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Paul McCartney wishes ‘very happy’ 85th birthday to Ringo Starr

The Beatles drummer hosts an annual ‘peace and love’ moment on the day of his birthday to promote global unity.

Evening Standard

“I think it’s dodgy to do something like that, to be someone’s friend, and then buy the rug they’re standing on”: How a shrewd power move from Michael Jackson permanently dented his friendship with Paul McCartney

Once friends and collaborators, Michael Jackson’s seizure of the Beatles’ publishing rights from Paul would distance the music heavyweights

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Sir Ringo Starr provides 'extensive notes' for biopic director Sir Sam Mendes

Sir Ringo Starr has been offering advice to Sir Sam Mendes, as he works on a biopic of the Beatles star.

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Zak Starkey 'doesn't know what's happening' with The Who

Zak Starkey "doesn't know what the f*** is happening" with his position in The Who but has accepted that is just part of the "craziness" of the group.

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'Say hello to Ringo Starr...' Which Gavin and Stacey star was at drummer's historic first Beatles show?

Gavin and Stacey star Alison Steadman has revealed she was in the crowd at the first concert that Sir Ringo Starr ever played with The Beatles.

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Drummer Zak Starkey on whether he’s really been sacked by The Who: ‘I don’t know what the f*** is happening’

INTERVIEW: Known for powering the beats behind Oasis and Johnny Marr, the drumming dynamo and son of Ringo Starr is hitting a new groove. As he tells Mark Beaumont, he’s thriving in cosmic supergroup Mantra of the Cosmos, but there’s a twist: he’s still not entirely sure if he’s in…

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Ozzy Osbourne admits he 'couldn't' duet with idol Paul McCartney

Ozzy Osbourne has made no secret of the fact he loves the Beatles - but he would be hesitant about duetting with Paul McCartney.

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New data reveals The Beatles song that most guitarists, pianists and drummers want to learn to play - but bassists have a different favourite

Muse Group has crunched the numbers

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Three members of the Beatles' sons feature on new Mantra Of The Cosmos tune Rip Off

Three sons born to Beatles feature on a new song by Mantra Of The Cosmos.

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Zak Starkey doesn't have 'loads of money' like other Beatles' children

Sir Ringo Starr's drummer son Zak Starkey has insisted he isn't wealthy like the other children of the Beatles because they inherited money from their parents.

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13 worst songs by brilliant artists, from The Beatles to Taylor Swift

THE COUNTDOWN: Not even the greatest musicians in the world can put out golden hits all the time. Kevin E G Perry reaches for his earplugs and asks, where did it all go wrong?

The Independent UK

Paul McCartney unwittingly met the girl who’d later inspire the Beatles’ She’s Leaving Home years before writing the song

She’d later crop up in a newspaper story and trigger Paul to pen the Sgt. Pepper classic - but did he remember that he’d already met the girl in question?

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“I was broke. I only had $200 and we booked a gig. There was this guitar at a pawn shop that had been there for years...” How George Thorogood stumbled across the Gibson that became his go-to guitar – a week before his first gig with the Destroyers

Thorogood recounts how he originally opted for a now-discontinued hollowbody – with a little inspiration from the Beatles and Keith Richards

Guitar World

Lord Woodbine: The forgotten sixth Beatle

Lord Woodbine taught the Fab Four the blues– but was written out of pop history. Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and James McGrath pay tribute

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Watch Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney covering The Beatles onstage in Liverpool last night

The Macca-Springsteen love-in continued in The Beatles’ hometown last night

Guitar World

“With The Beatles there are two periods: the early albums, where they would recreate what they did live – and the post-’65 overdub era”: Was Paul McCartney singing while he recorded this bass track? There are audible cues in the final mix

Legendary session bassist and member of the Fab Faux Will Lee takes a closer look at Abbey Road classic Oh! Darling, and unpacks Macca's genius approach to reimagining a doo-wop bassline

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“I still remember the fascination of hearing Sgt. Pepper for the first time. It's The Beatles — but they're pretending to be another band? It breaks all the rules”: Gene Simmons salutes the Fab Four

"It was almost music hall stuff," he says

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Paul McCartney was ‘pretty terrified’ to work with Barbra Streisand on new duet

The Beatles star recorded a new version of his track, My Valentine, with the Funny Girl star.

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“The Höfner is so light, it encouraged me to play with a light touch and be more adventurous with it. I’d play it more like a guitar”: Why Paul McCartney’s violin bass was essential in creating his most playful bassline on Sgt. Pepper’s

The Beatles took Lovely Rita into Studio Two of Abbey Road on February 23rd, 1967 – McCartney’s faithful Höfner came along for the ride

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The Beatles for West End musical?

The Beatles are heading for the West End as Richard Curtis plans to turn 'Yesterday' into a musical.

Guitar World

“A rare and culturally critical guitar directly tied to the end of the Beatles and Cream”: A 1913 Gibson acoustic – played and owned by George Harrison and Eric Clapton – has been listed on Reverb

The historically significant guitar was featured on the final albums by the Beatles and Cream and helped launch the guitarists' solo careers

Latin Times

Mexican Band at Center of 'Narco' Music Scandal Compares Itself to The Beatles

At a recent court appearance, a spokesperson for the band wore a Beatles shirt to make a statement about government persecution of musicians.

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“Mick looked peeved. The Beatles had upstaged him”: When the Beatles stole the Rolling Stones’ thunder and dropped Hey Jude at the Beggars Banquet launch party

It was supposed to be Jagger’s night - but a stealthy Paul McCartney had other ideas…

The Independent UK

The Beatles biopic is being brought to us by a trio of white men – how boringly predictable

STATE OF THE ARTS: As three male writers are announced as the people behind the new, four-part Beatles biopic – along with director Sam Mendes and stars including Paul Mescal and Barry Keoghan – Laura Barton asks why women, despite propelling the band to glory, are rarely considered an authority…

The Independent UK

Never-before-seen 1983 Thomas & Friends pilot voiced by Ringo Starr revealed

A never-before-seen pilot of Thomas & Friends, featuring the iconic narration of The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, has been released to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the tank engine franchise.

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