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Influencing America

    Influencing America

Influencing America by Bill Harry The Beatles and the British bands inspired American youth resulting in more homegrown groups, rather than solo singers, beginning to emerge on the American music

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Judy Chicago on the Beatles: ‘They represent things we have lost – hope and freedom’ | Art and design | The Guardian

    Judy Chicago on the Beatles: ‘They represent things we have lost – hope and freedom’ | Art and design | The Guardian

When American artist Judy Chicago accepted an invitation earlier this year from the Tate to paint a large-scale public mural as part of Liverpool’s Sgt Pepper at 50 celebration of

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Lennon and McCartney Show Modern Pop Stars How To Brush Off A Controversy In This Exclusive Clip From New Beatles Doc | HuffPost UK

    Lennon and McCartney Show Modern Pop Stars How To Brush Off A Controversy In This Exclusive Clip From New Beatles Doc | HuffPost UK

Many a pop star has faced a public controversy over the past five decades – an unfortunately timed Tweet here, an interview aside there – but, arguably, none has weathered

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It was 50 years ago; The Beatles and Tucson | Music | tucson.com

    It was 50 years ago; The Beatles and Tucson | Music | tucson.com

The Beatles released their eighth studio album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” in the summer of 1967. It won instant praise from fans and critics alike and became the

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Meet the Real-Life Runaway Who Inspired The Beatles’ ‘She’s Leaving Home’ – RealClearLife

    Meet the Real-Life Runaway Who Inspired The Beatles’ ‘She’s Leaving Home’ – RealClearLife

The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band turns 50 on June 1st, and a massive reissue is set for

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Mary Hopkin’s Beatles poster sells for £28k at auction – BBC News

    Mary Hopkin’s Beatles poster sells for £28k at auction – BBC News

The band’s 1963 gig advert was expected to fetch between £400 to £800 as part of a collection of Sixties

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Paul McCartney Praises Pot, Slams Fans on ‘Fixing a Hole’: The Story Behind Every ‘Sgt. Pepper’ Song

    Paul McCartney Praises Pot, Slams Fans on ‘Fixing a Hole’: The Story Behind Every ‘Sgt. Pepper’ Song

For a while, there were two prevailing opinions on what “Fixing a Hole,” the fifth track on the Beatles’ Sgt.

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Beatles photos never before shown in U.S. featured in NYC exhibit – NY Daily News

    Beatles photos never before shown in U.S. featured in NYC exhibit – NY Daily News

When photographer David Magnus was sent to take shots of an up-and-coming band playing a school event in northern England

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Pamela Des Barres, World-Famous Groupie, Reinvented Herself – Rolling Stone

    Pamela Des Barres, World-Famous Groupie, Reinvented Herself – Rolling Stone

Pamela Des Barres and I have met before. It was 1987 and I was two. My mother, through her job

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The Beatles’ ‘A Day in the Life,’ 50 Years Later – The Atlantic

    The Beatles’ ‘A Day in the Life,’ 50 Years Later – The Atlantic

It’s received wisdom that Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, which arrived 50 years ago in the long record-breaking summer heat of 1967, is one of rock’s greatest albums. Inspired

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