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HISTORICAL FACTS: 79 - The Untold Story

The Beatles and the songs they gave away to other artists

A new book highlights this little-known aspect of The Beatles' career

Liverpool Echo · Oct 9, 2022

Liverpool will host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of Ukraine

The contest will be staged next May in the birthplace of The Beatles after Britain was asked to hold the event in place of war-torn Ukraine, the designated host country.

WEKU · Oct 8, 2022

Take a deep dive into Abbey Road history

David Hepworth's book, with foreword by Paul McCartney, takes fans from its 1931 EMI beginnings to today

Salon · Oct 8, 2022

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Cafe on the 'most famous street on earth' should be saved

Owner claims a lack of investment in the Penny Lane area has hampered his efforts to find a tenant for famous building

Liverpool Echo · Oct 8, 2022

Now the hard work begins: Liverpool swings into action ahead of Eurovision 2023

The city – the birthplace of The Beatles – has been preparing its bid since June.

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022

PM and past winners congratulate Liverpool as it is named Eurovision host city

The city that produced The Beatles fended off competition from Glasgow during the final stage of the selection process.

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022

‘We carried pistols to defend ourselves’: the Four Tops and the Temptations on six decades of soul

As they tour the UK together, Motown icons Duke Fakir and Otis Williams reflect on meeting the Beatles, facing down white supremacists, and the collaborators they’ve lost along the way

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2022

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Tablecloth scrawled with the Beatles' doodles from their final gig goes to auction

A pilfered relic from the night of the last concert the Beatles played together has been recovered and is going on the auction block.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 6, 2022

Stolen Beatles tablecloth resurfaces and is now on sale

For 56 years, the Vilardi family searched for its lost tablecloth

Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2022

Why did The Beatles break-up 8 years after releasing debut single Love Me Do?

On October 5, 1962, the music world was changed forever when The Beatles released their debut single Love Me Do. In just eight short years, the band would acrimoniously split

Daily Mirror · Oct 5, 2022

Love Me Do at 60: Six surprising things you didn't know about The Beatles' first single

These facts about the song that introduced the Fab Four to the world will surprise all but the most ardent Beatles fan

Liverpool Echo · Oct 5, 2022

The Beatles' first single Love Me Do was released 60 years ago — but it nearly didn't happen

The Beatles had a major problem and it wasn't going to be easily resolved. They didn't like the song they'd been asked to record by their producer George Martin.

ABC News · Oct 4, 2022

Fatboy Slim says Paul McCartney is the ‘dad I always wanted’

DJ used to live next door to the Beatles frontman

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

‘Death? I can’t wait for the adventure!’ Most Haunted’s Yvette Fielding on ghosts, sceptics and the afterlife

The woman who made her name screaming on a rollercoaster in Blue Peter has spent the past two decades screaming for the cameras in spooky castles. She talks about friendly phantoms, doubtful comedians and her mission to terrify the next generation

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2022

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The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022

Ringo Starr cancels Canadian shows after catching COVID-19

Ringo Starr has cancelled shows in North America after the former Beatles drummer tested positive for COVID-19

Liverpool Echo · Oct 3, 2022

Ringo Starr cancels tour dates after catching covid

The Beatles star's representatives confirmed the illness has affected his voice

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022

The Beatles: Photos of the band playing at the Cavern Club found

The photos show the original line-up of the band without Ringo Starr, when they were aged between 18 and 20

Daily Mirror · Oct 3, 2022

Beatles legend Ringo Starr, 82, struck down with Covid and forced to put tour on hold

Ringo Starr and his band All-Starr were due to perform in New Buffalo, Michigan on Saturday but the 82-year-old fell ill and it has now been revealed that the Beatles legend has been struck down with Covid

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Wales Online · Oct 3, 2022

Rare images of The Beatles playing at Liverpool’s Cavern Club discovered

They were captured in July 1961, over a year before the band released their debut single

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022

Rare images emerge of the Beatles playing the Cavern Club in 1961

Photographs show band performing at Liverpool venue more than a year before release of first official single

Daily Mirror · Oct 3, 2022

Paul McCartney seen at daughter Stella's fashion show as pal Ringo cancels gig over illness

The Beatles rocker Sir Paul McCartney and his wife Nancy Shevell were pictured at Stella McCartney's Paris Fashion Week show a day after pal Ringo Starr was forced to pull out of a string of gigs

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022

‘I didn’t cry until I knew I was going to live’: Monty Python’s Eric Idle on surviving pancreatic cancer

Three years after being diagnosed, the 79-year-old has been given the all-clear. He reflects on losing his friends George Harrison and Robin Williams – and how he still manages to always look on the bright side of life

Liverpool Echo · Oct 3, 2022

Rare pictures uncovered of The Beatles playing The Cavern Club

Images date from 1961

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2022

Rare photographs of The Beatles playing at Liverpool’s Cavern Club uncovered

The images were captured in July 1961, over a year before the band released their debut single Love Me Do.

Liverpool Echo · Oct 2, 2022

Beatles' Ringo Starr, 82, cancels concert after falling ill with mystery illness

Ringo's diagnosis has not been confirmed but it is thought that the mystery illness is affecting his voice

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