Everything Fab Four: The John Lennon Series with Jude Southerland Kessler
John Lennon meets historical narrative in Jude Southerland Kessler’s series of books painstakingly detailing the Beatle’s life right up to his 1980 death.
The Making of The Beatles’ “A Day in the Life”
What went into the creation of this Beatles masterpiece? And what was done to make John Lennon comfortable with his own singing voice? Details courtesy of “Sound Pictures,” Ken Womack’s second George Martin biography.
Everything Fab Four: Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Darn
Numerous takes, lots of studio tension and inspiration from a Nigerian conga player. One of the Beatles’ most memorable songs didn’t come easy.
Everything Fab Four: We All Live in a Yellow Submarine!
The Beatles animated feature is for little kids, big kids, and their parents. Even a once-skeptical George Harrison later admitted that this Beatles movie works for everyone. (It still does!)
Everything Fab Four: Paul McCartney’s “Thrillington”
After the Beatles breakup, Paul McCartney dove into a truly weird project: an instrumental version of “Ram.” Here’s the crazy story behind it.