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Lennon’s motorcycle sale breaks record

    Lennon’s motorcycle sale breaks record

A motorcycle once owned by Beatles legend John Lennon has fetched a record-breaking £57,500 at auction. The 1969 Honda Z50A Monkey Bike sold for almost double the estimated £30,000 when

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Ron Onesti: If you had to pick … Beatles or Stones?

    Ron Onesti: If you had to pick … Beatles or Stones?

By Ron Onesti Special to dailyherald.com When I think of the Beatles, what automatically comes to mind is the black-and-white Beatles’ performances on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” four stiff-legged, sharply

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50 greatest Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Songs | cleveland.com

    50 greatest Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Songs | cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio – We’ve been counting down the list of the 250 greatest songs by Rock & Roll Hall of Famers. And now we look at the top 50. 250-201

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The Beatles and Cilla Black would have been even bigger had Brian Epstein lived longer – Sunday Post

    The Beatles and Cilla Black would have been even bigger had Brian Epstein lived longer – Sunday Post

And if anyone would know, it would be Paul McCartney, whose words those are. George Harrison once said that the MBE he and his fellow Fab Four bandmates were awarded

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How the Beatles tried to set up a Communist empire | Daily Mail Online

  How the Beatles tried to set up a Communist empire | Daily Mail Online

Number 3 Savile Row is a Georgian house in the heart of Mayfair’s bespoke tailoring district. Nowadays, it’s a trendy

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‘The Shape of Water’: Could its Oscars fate be altered by the plagiarism lawsuit?

  ‘The Shape of Water’: Could its Oscars fate be altered by the plagiarism lawsuit?

Word of the day: Plagiarism. Mere days before Hollywood’s biggest night, a lawsuit has been filed alleging that the plot

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The “b7 Minor-Drop” Progression, As Used by Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, Black Sabbath and More

  The “b7 Minor-Drop” Progression, As Used by Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, Black Sabbath and More

In the previous two lessons (February 2018 and March 2018), I covered the standard “minor-drop” progression, which for decades has

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Sir Paul McCartney wishes late bandmate George Harrison a happy 75th birthday – Independent.ie

  Sir Paul McCartney wishes late bandmate George Harrison a happy 75th birthday – Independent.ie

To mark his birthday on February 25, bandmate Sir Paul, 75, shared a black and white photograph of the pair

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How George Harrison – who had strong Irish connections – was far from the quiet Beatle – Independent.ie

  How George Harrison – who had strong Irish connections – was far from the quiet Beatle – Independent.ie

By the time The Beatles stopped touring in 1966, George Harrison was already on the lookout for other pursuits. What

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Behind Beatlemania. Privileged access to the Fab Four: Harry Benson. The Beatles 1961-1966 | HeraldScotland

  Behind Beatlemania. Privileged access to the Fab Four: Harry Benson. The Beatles 1961-1966 | HeraldScotland

Harry Benson’s era-defining Beatles portfolio, capturing the Liverpudlian quartet on the road, performing, and coming to terms with skyrocketing fame.

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