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Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen

Lead Classic Rock Nominees for 2012

Grammys

By Matthew Wilkening, Ultimate Classic Rock

30 November, 2011

Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen

were among the relatively small group of

classic rockers nominated for 2012 Grammy

Awards tonight (Nov. 30).

Also: Sir Paul McCartney attacks French

school over vegetarian ban; 'I wasn't flippin'

invited!': Macca's wedding snub for friend of

50 years Cilla Black

George Harrison's fans and guitar

gently weeps on 10th anniversary of

the Beatle's passing

By Dave Masko, Huliq

30 November, 2011

George Harrison asked for a little help from

friends and fellow Beatles bandmates-- John

Lennon and Paul McCartney -- to help him

craft his now famous tune “While My Guitar

Gently Weeps;" meanwhile, fans worldwide

are are weeping today for George who died

10 years ago on Nov. 29, 2001.

Also: Liverpool marks a decade without the

quiet Beatle George Harrison

Backbeat Confirms Early Closure at

West End's Duke of York's; Producer

Announces Plans for Toronto Opening

By Mark Shenton, Playbill

30 November, 2011

Backbeat, the stage version of the 1994 film

of the same name about the birth of the

Beatles, will shutter Feb. 18, 2012, at the

West End's Duke of York's Theatre.

Noel Gallagher’s Mac and sighs with

Paul McCartney

By Gordon Smart, The Sun

30 November, 2011

Kenny Dalglish versus Roberto Mancini

wasn't the only meeting between Liverpool

and Manchester on Sunday.

From the archive, 29 November 1968:

John Lennon "entitled to compassion"

The Guardian

29 November, 2011

John Lennon, one of the Beatles, was fined

£150 with 20 guineas costs at Marylebone

Court in London yesterday after admitting

possessing the drug cannabis.

Liverpool to mark 10 years since

George Harrison’s death

By Jade Wright, Liverpool Echo

28 November, 2011

Ten years since George Harrison died,

Liverpool will unite to celebrate his life.

Also: George Harrison Exhibit At The

Grammy Museum – Photos; Amp that once

belonged to George Harrison set to fetch

£70,000 at auction; George Harrison’s

Legacy, 10 Years On; Louise Harrison

reminisces about brother George Harrison

and the Beatles; George Harrison: Musician,

Mystic, Gardener, Film Producer - 10 Years

After His Death, We Remember 'The Quiet

Beatle'; George Harrison: 10th anniversary

of ‘quiet Beatle’s’ death

This Day in Music, November 28: The

Cavern Club

By Neil Cossar, The Morton Report

28 November, 2011

On this day in 1962, The Beatles performed

two evening shows: the first at the Cavern

Club in Liverpool and the second at the 527

Club in Liverpool.

Also: New Beatles Exhibition At Carnegie

Hall To Put Recently Discovered Snapshots

On Display

Paul McCartney's 2011 Tour 'On The

Run' Begins In Bologna, Italy

(inc. video)

Huffington Post

27 November, 2012

Sir Paul McCartney is back to where he's

always belonged: on the stage, rockin' it.

Also: Classic interview: Paul McCartney

talks acoustic guitar, 2004; Paul McCartney

immortalized on PETA stamp

"Ringo 2012" is on it’s way

MOG

25 November, 2011

It's hard to believe that it has already been

nearly two years since Ringo Starr's last

album, Y Not, hit the stores, but it has, and

now he has another coming up that is due to

be available at your favorite music retailers

on January 24, 2012.

John Lennon statue unveiling Friday

Tico Times

25 November, 2011

A sculpture of The Beatles’ John Lennon

(1940-1980) will be inaugurated today in front

of the Soledad Church in downtown San José,

according to San José Mayor Johnny Araya.

Also: Margaret Trudeau book lands on John

Lennon’s to-do list; Rare Memorabilia From

John Jennon, Jimi Hendrix + Others Set for

Sale At Auction; 'Must wait for cable guy':

The tedious 'to do' list showing the everyday

nature of John Lennon's life goes up for

auction

Would The Real Drummer On "Please

Please Me" Please Please Stand Up?

By Johnny Rhythm, Blogcritics.org

21 November, 2011

Most Fab Four fans are aware that "Please

Please Me" was the Beatles' second 7” single

release in the UK, and arguably their first

number one record.

Video: Britney, Incubus and McCartney

play Yasalam

The National Newspaper

20 November, 2011

Sir Paul McCartney wowed a packed house

as Britney disappointed fans at this year's

Yasalam concerts.

John Lennon interview sells for £2,000

By James Williams, Newbury Weekly News

20 November, 2011

A rare John Lennon interview in which the

former Beatle reveals his suspicions that his

telephone was being bugged by the American

Government has been sold at a West

Berkshire auction.

Also: And the world will be as one - in La

Verne

‘Beatles’ Music Festival Faces Closure

By Michael Leonard, Gibson

16 November, 2011

U.K. government spending cuts could lead to

the cancellation of a music festival associated

with The Beatles.

Beatles Rare Autographed Single

Sells for Five Figures on eBay

By Karen 'Gilly' Laney,

Ultimate Classic Rock

16 November, 2011

An autographed Beatles ‘Please Please Me’

Red Parlophone single sold on Ebay on

Nov. 14 for approximately $12,720.00.

Also: Wikicollecting Top 10 Most Expensive

Items of John Lennon Mermorabilia

Maybe We’re Amazed: Paul

McCartney’s Sensational Guitarists

By Russell Hall, Gibson

16 November, 2011

Few artists have demonstrated a greater

facility for scouting out great guitarists than

Paul McCartney has.

Beatles drummer invitation letter sold

at Christie's

BBC

15 November, 2011

A letter written by Sir Paul McCartney asking

an unknown drummer to audition for The

Beatles has sold at auction in London for

£35,000.

No sign of slowing down then! Sir Paul

McCartney and Nancy Shevell hit the

Grand Prix as the singer kicks off On

The Run Tour

By Holly Thomas, Daily Mail

12 November, 2011

He's starting his On The Run tour at the hub

of the current Formula One Grand Prix

excitement, Abu Dhabi.

Also: Pics; Sir Paul Mccartney Shows Off His

New Wife At Abu Dhabi Grand Prix; Paul

McCartney starts off weak then thrills in Abu

Dhabi; This Beatle still has a s(t)ing song;

McCartney has only Saif to convince; Sir Paul

McCartney pictured in Ferrari pit at Abu

Dhabi Grand Prix; Paul McCartney gig: so

that's what Beatlemania felt like

Beatles: Universal-EMI Deal Still Has

Gray Areas

By Roger Friedman, ShowBiz411.com

11 November, 2011

The $1.9 billion deal to sell EMI to Universal

Music Group is apparently done.

Also: How George Harrison split the Beatles

Ringo Starr talks about Timberland,

WaterAid and Canvas that Cares

auction (video)

YouTube

Also: Ringo Starr: (Drink) drive my car

Sir Paul McCartney can't read or write

music (inc. audio)

gulfnews.com

9 November, 2011

Sir Paul McCartney may not know how to

read or write music but it's a life lesson which

has made him one of the greatest musicians

of all time.

Also: Paul McCartney interview; You say Yas,

I say go; Paul McCartney Supports Wild

Animal Circus Ban

50th anniversary of Brian Epstein

discovering The Beatles in Liverpool

By Chris Parsons, Click Liverpool

9 November, 2011

Beatles fans are celebrating the 50th

anniversary of Brian Epstein's discovery of

the band at The Cavern Club in Liverpool.

Ringo Starr en Argentina: la mejor

onda (thanks Federico)

By Federico Ossola, La Voz Del Interior

8 November, 2011

El ex Beatle se rió del inexorable paso del

tiempo.

Also: Timberland Partners With Ringo

Starr to Launch 'Canvas that Cares'

Borders liquidator sells signed guitar

George Harrison donated to

now-bankrupt book chain

The Associated Press

8 November, 2011

A signed guitar that the late Beatles member

George Harrison donated to the Borders

book chain has been sold following the

company's liquidation.

John Lennon's tooth bought by

Canadian dentist

BBC

5 November, 2011

A Canadian dentist has bought one of John

Lennon's teeth for £19,000 at an auction in

Stockport.

Also: Julien's Auctions presents: Icons and

Idols, featuring the first Lady Gaga dress to

ever come to public auction; Beatles suits

up for US auction; John and Yoko art

expected to auction for £100,000

Acid and Ukeleles: The Truth About

The Beatles’ Greek Island

By Sam Hampson, Sabotage Times

5 November, 2011

In 1967, The Beatles were at the peak of

their acid-dropping, weed-smoking phase -

so naturally they decided to buy their own

island. Here's what happened...

Also: The Beatles At Their Best; Peter

Grant recounts a date in Beatles history

that changed music in Liverpool and

around the world forever; Beatle fever

still lives on

George Harrison: Living in the

Material World (audio)

WNYC

4 November, 2011

George Harrison’s widow Olivia Harrison

talks about his life, from his guitar-obsessed

boyhood in Liverpool to his astonishing

Beatles years to his days as an independent

musician, movie producer, and bohemian

squire.

John Lennon's Imagine Turns 40:

Ten Facts About The Album

By Craig Hlavaty, Houston Press

1 November, 2011

Forty years ago this past week, John

Lennon's second solo LP away from the

Beatles, Imagine, hit number one on the

UK album charts.

Also: Yoko Ono says Lennon’s 1971

song ‘Imagine’ wasn’t ‘really accepted,’

but now it’s important; A Bust of John

Lennon That Talks to Guests; Julian

Lennon hits out at Macca over wedding

reception 'snub'; Yoko Imagines (video)

Ringo Starr Rocks Mexico!

Terra.com

1 November, 2011

Ringo Starr performs during a rehearsal

for the press in Mexico City, on October

31, 2011.

Also: Ringo Starr: I'm not going to give

up on peace and love (inc. video);

Ankle-Breaking News: Ringo Starr's

Shoe Art (inc. video)

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