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Ringo Starr is Underrated

ringo starr, beatlesWhen I think about the renowned British rock band The Beatles, I automatically envision John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Even George Harrison springs to mind before Beatles drummer Ringo Starr. To be fair, Ringo Starr probably deserves far more recognition than he commonly receives. As the drummer in The Beatles, Starr initiated a fresh style of rhythm in pop music. If you... Read More
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Ringo Starr Kicks Off North American Tour

The Beatles may not have performed live for more than four decades but fans still can’t get enough of the music the remaining band members are still making. It has been a long time since Ringo Starr had a mop top but he is still performing with an all star crew he put together. Ringo doesn’t have enough fan support to fill monster arenas anymore but enough Beatles fans... Read More with Video
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Never Before Seen Portraits of Beatles Hit NYC Exhibition

beatles, john lennon The Beatles are still making headlines after intimate portraits of Ringo Starr and John Lennon went on display in a New York City exhibition yesterday. The portraits have never been released to the public, making them a great weekend activity for all the Beatles music lovers out in New York.

One of the coolest facts about the pictures is that Nancy Andrews, once Ringo... Read More
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Paul McCartney is Still Rocking


I think one of the reasons that the Beatles have been enduringly popular from the 1960s until now is that ordinary people can relate to them. The Beatles come from working class roots, and none of them ever forgot where they came from. Paul McCartney has always kept it real. That’s why the latest news about him returning to his hometown, Liverpool, to play a show at... Read More with Video
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The Sound Of Beatles Music Is Still Fantastic

beatles, beatles music I have enjoyed the sounds of Beatles music for as long as I can remember. The Beatles were at the height of their popularity when I was a young child, so I remember the Beatles music very well. These fabulous four young men, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, were music idols that left a lasting impression on the generation that closely followed... Read More
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Classic Quotes from John Lennon and McCartney

The Beatles were one of the most influential set of musicians in the history of music. They were respected not only for their musical talents but also for their personal opinions. I have found some of the best Beatles quotes said throughout their long standing careers.

John Lennon:
“My role in society, or any artist’s or poet’s role, is to try and express what we all feel.... Read More with Video
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Beatles: the legend on cds, mp3s, . . .

It's no secret that the Beatles are a legend. It's also no secret that their music is a living legend (of course, two of the Beatles, George Harrison and John Lennon, have gone to the big rock concert in the sky!).

However, there are few bands that achieve such success, in such a short span of time, as the Beatles have.

Why? Well, the Beatles had an incredible energy and... Read More
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Liverpool Decrees First-Ever Beatles Day!

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Like a massive cultural freight train, the Beatles keep chugging on through the decades, and it seems that nobody can get enough of those lovable mop-tops, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney. To celebrate their most famous native sons, the Beatles' hometown of Liverpool has decreed an official Beatles Day on July 10th, 2008. Businesses throughout... Read More
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The Beatles are pure nostalgia, today!

There were no computers in every household then. Young men were burning their draft cards and running to Canada. Young Americans were challenging their parents double standards and the war. Most people still watched the news on black and white TV when the Beatles stormed the world with their music. They were great. So were their songs. Their music reflected the spirit... Read More
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The Beatles Music on American Idol Seemed Uninspired

beatles, beatles music How many of you out there in electron land caught the American Idol show devoted to the Beatles music just a few weeks ago? I did, and was just shocked at the interpretations that some of these young aspiring singers gave to the Beatles music. It was as if they had not heard many Beatles tunes before they were handed their assignments to sing a Beatles tune. I was watching... Read More
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Friend of Beatles: Neil Aspinall Dies

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A close friend and former road manager of the Beatles, Neil Aspinall, has died today. Aspinall was so close thathe was sometimes referred to as the fifth member of The Beatles. Aspinall died of lung cancer in New York. Hewas 66.

After going to school in Liverpool with both Paul McCartney and George Harrison, Aspinall became a... Read More
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Beatles music still loved by hundreds of millions of people all over the world

Your teenage kids may tell you that the Beatles music is too old-school to rock out to now, but don’t have any of that. The Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, wrote some of the best songs of any era and made some classic music. Their work is revered, and is still being played on a Beatles CD, with younger musicians still trying to unlock... Read More
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American Idol Features Beatles Music

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The Beatles music brought out both the best and the worst in the American Idol top twelve. Chikezie, Carly Smithson, David Cook, and Brook White delivered four of the best performances in the competition so far. Ramiele Malubay, David Hernandez, Kristy Lee Cook, and David Archuleta delivered four of the worst performances in the... Read More

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Want to Make Beatles Music? Here's How

Are you interested in emulating the sounds of Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon and Ringo Starr? Here is how. Giles Martin the son of the George Martin who produced much of the Beatles music has begun offering musical tutorials that will show you how to play classic Beatles music to the "T". His video tutorials can be found at a website called iVideosongs whi... Read More with Video

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Why “The Beatles” Never Went on a Reunion Tour

BeatlesIs has been thirty years since the untimely demise of the beloved John Lennon. A dramatic and sudden ending point to his legendary rock band, The Beatles, that paved the roads of Rock'n'Roll glory in the 60's and the 70's by breaking through the top Pop Charts with hit after hit and even clogging up the Top Ten Billboards at one point with five hits on the same Top Ten... Read More

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The Beatles-1967

During this time, there were no more touring to be done, the group had formed The Beatles & Co.(a legal partnership to handle all of their business affairs that held them together until 1977. Each of the band members started to noticeably have their own interests:

Like John, who tried acting, but decided that he didn't like it or the company of most of the actors that... Read More

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The Beatles

How cool would it have been to meet John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr? I truly wish that I had that opportunity! Of course the Beatles became famous when I was a little kid and there was no way that I'd be able to go to one of their concerts and meet them in person.

Even though I didn't get to meet the Beatles in person, I feel that I've gotten... Read More

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Beatles Music Has Passed The Tests Of Time

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Until recently I had not realized how much work is actually involved in the forming of a band let alone creating a band as successful as the Beatles. Beatles music has definitely lasted through and passed the test of time by continuing to be as popular now as it has been for decades. When four completely different personalities decide to get together and pursue a common... Read More

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Last Night's Grammy's Honored The Beatles

beatles, beatles music Last night the Grammy's were on and to commemorate the 50th Anniversary, they honored the Beatles music, which was so appropriate because the Beatles music made an indelible footprint on the history of rock and roll, whose genre seems to have its own place in history. The Beatles wrote brilliant melodies and lyrics, which catapulted them to the top of their field in no... Read More

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History of Beatles music

The Beatles music that came to personify the counterculture of the 1960s.


The principal members, all born in Liverpool, England, of the Beatles music rock band were Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. John Lennon wrote much of the Beatles music. The group began with the pairing of McCartney and Lennon in 1956; Harrison joined in 1957, and Stu... Read More

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Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now yesterday is today.

No doubt, if you're a Beatles fan, you're dated. I have always contended that which is truly beautiful will never go out of style. That is exactly how I feel about Beatles music. The Beatles stormed the world with their music. The world loved the Beatles music and the Beatles. Everyone loved John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. To have the... Read More
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The Beatles-1966

It seemed like the Beatles phenomenon had conquered and achieved everything possibly could by the year-1966, but this seemed more like a facade than anything else. In March of 1966, Robert Whittaker had taken official publicity photograghs of the fab four dressed in sweaters and jackets normally, but for some reason in his other photo, they were dressed up in butcher's... Read More with Video

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Ringo Starr walks off Regis show

Ringo Starr is known for being the most amiable of the Beatles, but the rock star showed his tough side Tuesday when he walked off the set of "Live With Regis and Kelly" rather than cut short one of his songs. Slated to perform the title song of his latest cd, "Liverpool 8" with fellow rocker Dave Stewert, Ringo Starr did not realize that his song would have to be cut from... Read More
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Find Beatles CDs online

For those Beatles fans out there check out CD Universe and do a simple search by artist and you will come up with a load of albums on CD and even some DVDs.

At CD Universe you can find CDs by George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr with a list of who they worked with. What else could a Beatles fan want?

CD Universe may just be the only place you need to... Read More
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The Beatles Music will Live Forever

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The Beatles will live forever in the music they created and shared with the world.

  • I feel the kids today have been cheated out of a phenomenal group known as the Beatles. I grew up with their songs. I sang them with my girlfriends, moved to them at the school dances. I even had a crush on Paul McCartney!
  • The young boys from England who made up the band called the Beatles... Read More with Video
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Beatles Music Continues To Be Awe Inspiring

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Talk about legends of all time, the Beatles continue to be as popular now as they have been for many years. What a fabulous four, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, and John Lennon. They have made an impact on music history that has been seconded by no one else. Their music inspires and entertains to the same impressive degree that it has for several decades.... Read More with Video

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The Best of Beatles Music: Help!

Help! was not only a great song but also the name of their fifth album that was released in the summer of ‘65 and a soundtrack inspired Beatles music film. If you have not seen the film that was also released in 1965, I highly recommend it. The summary of the movie is something like this: an eastern cult is sacrificing a woman to their Gods who is supposed to be wearing... Read More with Video

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The Beatles-1965

The Beatles-1965By the year 1965, all of the beatles were pretty much hooked with a partner: John and Cynthia, who were married since 1962, Paul with actress Jane Asher since 1963, George living with model Pattie Boyd since 1964 and Ringo married to Maureen at the start of 1965. During the group's popularity during Beatlemania, the wives and girlfriends of the fab four were often abused... Read More with Video

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Remembering the Beatles

Remembering The BeatlesThe Beatles were one of the most influential music groups of all time. The sheer amount of creative, unique, hit material they produced in such a short period of time is still played today across the world and enjoyed by many. Beatles mania may not be as bad as it was in the 60's and 70's, but they are still a wonderful group to listen to any time you are relaxing or... Read More with Video

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The Beatles-1964

The Beatles 1964Beatlemania was the phenomenon that hit Britain in 1963. The year of 1964 is when The Beatles takes on the rest of the world. Their song: "I Want To Hold Your Hand", released in the US on December 26, 1963, goes from being no.43 to no.1 on the charts in the U.S. By the beginning of April, The Beatles singles ranked on the top five positions on the U.S. Billboard charts and... Read More with Video

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The Beatles Early Years 1957-1963

The Beatles Early Years 1957-1963

March 1957- John Lennon forms The Black Jacks skiffle group which is renamed The Quarry Men.

July 6, 1957- Paul McCartney sees The Quarry Men play at St. Peter's Church garden fete in Liverpool and meets John for the first time.

July 20, 1957- Paul gets invited to join The Quarry Men band.

August 7,1957- The Quarry Men perform at the Cavern Club for the first time.

Feb.6,... Read More with Video

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Time and the Beatles.

Time marches on as we all know. Occasionally some things become timeless and this describes the music of the Beatles. I listen to several rock stations and seldom does a day go by without one of the stations playing a Beatles song. The original members of the Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr created a legend in the music industry with... Read More with Video

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The Beatles - Fab Four History

The BeatlesThe Beatles are considered as the most influential band of the 60's. They definitely changed the face of rock and roll and music for all generations.

It all started in 1956 when John Lennon met Paul McCartney at a local church where John Lennon was performing with a band called the Quarrymen. Paul became a member in late 1957.

The group went through several names before... Read More

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Live Streaming Beatles Music

beatles There are several online radio stations dedicated to the music of the Beatles, much to my listening surprise and pleasure. Listening to the Beatles music online for free is going to help me clean the house on weekends, and watch less TV. I have quite a good collection of Beatles CD's, but some of these stations stream songs that I haven't heard or don't have on CD's. Of... Read More

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The Beatles Tribute Bands

There are lots of musicians who have formed bands throughout the world that have mimicked the likeness of the greatest band that has ever performed on the face of this planet. A band that stands alone in its own right, but with the help of other talented musicians who have given their musical talents to perpetuate the greatness of them: The Beatles. Their likeliness of... Read More with Video

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What more can we say about the Beatles?

What more can we say about the Beatles? Oh, we could probably go on forever. The Beatles had such an impact on the music of that generation. Every time I hear Beatles music it brings back a different memory. Thankfully most of those memories are fun ones full of laughter and happiness. I wonder what really happened to bring it all to an end. It seems to me that once they... Read More with Video

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