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Beatles' first manager and original Jacaranda owner Allan Williams dies
By Sophie Mccoid, Liverpool Echo
30 December, 2016
Tributes have begun to pour in for the music industry legend
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Paul McCartney: 'George Michael's Sweet Soul Music Will Live On'
Rolling Stone
26 December, 2016
Paul McCartney paid tribute to the late George Michael, who he collaborated with, in a statement posted on the Beatles great's website.
Also: Paul McCartney leaves touching tribute to George Michael |
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Paul McCartney's Christmas treat for fans? A bumper wordsearch
By Hannah Furness, Telegraph.co.uk
28 December, 2016
In their Sixties heyday, fans were famous for screaming, fainting and offering their knickers in a frenzy that coined its own enduring nickname: Beatlemania.
Also: Here comes the sun! Shirtless Sir Paul McCartney, 74, and daughter Stella, 45, soak up some rays as they go for a Christmas Day dip in St Barts ; Sir Paul McCartney wants to banish meat once a week |
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Former Beatles gig promoter Sam Leach dies at 81
BY Alan Weston, Liverpool Echo
21 December, 2016
A key figure in the early years of The Beatles has died, it was announced today.
Also: Day I cut John Lennon's first record ; Beatlemania started in Finsbury Park? Tell me why... ; I met a star: John, Paul, George - and Chris |
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Getting into the Christmas spirit! Paul McCartney and wife Nancy bundle up in coordinating coats after enjoying a festive family lunch
Daily Mail
24 December, 2016
Bundled up against the elements, they looked like any other couple heading out after a festive lunch.
Also: Paul McCartney Explains Intimate Club Show ; PlayStation VR update: Sony launches MASSIVE new feature to tempt casual fans ; Flying home for Christmas! Paul McCartney, 74, and wife Nancy Shevell, 57, are sartorially in sync at JFK airport |
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Paul McCartney Preps Huge Reissue With Rare Elvis Costello Demos
By Jon Blistein, RollingStone.com
15 December, 2016
Paul McCartney will reissue his 1989 album, Flowers In the Dirt, with a slew of rare demos with Elvis Costello and never-before-seen video footage March 24th via MPL/Capitol/UMe.
Also: Paul McCartney Announces Expanded Reissue of ‘Flowers in the Dirt’ ; Sir Paul McCartney and wife Nancy Shevell support son-in-law at screening of his latest film in NYC ; Paul McCartney Was Like a Band on the Run Monday Night at Son-in-Law’s Movie Premiere ; Sing Cast, Paul McCartney Sing Wonderful Christmastime On Fallon's Tonight Show (Watch Now) ; Paul McCartney tribute to Devon Green voice at 50 |
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Classic John Lennon videos added to YouTube in time for Christmas
By Nick Levine, NME
20 December, 2016
Videos for iconic solo songs including 'Imagine', 'Jealous Guy' and 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)' are now streaming for free. |
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Joe Walsh Honored by Ringo Starr, Other Music Greats at Seattle Museum’s Annual Awards Gala
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By ABC News Radio
14 December, 2016
This past week, Joe Walsh was honored for his career contributions to popular music at a star-studded gala held in Seattle at the Museum of Pop Culture, a.k.a. MoPOP. |
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Beatles magazine signed by the Fab Four unwittingly donated to a charity shop
Express.co.uk
15 December, 2016
A Beatles fanclub magazine unwittingly donated to a charity shop in a box of records has sold for almost £6,500 because it was autographed by the Fab Four.
Also: French Beatlemaniac sells 15,000 items of a lifetime’s memorabilia ; Sound engineer Richard Lush to take Q & A on Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band ; Major Private Collector Partners With PledgeMusic To Launch Sale Of Extensive Music Memorabilia Collection |
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RIP John Lennon - look back at the night the Beatles legend died
By Amy Browne, Liverpool Echo
8 December, 2016
Today marks the 36th anniversary of the death of John Lennon
Also: Yoko Ono makes plea for gun control on anniversary of John Lennon’s murder ; George Harrison's estate posts throwback tribute to John Lennon ; John Lennon Fans Remember Former Beatle in Central Park on 36th Anniversary of His Death (inc. video). |
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John Lennon’s brush with late-night television
By Steve Trevelise, New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio
8 December, 2016
magine John Lennon with his own Saturday night TV talk show! It almost happened in 1972.
Also: Rolling Stones releases Lennon’s last interview ; John Lennon’s Irish roots and fierce support of Irish independence ; Tomorrow Never Knows The Beatles’ John Lennon warned he’d be ‘shot on an island’ over a decade before his Manhattan murder ; John Lennon's piano hitting right notes in Portrush |
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The sad story of Jimmie Nicol who became a Beatle for two weeks after standing in for Ringo Starr
By Natalie Keegan, The Sun
5 December, 2016
Jimmie Nicol joined the band for a short stint in 1964 – after Ringo Starr was hospitalised with tonsillitis
Also: All you need: A chat with Beatles expert Mark Lewisohn ; Man nabbed with £30k in bootleg Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan and Pink Floyd CDs ; The Beatles in Aldershot: 55 years since the Fab Four played to just 18 people |
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Grammy Nominations: Ron Howard, Brian Grazer Bask in Beatles’ Glow With Music Film Nomination
By Cynthia Littleton, Variety
6 December, 2016
The five nominees for Grammy’s best music film category run the gamut from the Beatles to Beyonce, from Yo-Yo Ma to the Grand Ole Opry to the peripatetic work life of top DJ Steve Aoki.
Also: 'The Beatles: Eight Days a Week' Producer Nigel Sinclair 'Honored' by Best Music Film Grammy Nomination ; Director Ron Howard reacts to the Grammy nomination for his Beatles documentary ; Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop and David Bowie Earn Grammy Nominations ; Calgary-born James Teej up for Grammy Award for Paul McCartney remix |
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