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When George Harrison became ill in 1963, doctors prescribed him medicine containing morphine. – Techno Trenz

    When George Harrison became ill in 1963, doctors prescribed him medicine containing morphine. – Techno Trenz

In 1963, George Harrison became ill while on tour with The Beatles. George’s first song, “Don’t Bother Me,” was written while he was recuperating. George’s illness, on the other hand,

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The Beatles’ songs that inspired a Monkees number one

    The Beatles’ songs that inspired a Monkees number one

The Monkees formed in 1966 as the American answer to The Beatles. The LA group started initially by creating music for the TV programme of the same name. After receiving

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John Lennon’s issue with Paul McCartney song ‘Yesterday’

    John Lennon’s issue with Paul McCartney song ‘Yesterday’

Everyone’s a critic, and musicians can be the harshest of all. One of the greatest strengths of The Beatles was that the group featured three fantastically talented musicians, each of

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Dave Grohl’s Sympathy for Ringo Starr in ‘Get Back’ Documentary

    Dave Grohl’s Sympathy for Ringo Starr in ‘Get Back’ Documentary

Dave Grohl said he’d kept his eyes on Ringo Starr while watching the recent Beatles documentary Get Back. The Foo Fighters leader – who’s played drums with Nirvana, Queens of the

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The story behind The Beatles’ two German singles

    The story behind The Beatles’ two German singles

It’s hard to imagine a time when The Beatles didn’t assert complete artistic control over their work. But before Beatlemania

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Did The Beatles write the first LGBTQ+ anthem?

    Did The Beatles write the first LGBTQ+ anthem?

In terms of contributions to culture, you do not get more distinguished than The Beatles. The ‘Fab Four’ effectively brought

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Tony Visconti: “When I met John Lennon he was hiding in the bathroom”

    Tony Visconti: “When I met John Lennon he was hiding in the bathroom”

The first song I remember hearing Prudence & Patience – ‘Tonight You Belong To Me’ “It’s by two sisters and

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The life of George Harrison through 10 of his best lyrics

    The life of George Harrison through 10 of his best lyrics

The story goes that George Harrison had a tough time breaking into The Beatles songwriting clique. The band had been

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Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick’s Abbey Road track-by-track interview: “For the first time, John and Paul knew that George had risen to their level” – | MusicRadar

    Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick’s Abbey Road track-by-track interview: “For the first time, John and Paul knew that George had risen to their level” – | MusicRadar

It’s one of the most iconic album covers of all time: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr

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Hear the Greyboy Allstars Cover the Beatles’ ‘Taxman’: Premiere

    Hear the Greyboy Allstars Cover the Beatles’ ‘Taxman’: Premiere

About a year into the global pandemic, the Greyboy Allstars — co-founded by saxophonist Karl Denson — decided to hold a series of livestream concerts that were shown exclusively on nugs.net. For four weeks, the

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