1962. Eighteen months before their first visit to the EMI studios in London, The Beatles had been voted Merseyside's favorite outfit and it was inevitable that their first Parlophone record, LOVE ME DO, would go straight into the top of Liverpool's local hit parade. The ...
In1963,theBeatlesreleasedtheirdebutalbum,"PleasePleaseMe,"whichbecameaninstanthit.Theirinfectiousmelodies,tightharmonies,andcatchylyricscaptivatedaudiencesworldwide.Thefollowingyear,theymadetheirhistoricappearanceonTheEdSullivanShow,whichmarkedthebeginningofBeatlemaniaintheUnitedStates.Thousandsofscreamingfansgr...
The Beatles score their 35th top 10 – and first since 1996 – as the song starts at No. 7.
Even as tastes in music and movies changed over the years, t he Beatles and James Bond have both endured. New James Bond films are still made, givingdifferent actorsand directors the opportunity to put their own spin on the super-spy, while the Beatles' music remains as popular as ever, ...
told a woman that drinking a particular vintage of champagne above a certain temperature was "as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs.” And two actors, Margaret Nolan and Richard Vernon, appeared in bothGoldfingerand the Beatles' first movie,A Hard Day's Night, the same year. ...
The Beatles are back Who saw this one coming? The Beatles last new song,the AI-assisted“Now and Then,” is up for record of the year. Released in 2023, thesong utilized artificial intelligenceto extract John Lennon’s voice from an old demo. It’s the same technology used to separate...
Debut of the Beatles Marked the Start of the 1960s, 50 Years AgoFifty years ago on Feb. 9, I "met" the Beatles, like millions ofother Americans, when they...Hendrickson, Mark W
The last album to be released by the Beatles was recorded before 'Abbey Road,' but tumultuous sessions and a messy post-production schedule delayed its debut for a year. In a way, 'Let It Be' makes a pivotal swan song, with many of the songs coming off as eulogies for a once-great...
Linda Ronstadt and Etta James along for the ride. 'Dirty Dancing' brought a slew of pre-Beatles rock and soul oldies back onto the airwaves, and Michael J. Fox and Joan Jett -- in her acting debut -- starred as brother and sister in 'Light of Day,' a tale of a Cleveland bar band...
“In 1962, the Beatles began to perform the song at their gigs, with John Lennon singing lead and playing harmonica. Paul McCartney recalls ‘we did a version of it because we thought it was such a wacky waltz. No one had a 3/4 number. And an R’n’B waltz, that was new!’ ...