Beatles News
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By AFP
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Fifty years ago, The Beatles transformed from floppy-haired boy wonders who wanted to hold your hand to abstruse philosophers whose vision spanned civilizations. And the effect is still being felt."Sgt.
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By AFP
New York -
Paul McCartney has filed a lawsuit to secure the copyright to the Beatles back catalog in a case that could have wide ramifications for the music industry.
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By AFP
London -
Allan Williams, the first manager of The Beatles who drove the band on their formative trip to Hamburg in 1960, has died at the age of 86, his old club announced.
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Just in time for the holiday season, the Ron Howard Documentary film "Eight Days A Week" about the Beatles during their touring years is now out on DVD and BluRay.
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Early Morning Rebel discuss their new single "Set the World on Fire," their band name, as well as their greatest musical influences.
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By AFP
Paris -
A new documentary about the Beatles shows the toll Beatlemania took on them as they became "more popular than Jesus" at the height of their fame.
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By AFP
Sydney -
Never-before-seen footage of The Beatles "mucking around" in a make-up studio ahead of a television performance, shot more than half a century ago, was released by Australia's national film and sound archive Tuesday.
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By AFP
Sydney -
Never-before-seen footage of The Beatles "mucking around" in a make-up studio ahead of a television performance, shot more than half a century ago, was released by Australia's national film and sound archive Tuesday.
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By AFP
Sydney -
Never-before-seen footage of The Beatles "mucking around" in a make-up studio ahead of a television performance, shot more than half a century ago, was released by Australia's national film and sound archive Tuesday.
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Within just hours into their online invasion of South Korea, the Beatles dominated the country’s music scene with their first number one song in the United States almost 53 years ago topping the chart.
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Indianapolis -
He may not be able to buy love, but Indianapolis Colt's owner Jim Irsay did buy former Beatle Ringo Starr's drum kit.
Now, John, Paul, George, and Ringo are reunited — or at least their instruments are, anyway.
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An amazing video has surfaced on the web of a Brazilian man playing guitar and singing the Beatles' song "Yesterday," while undergoing brain surgery.
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Loma Linda -
A deeply touching video shows a father singing Paul McCartney's song "Blackbird" to his dying newborn son a few days after his wife and mother of the baby died in childbirth.
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Sir Paul McCartney, singer for The Beatles, Wings and a solo artist, is expected to fully recover from a virus that caused him to cancel some tour dates.
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Talk about generating instant karma by making a mockup starting with a musician's molar. That's the objective of a Canadian dentist who wants to clone John Lennon from a tooth he purchased at an auction.
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By Reuters
An electric guitar played by George Harrison on British television prior to the Beatles' "invasion" of the United States will go on the auction block along with a rare album cover signed by the Fab Four, Julien's Auctions said on Monday.
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By AFP
Washington -
Beatlemania returned to Washington on Tuesday when the Fab Four's earliest hits once again echoed through the venue where they played their first concert on US soil 50 years earlier.Instead of screaming teenagers, the rather more adult sell-out crowd o...
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The legendary southern rock group Marshall Tucker Band's logo has been praised as an iconic artist brand, according to a recent edition of Grammy Magazine.
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Fifty years have passed since The Beatles invaded U.S. shores and changed the world. To celebrate, Capitol Records has released versions of the Fab Four's albums which were never before issued on CD.
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Los Angeles -
The Recording Academy has announced that Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will each perform at the Grammy Awards January 26 in Los Angeles.
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The Grammys have announced that two Beatles will be on hand at the upcoming award show on Jan. 26. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are in.
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Branson -
The 82-year-old sister of George Harrison lives by herself in a prefabricated home, managing a Beatles tribute band, barely making ends meet.
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Karlstad -
50 years ago, the Beatles hit Sweden for their first-ever gig outside the UK. At the time, it was dubbed an "amateur jig". 50 years later, the town will celebrate the anniversary in full Beatlemania form.
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San Sebastian -
Based on a true story and set in the Franco dictatorship era, a Spanish "Beatlemania" film stunned critics at the San Sebastián film festival in Spain. It tells the tale of how the British band's songs inspired one ordinary Spaniard during hard times.
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Los Angeles -
As the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy nears, there will be a plethora of events, including TV specials.
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Fans have waited a long time for the Beatles much-heralded sophomore film outing to get the Blu-ray treatment. The exceptional quality of the print is proof that this was something worth waiting for.
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Watch this father and son do a cover of the classic 1969 Beatles love song "Don't Let Me down" by John Lennon, recorded on 28 January and released on the B-side of the single "Get Back" on 11 April, 1969.
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New Orleans -
How could anyone possibly mistake former Beatles frontman Paul McCartney for a busker? Unless, he's an unsuspecting passenger on a New Orleans streetcar, sits down, opens his guitar case and belts out a few Beatles tunes, one would never guess.
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According to research by memorabilia authenticators PSA/DNA, the most popular forged autographs, sold by scammers in 2012, were of the Fab Four and Elvis Presley.
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George Harrison died eleven years ago today at the relatively young age of 58. His legacy, which extends far beyond music, is stronger than ever.
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20 Forthlin Road, the childhood home of Paul McCartney. Jack / Wikipedia
The Beatles wave to fans after arriving at Kennedy Airport on February 07, 1964. Wikipedia
Mr Dias playing guitar and singing during his brain surgery The Guardian Youtube screengrap
A music store waiting for customers to buy CD's. Digital Journal
The Beatles: Music and film is widely available at bookstores throughout North America.
Beatlemania: The Fab Four received a tumultuous welcome when they arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport in 1964 (left to right: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) Creative Commons
The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964. Capitol Photo Archives
'The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years,' Oscar(R)-winning director Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13) explores the history of The Beatles through the lens of the group's concert performances, from their early days playing small clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg to their unprecedented world tours in packed stadiums around the globe, from New York to Melbourne to Tokyo. Available now for preorder, the acclaimed film is now released on Blu-ray and DVD. Polygram Entertainment
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The Beatles (clockwise from top left: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison) Creative Commons
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The Beatles United States Library of Congress
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