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'White Album' Soars, Sting Passes Police In July Certs
By Jill Pesselnick, Billboard
31 July, 2000
The Beatles' 1968 self-titled double album was certified for sales of 18 million units in the
July certifications issued by the Recording Industry Association Of America.
 
I wanna hold your hair!
Liverpool.com
31 July, 2000
Ringo's mop-top gets its finishing touch, as Madame Tussauds prepares to open its new
attraction in Hong Kong.
 
Hello, Goodbye To Beatles Excerpt
By Keith J. Kelly, New York Post
30 July, 2000
Sometimes you just can't give it away.
The Beatles Anthology - billed as the first authorized autobiography of the Fab Four written
with the cooperation of Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Paul McCartney and John Lennon
widow Yoko Ono - is expected to be one of the big books for the fall.
 
Lennon lookalike sought for TV movie
BBC
28 July, 2000
A nationwide search has been launched for a John Lennon lookalike to play the part of the
former Beatle in a new film.
 
Scoopsville? . . .
By Michael Sneed, Chicago Sun-Times
28 July, 2000
Sneed hears big time rumbles the Beatles may be reuniting and an announcement of a
major tour may be imminent.
 
Grand Royal, Virgin Ink Distribution Deal
By Melinda Newman, Billboard
28 July, 2000
Grand Royal Records has inked a deal with Virgin Records for North American distribution.
 
Search on for Lennon movie actor
Ananova
28 July, 2000
Film-makers are looking for an actor to play John Lennon in a new TV movie about the
former Beatle.
 
Yellow Submarine in new-look Dome
Ananova
27 July, 2000
Visitors to the new-look Dome will have the chance to take a virtual reality trip to the world
of the Beatles' film Yellow Submarine.
 
Sir George Martin
By Frank Houston, Salon
25 July, 2000
He was the only "fifth Beatle" who really deserved the title -- without him the '60s' greatest
group might never have happened.
 
Bowie now an internet icon
Ananova
25 July, 2000
David Bowie has received top honours at the third annual Yahoo!Internet Life On-line Music
Awards.
 
Beatles' gig rocks TV list
By David Bauder, Associated Press
24 July, 2000
Feb. 9, 1964. A British band from Liverpool takes The Ed Sullivan Show stage and sends
waves of teenagers into screaming convulsions across North America, bewildering
millions of parents.
 
From Mimi To You
Sunday Mirror
23 July, 2000
A Christmas card sent by Yoko Ono to John Lennon's Aunt Mimi in 1983 is expected to
fetch pounds 400 at auction in London this week.
 
Call for Japan to end whaling
The Times
22 July, 2000
Sir, At the beginning of the G8 summit in Japan, we call upon the Japanese Government
to end its support for "scientific" whaling.
 
'Will and Grace' cast talks about rival 'reality' shows
By Rick Bird, The Cincinnati Post
21 July, 2000
The Beatles get yet another treatment with ''In My Life: The John Lennon Story,'' to air during
the May sweeps. NBC plans to hold a casting call in Britain, looking for an unknown actor to
play Lennon.
 
New Beatles compilation released
Infobeat (E-'zine. Unavailable online)
21 July, 2000
The Seattle-based nostalgia label Jerden Records has just released "Beatles Tapes V -
The 1965 Help Tour" which features interviews with the Beatles during the memorable
events of their lives that year. Highlights of collection include the filming of "Help," the
recording and release of the albums "Help!" and "Rubber Soul," and meeting Elvis Presley.
The recordings on the CD document many of the events as they happened. "Here is the
essential piece of Beatlemania, so rare, in fact, that until now it has never before been
released in this format," said project producer Jim Berkenstadt. "Beatles Tapes V - The 1965
Help Tour" is the fifth Beatles spoken-word album released by Jerden Records and is
available via amazon.com and soundworks.net.
 
Beatle's 60 years spark a hard day's awakening
By Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
21 July, 2000
Permit me a baby boomer's moment of Zen.
A Beatle turned 60 this month. Sixty. Ringo Starr is 60.
 
Ringo: Make-A-Wish Trip brings two Starrs together
Intelligencer Journal
20 July, 2000
It took nearly two years for Lydia Starr's wish to come true - two years she didn't think she had.
 
McCartney's rock snaps for sale
BBC (Thanks to Bob Gilmartin)
20 July, 2000
Some of the late Linda McCartney's best rock and roll photographs, including a classic Jimi
Hendrix print, are going on sale this autumn.
 
Hendrix, King Portraits Top McCartney Photo Sale
Reuters
20 July, 2000
Images of guitar legends Jimi Hendrix and B.B. King captured by Linda McCartney will star
in an autumn sale at Christie's, the London auction house said on Thursday.
 
Lennon Killer's Release Sparks Protest
MTVAsia
20 July, 2000
An Internet campaign has been launched to oppose the release of the man who murdered
Beatles star, John Lennon.
 
Frampton Puts Family Before Rock
By Jim Patterson, Associated Press
19 July, 2000
Peter Frampton had a schedule conflict that could only happen to a rock star of a certain
vintage: Ringo Starr was in town and wanted to jam on the day Frampton's daughter was
graduating from high school.
 
John Lennon Museum To Open
MTVAsia
19 July, 2000
Yoko Ono is to donate guitars, costumes, notes, and drawings by her late husband, John
Lennon, to a new museum devoted to the ex-Beatle.
 
Hi-tech entertainment scheme set to move into dome
Ananova
19 July, 2000
A hi-tech entertainment venture plan for the Millennium Dome, including a virtual reality
version of the Beatles' Yellow Submarine film, is expected to be named as the replacement
for the troubled attraction on Thursday.
 
An Unlikely Mix OF G.I. Joe And Sgt. Pepper Captures The 1960s
By Mike Conklin, Chicago Tribune
17 July, 2000
At first glance, the Chicago Historical Society Museum's pairing of two new pictorial exhibits,
"The Beatles: Now and Then" and "Requiem: By The Photographers Who Died in Vietnam
and Indochina," seems a sacrilege.
 
Great British Hopes
By Nigel Williamson, The Times
17 July, 2000
Would-be profession: They've just graduated from the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts
and hope to make a career as singers and songwriters.
 
Cinema Begs Beatle's Help
Sunday Mail
16 July, 2000
Superstar Paul McCartney is being urged to help save the historic Scots cinema where he
used to take his children.
 
Hair's Macca At His Height
Sunday People
16 July, 2000
A 34-Year-Old lock of Paul McCartney's hair is up for sale at pounds 495.
 
Talking about our degeneration
By Earl Fowler, Montreal Gazette
15 July, 2000
Do you want to know a secret? Guess who just turned 60
 
Weekend
By Hunter Davies, The Times
15 July, 2000
Help is on the way to Japan.
 
Elton John plays Liverpool tribute to Lennon
Associated Press
14 July, 2000
Sir Elton John returned to Liverpool and tipped his cap to the city's most famous son.
 
Mark Chapman's Parole Triggers Outcry
Dotmusic
13 July, 2000
An Internet campaign has been launched to stop the release of John Lennon's murderer
Mark Chapman.
 
Lennon memorial unveiled
Q
13 July, 2000
A statue erected in memory of murdered Beatle John Lennon was unveiled by footballer
David Ginola in London's Trafalgar Square yesterday.
 
Ono Sues Over Lennon Subway Ticket
Dotmusic
13 July, 2000
Yoko Ono is suing a Japanese underground operator for the sale of train tickets bearing
the image of her late husband John Lennon.
 
Farewell To Beatles Pal
Liverpool.com
13 July, 2000
Family and friends will say a last farewell to "Lord Woodbine" - the man who was part of
the early Beatles scene - and his wife tomorrow.
 
Rolling Stones get no satisfaction
Lorna Martin, The Herald
13 July, 2000
The Beatles or the Stones? Lennon or McCartney? Yesterday or Imagine? The debate is
likely to continue, despite a comprehensive poll of the world's finest songwriters which
claims to have produced the definitive list.
 
Beatlemania alive and kicking for new generation
Chris Betros, South China Morning Post
12 July, 2000
It was about this time of year in 1966 that the Beatles were playing in Japan, yet the
fervour that accompanied their visit has barely subsided since.
 
Lennon's In My Life named greatest song
Ananova
12 July, 2000
The Beatles' In My Life has been chosen as the greatest song ever written.
 
Capitol Records to Release "Rare Gems And Hidden Treasures" of
Miss Peggy Lee; Compilation Features Nine Rarely Heard Singles
and Nine Previously Unreleased Tracks
Entertainment Wire
11 July, 2000
Miss Peggy Lee's intimate and elegant singing style has long been admired by musicians
and fans alike but even some of her biggest fans might not be familiar with the music on
Capitol Records' new collection, "Rare Gems And Hidden Treasures," due in stores July 18.
 
Son of Actor Jerry Lewis Brings The Beatles Back to Life at TheFabFour.com
PRNewswire
11 July, 2000
Joe Lewis, the youngest son of comedian Jerry Lewis, not an actor like his father but an
Internet site designer, has announced the release of his website - TheFabFour2000.com .
 
'Blood Everywhere' In Harrison Attack
Dotmusic
11 July, 2000
The horrific details of last year's knife attack on George Harrison have been revealed by
Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts.
 
'VH1 Confidential' Probes the Mysteries, Myths and Urban Legends of
Rock in New Series Premieres Late Summer
PRNewswire
10 July, 2000
Rock 'n' roll is good times, great sounds and unforgettable performers. It's also chilling
circumstances, bizarre coincidences and untimely deaths.
 
Stars Cover Lennon For Birthday Tribute
Music365
10 July, 2000
Famous fans of John Lennon will be performing some of his best known solo material and a
handful of Beatles covers for a TV special to mark what would have been his 60th birthday
this October.
 
Days of John, Ashley, George and Stan
Liverpool.com
10 July, 2000
Former school pals of John Lennon and George Harrison met at the weekend to talk about
the good old days.
 
Proper Charlie
By Barbara Ellen, The Observer
9 July, 2000
You'd be hard pressed to find anybody with a bad word to say about Charlie Watts. He's a
Rolling Stone, of course - and so, by definition, a legend - but there's more to it than that.
 
Heather To Give Up TV
Sunday People
9 July, 2000
Sir Paul McCartney's new love Heather Mills is quitting her ITV job to give more time for
charity work.
 
Yoko Plays It For John
Sunday People
9 July, 2000
John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono has given pounds 30,000 to his old school.
 
Help! Beatles film missing
Ananova
7 July, 2000
A one-off TV appearance by The Beatles has been lost from BBC archives and music fans
have drawn a blank in finding a replacement.
 
Spitting Image puppets auctioned online
BBC
7 July, 2000
Puppets created for the satirical show Spitting Image, including the Queen and Baroness
Thatcher, are being auctioned over the internet.
 
Lord Woodbine
The Times
7 July, 2000
Lord Woodbine, calypso singer, was born on January 15, 1928. He died on July 5 aged 72
 
Beatles Hits Album Expected For Fall
By David Stark, Billboard
6 July, 2000
Sources confirm that a new compilation, "The Beatles' Greatest Hits," is scheduled for
an early November worldwide release by Apple Corps Ltd. and Capitol-EMI.
 
A Beatle for sale
Liverpool.com
6 July, 2000
Macca's Rubber Soul-mate is up for sale.
 
Beatles reunion 'all hype'
Q
5 July, 2000
Rumours that the remaining Beatles will reform for a John Lennon tribute are greatly
exaggerated, according to English Heritage, purveyors of memorial Blue Plaques.
 
Beatles tour musician dies in house fire
Ananova
5 July, 2000
An eccentric musician and promoter who toured with the Beatles has died in a house fire.
 
Tragedy of Lord Woodbine and wife
Liverpool.com
5 July, 2000
A man who was a part of the early Beatles scene died in a house fire today.
 
Ringo & Jacko In Feud-o!
National Enquirer
Beatles Drummer Ringo Starr has a message for Michael Jackson -- "Beat It!"
 
On the Town
By Penny Parker, RockyMountainNews.com
4 July, 2000
BEATLE AT THE BROWN: Former Beatle Ringo Starr stayed in the Beatles Suite at the
Brown Palace Hotel during his visit to Denver for a concert at Red Rocks last week.
 
Macca Sings Elvis As Sun Boss Visits London
Music365
4 July, 2000
Paul McCartney is planning to work with the musicians who backed Elvis Presley on his first
sessions for Sun Records for a forthcoming film about the pioneering label.
 
Yellow Submarine to refloat dome
By Maurice Chittenden, The Sunday Times
2 July, 2000
The three surviving Beatles are being asked to lend their name to a psychedelic Yellow
Submarine ride intended to be the main attraction of a new theme park at the dome when it is
sold by the government.
 
Mel C pays tribute to charity walkers
Ananova
2 July, 2000
Spice Girl Mel C was on hand to welcome a man who has walked 235 miles to raise money
for a cancer centre in memory of Linda McCartney.
 
Ringo Brings Back '64
By Murali Balaji, PioneerPlanet
1 July, 2000
Ringo Starr has had a solo career ever since the Beatles broke up three decades ago. Yet for
many at the Taste of Minnesota, his show revives memories of youth -- and Beatlemania.
 
Ringo rankled by Jacko's jingles
By Liz Hodgson, South China Morning Post
1 July, 2000
Former Beatle Ringo Starr wants Michael Jackson to stop making money off the backs of John
Lennon and Paul McCartney.
 
Ringo Starr and his all-star band work the magic for Taste crowd
By Jon Bream, Star Tribune
1 July, 2000
"If you don't know the words to this one, you're in the wrong park," Ringo Starr told the throng
at Taste of Minnesota on Friday night in St. Paul. "Unless you're hungry."
 
 
 
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