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Beatles: Why ‘Abbey Road’ Was Almost Called ‘Mount Everest’

    Beatles: Why ‘Abbey Road’ Was Almost Called ‘Mount Everest’

The Beatles’ classic Abbey Road is one of the most famous albums of all time. It’s famous because it includes songs like “Something” and “Come Together.” In addition, it gave

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How Billy Preston Helped the Beatles Play Nice on ‘Get Back’

    How Billy Preston Helped the Beatles Play Nice on ‘Get Back’

When George Harrison, who had briefly quit the Beatles in early 1969, decided to return to the band, he brought with him a secret weapon: keyboardist Billy Preston. Harrison’s departure

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A ’60s rock muse in her 70s

    A ’60s rock muse in her 70s

Original rock chick Jenny Boyd talks to Hannah Stephenson about sex, drugs, marriage to a rock star, and the calm she has found later in life She was the original

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‘One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time’ Review: As Dark And Sunny As A Lennon/McCartney Song

    ‘One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time’ Review: As Dark And Sunny As A Lennon/McCartney Song

“When we talk about The Beatles,” writes Craig Brown, “we talk about ourselves.” For an international phenomenon, The Beatles were peculiarly, cussedly English. The most significant band in the history

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The Beatles’ 50th anniversary of ‘Let It Be’ inspires Lehigh Valley book – The Morning Call

    The Beatles’ 50th anniversary of ‘Let It Be’ inspires Lehigh Valley book – The Morning Call

Denny Somach is the go-to guy for all things Beatles and classic rock — for good reason. The Allentown native

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Jim Carrey amazing cover of The Beatles’ ‘I am The Walrus’

    Jim Carrey amazing cover of The Beatles’ ‘I am The Walrus’

The Beatles are a band so synonymous with pop music there we’re betting that a large chunk of the world’s

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After the coronavirus: What new musical forms will appear? | The National

    After the coronavirus: What new musical forms will appear? | The National

NEXT Thursday one of the landmark anniversaries of popular music and culture occurs: the 50th anniversary of the public break-up

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The Beatles-Themed Message Hidden on a Rolling Stones Album Cover

    The Beatles-Themed Message Hidden on a Rolling Stones Album Cover

In the 1960s, many fans saw the Beatles and the Rolling Stones as rivals. Paul McCartney accused the Stones of

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Guns N’ Roses’ Slash Mocks The Beatles Over Iconic Abbey Road Photo – Metalhead Zone

    Guns N’ Roses’ Slash Mocks The Beatles Over Iconic Abbey Road Photo – Metalhead Zone

Iconic Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash has shared a hilarious photo on his official Instagram and mocked The Beatles’ iconic

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The Beatles at 60: In times of trouble, listening to their music is like returning to the Bible | The Independent

    The Beatles at 60: In times of trouble, listening to their music is like returning to the Bible | The Independent

The Beatles formed nearer in time to the Spanish Flu (1918 -1920) than our current Covid-19 pandemic. This year is the 60th anniversary of the band’s formation but, weirdly in

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