born on 06/18/1942 at 2:00 p.m. in Liverpool-Anfield Instruments: bass guitar, guitar, drums, piano, banjo Parents:James McCartney (1902-1976) & Mary Patricia Mohin (1909-1956) Marriage: April 15, 1941 in Liverpool Brothers and sisters: Peter Michael, born 07.01.1944 in Liverpool Ruth, born: 1959 (half-sister) Fiancée: Jane Asher, born April 5th, 1946 in …
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born: 09.10.1940 at 6:30 p.m. in Liverpool-Woolton,died: December 8th, 1980 at 11:07 pm in New York Instruments: rhythm guitar, harmonica, piano Parents:Alfred Lennon (1912-1976) & Julia Stanley (1914-1958) Married: December 3rd, 1938 in Liverpool, separation: 1945 Brothers and sisters: Victoria Elizabeth, born on June 19, 1945 in Liverpool Julia was …
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A lost song has emerged in an attic in Birmingham, which was recorded by Beatles musicians George Harrison and Ringo Starr in the late 1960s. According to the Beatles Museum in Liverpool, the piece of music has the title “Radge Shaam” and was written by the journalist Suresh Joshi. He …
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Paul McCartney, 79, ex-Beatle, rejects any guilt. The musician again contradicted rumors that he was responsible for the band’s breakup in 1970. “I didn’t initiate the break. That was our Johnny,” said McCartney, referring to his co-songwriter John Lennon. If Lennon hadn’t left the band, their career could have lasted …
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OCTOBER 10, 1939 – Eleanor Rigby died in her sleep of unknown causes at the age of 44. But according to songwriter Paul McCartney, the 1966 Beatles’ song that featured her name wasn’t written about her. In fact, McCartney’s first draft of the song’s melody came to him as he experimented …
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OCTOBER 14, 1971 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared on ABC-TV’s “The Dick Cavett Show” to promote John’s new album “Imagine”, Yoko’s new book, and their art exhibition that opened on John’s 31st birthday (October 9th) at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, New York, and ran until …
Read More »OCTOBER 15, 1995 – Paul and Linda McCartney were the guest voices on Fox-TV’s The Simpsons in an episode called “Lisa the Vegetarian.” McCartney’s only stipulation for appearing was that Lisa’s decision to become a vegetarian would be a permanent character change, to which producer David Mirkin agreed. Dan Castellaneta, the …
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OCTOBER 15, 1960 – The Beatles (minus Pete Best) and two members of Rory Storm’s Hurricanes (Ringo Starr and Lu Walters) recorded a version of George Gershwin’s “Summertime” in a Hamburg, Germany recording studio backing Walters. The track which was cut onto a 78-rpm disc marked the first session that included …
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The composer of numerous memorable songs, George Harrison is a Beatles member rather on the background just like Ringo Starr compared to John Lennon and Paul McCartney.George Harrison started to play in The Beatles when he was 16 years old and the other band members saw him as a child. …
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Yoko Ono and John Lennon were preparing an album called Double Fantasy to symbolize their come back 5 years later. John Lennon said, “I wouldn’t be surprised if people say, there is nothing these two will not do for promotion when people listen to this album.”But the things happened on …
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