McCartney Times

Tag "The Beatles"

The story of Eric Clapton and George Harrison’s drunken duel

    The story of Eric Clapton and George Harrison’s drunken duel

Guitar virtuoso Eric Clapton really didn’t deserve George Harrison’s friendship.The pair’s friendship went back to the peak of Beatlemania. Supporting the Fab Four at London’s Hammersmith Odeon in 1964 as

0 comment Read Full Article

John Lennon says one instrument made all the difference for Abbey Road song I Want You (She’s So Heavy) | Cult Following

    John Lennon says one instrument made all the difference for Abbey Road song I Want You (She’s So Heavy) | Cult Following

An instrumental addition made all the difference to Abbey Road track I Want You (She’s So Heavy) according to John Lennon.The Beatles‘ Abbey Road album was given the track-by-track treatment

0 comment Read Full Article

Why did George Harrison call The Beatles overrated?

    Why did George Harrison call The Beatles overrated?

There were only four people on this Earth who were able to see The Beatles for what they truly were. As much as people like to mythologise their story every

0 comment Read Full Article

Ringo Starr combo: Rock, art and a $110,000 purchase | Kats!

    Ringo Starr combo: Rock, art and a $110,000 purchase | Kats!

This is the point in the program where the knighted rock legend tells an art aficionado what it was like to meet Muhammad Ali.Ringo Starr fell into that conversation Saturday

0 comment Read Full Article

The Beatles ‘disaster’ was ‘all caught on film’ but it led to iconic moment – Liverpool Echo

    The Beatles ‘disaster’ was ‘all caught on film’ but it led to iconic moment – Liverpool Echo

The Beatles decided to stop touring in 1966, tired after years on the road, playing to huge crowds of screaming

0 comment Read Full Article

The story behind The Beatles song ‘Octopus’s Garden’

    The story behind The Beatles song ‘Octopus’s Garden’

By the time 1969 rolled around, The Beatles must have almost felt bulletproof from a musical standpoint.They had nothing left

0 comment Read Full Article

John Lennon’s school ‘hid any trace’ of him after fame

    John Lennon’s school ‘hid any trace’ of him after fame

A desk used by John Lennon has gone on display after it was discovered in the attic of a school

0 comment Read Full Article

Paul McCartney ‘Dead’? Inside the 56-Year-Old Beatles Hoax That Shocked Fans – Parade

    Paul McCartney ‘Dead’? Inside the 56-Year-Old Beatles Hoax That Shocked Fans – Parade

In 1969, The Beatles were the most influential band in the world, dominating charts and shaping pop culture. That same

0 comment Read Full Article

The forgotten songs John Lennon called his favourites

    The forgotten songs John Lennon called his favourites

John Lennon was a lot of things, but compromising wasn’t one of them. Be that with his own music or

0 comment Read Full Article

How The Beatles changed The Kinks’ biggest hit

    How The Beatles changed The Kinks’ biggest hit

Out there, somewhere, there is an alternate universe working on an alternative timeline where all the ‘almosts’ of our reality happened. In that world, The Kinks’ ‘Waterloo Sunset’ isn’t about

0 comment Read Full Article

Archives