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Arts Jun 07

Watching the end of The Beatles through the lens of a camera

By Christopher Booker

Arts Oct 07

A man holds the iconic Beatles photo on Abbey Road as he recreates the photograph on the zebra crossing in London, Britain, in August. Henry Nicholls/Reuters
The Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’ revolutionized how a track could be recorded. Listen closely here

As the album celebrates its 50th anniversary, few may realize just how groundbreaking its tracks were for the band.

By William D. Moylan, The Conversation

Arts Jun 15

Artist Yoko Ono gestures before she was honored as 'Illustrious Visitor' by Mexico City's mayor Miguel Angel Mancera at Mexico City's town hall in 2016. Photo by Edgard Garrido/Reuters
46 years later, Yoko Ono gets songwriting credit with John Lennon for ‘Imagine’

In a 1980 interview, Lennon said the song “should be credited as a Lennon-Ono song because a lot of it — the lyric and the concept — came from Yoko.” He said he received inspiration from Ono’s 1964 book “Grapefruit.”…

By Alison Thoet

Arts Jun 06

Kane poses with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison with the cover of Ebony Magazine. Photo courtesy of Larry Kane
Only U.S. reporter to tour with the Fab Four recalls the days of ‘Beatlemania’

Journalist Larry Kane talks about his experience covering the Beatles' whirlwind U.S. tour and how the band came to define its generation.

By Lora Strum

Arts Jun 01

Twitter Chat: ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ at 50

The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” shattered genre norms when it first came on the music scene a half-century ago.

By Lora Strum

May 28

Watch 6:14
How ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’ shaped a musical era

By PBS News Hour

"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," one of the most influential albums of all time, turns 50 this week. Its 13 tracks, including "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and “A Day in the Life,” reinvented albums as works of…

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Mar 20

Without Chuck Berry, these 10 famous rock songs would not exist

By Elizabeth Flock

Since the 1950s, when Berry first started producing his signature blend of music that combined a rhythm and blues beat with country twang, rockers have begged, borrowed and stolen from the legendary musician. Some have even been sued for allegedly…

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Mar 09

George Martin, the ‘fifth Beatle,’ dies at 90

By Joshua Barajas

George Martin, longtime producer for English rock band the Beatles, died peacefully at his home Tuesday, his manager confirmed in a statement.

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Nov 08

John Lennon’s stolen guitar fetches record $2.4 million at auction

By Andrew Mach

The acoustic guitar that Beatles legend John Lennon is thought to have used to record "Love Me Do" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand", sold at auction on Saturday in California for a record $2.41 million.

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Dec 26

The musicians we listened to in 2014

By Victoria Fleischer

Before we ring in 2015, we want to reflect on some of the great Art Beat stories from this past year. So who did we listen to in 2014?…

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