George Harrison would have turned 80 tomorrow. Which is reason enough to nominate the Beatles’ 20 best songs, both as a band and as solo artists. Here they are, by year of release. Yesterday From Help!, 1965 Paul McCartney’s song (the most covered in pop history), which came to him in a dream, was initially […]
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Run-DMC Is Coming to an End
Joseph “Run” Simmons, Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels and DJ Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell of Run DMC photographed in New York.Photo: Frank Micelotta Archive (Getty Images) Run-DMC, one of the most important groups in music history is, unfortunately, coming to an end. The group, which was created nearly 40 years ago, is dissolving just as the […]
John decided he wanted to follow up Mind Games with a rock ’n’ roll album and he wanted Phil Spector to produce it. The whole set-up felt borderline out of control; it was all too edgy. John was a little crazy. Phil was a little crazy. The studio was filled with drink and drugs and party guests and hangers-on. […]
For 38 years, Mark Benson has combed his mop-top, buttoned his slim ’60s suit, swung his Rickenbacker guitar strap over his shoulder and stepped onto the stage as John Lennon. A founding member of 1964 The Tribute, Benson is one-fourth of the group who pays homage to The Beatles with an authentic musical experience. Rounding out […]
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“The Millionaire” was a TV series that aired from 1955-1960 and it featured a millionaire who wrote checks for a million dollars to men or women who were downtrodden and who, according to the millionaire’s investigation, deserved a chance to “start over” and rebuild their life. At 10 years old, I was in awe […]
The Beatles singer Paul McCartney, who shared vocal duties with band member John Lennon, has revealed why he ‘couldn’t talk’ about John Lennon after his tragic death in 1980. McCartney, 80, opened up about how he got home from the studio after Lennon’s murder and turned on the TV to see people reflecting on his […]
“I do think John used Yoko to help him break up The Beatles,” says 83-year-old actor and mime artist Dan Richter, who lived and worked with John Lennon and Yoko Ono as their personal assistant from 1969 to 1973. He was present at the recording of the band’s final album, Abbey Road, where Lennon insisted […]
When Ringo Starr joined The Beatles in 1962 – something magical happened – as the Fab Four brandished a line up that would go on to hail an iconic legacy in the history of rock music. John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison, along with their new drummer, went on to become one the most […]
‘It was just too deep’: Sir Paul McCartney says he ‘couldn’t talk about’ former Beatles bandmate John Lennon after his tragic death By Bethan Edwards For Mailonline Published: 05:55 EST, 26 December 2022 | Updated: 08:19 EST, 26 December 2022 Sir Paul McCartney revealed that he ‘couldn’t talk about’ John Lennon‘s death after his murder […]