Here are links to the latest Beatles-related articles
available online: |
|
 |
These stunning photos capture The Beatles filming in Knole Park in Sevenoaks
By Sian Elvin, Kent Live
21 January, 2017
This month marks the 50th anniversary of when Beatlemania hit Sevenoaks.
Also: Beatles' 'A Day in the Life': 10 Things You Didn't Know ; The Beatles Drum Kit for 'Love Me Do' Up for Auction ; 55 Years Ago: The Beatles Sign Their First Contract With Brian Epstein ; Amazing unseen photos show the Beatles record All You Need Is Love for a global TV audience of 400m people ; Beatles-themed Penny Lane Hotel near McCartney’s childhood home for sale ; Tour the Cavern Club Digitally ; Klaus Voormann ‘Revolver’ Book ‘Enhanced’ Edition Due |
 |
The naked truth about John and Yoko
By Barry Egan, Sunday Independent
30 January, 2017
Life is, John Lennon said, what happens while you are busy making other plans. |
 |
Paul McCartney Sues Sony to Get Back Beatles Songs
TMZ.com
18 January, 2017
Paul McCartney is putting Sony Music on notice ... he's going to reclaim his copyright on a bunch of The Beatles hits in the very near future whether the label likes it or not.
Also: Paul McCartney Sues Sony Over Beatles Music ; Paul McCartney sues Sony/ATV for Beatles music rights ; Paul McCartney Sues to Get Back His Beatles Songs ; Didgeridoos and legal blues: the strange story of how Michael Jackson bought The Beatles ; Denny Laine: ‘Wing(s) Man’ ; Copyright Ownership (That's What McCartney Wants) ; Sir Paul McCartney reveals: "I wrote songs with Elvis Costello the SAME way I did with John Lennon"
|
 |
Ringo Starr's Peace Song 'Now the Time Has Come' Debuts as Free Download
By Steve Marinucci, Billboard
19 January, 2017
“Now the Time Has Come,” a song featuring Ringo Starr that debuted last September for the annual International Day of Peace, is being made available as a free download for the first time. |
 |
George Harrison's Vinyl Box And Book Release On February 24th To Mark His 74th Birthday
PRNewswire
17 January, 2017
The Harrison family is proud to announce the release of George Harrison - The Vinyl Collection (UMe) box set featuring all of George Harrison's solo studio albums in one collection for the first time.
Also: George Harrison’s ‘What Is Life’ Gets a Music Video 46 Years Later (inc. video)
|
 |
The day John Lennon met Paul McCartney - by John's childhood friend (inc. video)
By Catherine Jones, Liverpool Echo
17 January, 2017
The Quarrymen's Rod Davis remembers Woolton Church fete 60 years on |
 |
Funeral for Beatles' first manager Allan Williams
BBC News
12 January, 2017
Friends and family gathered to pay their respects to the man credited with discovering the Beatles and who became the band's first manager.
Also: Beatles poster artist Tony Booth dies aged 83 ; Band on the run: Ghosts surrounding the last two Beatles Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney ; 'Magic' Alex Mardas, Sham Technological 'Guru' to the Beatles, Dies at 74 |
 |
50 Years After Sgt. Pepper, Beatles Paul and Ringo Are Back on Artist Peter Blake’s Canvas
By Roger Friedman, ShowBiz411.com
17 January, 2017
Believe it or not, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” the greatest album of all time, turns 50 on June 2nd in the US (June 1st in the UK.) |
 |
Newspaper that 'joker' John Lennon used to forge the autographs of the rest of the Beatles for a fan in 1963 is tipped to sell for £1,500
By Joseph Curtis, Daily Mail
4 January, 2017
An old newspaper that John Lennon used to forge the autographs of the rest of the Beatles is now tipped to sell for £1,500.
Also: Remembering George Martin |
 |
Controversy: Paul McCartney's Upcoming Flowers In the Dirt Reissue Raises Fans' Ire
By Chaz Lipp, The Morton Report
11 January, 2017
March 24, 2017 will see the arrival of the long-awaited next addition in Paul McCartney's award-winning Archive Collection: Flowers In the Dirt (originally released in 1989).
Also: McCartney family part of animated film's musical fabric |
 |
LOOK: Beatles drummer Ringo Starr shows off Alabama spirit
By Connor Riley, SECcountry.com
1 January, 2017
The Beatles had millions of fans all over the world. But one band member appears to be a fan of the Alabama Crimson Tide. |
 |
Watch Paul McCartney Join The Killers In Surprise New Year's Eve Appearance (inc. videos)
By Steve Marinucci, Billboard
2 January, 2017
Paul McCartney made an unscheduled appearance on New Year's Eve, joining the Killers on stage in St. Barts for Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich's exclusive New Year's Eve party.
Also: Paul McCartney to tour Japan in April (inc. video) ; Paul McCartney, 74, is ever the doting dad... |
| |
|
|
|
