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Paul McCartney knows how to master

music, audiences

By Walter Tunis, Lexington Herald Leader

31 July, 2011

Paul McCartney: Being played by a Beatle —

and he didn't have an instrument

Also: Sir Paul McCartney Performs at Wrigley

Field for 'On the Run' Tour (inc. video); A man

for the ages; Concert review: Paul McCartney

at Wrigley Field; Paul McCartney Returns to

Chicago to Perform for First Time Since 2005

(inc. video); Sir Paul plays Wrigley (video);

McCartney performs at Wrigley Field, fans react

(inc. video); McCartney revisited – 16: Move over

busker, my time has come; Hard day's night at

the park: Cincinnati preps for McCartney

Original Beatles Drummer Pete Best to

Have Street Named After Him

By Amy Sciarretto, Ultimate Classic Rock

30 July, 2011

Original Beatles‘ drummer Pete Best may have

achieved more notoriety for not being in the

Fab Four, but the skinsman will be forever

immortalized in Liverpool, thanks to a new

street being named in his honor.

Also: Ex-Beatles “Pete Best” Recognised With

Facebook “Name A Street”

Macca leads Fame graduation joy

Belfast Telegraph

29 July, 2011

Sir Paul McCartney has led graduation

celebrations at the "fame" school he set up in

his home city.

Also: Ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney interupts

Canada and US tour to appear at LIPA

George Harrison's Concert for

Bangladesh Film To Stream For Free

Online

antiMUSIC.com

28 July, 2011

In a worldwide, 72-hour online event, George

Harrison's The Concert for Bangladesh feature

film will be available for free streaming in its

entirety from Saturday, July 30 through Monday,

August 1 on iTunes, georgeharrison.com and

theconcertforbangladesh.com.

Also: Help Raise Funds For The George

Harrison Fund For UNICEF; George

Harrison's Bangladesh show keeps giving (inc.

video)

Sir Paul McCartney to perform at

London Olympics

UPI

28 July, 2011

Former Beatle Paul McCartney will perform at

the opening ceremony at the London 2012

Olympics, Olympics officials said.

Also: Rumors McCartney Makes Unusual

Requests Of GABP (inc. video); Ex-Beatle gets

tour of Motown museum; Paul McCartney at

the Bell Centre, Take 2

Yoko Ono Talks Dance Hits, Lady Gaga,

John Lennon and Twitter

By Jessica Letkemann, Billboard

26 July, 2011

In December 2010, the last time Yoko Ono was

at Billboard, she was being honored for a

whopping five consecutive No. 1s on the

Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.

Yoko Ono promises a moving experience

at Lennon exhibit

By Alexis Hauk, South Coast Today

15 July, 2011

Anyone who has ever tried to cover "Imagine"

and get away with it will testify to what a tough

cookie Yoko Ono can be.

Also: IMAGINE PEACE: Newport exhibit to

offer rare glimpse of John Lennon's drawings

No Beatles Olympics Reunion, Say

McCartney and Starr

By Matt Wardlaw, Ultimate Classic Rock

14 July, 2011

The surviving Beatles have quashed the rumors

of a possible “reunion” at the London Olympics

in 2012.

Also: An Olympic Beatles Reunion—Fab or

Fabrication?; Ringo on the Bench for the

Olympics

Java Jazz Hints at Paul McCartney

Showcase

By Awis Mranani, Jakarta Globe

14 July, 2011

Beatles legend Paul McCartney may be one of

the key performers at next year’s Java Jazz

Festival, the event’s founder tweeted on Monday.

Missing John Lennon psychedelic eye

mosaic from Liverpool’s garden festival

reunited with owners

By John Sutton, Liverpool Echo

14 July, 2011

A mosaic designed by John Lennon was reunited

with its owners after being lost for more than two

decades.

George Harrison Documentary, Directed

By Martin Scorsese, to Make Its Debut

on HBO

By Dave Itzkoff, New York Times

13 July, 2011

Though he was known as the quiet Beatle,

George Harrison had enough to say – and his

friends and family had enough to say about his

life and music – to fill a two-part documentary

directed by Martin Scorsese that will make its

debut on HBO in the fall.

Hey Jude, Sir Paul can make it better

Bedford Today

13 July, 2011

A former landlady who saw Sir Paul McCartney

sing Beatles hit Hey Jude for the very first time

in her pub more than 40 years ago, has spoken

out about the memorable night in 1968.

Baby We’re Amaazed — NY MTA

Misspells Paul McCartney

Transportation Nation

12 July, 2011

Okay, we don’t like to make unnecessary jabs for

typos, because, hey, we’ve been known to have a

few of our own.

Also: Paul McCartney hints at Olympics

performance with Ringo; McCartney revisited –

14: War and peace

Gretsch Introduces G6128T-GH George

Harrison Signature Duo Jet

By Damian Fanelli, Guitar World

12 July, 2011

Today, Gretsch announced the release of the

G6128T-GH George Harrison Signature Duo Jet,

which is modeled on Harrison's original 1957 Duo

Jet.

Port city of Liverpool more than a Beatles

town: history, scenery and sports

The Canadian Press

11 July, 2011

A week-long trip to Liverpool to see all things

Beatles wasn’t only about the Beatles.

New look for Harrold Beatles pub

Bedford Today

10 July, 2011

A Country pub where Paul McCartney played Hey

Jude live for the first time is set to re-open.

Also: Imagine there's no lawsuit...

'I still get a touch of stage fright': Beatles

Ringo Starr admits to nerves before before

a performance at 71-years-old

By Allan Hall, Daily Mail

9 July, 2011

He was part of one of the most successful groups of

all time and has been performing for half a century.

An Elt of a shock for Lennon

The Sun

9 July, 2011

Sir Elton John has revealed how he once shocked

John Lennon by greeting him wearing a tiny

swimsuit made out of a CHOCOLATE BOX.

Also: John Lennon/Bob Dylan Owned and Played

Gibson Guitar Expected to Bring $200,000+

IAR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Producer

Vivek Tiwary talks 'The Fifth Beatle'

By Dana Feldman, I Am Rogue.com

8 July, 2011

Paul McCartney once said, "If anyone was The

Fifth Beatle, it was Brian."

Rock Hall Compiles 'Most Comprehensive

Beatles Exhibit in the World'

By Gary Graff, Billboard

7 July, 2011

New relationships with members of the Beatles and

their representatives has allowed the Rock and Roll

Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland to compile

"the most comprehensive, artifact-driven Beatles

exhibit in the world," according to Vice President of

Exhibitions Jim Henke.

Ringo invites the world to celebrate his

birthday on July 7 2011

Altsounds.com

7 July, 2011

This July 7, 2011, Ringo Starr will turn 71 and he will

celebrate his birthday at Hard Rock Cafe Hamburg.

Also: Ringo Starr feiert Geburtstag in Hamburg;

Hamburg feiert Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr (inc. video)

Ringo Starr in Hamburg (audio); Ringo Starr’s 71st

Birthday: A Life In Videos (inc. videos); Ringo Starr,

Confident and Sober: Rolling Stone's 1992 Feature

Story; Sir Paul McCartney makes video wishing

former Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr a happy 71st

birthday (inc. video)

Sir Paul McCartney Asks Fans To Get Artistic

For New Contest

Contactmusic

7 July, 2011

Sir Paul McCartney has issued a cash challenge to

fans who feel inspired by his music - he wants them to

create a work of art based on one of his songs.

This Day in Music, July 4: The Beatles Need

Help!

By Neil Cossar, The Morton Report

4 July, 2011

June of 1966 had been like any other month for the

most famous group in the world - busy.

Also: This Day in Music Spotlight: Mersey Beat –

The Paper That Made The Beatles; Today In Rock

History: John Lennon Meets Paul McCartney

McCartney hails 'best live act' win

Belfast Telegraph

1 July, 2011

Sir Paul McCartney was honoured as the year's best

live act at a respected music awards event.

Also: McCartney Lamborghini Fetches $197,000,

Boosted by Beatles Fans; McCartney revisited - 13

.....(Just like) Starting over...; Win tix to see Paul

McCartney at Wrigley and celebrate with Sir Paul

Special on WJBC (inc. audio); Weird Al Yankovic

Recalls Being Shot Down by Paul McCartney; Paul

McCartney Tops TicketNews' June Events Rankings

Behind the scenes at Abbey Road Studios

(Thanks Yardena)

By Daniel Terdiman, CNET News.com

1 July, 2011

After spending a day on a behind-the-scenes tour

of Abbey Road Studios, it's hard to know which

great anecdote to start a story with.

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