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"Because I don't read music, I didn't know what the melody that went with it was": Paul McCartney explains why his musical limitations and "stealing" benefitted the Abbey Road medley that gave us The Beatles' true swansong

"It's turned out to be quite soulful," the legendary songwriter reflects

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The Beatles And Solo Members Release New Music For Fans

The Beatles members release new music for Record Store Day 2024, including reissued albums and EPs. Limited editions available.

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Billy Idol, a Beatles "super-mega fan"

On "Everything Fab Four," the rocker talks MTV exposure and how his voice was once mistaken for Paul McCartney's

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“John Lennon said, ‘Girls don't play guitars’”: The Liverbirds, one of the world’s first all-female rock groups, recall their first meeting with The Beatles

The trailblazing Liverpool group later wondered if Lennon’s jibes were intended to push them to make a success of the band

Guitar World

The Beatles' original Let It Be movie has been restored by Peter Jackson

"The two projects support and enhance each other: Let It Be is the climax of Get Back, while Get Back provides a vital missing context for Let It Be" - Peter Jackson

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Beyoncé's 'Blackbiird' Cover Of The Beatles' 'Blackbird' Debuts At No. 27 On Hot 100

Beyoncé's rendition of The Beatles' 'Blackbird' featuring Black female country artists debuts at No. 27 on the Hot 100 chart.

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For a year Tommy James was bigger than The Beatles. Then the mafia ruined everything

With hits like Mony Mony and Crimson And Clover, Tommy James should have had the time of his life. Instead, he found himself robbed and threatened by the Mafia

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“We never did any TV-throwing – I’d rather nick ’em than throw ’em out the window”: Jeff Lynne recalls how easy it was for ELO to take over the 70s

From working with Roy Wood and hanging with the Beatles to finding that songs simply poured out of him, the bandleader still can’t believe his luck

Louder

All You Need Is Love: The End of the Beatles by Peter Brown and Steven Gaines review – from best man to muckraker

In this ‘director’s cut’ of their 1983 book, which Paul McCartney burned, a former Beatles employee and a music writer appear preoccupied with stirring up scandal around the band’s split

The Guardian - UK

"I doubt we will have anyone breaking through in the kind of monumental way that The Beatles did, or like The Who or The Rolling Stones": George Martin correctly predicted the future in 1983. Or did he?

Well, Taylor Swift fans might disagree…

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Paul Mccartney Reveals Insights On Early Beatles Band Dynamics

Paul McCartney shares insights into Stuart Sutcliffe's time in The Beatles and his own musical journey on his podcast.

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Granny Takes a Trip: Cult 1960s Kings Road boutique beloved by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones is back

Granny Takes A Trip, the epicentre of Swinging London, is being reinvented in unexpected ways — we go inside the new Hackney HQ

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"I never intended the statement to mean 'Paul McCartney quits Beatles'... It was all a misunderstanding. I just thought 'Christ, what have I done? Now we’re in for it'": The day the world learned the Fab Four were over

McCartney spilled the beans on this day in 1970

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'At his musical core, John Lennon had a wonderful way with chords': Here are 4 of his Beatles voicings and guitar rhythm ideas to inspire you

All my strumming, I will send to you

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"Songwriting for me, at the time of Rubber Soul, was a bit frightening because John and Paul had been writing since they were three years old": How The Beatles raised their game in 1965 to create a masterpiece that "broke everything open"

The Beatles' sixth album Rubber Soul was a colossal creative leap and marked the point at which albums began to be viewed as works of real artistic merit

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'Many classic songs use chords that sit outside of the regular shapes that we learn in the early stages of playing': 9 iconic guitar chords from classic songs and how to play them

From The Beatles to Bond, Mr Britherside to Hendrix and The Police – these are historic chords

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How the Beatles won Australia over minus the razzmatazz

In an era of blockbuster tours, a Beatles fan remembers how four boys in plain suits and ties captured Australia's heart without the fuss 60 years ago.

Marie Claire

Paul McCartney Reacts to Beyoncé Covering "Blackbird" on 'Cowboy Carter'

The Beatles legend wrote the famous song about Little Rock Nine, who faced discrimination in 1957 after they enrolled in a desegregated high school.

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Paul Mccartney's Involvement In Beyoncé's 'Blackbird' Cover Revealed

Paul McCartney's involvement in Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' album with a cover of The Beatles' 'Blackbird' showcases a blend of iconic music.

Guitar World

“I bought a right-handed Hofner, re-strung it and learned to play like a lefty, which was a nightmare”: How The Bootleg Beatles’ Steve White became a carbon-copy Paul McCartney

Think you can play a bit like Sir Paul? It’s not as easy as you think, says Bootleg Beatles bassist Steve White

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What The Beatles and Beyoncé's 'Blackbird' means to this Little Rock Nine member

A fan of both The Beatles and Beyoncé, 82-year-old Melba Pattillo Beals says the song is more special to her than ever. She is one of the Black students who helped desegregate U.S. public schools.

The Guardian - UK

A new moment to arise: Beyoncé’s cover of the Beatles’ Blackbird is a timely masterstroke

Penned by Paul McCartney as tribute to the civil rights movement, and featuring Black female country artists, it makes perfect sense for the superstar to feature it on Cowboy Carter

Evening Standard

Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter album review: Bey's country journey is an ambitious thrill ride

This mix of innovation and tradition – which includes a stunning cover of The Beatles’ Blackbird – takes country music and Americana and creates something exciting and fresh

Guitar World

“The Beatles connection aside, this is an excellent fuzz pedal in its own right”: Aclam The Mocker review

Aclam revives a rare fuzz circuit from a vintage Vox amp used by The Beatles

MusicRadar

“You can almost hear The Beatles influence and the Led Zeppelin influence at the front of the song”: How Dave Mustaine channelled unlikely influences for Megdeth's Hangar 18

"These were songs that I took with me to that first band – didn’t get a chance to get them out in my second band – but my third one I did”

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