Beatles News
Despite growing up in the shadow of his rock star father -- former Beatle Paul McCartney -- James McCartney has mostly remained out of the limelight over the years... until now! ET recently sat down with the singer/songwriter in London as he prepares to follow in his famous father's footsteps by releasing his first full-length album and embarking an a major US tour.
Before incessant screaming and the rigors of touring took their toll, the Beatles had become one of the most polished live bands on the road. From 1962-1965, the group performed on 52 BBC programs, beginning with a March 1, 1962 appearance on “Teenager’s Turn-Here We Go,” and ending with the special “The Beatles Invite You to Take a Ticket to Ride” (recorded on May 26, 1965)
(Introduction: In this interview we conducted by email, Alan Mann talks about his newly published “The Teacher – Tony Sheridan,” a biography of Tony Sheridan. The book is the product of extensive interviews with Sheridan and contains some fascinating insights into the Beatles in their early days.
He got Sheridan to open about about rumors that he provided the Beatles with drugs (“utterly preposterous and insulting”).
Acorn, according to publisher OR Books, is an extension of the 'intricate strands' Ono first wove in Grapefruit, published in 1964
"Poetry in action with participation," is how artist and musician Yoko Ono describes her new book of "instructional poetry" – the first she has published solo in almost 50 years.
On Thursday, well ahead of Candlestick Park in San Francisco, the site of the Beatles' final ticketed concert, being demolished next year, columnist Peter Hurtlaub of the San Francisco Chronicle ran a humorous list of who should have the honor of blowing up the place.....
The Beatles man lived at 20 Forthlin Road in Liverpool from 1955-1964
The front door from Paul McCartney's childhood home has sold for £5,000.
The door from 20 Forthlin Road, Allerton, Liverpool went for the top estimate at auction yesterday (April 10). The auction took place at Dominic Winter Auctioneers in Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
McCartney remains Britain's wealthiest musician, according to the Sunday Times Rich List. The newspaper estimated Thursday April 11, 2013 that the ex-Beatle shares a 680 million pound ($1.05 billion) fortune with his third wife, Nancy Shevell, whose family owns a U.S. trucking company. McCartney has topped the musicians’ list every year since it was first compiled in 1989.
How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin tells the extraordinary and untold story of how the Beatles punctured the Iron Curtain. In a personal journey through Russia by award-winning director Leslie Woodhead, he tells in first-person accounts the story of a secret revolution which contributed to the fall of communism.
If his last album seemed to be about coming to terms with John Lennon, both the good and the bad of their sometimes estranged relationship, Julian Lennon's new single "Someday" is about rushing toward that shared legacy — and pulling it in close.
April 10 marks the 43rd anniversary of the breakup of The Beatles, one of the most beloved rock bands in history.
After months of speculation from fans and industry insiders about The Beatles' inevitable end, Paul McCartney announced in a press release published April 10, 1970, that he would no longer perform or record with John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.
