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A Christmas day meeting between Paul McCartney and John Lennon eight years after The Beatles split "could have changed the face of contemporary music", according to one of their closest friends. The ...
Paul McCartney's solo career got off to a rocky start. Ringo Starr, the most amiable Beatle, was uncharacteristically brutal in his review of Ram.
Bands are firing drummers, and trading drummers, and hiring back the drummer they just fired last week. It's a full-blown crisis behind the kit impacting every level of music. How did it happen?
It's been 60 years since The Beatles unleashed 'Help!' to the world. Let's explore five bits of trivia attached to the LP's songs.
Parade. Beatlemania reached its zenith on Aug. 15, 1965, when the Fab Four—John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and ...
New York Mets To Celebrate 60th Anniversary of Historic Beatles Concert originally appeared on Parade.
Perhaps that's why they later wrote the song "Her Majesty" a few years later. Brown wrote that in 2002, McCartney performed at the late Queen's 2002 Golden Jubilee, and when he was asked about meeting ...
Fifty-nine years ago today, The Beatles were banned in South Africa after controversial statements from John Lennon became international news.
Pity the poor session player, whose lot is to provide music with all the guts for none of the glory. The fallout from drummer ...
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Today in Music History for Aug. 18: In 1930, pop singer Johnny Preston was born in Port Arthur, Texas. Preston's "Running Bear," with Indian sound effects provided by the "Big Bopper," was a No. 1 ...
What makes this moment even more poignant is that it was essentially The Beatles' final collaborative act. Abbey Road became ...
The New York Mets will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Beatles ‘ landmark performance at Shea Stadium on Beatles Night ...