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“It was a bit of a number for me to have to dare to tell George Harrison not to play guitar. It was like an insult”: Paul McCartney turned down George Harrison’s proposed guitar parts for Hey Jude | Guitar World

    “It was a bit of a number for me to have to dare to tell George Harrison not to play guitar. It was like an insult”: Paul McCartney turned down George Harrison’s proposed guitar parts for Hey Jude | Guitar World

Even in the Beatles’ ever-ubiquitous catalog, Hey Jude occupies a special place.Written by Paul McCartney as a pick-me-up for John Lennon’s son, Julian, in the wake of his parents’ divorce,

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John Lennon and Yoko Ono acorn project celebrated

    John Lennon and Yoko Ono acorn project celebrated

It was supposed to be a poignant message of peace – John Lennon and Yoko Ono planting acorns in the grounds of Coventry Cathedral in 1968 for what they hoped

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How George Harrison and Bob Dylan saved John Fogerty’s career

    How George Harrison and Bob Dylan saved John Fogerty’s career

Looking through the pantheon of 20th-century music, it is easy to see a heavy conglomerate of stars from the 1960s. The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Joni Mitchell, and

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The Beatles / 1964 US Albums in Mono vinyl box – SuperDeluxeEdition

    The Beatles / 1964 US Albums in Mono vinyl box – SuperDeluxeEdition

In November, Apple Corps / Capitol / UMe will issue 1964 US Albums in Mono, an 8LP vinyl box set of Beatles’ albums compiled for U.S. release between January 1964

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John Lennon, Yoko Ono ‘Daytime Revolution’ Film: An Unforgettable Week in 1972 | Best Classic Bands

    John Lennon, Yoko Ono ‘Daytime Revolution’ Film: An Unforgettable Week in 1972 | Best Classic Bands

For one extraordinary week in 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono descended upon a Philadelphia broadcasting studio to co-host the

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The Paul McCartney song that George Harrison hated with a passion

    The Paul McCartney song that George Harrison hated with a passion

It’s no secret that one of the most strained relationships within The Beatles was between Paul McCartney and George Harrison.

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Paul McCartney on the best shows The Beatles ever played

    Paul McCartney on the best shows The Beatles ever played

Ever since the turn of the century, many classic rock fans started to question whether Paul McCartney still has it

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The one album John Lennon never wanted to revisit

    The one album John Lennon never wanted to revisit

Not everyone can claim to have the best time every minute they are in the studio. If the sessions are

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The George Harrison song that took five years to release

    The George Harrison song that took five years to release

For any songwriter, a tune usually never arrives fully formed. Even if a song ends up birthing itself out of

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The five greatest Paul McCartney B-sides

    The five greatest Paul McCartney B-sides

For The Beatles to become the biggest band in the world, all the world had to do was hear them. Their songs were so beautifully crafted and well-written that the

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