WHEN Mark Chapman fired four shots into John Lennon four decades ago there seemed little doubt who was responsible for the cold-blooded murder.
Immediately after the shooting outside the former Beatles star’s New York home on December 8, 1980, the killer dropped his gun and waited for the police to arrive…
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As a member of Booker T. and the MGs, Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn cut an instrumental version of the Beatles’ Abbey Road. But the experience wasn’t all that satisfying…
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The bridge was the one thing the purists just couldn’t cross, but those who did found an acoustic bursting with songs and a tone that could not be matched…
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“Now and Then” claims the top spot on Adult Alternative Airplay…
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The Penny Lane street sign is back in Liverpool nearly five decades after a group of tipsy university students wrested it from its home beneath the city’s clear suburban skies…
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Today’s seniors aren’t what they used to be.
Writer Stephen King recently turned 76. Rock legends Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr just released the final Beatles song at the age of 81 and 83 respectively. Captain James T. Kirk himself, the venerable William Shatner, is 92…
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“OK! This is the All-Starr Band!” declared Ringo Starr last month in New Buffalo, Michigan, dashing onto the stage to begin the evening as emcee before moving to the drum set later. “Every one of you will know at least two songs!” joked the Beatle, setting the stage for the extravaganza to come. Touring behind
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Was there anyone who didn’t have an opinion — and the strong need to express it — when the Beatles’ “last single,” “Now and Then,” came out earlier this month? The surviving members’ long-aborning completion of a 1970s John Lennon demo profoundly moved millions of fans…
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Did John Lennon really sing on the Beatles’ new song? Ringo Starr addresses ‘terrible rumors’ and ‘bulls—t’ about John Lennon’s involvement in the new Beatles song, ‘Now And Then.’ Apropos of the band that released it, the Beatles’ new (final?) song, “Now And Then,” is still making headlines nearly a month after its debut…
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The trio teamed up for a cover of The Beatles’ “Let It Be…
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