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Set for auction on June 30th is a copy of the 1974 document freeing the Beatles from their legal partnership to each other, which was signed by all four members. The “break-up” agreement is expected to sell for up to $500,000 at via Gotta Have Rock And Roll auctions.
According to the auction house: “By 1974, after years of litigation, the band had reached an accord, and the documents were supposed to be signed on December 19th at a meeting at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan (where the Beatles had stayed during their first trip to the United States). (Paul) McCartney and (George) Harrison were there in person, while (Ringo) Starr, having already signed the document, was on the telephone. Although (John) Lennon lived a short distance from the Plaza, he left his former bandmates waiting, purportedly giving the excuse: 'the stars aren’t right' (in reality his absence was due to lingering concerns over taxation). Ten days later, the stars aligned in Disney World of all places.”
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'Here Comes The Sun' is a gorgeous ode to new beginnings and remains a firm favourite of The Beatles' entire repertoire.
This is arguably the most feel-good song The Beatles ever wrote, a continual favourite when the summer finally comes around again after the long winter.
It's almost impossible not to feel optimistic listening to 'Here Comes The Sun' - you can tangibly hear the sense of relief about the seasons changing, or the new dawn beginning.
In recent years, the song has even provided solace and hope for people living in dark, difficult times, as there's always the prospect of a new day and a fresh start.
Despite the sheer amount of chart hits and classic tracks that have soundtracked people's lives since they formed, the gorgeous ode to change remains a firm favourite of The Beatles' entire repertoire.
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Sir Paul McCartney has dedicated a segment of his exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery to his ex-fiancée, Jane Asher.
The iconic musician, who was famously dumped by Asher on live television in 1968, has now paid tribute to her and her family in his latest show, titled ‘Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm’.
The exhibit titled ‘At Home with the Ashers’ features black and white photographs of Asher and describes her as an “inspiration”. The pictures, according to a description panel, offer a more intimate and thoughtful perspective than McCartney’s other works from that time period.
The exhibition also reveals that McCartney met Asher when he was 21 and she was 17, at a concert broadcasted on the BBC.
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George Harrison felt undervalued by his bandmates, but George Martin admitted he treated him the same way. He shared why he overlooked Harrison.For years, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr worked with producer George Martin. While Martin was initially hesitant to produce for The Beatles, he ultimately settled into a long and prosperous career with the band. He enjoyed working with the group but shared that he had one regret. He explained that he didn’t do enough to encourage Harrison’s music. While they resolved their problems, Martin said he only really tolerated Harrison while he was in The Beatles.Harrison often complained about how Lennon and McCartney made him feel undervalued in The Beatles, but Martin also played a role in this. He didn’t think Harrison was as talented as his two bandmates, so he didn’t pay as much attention to him.
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The Beatles catalog includes so many classic and timeless songs, it's easy to forget that not all of them are gold. As their albums got better, and their creative impulses grew stronger, picking out the lesser numbers gets more difficult, as you'll see in the below list of the Worst Song on Every Beatles Album.
Sometimes it was a hastily written and recorded track to fill out an LP length; other times, it was a cover song that was the most skippable song on an album. There are in-studio goofs, foreign-language remakes of a big hit and solo throwaways that don't even make it to the minute mark found below.
Nobody was spared. Paul McCartney and George Harrison are the most represented – the former's love of old-timey music didn't often fit in with the band's experimental nature; the latter didn't hit his songwriting stride until later – but John Lennon takes the lead on a song or two, and even Ringo Starr can be heard in the background of one track, though the songs in which he sings lead are so few that the law of averages works in his favor here.
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James McCartney showed his support for his famous father's new venture on Monday evening.
James, 45, attended the private view of the Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London alongside his dad, 81, and siblings.
Looking the spitting image of his father, James was sharp in a black suit and white shirt for the star-studded event.
James' sisters Mary, 52, and Stella, 50 were also showing their support alongside the Beatles star's wife Nancy and Ronnie Wood and his wife Sally,
After largely shunning the limelight, even working as a waiter in Brighton, James later followed in his father's musical footsteps.
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Contrary to rumor, there is no reason to believe a member of the band T. Rex helped write Ringo Starr's "Back Off Boogaloo."
Ringo Starr’s “Back Off Boogaloo” was inspired by a 1970s rock star who was close friends with Ringo.
Contrary to rumor, the 1970s rock star in question did not co-write the song.
The tune was Ringo’s highest-charting single in the United Kingdom.
Ringo Starr‘s “Back Off Boogaloo” became one of the most famous songs by a former Beatle. Ringo revealed a rock star from the 1970s inspired the song. In addition, the “Photograph” singer said he had to use a child’s toy to complete the hit.
According to the 2015 book Ringo: With a Little Help, Ringo said Marc Bolan, the lead singer of the glam rock band T. Rex, inspired “Back Off Boogaloo. “Marc was a dear friend who used to come into the office when I was running Apple Movies, a big office in town, and the hang-out for myself, Harry Nilsson, and Keith Moon,” he said.
“We’d go on to various venues, but we’d always start down in the office, and Marc was so much fun; he’d tell us how many he was gonna sell and what chart position he’d have,” he said. “We were only 30, then, but we were looking at him like he was some crazy kid.”
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George Harrison was a spiritual being and the conversations Elton John had with him proved that he was something of a wise sageAfter The Beatles disbanded in 1970, Elton John was the most in-demand artist from the U.K. John developed a friendship with John Lennon, as the pair collaborated on several projects. His relationship with George Harrison was less intimate, but Harrison gave Elton John some advice that led the “Tiny Dancer” singer to call him the ‘sage of The Beatles.’”
During the 1970s ad 1980s, John hit the peak of his fame where he was releasing hits like “Bennie and the Jets,” “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” and “Rocket Man”. However, his fame led to excess as he struggled with addiction to alcohol and drugs. In 1990, he took the first step to recovery by checking in to rehab.
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Cat Stevens called George Harrison an "inspiration of mine" before covering 'Here Comes The Sun' at Glastonbury.
There's a reason why it's called the 'Legend's Slot'.
Every Sunday at the gargantuan Glastonbury Festival, the mid-afternoon set is primed for a bonafide legend of music to work their magic.
After a long weekend of partying, exploring, and immersing in all the festival has to offer, festival-goers need a little lift to propel them through the final night ahead.
There's nothing more revitalising than hearing the songs that have soundtracked our entire lives.
In 2023, the coveted Legend's Slot was handed to Yusuf/Cat Stevens, who certainly got the memo when it came to soothing the masses.
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George Harrison. In a way, he’s the most overlooked of the Fab Four. He played guitar in the band and wrote some popular songs like “Here Comes The Sun,” but he never had the prowess Paul McCartney and John Lennon had, nor the goofiness of Ringo Starr.
But in that way, he actually does stand out. The ever-changing, thoughtful, quiet philosopher king of the band.
With so much talent and success to his name, with such a career both with the Beatles and as a solo artist, one may wonder: what did Harrison, who passed away in 2001 at the age of 58, have to say about his time with the former Mop Tops, what about his career after, spirituality and the world around him?
Here are the 25 best George Harrison quotes.
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