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Gary Wright obituary

Singer and songwriter whose 1976 hit Dream Weaver combined yearning vocals with a haunting and distinctive synthesiser sound

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2023

Gary Wright, singer of Dream Weaver and Love is Alive, dies aged 80

Frequent collaborator of George Harrison and synthesiser pioneer was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia

The Guardian - AU · Sep 5, 2023

Gary Wright, ‘Dream Weaver’ and ‘Love is Alive’ singer dies at 80

Gary Wright’s 1975 album ‘The Dream Weaver’ became his breakthrough hit. He also played keyboard on Beatle George Harrison’s hit album ‘All Things Must Pass.’

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 5, 2023

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Beatles memorabilia worth an estimated £6m goes for auction

Items include an archive from John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 1969 peace protest and a curious birthday card sent by George Harrison

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2023

What links HMS Devastation and a white swan? The Saturday quiz

From Monstera deliciosa to a sleepy marsupial, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2023

Thrill of fusing John McLaughlin’s jazz with India traditions keeps Shakti together for 50 years

Quintet will bring its cross-cultural sound to Ravinia.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 28, 2023

“My mum said, ‘What about the drink and drugs and wild women?’ I said, ‘That‘s what I want to do this for!’”: the life and times of Bernie Marsden, British blues-rock‘s secret weapon

In 2020, Classic Rock sat down with late ex-Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden to talk fistfights with UFO, patching things up with David Coverdale and meeting James Bond

Louder · Aug 25, 2023

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The 20 most underrated Beatles songs

Even The Beatles’ most overlooked songs are better than many other bands’ best numbers

Louder · Aug 20, 2023

"Nobody with any sense would pay and queue for a ticket just to stand on a seat and scream and not hear one sound from the stage": it turns out George Harrison's mum had her doubts about The Beatles

Mrs Harrison's thought's about her son's career are revealed in letters to be auctioned later this month

Louder · Aug 16, 2023

"The worst track we ever had to record" – why 3/4 of the Beatles hated Maxwell's Silver Hammer

No Paul McCartney song ever incurred the joint wrath of Lennon, Harrison and Starr quite like Maxwell’s Silver Hammer. Here’s why…

MusicRadar · Aug 16, 2023

Imran Khan airbrushed from history in Pakistan cricket video

The former prime minister, who captained the 1992 World Cup team, does not appear

Evening Standard · Aug 15, 2023

Screaming Beatles fans embarrassed George Harrison’s mother

George Harrison’s mother once wrote that screaming Beatles fans made her “really ashamed” she was female, The Times reported. In a letter in 1963, Louise Harrison told a teenager about hysterical scenes she witnessed at a gig in Manchester. “I was really disgusted at the way the so-called fans just screamed…

The Week · Aug 14, 2023

Letters from George Harrison’s mum reveal her horror at Beatles fans

Louise Harrison wrote of her disgust at screaming fans in letters to be sold at annual Liverpool Beatles Auction

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023

George Harrison’s mother ‘ashamed I was female’ after watching Beatles fans

Letters from Louise Harrison to teenager Janet Gray in the 1960s are being put up for sale.

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2023

Norman ‘Nobby’ Pilcher obituary

Drugs squad detective who arrested many famous rock stars in the 1960s, including John Lennon, Dusty Springfield and Brian Jones

MusicRadar · Aug 7, 2023

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…

MusicRadar · Aug 3, 2023

The 5 George Harrison post-Beatles songs you need to hear: “I write lyrics and I make up songs, but I'm not a great lyricist or songwriter or producer. It's when you put all these things together — that makes me"

Freed from the creative confines of The Beatles, George Harrison set out to realise his true creative potential. Here are five of his finest works…

Guitar World · Aug 2, 2023

“I would definitely advise trying classical guitar – it’s really easy to translate classical chord shapes to pop music”: How NY duo The Lemon Twigs are leading the ’70s glam rock guitar revival

Power-pop enthusiast Brian D’Addario on his love of 12-strings, surprising guitar heroes, and how fingerstyle on a nylon-string can be the foundation for all songwriting on guitar

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Newcastle Herald · Jul 31, 2023

Beatles legend Paul McCartney locks in Newcastle date

Get ready to sing Hey Jude, Newcastle.

MusicRadar · Jul 24, 2023

"They stole our ideas" – John Lennon on the Yellow Submarine film and the unexpected Beatles recording of its soundtrack song, Hey Bulldog

"We had nothing to do with that movie"

Guitar World · Jul 20, 2023

Conan O’Brien nearly bought Buddy Holly’s amp – here’s what stopped him

During a chat with Billy Corgan on his radio show, the comedian also told an amusing, gear-related anecdote about the time George Harrison stopped by the set of Saturday Night Live

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2023

Nina Simone’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!

Ahead of an album of previously unreleased 1966 live recordings, we appraise the strident, sexual, socially conscious songcraft of a truly indomitable artist

Guitar World · Jul 19, 2023

John Lennon: “Willie Weeks was supposed to do it, but he was doing a George Harrison session”: In August 1980 John Lennon could have called just about any bass player on Earth. He went with Tony Levin

The King Crimson bassist recalls the making of Double Fantasy and why he laughed at The Beatle’s first ever words to him

Guitar World · Jul 18, 2023

“Jimmy Page and Jim Sullivan were getting a lot of work, but I was always getting plenty of calls – and that increased after I did the Jack Bruce sessions”: The confessions of session pro Chris Spedding

The British session ace on being asked to audition for the Rolling Stones, producing the Sex Pistols’ early demos and recording Robert Gordon’s final album

Guitar World · Jul 11, 2023

The Lovin’ Spoonful's Zal Yanovsky is one of the Sixties' most overlooked guitarists – here's how he fearlessly blended genres to forge the 'Americana' guitar sound

Yanovsky brought the weird, wonderful and the none-too-serious to Good Time Music, and was a genius player, but did he get the credit he deserved?

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