of his Got Back World Tour. The former Beatles star is three shows into the trek, having kicked things off on October 1 in...
- Can Paul McCartney Match Taylor Swift’s Grammy Record? At the 2024 Grammy Awards, Taylor Swift made history—in more ways than one. The singer-songwriter’s single “Anti-Hero” competed for Song of the Year, and though it didn’t win, the nod...
- What does John Lennon mean by “Ah bowakawa, pousse pousse”? ‘#9 Dream’ is the one song that stands above the rest on John Lennon’s fifth studio album, Walls and Bridges, comparing favourably with the very best of his solo compositions....
- George Harrison’s early Beatles guitar could fetch $800,000 at auction | Lifestyle | Marianas Variety News & Views LIVERPOOL (Reuters) — An electric guitar played by the late guitarist George Harrison in the early days of the Beatles will go up for sale at an auction next month...
- The George Harrison song featuring Derek and the Dominoes At one point or another, every single member of The Beatles wanted out. Some may have experienced this in tandem, with the crashing waves of potential further afield rearing it...
- The bizarre stories surrounding The Beatles’ ‘Fixing A Hole’ When you consider The Beatles‘ discography, some of their songs are much more straightforward than others. For instance, when you listen to their early work, a lot of tracks have...
The Beatles sang that money can’t buy you love. But it sure can prompt a lot of lawsuits — especially if you are a Beatle. That’s the finding of a new book,
The Rock Hall has acquired drumsticks Ringo Starr used during the Beatles Sept. 15, 1964 concert at Cleveland’s Public Auditorium, at the height of Beatlemania. Source: Rock Hall acquires Ringo
Paul McCartney denied that he had died in a 1966 car crash – rumours fuelled by ‘clues’ on the cover
The Beatles: The Lost Concert, a documentary about a Beatles’ concert held in Washington DC in 1964, was at the
Apple Corps will release their updated version of the The Beatles’ album 1 on November 6 re-titled 1+ and including
I’ve always been a Paul guy. From the moment I heard him sing, my allegiance to McCartney was established. The
Long after The Beatles split in 1970, long after the death of John Lennon in 1980 and George Harrison in
Elvis Presley and The Colonel congratulating The Beatles on their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show.
