John Lennon was the first Beatle to have both a wife and a child. He married Cynthia Lennon just before the explosion of Beatlemania because they discovered she was pregnant. […]
John Lennon said The Beatles’ “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” features a “fantastic machine.” In addition, the instrument appears on other songs from Abbey Road. John felt George Harrison […]
Elvis Presley continued pushing himself physically in 1977 as he readied for another tour. The entertainer was still a profitable concert draw as faithful fans flocked to see The King […]
It is hard to believe that so many years have passed since Elvis Presley’s tragic death. He was loved by so many, both for his contributions to music and his […]
Though Johnny Carson never hosted Elvis Presley on The Tonight Show, the two were supposedly mutual fans. Of course, the King of Late Night sometimes included humorous comments about the […]
Elvis Presley made songs of many different varieties. A songwriter said he wanted the hit song he wrote for the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll to sound “guttural and sexy.” […]
When Elvis Presley met 14-year-old Priscilla [Beaulieu] Presley while stationed in Germany as a soldier for the United States Army, little did he know she would later become his wife. […]
Elvis Presley was devoted to his only daughter, Lisa Marie Presley. He cherished the time when Lisa lived at Graceland full-time before he and her mother, Priscilla Presley, divorced. After […]
In 1969, The Beatles attended a Christmas party at Apple Corps. The previous year, George Harrison had invited the Hells Angels to a party that quickly devolved into chaos. At […]
In 1967, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr took out a full-page ad in the Times about drugs. The Beatles believed Britain should legalize marijuana, so they […]