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In Search of Singers on "Give Peace a Chance"

CBC (Canada)

A Documentary Special Broadcasting in Winter 2005 on CBC-TV

EMP salutes the Fab Four

By Patty Tackaberry, The Daily Herald

27 February, 2004

The music museum celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Beatles'

epochal first trip to America.

Also: She's got a ticket to ride, forever

McCartney Ready to Rock Glastonbury Festival

Reuters

27 February, 2004

Paul McCartney is to rock the Glastonbury music festival this summer,

his spokesman said on Friday.

Also: McCartney reveals Euro tour details

Here Comes The Son

By Adam Buckman, New York Post

27 February, 2004

George Harrison had many friends who loved him and when he died, their

hearts were broken.

By George, Indian music moves Olivia

By Jyothi Prabhakar, Times of India

27 February, 2004

The dim lights at the concert accentuate the illuminating strains of soulful

melody.

Also: The Other Sister

Beatles sub 'for Penny Lane'

Liverpool Echo

26 February, 2004

A campaign has been launched to move the Yellow Submarine to Penny Lane.

Grey Album Generates More Than One Millions Downloads

By Paul Cashmere, Undercover

26 February, 2004

Following a cease and desist order from EMI Records, the Danger Mouse

'Grey Album' was offered around the world yesterday (Feb 24) as an illegal

download and the result made it the most downloaded piece of work on the

Internet for the day.

Fab Four gear up for Beatles tribute at Palace

By Kurt Moore, Marion Star

26 February, 2004

Ron McNeil never got the chance to see the Beatles live, but that hasn't

kept him from walking in John Lennon's shoes.

Also: Beatles tribute band invades the Benedum

McCartney 'Idol' Judge?

By Don Kaplan, New York Post

26 February, 2004

American Idol producers are trying to woo Paul McCartney and Stevie

Wonder to be guest judges for upcoming episodes - possibly next season.

Apple v Apple as Beatles firm sues

Daily Post

26 February, 2004

Trademark rivalry between Apple Computers and Beatles company

Apple Corps reemerged in court yesterday in a clash over the computer

giant's iTunes online music store.

Also: Apple Computer Is Due to Contest Beatles' Lawsuit in U.K. Court;

Beatles' bitter feud over Apple name

First Fab

By Greg Cahill, North Bay Bohemian

25 February, 2004

Beatles' baby steps captured on new DVD

Guitar hero in tune for tribute gig

By Neil Johnston, Belfast Telegraph

25 February, 2004

McCullough to strum his stuff with stars at Albert Hall

Bowie Plays George For Adelaide

By Paul Cashmere, Undercover (Australia)

25 February, 2004

Bowie's cover of George Harrison's 'Try Some Buy Some' was back in his

setlist Monday night in Adelaide.

McCartney visits Wilson show

BBC

25 February, 2004

Sir Paul McCartney has attended one of Beach Boys singer Brian Wilson's

first live performances of a set of songs he contributed to nearly 40 years

ago.

A Bug's-Eye View

By Joe La Placa and Lee Johnson, Artnet

25 February, 2004

On the advent of her 71st birthday, has Beatle John Lennon's widow

Yoko Ono -- artist, musician and avatar of anti-war dissent -- finally

"bugged out"?

Beatlemania Again

By Sally Cohen, R News

25 February, 2004

Forty years ago this month, the Beatles first took America by storm. Next

weekend, Rochester can relive that excitement with 'Beatlemania Again'.

Beatles top list of dumb band names

Associated Press

24 February, 2004

How many bands have you heard and thought, "What a dumb name?"

On George Harrison's Birthday

By Wesley Schultz, The Chattanoogan

24 February, 2004

In honor of what would be George's 61st birthday on February 25, I thought

it would be nice to list some of this contributions to music and to life itself.

Also: Plea for Harrison memorial

George Harrison's Career Commemorated and Celebrated in

2004 with Two Grammys, the Release of his Dark Horse Catalog,

and his Induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Newstream

23 February, 2004

On February 8th, 2004 George Harrison was twice honored at the 46th

Annual Grammy Awards -- once for "Best Pop Instrumental Performance"

for Marwa Blues, from his last record Brainwashed, and again as a member

of the Beatles, who were honored with the Presidents Award commemorating

their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show.

Also: Dark Horse Years 1976-1992; JC Chasez tries to grow out of his

'N Sync image (2nd item);

Remembering the invasion

By Lisa Ray, Texas City Sun

23 February, 2004

Two Galveston County residents share their memories and memorabilia

of the four British lads who took America by storm 40 years ago this

February in a Beatles display in the College of the Mainland Library.

Also: February marks 40 years since Beatlemania went worldwide

The Land Of Mac Believe

By Carole Malone, The Sunday Mirror (thanks, Diane)

22 February, 2004

I must own up to the fact that I was one of the columnists Paul McCartney

rang last week to complain about what he called a "vendetta" against his

wife.

The Beatles still own the score to Liverpool's story

By Betty Lowry, The Boston Globe

22 February, 2004

Down by the Merseyside, where it's forever the '60s and the Fab Four

have never left home, people come. All ages and in droves.

Olivia Harrison makes a spiritual journey

By Nona Walia, Times of India

22 February, 2004

It's going to be a quiet pilgrimage by Olivia Harrison in 'Memory of

George', the Beatle legend, on his birthday to the land of Krishna

and sitar.

Also: George Harrison's Birthday Honored in Los Angeles

Dangermouse: The Grey Album

By Ruth Jamieson, The Observer

22 February, 2004

It's a silly idea but one that is completely alluring nonetheless: The

Grey Album comprises the full vocal content of Jay-Z's recent Black

Album together with beats and sounds taken solely from The Beatles'

'white' album.

Unfair attacks on Paul McCartney

Scotland On Sunday

22 February, 2004

It is a shame that Jeremy Watson is so keen to bash Paul McCartney

that he will cite a remark by Dave Gilmour that does not bear much

scrutiny (The Gazette, January 15).

DVD Shows Appeal of The Beatles

By Tom Shales, The Washington Post

21 February, 2004

Never mind movies about kiddie wizards, cops chasing crooks, or cars

crashing through walls.

The debut album fans have waited 40 years for

Daily Post

20 February, 2004

All happened very early for singer Beryl Marsden, a professional singer

by the age of 15, singing in Hamburg at 16 and then a record deal with

Decca.

Tribute band goes back to the source

By John Berger, Honolulu Star-Bulletin

20 February, 2004

It's the reaction of Beatles fans that keeps "Get Back!" cast member

Jack Petrilla standing stage right in character as Paul McCartney, but

the veteran bass player admits that he's a fan of the original Fab Four,

too.

Also: Beatles Tribute Caps Off Patron Party

All the way from Abbey Road to the Treasure Coast

By Bill DeYoung, Port Saint Lucie News

20 February, 2004

You want to talk about being in the right place at the right time?

A lot changed over 40 years

By Steve Ruman, Tribune Chronicle

20 February, 2004

During the last few weeks, much has been made about the 40th

anniversary of the Beatles' arrival in the United States.

Verona. Paul McCartney all'Arena? Sì, no, forse...

Caltanet (Italy)

20 February, 2004

(Text in Italian. Use the translation tools here or there)

Also: sfuma prima mondiale McCartney in arena di Verona

McCartney's yes to dye

The Sun

20 February, 2004

Rock legend Sir Paul McCartney dashes out of a salon after having his

hair dyed.

Doris Troy, at 67; soul singer whose life inspired musical

By Lukas I. Alpert, Associated Press

20 February, 2004

Doris Troy, a soul singer who penned the hit "Just One Look" and whose

life inspired the long-running touring musical "Mama, I Want to Sing,"

died Monday died of emphysema Monday in Las Vegas, where she lived.

She was 67.

Also: Obituaries: Doris Troy

Fab Four, Lucky Lindy, The Mick highlight end-of-year sales

By Joshua Platt, Autograph Collector

According to the Beatles, "Money can't buy me love."

Beatle secuestrado por amor

By Dalia Acosta, IPS

19 February, 2004

(Text in Spanish. Use the translation tools here or there)

Mouse or Beatle?: Listen, then you decide

By Damani Harrison, The Hook

19 February, 2004

What do you get when you cross the greatest rock band in history with

the greatest hip-hop artist in history? We now know the answer.

Macca To Play Glastonbury Festival

Xfm (UK)

19 February, 2004

At an appearance at the Oxford Union last night (February 18)

Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis has confirmed that Paul

McCartney will be headlining the Saturday night of the three day

event taking place this June in Sommerset.

Peace as a verb: 'Yes Yoko Ono'

By Genevieve Wood, The Daily Yomiuri (Japan)

19 February, 2004

One might be forgiven for thinking there is a referendum under way.

Fab Film

By Robert Wilonsky, Houston Press

19 February, 2004

Albert Maysles, with brother David, made two different films about two

different rock-and-roll bands five years apart, but to this day he can't

think of one without immediately thinking of the other.

Starr Has Surgery For Drumming Injury

Magic105FM

Beatles legend Ringo Starr has had shoulder surgery in California.

Local retiree attended school with musician John Lennon

By Chad Lawson, The News & Reporter

18 February, 2004

Liverpool.

The River Mersey winds along the edges of the city, blowing a salty mix of

mist and grime into the little boroughs that hide among the alcoves of this

historic city.

Also: Chester residents remember 'Fab Four'

Heather's Message for Girl Who Lost Leg in Police Crash

By Alex Thompson, PA News

18 February, 2004

Sir Paul McCartney's wife Heather Mills today pledged to support an

11-year-old girl whose leg was amputated after she was struck by a

police car on an emergency call.

Walker & Yoko

Fox 9 News

17 February, 2004

The Walker Art Center is closed for renovations, but it's pulling in a big

name to make sure no one forgets about them.

A Fab Forty

By Gary "Pig" Gold, TheCelebrityCafe.com

17 February, 2004

Has it REALLY been four decades already since television's greatest-ever

talent scout took a chance on a brash young musical novelty act from far-off

Britain?

Lessons from the Beatles

By Todd Leopold, CNN

17 February, 2004

Writer connects with his son in 'Two of Us'

Linda McCartney's photos intimate portraits of rockers

By Elana Ashanti Jefferson, Denver Post

17 February, 2004

Sure, access is everything.

Macca: Lay off my wife

By Victoria Newton, The Sun

16 February, 2004

Sir Paul McCartney last night made an amazing phone call to The Sun to

blast critics of his wife Heather.

For Sale: Lennon's Lost Legacy

New York Post

16 February, 2004

Beatles fans can now purchase the "lost" acoustic guitar that allegedly

belonged to John Lennon.

Odyssey Through New York with Yoko Ono

ArtDaily.com

16 February, 2004

Yoko Ono's Odyssey of a Cockroach, exhibited as an offsite project in

a three storey gallery space at Wharf Road, London, will be open through

March 7.

Reflecting on 'Yesterday'

By Allan J. Comeau, Pasadena Star-News

15 February, 2004

If only we could go back into the past, and once there, if only we could

get things right.

Like everything else, blame Yoko

By David Whitley, The Orlando Sentinel

15 February, 2004

It's all Yoko's fault.

Past Post: 1964 (fixed URL)

Washington Post

15 February, 2004

Mop Tops Force Even Barbers to Go Pop

Celeb bodies: Sir Paul McCartney

By Evening Gazette

14 February, 2004

One of pop's richest musicians with a fortune in excess of £700 million,

he is the working-class boy who made good;

South Florida mom relives band's visit of 40 years ago

By Oscar Corral, The Miami Herald

14 February, 2004

Back in 1964, Carole Redlus gawked at her beloved Beatles from behind

a security line at the Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach.

Also: It was 40 years ago today

Get back

By Randall Jay Payleitner, Daily Illini

13 February, 2004

Forty years ago this week, America was blindsided by a force so strong,

we are still feeling the effects well into the next millennium.

Ringo Undergoes Surgery

Arrow 93FM

13 February, 2004

Former-Beatle Ringo Starr, 63, is recovering in his home after undergoing

shoulder surgery in Los Angeles to address painful bone spur that

developed from years of drumming.

Good tune, bad song

By Gary Kovacic, Pasadena Star-News

13 February, 2004

It was 40 years ago this week that the Beatles appeared on the Ed

Sullivan Show for the first time, and not much has been the same since.

Miami meets the Beatles

By Howard Cohen, The Miami Herald

13 February, 2004

It was 40 years ago today, the Beatles came to Miami to play.

Also: Valley residents remember Beatle-mania; Local jazz lovers look;

Around St. Paul: Minnesota Life catches Beatlemania; He loves 'em,

yeah, yeah, yeah; Rating the Top 3 songs of Beatles; Random Eeuptions:

Heck, we only had three channels; Beatles music still sounds fresh after

40 years; Beatles fans: Read this column backward; Fab 4 gave L.I. kid

spoonful of hope

Jacko bust in four days

The Sun

13 February, 2004

Troubled superstar Michael Jackson could be broke in just four days, it

was revealed last night.

Bellows and torch for Valentine's Day

Ananova

13 February, 2004

Stella McCartney has bought husband Alisdhair Willis a set of bellows

and a torch for Valentine's Day.

The Beat Goes On

By Susan Froyd, Denver Westword

12 February, 2004

Linda McCartney's photos of '60s rockers roll

Beatles' landing in 1964 changed America

Eastern Arizona Courier

11 February, 2004

The landings of the space rovers on Mars have captured our nation's

attention.

Also: The Beatles 40 years after the invasion; Beatlemania lives 40 years

after Ed Sullivan appearance; Fab Four + 40 (inc. audio clip); Fortieth

Anniversary of Birth of Beatle Mania; It's easy to imagine the Beatles

will always be popular; Help! They needed somebody fast; Beatles Mania

Hits the Tri-States; New York Mayor Salutes The Beatles; Beatles

invaded Kewanee, rest of America, 40 years ago Monday; The Beatles

will play on for eternity; Tired of the Beatles? Yeah, yeah, yeah; Fans

share Fab Four memories; US said hello but not goodbye to the Beatles;

Reminiscing: It was 40 years ago today; Do you still believe in yesterday?;

Celebrating Beatlemania, plus 40; The Fab Four; Editorial: 40 years ago

today; 40 years after the much-anticipated beginning, it's still a special

moment; Fab Forty! (inc. video); Forty Fab years later; Forty years later

after Sullivan show, the Beatles are still relevant; Locked In On The

Beatles; He got a ticket to write; 40 years ago, the Beatles changed

everything

EMI Traps Danger Mouse

Marc W. Dolech, Rolling Stone

11 February, 2004

Record label blocks marriage of Beatles and Jay-Z

Writing an Effective Melody

guitar.about.com

Paul McCartney (The Beatles)

The ex-Beatle is probably the most famous example of a great writer of

pop melodies (despite what reservations many have about his lyric

writing).

Perspectives: Guest Column

Al Brodax, Variety

11 February, 2004

Forty years ago this week, the Beatles came to America.

Beatle tribute band will perform here

Kewanee Star Courier

10 February, 2004

The 40th anniversary of the Beatles' first live performance in the U.S. is

of particular interest in Kewanee because American English, the world's

best Beatles tribute band, will be a major part of our Sesquicentennial

celebration.

Fab 4 Faithful's Sacred Site Faces the Music (fixed URL)

By Marc Fisher, Washington Post

10 February, 2004

The screams were so piercing that one police officer plugged his ears with

bullets.

He opened the door to the British invasion

By Breanne L. Heldman, New York Daily News

10 February, 2004

As a doorman at The Plaza hotel 40 years ago, Ed Trinka quickly became

accustomed to welcoming distinguished guests.

Also: They rocked the world; Local fans remember Beatles' U.S. debut;

Editorial: Beatles still strike a chord; Beatlesmania still sweeps through

the four-state region; Beatles tribute band covers performance Ed Sullivan

Show (inc. video); Beatlemania revisits America; We loved them yeah,

yeah, yeah; Framing the Fab Four; 'The Beatles Come to America';

Beatle hysteria hits US; It was 40 years ago today ... The Beatles stepped

up to the mikes (and those screams!) in America; The Fab Four inspires

fabulous memories aplenty; Beatles' arrival changed lives in Janesville;

Show sparked Beatles' fame

Beatles or the Stones? Choose both

By Kenneth Wright, The Scotsman

10 February, 2004

Beatles or Stones? If you truly loved pop music in the 1960s - I mean as a

naïvely unironic consumer, which was and is the only way truly to love it -

there was no ducking the choice and no cop-out third option, no Partick

Thistle of pop.

Stripping the Beatles

By Yushaimi Yahaya, The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia)

10 February, 2004

Don't get your hopes up too high. This is not a new previously unreleased

album.

'Macca should donate more'

By By Mark Reynolds, The Evening Standard

10 February, 2004

Pssst...His own daughter once famously described him as 'a tight bastard'.

New Collectible Photography Book Commemorates 40th

Anniversary of the Beatles' First 1964 U.S. Tour

PRNewswire

10 February, 2004

Noted photojournalist Bill Eppridge, who photographed the Beatles' first

U.S. tour, and unpublished photographs from the CBS Photo Archive are

combined in a new collectible photography book, "The Beatles! Backstage

and Behind the Scenes."

Also: In Brief: Sean Paul, Beatles

Culture Vulture: Groovin' at the Grammys (2nd item)

By Dan Nailen, The Salt Lake Tribune

10 February, 2004

Observations on the 46th Grammy Awards from The Vulture's nest

Lennon's old school gets hi-tech facelift

By Martha Hayes, Daily Post

9 February, 2004

If Beatle John Lennon could go back to the school building where he

spent the best part of his teenage years, he would not recognise it.

Uncle's cash plea to John revealed

By Jenny Watson, Liverpool Echo

9 February, 2004

A letter written by John Lennon's uncle Charlie has been discovered in a

bundle of documents belonging to Brian Epstein's chauffeur.

Spotsylvania teen well-versed in all things Beatles

By Laura Moyer, The Free Lance-Star

9 February, 2004

Spotsylvania County's Chris Lanzarone has devoted five of his 18 years

to an intensive study of the Beatles.

Also: Readers get back to Beatles memories

Ears on a Beatle to Begin Previews March 16, Opens March 28

By Robert Simonson, Playbill

9 February, 2004

Ears on a Beatle, the new Mark St. Germain play inspired by recently

released FBI files on John Lennon, gets its Off-Broadway premiere at

the DR2 theatre March 16. Official opening is March 28.

Beatles widows accept honorary Grammy Award for Fab Four

AFP

9 February, 2004

Beatles widows Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison accepted a special Grammy

award on behalf of the Fab Four to mark the 40th anniversary of their

explosion onto the US music scene.

Also: Evanescence, bare breasts and Beatles create a Grammy buzz;

Beyonce wins 5 Grammys; OutKast wins Album of Year; 2004 Grammys

Honor The Beatles Led by Dave Matthews, Vince Gill & Sting; photos

The Beatles remember America

U.TV, UK

9 February, 2004

The two surviving Beatles today told of their memories of how they first

conquered America.

Also: Treasure Coast residents recall first encounters with the Beatles;

Beatles here, there, everywhere;Meet the Beatles tie-ins; A ticket to ride

down memory lane: Beatles invaded U.S. 40 years ago; It was 40 years

ago today; Fab Four flew into U.S. history; Celebrating 40 years of

Beatlemania; Beatlemania swept through Atlanta like Gen. Sherman;

Beatles taught us all to play; Readers share their Beatles memories;

Kim Ode: Yesterday, 40 years ago; The Hard Day's Nite Bed & Breakfast;

Local couple recall meeting not-so-fab Beatles; Fab 40 Beatles Tribute;

Fab 40; Beatlemania Turns 40; Beatles U.S. arrival anniversary;

Original boy band: Beatles' U.S. arrival started the frenzy; JFK - the

Fifth Beatle?; Beatlemania recalled 40 years after arrival in U.S.;

Beatles Came To U.S. 40 Years Ago; 2.9.64: The Beatles Have Landed;

Fab Four made celluloid silliness; Fab Forever; Teen Spirit (inc. video

clips); CBS News: 'Beatleland' 1963 (video news clip); Beatle Mania

Anniversary; The Beatles conjure fond memories; 40 years ago, The

Beatles invaded America; 'The Beatles, Grandma! Wow!'; Four decades

later, residents recall British invasion; Virginian-Pilot readers remember

the Beatles; Fab 40: The act we've known for all these years; Beatles: 40

years later we still love them, yeah, yeah, yeah; Deejays discuss the Beatles'

legacy; 40 years ago, the Fab Four made history; 40 years ago Monday, the

Beatles stormed onto the U.S. scene; A really big show; Locals remember

how the Beatles changed culture; That Old Feeling: Meet the Beatles;

Teens screamed for something all their own; Invasion and conquest; Hard

Day's Night Beatles' spitting image; Simple lyrics still resonate for millions;

A fan's take on our favorite song request; Commentary: The Beatles Invasion

after 40 years; Four decades after 'Ed Sullivan' appearance, Beatles still a

hit with Siouxlanders; Alix was witness as Beatlemania began; The Beatles'

U.S. debut turns a fab 40; 72 hours of music & mayhem; More On The Beatles;

Four fab decades ago, boyish Beatles helped heal a nation; Girl Who 'Found'

Beatles In US (inc. video); The Beatles On The Ed Sullivan Show: Memories

of 40 Years Ago; Yesterday And today — Fans remember Beatlemania; TV's

Fab moment; Yeah, yeah, yeah — That night changed us; In February 1964,

The Beatles rocked our world; Tailor-Made Friendship With Beatles; Every

boy band since owes John, Paul, George, Ringo; Looking back at the night

the Beatles invaded the U.S.; 'Ladies and gentlemen ... The Beatles!'; Fab

Four Forever: Where were you during the Beatles' 'Ed Sullivan' debut?;

Ladies and gentlemen, The Beatles!; 5,000 fans waited at Dorval; 40 years

later, residents prove Beatles were no Fad Four; Anniversary of Beatles US

"Invasion" (inc. video); Meeting the Beatles; It was 40 years ago today ...;

40 years after we met the Beatles; Erie band attracted Beatles during 1964

U.S. trip; Rock 'n' roll epidemic; He saw himself standing there, as the fifth

Beatle; Beatle invasion 40 years ago changed Bedford man's life; Beatles

fans disagree on favorite; It was 40 years ago today ...; Indiana University

professor makes career out of `Fab Four'; Four decades after Ed Sullivan,

The Beatles' influence still felt; The Revolution at 40; It's the Fab Four's

Fab 40th; When it was '64, we met the Beatles; Fab Four Plus 40:

Beatlemania took hold of U.S. 4 decades ago; 40 years ago Today; The

Beatles In America; 'And you're going to hear them ... after this commercial';

For area fans, it was 'Love Me Do' from the start; My view: 40 best Beatles

songs

Pete Best and the Beatles once rocked the Casbah

By Hector Saldaña, San Antonio Express-News

7 February, 2004

"What we generated was fantastic when we played straight rock, and there

was nobody to touch us in Britain," John Lennon in 1970 about the Beatles,

pre-fame and before Ringo Starr.

The Fab Five make Liverpool thrive

By Mark Bialczak, Syracuse Post Standard

7 February, 2004

The history hanging over the room Friday night at the Holiday Inn

Convention Center in Liverpool certainly was significant.

Mike Ramsden - Singer/guitarist with the Silkie

By Spencer Leigh, Independent

7 February, 2004

Mike Ramsden was singer and guitarist with the folk group the Silkie,

who in 1965 were signed up by the Beatles' manager Brian Epstein and

recorded a version of the Lennon and McCartney song "You've Got to

Hide Your Love Away".

Yoko: John took his art seriously

By Bill DeYoung, Stuart News

7 February, 2004

John Lennon went to art college in his teens, and throughout his life he

drew constantly, freehand doodles and humorous sketches depicting

friends and family.

They Came, They Sang, They Conquered

By Allan Kozinn, New York Times

6 February, 2004

From the distance of 40 years it seems almost silly, but on Sunday, Feb. 9,

1964, at 8 p.m., nearly 74 million Americans — just under half the country,

according to the Nielsen ratings — plopped in front of their television sets

to watch four English rock 'n' rollers in their early 20's introduce

themselves to the country by playing five songs on "The Ed Sullivan Show"

on CBS.

Also: The Beatles Anthology; Hey, Hey, it's 40 years; Forty Years With

The Beatles; The TV show that changed pop history; The reluctant

Beatlemaniac: On 40th anniversary of Fab Four's U.S. debut, newsman

recounts his wild `Ticket to Ride'; Beatles top three in US TV list;

Woman Recalls Romance With Ringo; Beatles fans celebrate band debut

40 years later; Celebrating birth of Beatlemania; Beatle for a Day; Local

personalities pick Beatles best; Peeping under rock for the Next Beatles;

The Beatles: Still fab at 40; Squashed by the Beatles; 'The Beatles Are

Coming!'; Beatlemania 40 years later; The long and winding road; The

Beatles helped heal an ailing America; The Beatles struck chord in

America on 2/9/64; There at the creation: O'Neill recalls the Beatles;

Charlie Was Their Angel; I know I'll often stop and think about them;

Radio; Marking a fab 40th moment; Two Cents On The Beatles; The

Day Four Mop-Heads from Liverpool Took America by Storm; Longtime

fans ready for local Beatle Fest; Four British musicians conquered

America 40 years ago; Beatlemania transcends generations; Forty years

ago, the Fab Four shook their mops on 'Ed Sullivan' and knocked Elvis

off his throne; Some really big shows - with 'bunch of nice kids'; Meeting

the Beatles; Beatlemania!; The Beatles: First US Visit; How the Beatles

changed us; Forty Fab years later; West Sounders recall when they first

got to 'meet the Beatles'; The Fab Four & Me; First U.S. sightings; Local

salutes; 40th Anniversary Of Beatles' U.S. Invasion Arrives (inc. video clips);

Beatlemania never goes away; When the Beatles hit America; Excerpts:

Beatles press conference

Philip Norman Best-Selling Author of Shout! The True Story of

the Beatles is Signed by Ecco for the Definitive Biography of

John Lennon

Business Wire

6 February, 2004

Best-selling author Philip Norman, considered by many to be the one of the

finest music biographers, has signed with Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins,

to publish JOHN LENNON: THE BIOGRAPHY.

Oddball comedy induces flashbacks

By Bernard Perusse, Montreal Gazette

6 February, 2004

Ah, Mr. Lennon. Come in, we've been expecting you. Will Miss Joplin be

joining you?

Beatles tribute plays at OU

By Chris Steffen, Oklahoma Daily

6 February, 2004

Next week marks the 40th anniversary of the utterance of five of the

most significant words to ever shape pop music and culture: "Ladies and

gentlemen—the Beatles!"

Also: Beatles fans celebrate band debut 40 years later

I Macca good pal to Stella

The Sun

6 February, 2004

Never one to miss a publicity coup, here's Lady Paul McCartney "just

happening" to be snapped outside her stepdaughter's posh shop.

Busker Nick stars on TV as ex-Beatle Harrison

Bolton Evening News

6 February, 2004

Regular Bolton shoppers will recognise someone on television on Saturday night.

Yoko steps out in pursuit of peace

By Martin Gayford, Telegraph

6 February, 2004

At 70, Yoko Ono is on a bit of a roll.

Also: Ono's London Odyssey!

DJ Makes Jay-Z Meet Beatles

By Lauren Gitlin, Rolling Stone

5 February, 2004

Danger Mouse makes "Black" and "White" equal "Grey"

Buddy Holly was fount for The Beatles' giving rock its future

By Ed Bumgardner, Winston Salem Journal

5 February, 2004

This is a rock 'n' roll tale of two days, numerically six days apart and

separated by five years.

Shock It To Them

By Bob Shields, Glasgow Daily Record

5 February, 2004

The Swinging Sixties had just begun when an unknown guitarist in

Hamburg called Stu Sutcliffe changed howmen would look for a whole

generation.

'Hard Day's' a breezy romp that still excites

By Gary Arnold, Washington Times

4 February, 2004

A late-summer sleeper of 1964 when it reached American movie screens,

"A Hard Day's Night" was admirably timed to reinforce the early stages

of Beatlemania, which had been swelling throughout the year.

Also: British invasion starts in D.C.

Blame Yoko

New York Post

4 February, 2004

Don't expect Yoko Ono to ever get flowers from Mick Jagger.

Also: Trust Yoko with our treasures? Ono way; pics - 1, 2, 3, 4

Lennon Legend: An Illustrated Life of John Lennon By

James Henke

PRNewswire

4 February, 2004

John Lennon made an indelible print on the world with his music as a

songwriter and performer.

Film offers new view of Beatles' U.S. invasion (inc. video)

CTV (Canada)

3 February, 2004

These days it takes a breast bared before an audience of 100 million

for an entertainer to create a continental buzz.

Also: The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit (inc. video); Americans

Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Beatles' U.S. Arrival; Tomorrow comes

suddenly; The Beatles are benchmark; Beatles Encore On DVD;

40 years of the Fab Four; New Study Reveals Beatles Are All-Time

TV Ratings Champs!

Three-CD THE BRITISH INVASION (1963-1967) Collects

54 Classic Tracks From The Beatles, The Who, Kinks,

Petula Clark, and Dozens More

PRNewswire

3 February, 2004

Rock 'n' roll began in America and 2004 marks its 50th anniversary.

McCartney Plans Gig In Palace Square

By Sergey Chernov, St Petersburg Times (Russia)

3 February, 2004

McCartney even wrote a letter to President Vladimir Putin asking to

support the planned event, according to Russian media and promoters.

Also: Paul McCartney wants to visit Russia once again

The Britles benefit show means making music for great cause

By Colleen Lehmann, The Regional

3 February, 2004

Ever wish you could go back to the '60s, and relive (or experience for

the first time, depending on your date of birth) the British Invasion?

Mike gives home help

Liverpool Echo

2 February, 2004

Sir Paul McCartney's brother has been recruited to help educate people

in Wirral about the proposed transfer of the borough's housing stock.

He was a Beatle for a day (fixed URL)

By Fred Shuster, Redlands Daily Facts

2 February, 2004

George had a sore throat -- so Vince Calandra put on a mop top wig and

stepped into Beatles history.

Beatlemania started a long road of cultural change

By Bill DeYoung, The Stuart News

2 February, 2004

The arrival of the Beatles in New York City on Feb. 7, 1964 was a

watershed event not only for popular music and for America's sense

of taste, and fashion, and its very belief system.

Also: Beatles still create craze; Baby Boomer Echoes; The Beatles Were

the Vanguard of Change; Beatlemania!

Annual Beatle Tribute Festival in Cleveland Announces Lineup

TravelVideo.tv

2 February, 2004

As fans, radio stations, and music lovers "Here, There and Everywhere"

celebrate the 40th anniversary year of Beatlemania kicking off Feb 7th,

the world's best Fab Four tribute bands have plans to "Come Together"

to honor their musical heroes in Cleveland.

Radio gives Beatles another ticket to ride

By David Hinckley, New York Daily News

2 February, 2004

Radio played a huge role in promoting the Beatles' New York arrival, 40

years ago next weekend, and radio isn't about to skip the anniversary.

Also: The Beatles Invade (And Conquer) NY

Grammys Planning Beatles Tribute

By Jonathan Cohen, Billboard

2 February, 2004

Sting, Dave Matthews, Vince Gill and the Neptunes' Pharrell Williams have

signed on for a Grammy tribute to the 40th anniversary of the Beatles' first

U.S. television appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show."

The Beatles, Year One

By Richard Corless, Time

2 February, 2004

The fans scream in the cold at New York City's Idlewild Airport at the arrival

of their four idols, whom they hadn't even heard of three months earlier.

Bottoms up

By Sam Taylor-Wood, The Guardian

2 February, 2004

Everyone knows her name, but no one knows how good Yoko Ono is as an artist.

Also: Yoko Ono: Give peace a chance (again); Yoko bares all

The Mouse That Remixed

By Ben Greenman, The New Yorker

2 February, 2004

The d.j. and producer Danger Mouse was born Brian Burton, in White Plains,

twenty-six years ago; attended college in the indie-rock hotbed of Athens,

Georgia; and then moved to London, where he became part of the underground

hip-hop scene.

Fab faux - 'Beatlemania' rocks on

By Bonnie H. Brechbill, Hagerstown Morning Herald

1 February, 2004

When 73 million television viewers tuned in to "The Ed Sullivan Show" in

February 1964 to watch the American television debut of a British band called

The Beatles, the worldwide phenomenon of Beatlemania was launched.

Catching Up With Pete Best (2nd item)

Newsday

1 February, 2004

He may have been the guy who put the beat in The Beatles - until he got

beat out.

Macca back with wings (2nd item)

The Sun

1 February, 2004

Paul McCartney is learning to fly a plane.

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

The Observer

1 February, 2004

It's 40 years since The Beatles, on the back of their first US Number One,

flew into New York for a tour that changed the course of a decade.

Also: Editor's letter; A Modest 'Heroine'; The Long and Winding Road

Beatlemania meets science

By Robert Wilson, Knoxville News Sentinel

1 February, 2004

For some, it might be just eye candy.

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