Will Anyone Ever Pass The Beatles for Most Billboard No. 1 Hits?
It’s been over 55 years since The Beatles first came crashing into America and nearly half-a-century since the band split up. Yet in all that time, no one has come […]
What Drove John Lennon Nuts About Paul’s Greatest Beatles Song
What is the greatest Paul McCartney song from his time in The Beatles? There are many to choose from, but one consensus pick has been “Yesterday.” Chuck Berry admired it, […]
Ringo Starr Said This Song Is a Perfect New Year’s Anthem
Ringo Starr recorded a song from one of the most important songwriters of the 1980s and 1990s. He said it would be a great New Year’s anthem. Despite this, the […]
Which Beatle Played the Tricky Keyboard Solo on ‘In My Life’?
There’s no denying that 1965’s Rubber Soul was a breakthrough for The Beatles. With that record, the band had moved far beyond the “Love Me Do” and “From Me to […]
Did Nixon Really Try to Deport John Lennon?
If you thought a thin-skinned U.S. president trying to deport people he doesn’t like is a new development … well, have we got a story for you. In fact, it’s […]
How Many Beatles Songs Did Paul McCartney Play Drums on?
If you want to match each Beatle to his instrument, it generally doesn’t take much work. Paul McCartney played bass; John Lennon played rhythm guitar; George Harrison played lead guitar; […]
Is The Beatles’ ‘Yesterday’ Really the Most-Covered Song of All Time?
On June 28, the Danny Boyle film Yesterday hit theaters worldwide. In the movie, a supernatural event occurs that wipes every Beatles song out of existence — save for one […]
The Day George Harrison Decided to Quit the Beatles
How tense were things during the last two years The Beatles were together? Put it this way: Every member of the band either threatened to quit or actually walked out […]
The Paul McCartney Album John Lennon Described as ‘Rubbish’
After a band breaks up, what are old friends to do? In the case of Led Zeppelin, when a death ended the group’s run, the solution was to pack it […]
How Ringo Starr and John Lennon Moved On From The Beatles Together
If you read about the breakup of The Beatles, it’s impossible to ignore the various hostilities among the band members. The feud between John Lennon and Paul McCartney always attracted […]