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John Lennon Letter To Paul McCartney Up For Auction

John Lennon wrote Paul McCartney and his wife a letter in 1971, and now Rolling Stone is reporting that the letter is going up for Auction. The letter is expected to sell for around $60,000. […]

2013/03/29

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Not Fade Away: The Beatles’ ‘Please Please Me’ LP Turns 50

In Not Fade Away, we take a look at the legacy of some of the greatest albums of the past few decades – some iconic, some lesser known – as they celebrate significant anniversaries. Here, […]

2013/03/25

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February 28th, 1967:  The Beatles are in the studio, rehearsing “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds.”   Since it’s such a complex song, they rehearse and arrange it so much that they don’t have time to […]

2013/02/28

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February 20th, 1967:  John Lennon is unable to find a real steam organ for the recording session for “Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite,”  but George Martin and Geoff Emerick find a tape of […]

2013/02/20

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Beatles Calendar

February 17th, 1967:  The Beatles are recording “Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite.”  John Lennon literally grabbed the lyrics from  an antique poster for a circus performance from 1843. 

2013/02/17

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February 15th, 1964:  The Beatles do a phone interview with Dick Clark, to be played back on “American Bandstand.”

2013/02/15

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12 Questions Google Assumes You Have About The Beatles

No matter how big of a Beatles fan you may be, there are still little bits of information about your favorite Liverpudlians you won’t know. That’s why Google is beautiful. This powerful tool will search […]

2013/02/14

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February 8th, 1964:  The Beatles rehearsed for their Ed Sullivan appearance  at Studio 50, Broadway and West 53rd Street.

2013/02/08

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Jukebox Jury: Should Artists’ Careers Continue After Death?

Welcome to Jukebox Jury, our new music debate show where experts face off and a jury of fans decides the winner. THE CASE: When our musical idols passed away in generations past, they left behind […]

2013/02/05

Beatlemania Exhibition Opening

Beatles Calendar

January 31st, 1969:  The Beatles (with Billy Preston) record “Two of Us,” “The Long and Winding Road” and “Let It Be.”  The boys are not happy with the sessions at all.

2013/01/31

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