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The album that made Prince enjoy The Beatles

    The album that made Prince enjoy The Beatles

Prince was a notoriously difficult character to impress. For many years, he didn’t understand the hype surrounding The Beatles, but he eventually succumbed to their greatness, and one album by

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Beatles star John Lennon didn’t go to Stuart Sutcliffe’s funeral and couldn’t even say his name – Liverpool Echo

    Beatles star John Lennon didn’t go to Stuart Sutcliffe’s funeral and couldn’t even say his name – Liverpool Echo

John Lennon was so grief stricken at the death of the ‘fifth’ Beatle he didn’t go to his funeral.The Beatles first got together in 1956 under the name The Quarrymen.

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Queen, The Beatles, The Who Feature On Coronation Playlist

    Queen, The Beatles, The Who Feature On Coronation Playlist

A playlist created by the UK government to celebrate King Charles III’s coronation has been unveiled, featuring the likes of Queen, The Beatles, and The Who.The new monarch, who took

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Ringo Starr Was Scared of Being Sacked By ‘The Beatles’ A Month After Joining The Band | DoYouRemember?

    Ringo Starr Was Scared of Being Sacked By ‘The Beatles’ A Month After Joining The Band | DoYouRemember?

George Martin, popularly known as the “Fifth Beatle,” was in high spirits with the Beatles’ audition for EMI on June 6, 1962, after which the producer offered them a recording

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The hilarious prank George Harrison and Billy Connolly did

    The hilarious prank George Harrison and Billy Connolly did

Everybody wanted to be friends with The Beatles. The members were part of the 1960s cultural elite, but they rubbed

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How Little Richard earned his reputation as king (and queen) of rock n’ roll – Independent.ie

    How Little Richard earned his reputation as king (and queen) of rock n’ roll – Independent.ie

Little Richard now gets the television treatment he has always deserved. Even the title Little Richard: King and Queen of

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Who killed John Lennon? It might not have been Mark David Chapman | Marca

    Who killed John Lennon? It might not have been Mark David Chapman | Marca

The world was stunned when the lead singer of The Beatles, John Lennon, was shot and killed in Central Park

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Paul McCartney’s favourite Beatles songs by George Harrison

    Paul McCartney’s favourite Beatles songs by George Harrison

After The Beatles finally parted ways in 1970, the media sensationalised the tensions between the members. Of course, during the

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The Beatles’ Last Show At The Cavern | Mojo

    The Beatles’ Last Show At The Cavern | Mojo

On August 3, 1963, The Beatles played their last ever show at The Cavern. It was a bittersweet watershed…Among the

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Jim Keltner on the “brutal” brotherly love of The Beatles

    Jim Keltner on the “brutal” brotherly love of The Beatles

After being a sideman for two of The Beatles’ solo careers, Jim Keltner opened up about the “brutal” love that ‘The Fab Four’ shared for one another. Keltner had done

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