What Happened When The Beatles Did Covers? Beautiful Things!
From Chuck Berry to Carl Perkins to The Marvelettes, John, Paul, George and Ringo put their own spin on quite a few standards.
In Search of the Real Fifth Beatle
George Martin or Brian Epstein? Billy Preston or Pete Best? Who would you pick?
The Surprising, Lasting Influence of “P.S. I Love You”
The Beatles had “big ears” that were open to influences from all sorts of music — and it showed on their very first single. They were the first in Rock n’ Roll (we think) to use chord changes that later appeared everywhere.
“Back to the Egg”: A Perfect Finale for Paul McCartney & Wings
A quirky album that doubles as a response to the rise of Punk and New Wave.
Ringo’s Replacement Gets a Big Screen Treatment
Drummer Jimmie Nicol played eight shows with The Beatles then disappeared. Now his story has been optioned for a movie. The author of the underlying book shared some stories with us.