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Retracing a Long and Winding Road

By Dave Itzkoff, The New York Times

29 August, 2013

There are places Freda Kelly will remember all her life — sights

she saw and experiences she gained as the secretary to the

Beatles, their fan club and their manager, as well as a friend and

trusted confidante of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George

Harrison and Ringo Starr for nearly the entire duration of their

history-shaping rock group.

Rare Signed First Edition of John Lennon’s ‘In His

Own Write’ Sold For $5,600

By Nick DeRiso, Ultimate Classic Rock

29 August, 2013

A signed copy of John Lennon’s whimsical 1964 book ‘In His

Own Write’ has sold for more than $5,600 after a flurry of 47

bids on eBay.

Paul McCartney's "New" Single, Album Release Date

Sneaks Online: Listen (inc. audio)

By David Greenwald, Billboard

28 August, 2013

It appears the rock legend's next album will be called "New"

and arrive this fall.

Also: Paul McCartney Gets #OutThere in San Francisco (video);

Sir Paul McCartney reveals new single and album; Sir Paul

McCartney tells Zoe Ball about his New music! (audio); Sir Paul

McCartney talks on the air with WXPN's Helen Leicht 08.29.13

(audio); Paul McCartney Joins Instagram, Teases Track off

Upcoming Album; 'Linda saved me', says McCartney

George Harrison's visit to area to be marked at Capitol

Park

By Mona Sandefur, Benton Evening News

28 August, 2013

Fifty years after George Harrison visited his sister Louise

Harrison Caldwell in September 1963, plans are under way for

a historic marker to be placed in Capitol Park located on the

southeast side of the Benton public square.

Ringo Starr's children's book to include previously

unheard version of 'Octopus's Garden'

NME

27 August, 2013

Drummer will unveil unreleased version of track along with book

of the same title

New Beatles BBC Set On The Way?

By Peter Hodgson, Gibson

26 August, 2013

A request last year by the BBC for fans to bring them rare Beatles

recordings appears to have paid off, with reports that Volume 2 of

Live at the BBC will be released this October, 19 years since the

first set hit the streets.

Also: How 'Hey Jude' Marked a Change for the Beatles, America,

and Music; Bloomingdale's celebrates Beatlemania; 3 Ways Brian

Epstein Made The Beatles; Beatles’ secretary Freda Kelly finally

breaks her silence: Protecting John Lennon’s affairs, sleeping at

Ringo Starr’s house; 49 Years Ago: Bob Dylan Introduces the

Beatles to Marijuana; They should have known better: no blue

plaque for ‘Fifth Beatle’ Brian Epstein

Never-before-seen pictures of celebrities who've had more

than their 15 minutes: Andy Warhol's intimate portraits

of superstars including Mick Jagger, John Lennon and

Madonna

By Sam Webb, Daily Mail

26 August, 2013

Photographs of celebrities captured in informal moments by the

artist Andy Warhol are to be seen by the public for the first time.

Also: John Lennon tie sells for £3,000 at Liverpool Beatles auction

Harrison historical marker to be unveiled

By Becky Malkovich, The Southern

26 August, 2013

Plans are being finalized for the celebration marking the 50th

anniversary of “the first Beatle in America.”

Also: Video: Bob Dylan And George Harrison’s “Time Passes

Slowly”

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah: 50 Years Ago Beatles Released ‘She

Loves You,’ Triggering Global Cultural Revolution

By Palash Ghosh, International Business Times

23 August, 2013

Fifty years ago this Friday an earthquake struck -- not the kind of

quake that destroys cities, roads and kills people, but rather a

"cultural" tremor that would inspire millions around the globe and

change the world forever.

Also: Yeah Yeah Yeah, 'She Loves You' Turns 50

One Track Mind: Laurence Juber, Denny Seiwell and

Henry McCullough on Paul McCartney and Wings

By Nick DeRiso, Something Else! Reviews

20 August, 2013

Former Wings members Denny Seiwell, Henry McCullough and

Laurence Juber — a trio of figures who span either end of the

1970s-era Paul McCartney band’s lifespan — offer unique insight

into often-overlooked projects.

Also: Paul McCartney - #OutThere In Verona... In Under One

Minute! (video); Paul McCartney Tour Tops Pollster's Ranking Of

Highest-Grossing Concerts

The Beatles Say Goodbye to the Cavern Club

By Forrest Wickman, Slate Magazine

20 August, 2013

When John Lennon’s band, the Quarrymen, first played the Cavern

Club, they nearly got kicked off the stage.

Also: Sid Bernstein, promoter who brought the Beatles to Shea

Stadium, dies at age 95; 45 Years Ago: Ringo Starr Temporarily

Quits the Beatles

New Book Sheds Light on Last Moments of John Lennon

PRweb

20 August, 2013

A newly-published book examines the 1980 shooting of John Lennon

and decisively makes the case that the former Beatle died in seconds,

not minutes.

Also: John Lennon jacket sold at auction in UK

HandMade films: The very naughty boys of the British film

industry

By Neil Clark, Express.co.uk

19 August, 2013

It was the independent British film company with a difference.

A biography? I don't have time to be a Paperback Writer,

say Paul McCartney

By James Desborough, Express.co.uk

18 August, 2013

Sir Paul McCartney has turned down offers of up to £5million to write

an autobiography, saying he is too busy touring and making music.

Also: Paul McCartney's fab door goes under the hammer; Magical

mystery of Sir Paul McCartney's door is solved; Paul McCartney sets

sights on Candlestick's last bow; Paul McCartney, Peter Frampton

and Tommy Lee Appear on Bloody Beetroots Album

The Beatles make £43.5m

TV3.ie

16 August, 2013

The Beatles have made an annual turnover of £43.5 million.

Also: 51 Years Ago: The Beatles Fire Pete Best; Rocking the Casbah

- again!; Randall Beach: Every little song by John, Paul, George and

Ringo is in his head; Fab moment in time; 51 Years Ago: Ringo Starr

Joins the Beatles

The day John Lennon went home to aunt Harriet

By Liam Murphy, Liverpool Echo

15 August, 2013

Candid pictures of John Lennon on one of his last ever visits to

Liverpool have emerged.

Also: American Scientists Attempt to Sequence John Lennon's

Genetic Code from the Beatle's Tooth

Exclusive: Paul McCartney interviewed by News Talk Radio

before Mosaic show (inc. audio)

By Amanda Purcell, Newstalk 980 CJME

14 August, 2013

Says he's "excited to meet a bunch of new people".

Also: Exclusive: New Paul McCartney Album Coming This Year;

Outside Lands to Webcast Portions of Paul McCartney’s Set This

Evening; RAW: Paul McCartney leaves Winnipeg hotel (video); Paul

McCartney thrills fans at Winnipeg concert (inc. video); McCartney's

stage simple, songs sensational (inc. video); Paul McCartney arrives in

Regina; McCartney Added to iHeartRadio Festival Lineup; Paul

McCartney Producer Previews 'Revelatory' New Album; Paul

McCartney plays Regina's Mosaic Stadium (inc. video); Paul

McCartney Gets the Rights Back to His Own Beatles Songs; Re-records

"Blackbird;' Performs With Kronos Quartet at Outside Lands (Video)

Never-before-seen portrait of John Lennon discovered

By Ian Mitchelmore, Click Liverpool

8 August, 2013

An never-before-seen portrait of John Lennon has been discovered as

a revolutionary book based on meetings with The Beatles is launched.

Also: John Lennon's jacket goes under the hammer; John Lennon's tie

set to fetch £20,000 at auction

August 8, 1966: "Hundreds of Beatles Records Are to Be

Pulverized in a Giant Municipal Tree-Grinding Machine ..."

By Damian Fanelli, Guitar World Magazine

8 August, 2013

Forty-seven years ago this summer — in late July and August 1966 —

the Beatles found themselves in a touchy situation.

Also: On this date in history: Why did The Beatles cross the road?;

45 Years Ago: Paul McCartney Records ‘Mother Nature’s Son’; Take

the new Beatles tour in the psychedelic Rolls Royce (inc. video)

Liverpool’s Billy J. Kramer headed to Beatles festival

By John Grochowski, Chicago Sun-Times

8 August, 2013

With 50 years in show business, Billy J. Kramer has been more than

a rock ’n’ roll survivor.

Paul McCartney To Tour Australia Late 2013?

By Mike Hohnen, Music Feeds

7 August, 2013

Everyone’s favourite currently alive ex-Beatle Paul McCartney could

be heading to Australia as early as November, with rumours swirling

that Macca might pop Down Under right after his recently announced

tour of Japan.

Also: Paul McCartney Ticket Waitlist Fuels Aus Tour Rumours; Give

Ireland Back to the Irish: Paul McCartney's forgotten protest song;

Surely you could afford a bigger boat? Windswept Paul McCartney sets

sail in a dinghy in the Hamptons; Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Sir Paul

McCartney & More to Lead SCLA's THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF

VERONA Reading, 9/25; Paul McCartney: Headed for iHeartRadio

Festival?; Last-minute cheap seats for Paul McCartney show angers fan

(inc. videos); 'Paul McCartney's trousers' turn up in Bridlington

John Lennon And Brigitte Bardot: When The Beatle Met The

French Sex Symbol

By Palash Ghosh, International Business Times

3 August, 2013

During the halcyon days of the 1960s it would be impossible to identify

two more popular and glittering iconic pop culture superstars than John

Lennon of The Beatles and French film starlet, Brigitte Bardot.

Also: When Harry met... John, Paul, George and Ringo: The American

Beatle's 18-month 'lost weekend' with Lennon; Nat Weiss, Famed Early

Beatles Lawyer and Friend, Passes Away

Rock ‘N’ Miracle

Daily Star

2 August, 2013

Almost 42 years ago, Ravi Shankar, George Harrison and “friends”

staged rock’s first mass act of philanthropy.

Also: How It Unfolded; With a little help from my friends; Mr

Tambourine man returns

John Lennon and Paul McCartney rare 1969 photograph found

BBC News

1 August, 2013

A rare shot of John Lennon and Paul McCartney singing together at the

time of the Beatles' demise has been found.

Also: Rare Beatles autographs to go up for auction; Beatles Apple

Boutique Becomes Boutique Apple Apartments; Taos exhibit shines light

on rare Beatles photos; NM exhibit shines light on rare Beatles photos;

Late Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe to Receive Art Exhibition; Richard Prince

Curates New York Retrospective Of Fifth Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe

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