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Ringo Starr and Make-A-Wish: A teenage

drummer gets to meet the Beatle

By Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times

31 March, 2011

Were it not an English hospital worker who used

percussion instruments to help relieve boredom

of patients undergoing long-term treatment, a

13-year-old kid battling tuberculosis named

Richard Starkey might never have fallen in love

with the drums, changed his name to Ringo Starr

and become part of the biggest rock band on the

planet.

Also: Planning date set for Liverpool’s Welsh

Streets planning meeting; Ringo Starr's

Surprising Role in Will and Kate's Wedding

This Day in Music Spotlight: The Making

of the Most Famous Album Cover

By Bryan Wawzenek, Gibson

30 March, 2011

Originally, it was going to be a bunch of swirly

blobs of varying shades of red.

Also: Nightclub card linked to Beatles

Yoko Ono, Sonic Youth Rock for Japan

in New York

By David Fricke, RollingStone.com

28 March, 2011

At the end of their four-song set on March 27th

at Columbia University's Miller Theater in New

York, Sonic Youth played "Shaking Hell" from

their 1983 album, Confusion Is Sex – a song

about transgressive fantasies with a title that

eerily captured the urgency of the night, a

benefit for disaster relief in Japan.

Also: Allies in Improvisation and in a Cause;

Yoko Ono Leaves Viewers Incredulous; "Best

2K I Ever Spent" Yoko Ono & Friends To

Japan With Love

Website to pay $950K for posting

Beatles hits

By Anthony McCartney, The Associated Press

28 March, 2011

A website that sold Beatles songs online for 25

cents apiece before they became legally

available has agreed to pay record companies

nearly $1 million to settle a federal lawsuit.

Paul McCartney 'the best bass guitar

player of all time'

Gear4music.com

28 March, 2011

Paul McCartney has been hailed as the best

bass guitar player of all time.

Also: McCartney revisited – 4: Going Winging

Revealed: The 'love' note that showed

George Harrison had finally forgiven

Patti Boyd after she left him for Eric

Clapton

By Liz Thomas, Daily Mail

27 March, 2011

It was the one of the most extraordinary love

triangles in British music history, almost

destroying the friendship of two music legends.

Also: I Love Lucy: George Harrison’s Favorite

Gibson Guitars

The Beatles pilgrimage

By Christopher Toh, TODAYonline

26 March, 2011

This Beatles fan dreams of going to all the

places the Fab Four have made iconic

Also: Twist and Stout

Names unveiled for Liverpool’s new

Central Library

By Melvin Rao, Liverpool Echo

26 March, 2011

Sir Paul McCartney and more than 100 literary

greats are to have their names put in stone on

the back of Liverpool’s new library.

This Day in Music Spotlight: John and

Yoko’s Bedtime Story

By Andrew Vaughan, Gibson

25 March, 2011

As Lennon recalled in “The Ballad of John and

Yoko,” the newlyweds drove from Paris (where

they’d met with Salvador Dali), and arrived at

the Amsterdam Hilton early morning on this day

in 1969 and checked intothe hotel’s presidential

suite, room 902, until March 31.

Also: Yoko Ono & Friends: To Japan With Love;

John Lennon, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Katy

Perry, Josh Groban hits together on 'Songs for

Japan' benefit album

Liverpool birthplace of Beatle Ringo

Starr under new threat

By Jonathan McGregor, Click Liverpool

23 March, 2011

A Liverpool council chief launched a scathing

attack on Tory Housing Minister Grant Shapps

as a new row erupted over the future of the

birthplace of ex-Beatle Ringo Starr.

Look Back: Beatles Release Debut Album

48 Years Ago

RTTNews

22 March, 2011

The Beatles released their debut album, "Please

Please Me," on March 22, 1963.

Also: Royal wedding: Decca Records, the music

label which turned down The Beatles; Tony

Sheridan to perform at Moscow's Beatles festival;

Musicians pay homage to the Beatles at a Secaucus

festival

Yoko Man Sells Rare Lennon Sketch

Croatian Times

22 March, 2011

A rare sketch by John Lennon showing a two-

headed Elvis Presley has been put up for auction

to raise money for cancer-stricken children.

Also: John Lennon's Peace Tower Lit For Ono

Wedding Anniversary; ‘John Lennon offered me

lyrics and drawings for a fiver’ - Crosby artist John

Haslam; Yoko Ono Pledges Support For Community

Center At John Lennon's Alma Mater

Paul McCartney may perform in Peru in

second half of May

Andina

21 March, 2011

Negotiations to bring ex-Beatle and music legend

Paul McCartney to Peru are going well.

Also: McCartney revisited – 3: Ram on, Paul

Ramon!; Mccartney Set for Machu Picchu

Celebrations?

Announcing Ringo Starr And His All

Starr Band European tour summer 2011

Altsounds.com

20 March, 2011

Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band return to the

road for the 12th All Starr tour.

Also: Ringo beats path back home

Yoko Ono Says John Lennon Would Use

Twitter (SXSW)

By Paul Cashmere, Undercover Music News

19 March, 2011

Yoko Ono says her late husband John Lennon

would have loved Twitter.

Also: SXSW Day 4 Round About: Jay-Z One-Ups

Kanye, Yoko Ono, Riot at DFA 1979

Paul McCartney, Lou Reed, Bjork, Mark

Ronson Recording at Avatar

SonicScoop

18 March, 2011

We’ve got the latest on who’s been recording at

NYC’s Avatar Studios most recently.

Wincham man finds amp owned by the

Beatles

By Beth Allcock, Northwich Guardian

17 March, 2011

A Wincham man is celebrating ‘the find of the

century’ after discovering the etchings of one of

Liverpool’s most famous musicians by chance.

Also: Fab news! Dundee to host Scottish Beatles

Weekend; Where they went: Liverpool; Help me

if you can: The search is on for Beatles fans who

saw the band in Dingwall; On Tour . . . with the

Beatles!

Paul McCartney Announces Finalists in

Vegetarian Recipe Competition

Ecorazzi

16 March, 2011

We told you when Paul McCartney took to the

web and asked fans to submit their very best

recipes for a chance to be added to the Linda

McCartney line of vegetarian foods, created by

his late wife.

Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, & More Set for

Miller Theatre's Benefit for Japan 3/27

Broadway World

16 March, 2011

More than a dozen innovative artists at the

intersection of indie rock, contemporary jazz,

and avant-garde performance will come together

at Miller Theatre to present a benefit concert to

support recovery efforts in Japan.

Beatles expert sees gold in Fab Four

photo

By Adrian Chamberlain, Times Colonist

15 March, 2011

A U.S. expert on Beatles memorabilia believes

a 1965 Fab Four photo could garner $20,000

next Thursday in a Victoria auction.

Also: Media auction rocks into town

Olivia Harrison keeps George Harrison's

legacy alive on visit to Bangladesh

By Arifa S. Sharmin, UNICEF

15 March, 2011

Olivia Harrison, founder of the George Harrison

Fund for UNICEF and wife of the late musician

George Harrison, visited Bangladesh recently

with a delegation that included US Fund for

UNICEF President and CEO Caryl M. Stern and

Apple Corps executive Jonathan Clyde.

Also: Beatle's beloved guitar reborn

Disney Kills Robert Zemeckis’ ‘Yellow

Submarine’

By Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter

14 March, 2011

The "Mars Needs Moms" producer is now free

to shop the project to another studio.

Yoko Ono And George Takei Urge Help

For Fellow Japanese

Contactmusic

11 March, 2011

Japanese artist/musician Yoko Ono and Star

Trek actor George Takei have urged fans to

support relief efforts in Japan following the

devastating earthquake in the region.

Also: Yoko Ono tells Piers Morgan about her

hopes for the Japan of the future; Yoko Ono:

Japan Crisis and Red Cross

Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney & Facebook's

Mark Zuckerberg slated for Juarez

appearances, say reports

Allvoices

11 March, 2011

Competitive Juárez event organizers confirmed

today that former Beatle Paul McCartney and

Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg will both

appear at a forum in Juarez that is scheduled for

October 13-25 of this year, according to

information appearing in the Mexican press

Friday evening.

Also: McCartney revisited – 2: After the ball

Irish T.V. Host Refused Job As Beatles

Manager

RTT News

11 March, 2011

Gay Byrne, the former host of the Irish talk

show the Late Late Show, has opened up about

an early encounter with the Beatles.

Sir Paul McCartney Supports BUAV

Campaign to end Cruel Cosmetics

Tests on Animals

PRNewswire

10 March, 2011

Sir Paul McCartney has declared his support

for BUAV's No Cruel Cosmetics campaign to

end animal testing for toiletries and cosmetic

products sold in the EU.

Billy Joel closes down Shea Stadium,

with help from friends, for PBS

By Dave Walker, The Times-Picayune

9 March, 2011

Billy Joel closed Shea Stadium in 2008 with a

couple of concerts and some help from friends.

The gospel of John Lennon

By Lindsey Neal, This Land

7 March, 2011

In Search of Lennon’s Lost Letter to Oral

Roberts

Also: Imagine - The Artwork of John Lennon

in Sarasota

SXSW interview: Yoko Ono

By Brian T. Atkinson,

The American-Statesman

7 March, 2011

Yoko Ono's remixed "Move on Fast"

refashions her already ebullient 1972 song

with infinite motion.

Also: Yoko Ono's Surprise Rebirth as a Dance

Music Icon; Interview: Yoko Ono dominating

dance floor with remixes; Ten minutes with

Yoko Ono

The Guitar That Launched The Beatles

By Andrew Vaughan, Gibson

7 March, 2011

“Love Me Do,” The Beatles’ first-ever single,

announced a revolution in rock and roll.

Also: ‘A Day in the Life’ of a Beatles fan

Ringo Starr to play Poland this June

PAP

7 March, 2011

Ringo Starr, one of the two surviving Beatles

and singer of much loved hits such as Yellow

Submarine and Octopus’s Garden, will play

Poland this summer.

Had a little Help! Sir Paul? McCartney

shows off impressively full head of hair

By Sarah Fitzmaurice, Daily Mail

6 March, 2011

At 68- years-old his hair should be thinning but

Sir Paul McCartney’s barnet is looking bushier

than ever.

Also: McCartney revisited – 1: A pilgrimage to

Macca; Stella shows latest collection (video);

Pics; Stella McCartney interview - Paris AW

2011 (video - thanks Yardena); Stella show:

Paul McCartney turns out to support designer

daughter at Paris Fashion Week; Corden

films Smithy sketch with McCartney

Which Beatle for CPA?

By Sarah E. Needleman, Wall Street Journal

3 March, 2011

Which member of “The Beatles” would make

the best accountant?

Also: The Beatles in Manila & a sick version

of People Power; John Lennon and Jesus,

4 March 1966

"Fifth Beatle" gets honorary degreee

Oxford Mail

3 March, 2011

Beatles' producer George Martin is to get an

honorary degree from Oxford University.

Lennon's 'How I Won the War' Comes

to DVD March 20

Broadway World

2 March, 2011

John Lennon stars in his only non-Beatles

theatrical performance in HOW I WON THE

WAR available March 20th through MGM's

Limited Edition Collection.

Also: Teenager's dream Lennon autograph sold

for 1,300 euros; Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore

and Yoko Ono Making A Record at Sear Sound;

Yoko Ono Scores Sixth Consecutive Dance

Chart-Topper With 'Move On Fast'

Beatles drummer Ringo Starr to return

to Liverpool for concert this summer

By Catherine Jones, Liverpool Echo

2 March, 2011

Ringo Starr is making his first visit to Liverpool

since the furore over controversial comments he

made during Capital of Culture year.

Also: Ringo Starr Announces U.K. Summer Tour

Dates; Ringo Starr to play intimate homecoming

gig in Liverpool; Ringo set for first solo city gig

I believe in Yester-play

The Sun

1 March, 2011

This piano is set to go for much more than a song

at auction - because Sir Paul McCartney used it

to perform Yesterday for the first time.

Also: Munch bunch do lunch (thanks Yardena)

All they are saying is ‘get in bed’

RedBankGreen

1 March, 2011

Need a reason to get out of your pajamas and

leave the house this weekend?

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