Everything Fab Four: Teaching the Beatles
Besides musical composition, The Beatles provide an opportunity to explore everything from politics to poetry. A growing number of academics are using the Fab Four to stimulate critical thinking on a whole ‘nother level.
Everything Fab Four: Taking a Sad Song and Making It Better
At over seven minutes, “Hey Jude” was not the typical pop song. But it made history in more ways than one. And Ringo’s post-bathroom break was a part of it.
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.
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!)