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McCartney leads graduation party

The Press Association

30 July, 2010

Sir Paul McCartney has led the graduation celebrations at the

"fame" school he set up in his home city.

Also: Pics; Paul McCartney hosts graduation ceremony in

Liverpool

Review: Ringo's famous charm and charisma impress

Calgary audience

By Heath McCoy, Calgary Herald

29 July, 2010

Ringo Starr performed Wednesday at the Jubilee Auditorium in

an event for the Owen Hart Foundation. Attendance 1,900.

Also: Photo Gallery: Ringo Starr plays the Jube; Preview: How

cool is Ringo? Here are some reminders; Ringo’s All-Starrs

rocked the house; Review: Ringo, with a little help from his

All-Starr friends, rocked the crowd in Woodinville

5 Easy Beatles Songs to Play on Guitar

By Ellen Barnes, Gibson

29 July, 2010

The Beatles can be a surprising resource for simple guitar parts,

whether you’re just learning to play guitar or looking to add some

fun, classic songs into your repertoire.

‘In My Life’ showcases artwork by John Lennon

By Andrew Davison, Atlanticville

29 July, 2010

Exhibit in Long Branch commemorates Beatle’s 70th year

Also: When it comes to collectibles, is John Lennon 'bigger than'

The Beatles?; John Lennon's 70th birthday to be marked with

time capsule ceremony; John Lennon monument to be in

Liverpool’s Chavasse Park; Yoko Ono spreads message of peace,

love in Long Branch

Paul McCartney treats packed Bridgestone Arena to

three hours of gems

By Dave Paulson, The Tennessean

27 July, 2010

There were no curtain drops, flashing lights or explosions when Sir

Paul McCartney stepped onto the stage at Bridgestone Arena

Monday night.

Also: Paul McCartney Delights In His First Ever Nashville Show;

Paul McCartney At Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, 7/26/10; Paul

McCartney's Nashville concert; PBS Defends Cutting Footage of

McCartney's Jab at Bush From Broadcast (inc. video); McCartney

legendary in Nashville concert; Paul McCartney’s First Nashville

Concert was Worth the Wait; McCartney's Nashville Concert:

Memories of Junior's Farm (inc. video); Paul McCartney mania

sweeps the Queen city (inc. video); Drinking Alongside Paul

McCartney; Paul McCartney at Bridgestone Arena; Glee Casting

Scoop: Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, Javier Bardem...Who's

In and Who's Out?!; Paul McCartney in Charlotte: 'Absolutely

amazing'

Ringo and his All Starrs rock the venue

By Eloise Marie Valadez, nwitimes.com

27 July, 2010

It's always a happening when a Beatle's around.

Also: Ringo Starr concert to benefit Owen Hart Foundation; In

Pictures: 'Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band in Concert'; Starr

power; Calgary drummer under Ringo Starr's spell for four decades

Bed-in for Peace 1969

StarkSilverCreek

27 July, 2010

In Montreal, we recently stayed at The Queen Elizabeth where

John Lennon & Yoko Ono had their Bed-in for Peace in 1969 from

May 26 – June 2.

George Harrison's Sister Has Scoop On Fab 4 (inc. video)

By Demetria Kalodimos, WSMV Nashville

26 July, 2010

Louise Harrison Says George Impressed By Grand Ole Opry

Ringo Star is a drummer, not just rock star

By Jon Bream, Minneapolis Star Tribune

25 July, 2010

The ex-Beatle, now 70, backed up His All-Starr singers and

charmed the Mystic Lake crowd when he was in the spotlight, too.

Also: Did you get enough Ringo Starr at Mystic Lake Casino?

Paul McCartney at the Sprint Center

By Timothy Finn, The Kansas City Star

25 July, 2010

When tickets went on sale for Paul McCartney's first show in

Kansas City in more then 17 years, the ticket prices — as high as

$250 — made even some hard-core Beatles fans mutter and stew.

Also: Is that a Stella design? Paul McCartney is all dressed up on

holiday with his girlfriend (thanks Yardena); It's Paul! Where?

There!; Paul McCartney gets back to Nashville; Paul McCartney

takes long and winding road to 'In Performance at the White

House'; Sir Paul on top of his game at recent Pepsi Center

performance; British Invasion Hits KC (inc. video); Q&A: Paul

McCartney on Playing the White House; McTavish: McCartney

Magic Fills Sprint Center; Clever Teen Records McCartney,

Wings In 1974; Concert review: Paul McCartney at the Sprint

Center; Paul McCartney at the Sprint Center

Origin of Song: Bittersweet Tales of “Isn’t It a Pity”

By Denise Sullivan, Crawdaddy! Magazine

22 July, 2010

From its humble beginning (“Isn’t it a pity? / Now, isn’t it a

shame?”), to its bitter end (“What a pity, what a pity”), “Isn’t It

a Pity”, by notorious spiritual seeker and light-bringer George

Harrison, offers no hope or relief from bleak truths its narrator

comes to speak.

Hits come easy for Ringo Starr and friends at Nautica

Pavilion

By John Soeder, The Plain Dealer

21 July, 2010

It’s hard to steal the show from a Beatle, although Rick

Derringer came pretty close.

Also: Ringo rocks CMAC; Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band at

CMAC; Ringo Starr Performs; Hammond Fab Four fan has

amazing 'British invasion' collection; Biography: Ringo Starr;

Trip down memory lane for Ringo

Song for “Schmucks”: Beatles Score $1.5 Mil for “Fool

on the Hill”

By Roger Friedman, ShowBiz411.com

20 July, 2010

The Beatles rarely if ever give permission for their records to be

used in movies.

Also: New Beatles exhibit opens at Minnesota History Center in

St. Paul; 8 Beatles Hairstyles from 1963 to 1970; Battered old

piano played by the Beatles expected to fetch £150,000 at auction;

Windsor man knew The Beatles; Lennon memorabilia in Prague;

How did Jay Roach get a Beatles song for 'Dinner for Schmucks'?;

Video: Victor Spinetti at Theatre Severn (inc. video)

McCartney, Clapton, Avril, James Taylor, Maroon 5,

Norah Jones, John Lennon Included in Aid Still

Required CD

antiMUSIC.com

20 July, 2010

The tsunami? Wasn't that fixed years ago?

The Daily Throwdown: John Lennon’s Casino vs. John

Lennon’s J-160E

Gibson.com

19 July, 2010

Welcome back to our regular feature on Gibson.com, “The Daily

Throwdown,” where we give you two videos and you battle it out in

the comments section to determine the winner.

Also: Chasing John Lennon Down Broadway

Interview: Paul McCartney

By Barbara Ellen, The Observer

18 July, 2010

Famed vegetarian, campaigner – and musician – Paul McCartney

on diet, bringing up a family and ticking off the Dalai Lama for

eating meat

Also: There are places I'll remember, all my life...; Saw McCartney

With Lennon; The Puzzler | Test how well you know Paul

McCartney; Paul McCartney, July 28 – where?; Former Beatle

performs for the first time in Utah (inc. video)

Starr-struck: Rapping with Ringo

(inc. video)

By John Soeder, The Plain Dealer

18 July, 2010

You never know when you might find yourself face to face with a

former Beatle, as I did recently at the swanky Fallsview Casino

Resort, where Ringo Starr launched a North American tour last

month.

Also: Ringo still rocks at 70; Photo Coverage: Ringo Starr

Performs During The Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band Tour

Beatle John Lennon could be face of new Royal Mint

coin

By Kate Forrester, Liverpool Echo

17 July, 2010

Beatle John Lennon could be immortalised forever on a

commemorative coin if he takes the lead in a groundbreaking poll.

Paul McCartney rolls back the years at Pepsi Center love

fest

By John Wenzel, The Denver Post

16 July, 2010

Is it perverse to call Paul McCartney "Beatlesesque"?

Also: McCartney Live: Maybe I'm Amazed; Last Night: Paul

McCartney at Pepsi Center; McCartney sets record for Larkspur ferry

run

16 reasons to see Ringo Starr Saturday in St. Augustine

By Tom Szaroleta, Florida Times-Union

16 July, 2010

Here are 16 (you're beautiful, and you're mine) reasons to see Ringo

Starr in concert this weekend in St. Augustine:

Also: Ringo Still a Starr (inc. video); Ringo Starr and his All-Star

Band at Hard Rock Live; Ringo Starr

Beatles Revolver Artist The Focus of Inside The Music

Premiere

antiMUSIC.com

15 July, 2010

Beatles fans be sure to tune in next month as Smithsonian Channel

gets in tune with Inside The Music, a series of specials that tell

stories about the music and musicians that have had an enormous

impact on some of the most listened to sounds of our time.

Also: Norwegian Wood Beatle's song approved for use in Japanese

movie as theme

PBS leaves Paul McCartney's George W. Bush jab on the

cutting room floor

Washington Post

14 July, 2010

WETA had to get a 90-minute special out of Paul McCartney's

60-minute concert at the White House last month, but that doesn't

mean the whole thing is in there.

Also: Macca lands in the Beehive: Photo Gallery: Paul McCartney in

Salt Lake City; Sir Paul McCartney rocks Rio Tinto crowd;

McCartney performs at sold out concert in Utah (inc. video);

McCartney delivers classics, delights crowd; Arts Review: 20 Reasons

to love Sir Paul McCartney at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy

Revealed: photos of a teenage Beatles fan

By Stephen Adams, Telegraph (thanks Yardena)

13 July, 2010

A teenage Beatles fan amassed an extraordinary photograph album of

her heroes at their homes after Sir Paul McCartney gave her his band

mates' addresses.

Also: At home with the Beatles: Unseen photos taken by star-struck

teenager who visited the Fab Four every weekend

Ringo rocks DPAC stage, excited crowd

By Keith Upchurch, Durham Herald Sun

12 July, 2010

With a little help from his friends, former Beatle Ringo Starr brought a

capacity crowd to its feet and kept them there Sunday night as his All

Starr Band played at the Durham Performing Arts Center.

Also: Ringo Starr Tea; Ringo brings star power; Concert review: Ringo

Starr and His All Starr Band rock Ruth Eckerd Hall; Top Five Gifts for

Ringo Starr's 70th Birthday

Cool night, hot show by Sir Paul McCartney

By Leslie Katz, San Francisco Examiner

11 July, 2010

It really has been a long time since the world’s favorite ex-Beatle has

been in San Francisco in the summer — or his people simply didn’t prep

him — because Sir Paul McCartney was surprised to be cold amid the

characteristic fog at AT&T Park on Saturday.

Also: McCartney thrills in return to SF; Pics; Paul McCartney blows

San Francisco away; Sir Paul McCartney in MacDonald's victory; TNT

Beatles freak reports back from Sir Paul's San Fran shindig; Paul

McCartney Triumphs in Return to San Francisco; Saturday Night:

Paul McCartney at AT&T Park; In Pictures: Paul McCartney in San

Francisco, CA; Sir Paul reigns as rock's elder statesman

Beatle John Lennon in May Pang's' "Instamatic Karma" on

JJJS! (audio)

BlogTalkRadio

11 July, 2010

Beatle John Lennon & Yoko Ono's personal assistant, May Pang on Judy

Joy Jones Show.

George Harrison's 'terrified' widow hits back at actor

By Richard Eden, Telegraph

11 July, 2010

Olivia Harrison, the wife of the late Beatle George Harrison, says the

actor Rodney Bewes has left her vulnerable to attack.

Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper' album cover mystery a piece of

Japanese history

The Japan Times

10 July, 2010

Who owns the Sony TV that appears on the cover of the Beatles'

famous "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album?

Ringo Starr at 70: I've beaten drink, drugs and depression

By Jane Warren, Express.co.uk

9 July, 2010

In 1968, Ringo Starr went on a pilgrimage with his fellow Beatles to

visit the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in India.

Also: Ringo Starr Turns 70 (video); In Pictures: 'Ringo Starr in

Concert at the State Theater'; Ringo Starr And His All-Starr Band:

The Greatest Concert I Will Ever Go To; Ringo Starr entertains

PNC crowd; Ringo Starr, Edgar Winter, Rick Derringer in Concert

Twenty questions about McCartney and Young

By Jim Harrington, San Jose Mercury News

8 July, 2010

Ready for the summer's biggest week of classic rock?

Also: Paul McCartney, Noise Threat?; Paul McCartney in SF: The

Last Beatle for Sale

John Lennon Sketches are Phony, Collector Says

By Lisa Buchmeier, Courthouse News Service

8 July, 2010

A man claims he was bilked for $191,000 for phony John Lennon

memorabilia.

Also: Collector sues dealer that sold him some of the drawings

Ringo Starr on Stage at Radio City: Paul McCartney,

Yoko Ono Surprise Him

By Roger Friedman, Hollywoodnews.com

7 July, 2010

What a night for Ringo Starr: Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono put

aside their usual differences and surprised the ex Beatle on stage

at Radio City Music Hall for his 70th birthday on Wednesday night.

Also: Ringo Starr delivers smartly designed performance at

American Music Theatre; Ringo Starr: The rime of the ancient

yellow submariner; Ringo Starr has his 70th Birthday; Beatle

Ringo Starr turns 70 Wednesday, but the goofiest band member

still feels like he's 24; Ringo Starr generates good vibes as he looks

back on his 70th birthday; The Conversation: Ringo Starr Turns 70,

With a Little Help from His Friends (inc. video); Ringo Starr Turns

70, Discusses Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga; Ringo Starr: Happy

70th birthday! (inc. video); At 70, Ringo Starr looks for peace and

love; Happy Birthday Ringo!; Ringo Starr turns 70 -- and he's at

peace with that; Ringo Starr turns 70 today; Pics; Paul McCartney

Rocks With Ringo Starr at Birthday Gig (thanks Allan); Ringo

plays that 70 show; Sir Paul McCartney Joins Ringo Onstage To

Celebrate Drum Legend's 70th Birthday (inc. video); Ringo Starr

"With A Little Help" from Yoko & friends (video); Ringo Starr's

70th birthday concert: Guests galore, and Paul McCartney, too!

(inc. video)

Mendips - John Lennon’s childhood home in Menlovee

Avenue, Woolton

By Peter Grant, Liverpool Echo

6 July, 2010

A good house in a good area.”

Also: Long and Winding Forthlin Road - home of Beatles legend

Paul McCartney; 'Let Me Take You Down' - Strawberry Fields

Forever; Beatles special: How John Lennon and Paul McCartney

met; Beatles secret of Picton Clock, Liverpool; How Beatle George

Harrison helped to save the Sefton Park Palm House; Beatles

statues and memorials around Liverpool; Liverpool pubs the

Beatles loved; Penny Lane, Liverpool and its Beatles links; Rock

the Casbah - Liverpool venue where the Beatles played first: Meet

the Beatles at WRKC music on the menu; Icons Of The Sixties:

Photos By David Bailey; From 'A Beginning' to 'The End'; Ringo

Starr, at Age 70. The Beatles, Ageless.

Yoko Ono’s Revenge

By Julia Halperin, The New York Observer

6 July, 2010

Yoko Ono stepped up to a microphone in the cavernous atrium of

the Museum of Modern Art last week and began to wail.

Apple Records Catalogue Remastered and Reissued on

CD and Digital Download

PRNewswire

6 July, 2010

Badfinger, Billy Preston, Mary Hopkin, James Taylor, and More

Classics Set for Release on October 26th

Ringo at 70: ‘I’m Not Hiding From It, You Know’

By Dave Itzkoff, New York Times

5 July, 2010

Ever since Ringo Starr vowed, on a well-known cover of Buck

Owens’s hit “Act Naturally,” that he’d become “the biggest fool

to ever hit the big time,” the renowned rock ’n’ roll drummer has

done all right for himself.

Also: A Starr-ing role in rock history; Ringo Starr rocks State

Theatre with a little help from his friends; Edward Achorn: With

a little help from our friends; Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band at State

Theatre in New Brunswick; Wolfgang's Vault teams up with

WNET's The Artists Den to feature Ringo Starr

Carlton to reveal John Lennon's secret archive

By Graeme Neill, The Bookseller

2 July, 2010

John Lennon’s secret archive, including lyrics, clothes, guitars and

letters from the former Beatle, will be unveiled this autumn in a

book Carlton is publishing with Lennon’s son Julian.

The set list: Paul McCartney

By Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle

1 July, 2010

There are two types of people in the world who don't love Paul

McCartney - communists and John Lennon.

Also: Spacey joins McCartney for duet; Paul McCartney duets with

Kevin Spacey on 'Hey Jude' at star-studded gig; Kevin Spacey joins

Sir Paul McCartney for Hey Jude singalong

Ringo gets by with a little help from his All Starr friends

By Sarah Rodman, The Boston Globe

1 July, 2010

Ringo Starr turns 70 next week.

Also: All Ringo Starr Wants for His 70th Birthday Is 'Peace and

Love'; The story behind Ringo Starr's gold-plated drum headed to

New York's Met

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