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Guitar dealer to the stars Norman Harris on George Harrison, Marty McFly and his secret stash

A new documentary reveals the man behind the unassuming shopfront, who sells instruments to the likes of Slash, Dave Grohl – and Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow

The Guardian - UK

Candid Beatles moments captured by Paul McCartney to be exhibited in London

From backstage moments to quiet reflections, Paul McCartney’s photographs of the Beatles’ breakthrough years are heading to a London gallery this August.

Euronews

“George Martin came up to me that morning and said, ’Oh, I’ve got a poser for you... I know it’s never been done before, can you do it?“: The story of the greatest thing The Beatles ever recorded

How Sgt. Pepper's epic finale was created

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“John said, ‘I don’t know where to go from here.’ So Paul said, ‘Well, I’ve got this other song I’ve been working on.’ They joined the two bits together to make one song”: The story of the greatest thing The Beatles ever recorded

How Sgt. Pepper's epic finale was created

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“George asked, ‘Is it OK if I do a little slide?’ I had a ’63 Strat, and that’s what he used. He was one of the best slide players ever”: They flew high with the help of the Beatles, and a few hits, then collapsed in a mess of mismanagement and tragedy

Their story is often cited as one of the saddest in rock, but Badfinger were also one of the sharpest guitar pop acts of their era. Here, the late Joey Molland recounts their roller-coaster ride of a career from his perspective

Guitar World

Joey Molland, a guitarist with 1970s Welsh pop-rock band Badfinger, dies at 77

Joey Molland, a guitarist with the Welsh pop-rock band Badfinger that was known for such 1970s hits as “No Matter What” and “Day After Day,” has died at age 77

The Independent UK

“He wanted his version of the song to be a stark, heavy solo-piano thing, but they convinced him to turn it into a grand, crashing, theatrical monster-ballad, complete with orchestra”: The story of Nilsson's Without You

How the singer transformed an album track into one of the most abiding love songs of all time

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"We were surrounded by these drums and guitars that The Beatles had used, but the engineers were too stoned to record us": How the stars repeatedly failed to align for Trapeze

Fronted by the future Voice Of Rock, Trapeze were soon on board the Express To Success. But then Deep Purple came calling and walked off with the golden-throated goose

Louder

Living the Beatles Legend by Kenneth Womack review – a long and winding roadie’s tale

He saved them from a car crash, snuck them drugs and inspired Let It Be… The detailed story of the Fab Four’s driver, bodyguard and confidant Mal Evans captures Beatlemania up close

The Guardian - UK

Mal Evans was "Beatles’ first historian"

Kenneth Womack tells Salon about his new book, “Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans”

Salon

‘It will change the way we think about their story’: mythical archive of ‘first Beatles historian’ comes to light

Mal Evans neglected his family life to go on tour with the Beatles, amassing a priceless trove of ephemera and diary entries. Long after his untimely death, a new book has finally uncovered it

The Guardian - UK

A new Beatles song – 46 years later

John Lennon recorded "Now and Then" as a rough demo, but technology has revived it for a November release

Salon

John Lennon: "Somebody let off a firecracker onstage and every one of us looked at each other, because each thought it was the other that had been shot. It was that bad.” – Why The Beatles retired from the stage

How death threats, disillusionment and the very real threat of onstage electrocution all fuelled The Fab Four’s decision to stop playing live…

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John Lennon on completing Eleanor Rigby's lyrics for Paul McCartney: "It's his first verse, and the rest of the verses are basically mine"

"I was insulted and hurt that he'd thrown it out in the air... to him that meant nothing. That's the kind of person he is"

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Salon

When the Beatles are "part of your DNA"

On this "Everything Fab Four" episode, Dougie Payne of Travis dives deep into gear, music's power and the Beatles

Salon

The two musicians inside Peter Frampton

The "Frampton Comes Alive!" icon sits down with "Everything Fab Four" to talk the Beatles, David Bowie and more

Salon

The role Beatles roadie was born to play

He made a splash with his cameo in the Beatles movie — and endured some harrowing challenges in the water

Manchester Evening News

Wigan dad spent £100,000 on original Hey Jude lyrics after 'a few bottles of wine'

The lyrics were bought as a 21st birthday gift for his daughter, who played Jude Cunningham in Hollyoaks

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Paul McCartney’s handwritten Hey Jude lyrics go on display

The notebook, which belonged to the Fab Four’s bodyguard and PA Mal Evans, was compiled between 1967 and 1968.

Liverpool Echo

Paul McCartney’s handwritten lyrics to go on display at The Beatles Story

The notebook also contains notes and drawings from all four band members

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