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Cilla Black ‘willed herself to die’ – ‘I’m a wreck!’ | Music | Entertainment – Verve times

    Cilla Black ‘willed herself to die’ – ‘I’m a wreck!’ | Music | Entertainment – Verve times

Cilla Black was one of the most iconic Liverpool residents of all time. Having come up in the music industry alongside The Beatles, she quickly became a national treasure and

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When the Carpenters took on The Beatles heaviest song

    When the Carpenters took on The Beatles heaviest song

The reputation of the Carpenters has turned quite a bit in the past 40 years. During the duo’s 1970s heyday, they were as white bread and harmless as could be:

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The first song John Lennon ever wrote

    The first song John Lennon ever wrote

Although John Lennon started making music when he was 15, after his mother bought him his first guitar, and he soon formed his first group, The Quarrymen, it took him

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She kissed Paul McCartney in 1964! And that’s not even the end of her Beatles story. – The Boston Globe

    She kissed Paul McCartney in 1964! And that’s not even the end of her Beatles story. – The Boston Globe

It was September 12, 1964, the very height of Beatlemania, and 14-year-old Debbie Chase was exactly where every Beatles fan on the planet wanted to be: in the same room

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John Lennon changed The Beatles’ sound after hearing iconic singer for first time | Music | Entertainment – Verve times

    John Lennon changed The Beatles’ sound after hearing iconic singer for first time | Music | Entertainment – Verve times

The Beatles changed their style and songwriting techniques a lot throughout the 1960s. But John Lennon once revealed how discovering

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 truly spread across the world, the Fab Four were still

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