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Archive material captures arrival in Australia of celebrities including Princess Anne, Fred Astaire and four-year-old Russell Crowe, as well as The War of the Worlds author’s explosive 1938-39 visitGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailYears after he wrote The War of the Worlds – inspired by Eu...
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Items include an archive from John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 1969 peace protest and a curious birthday card sent by George HarrisonAn archive of material from John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 1969 peace protest is among the items to be sold this month at one of the most expensive Beatles auctions ever held.Me...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 3 weeks ago
Frequent collaborator of George Harrison and synthesiser pioneer was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementiaGary Wright, the singer of pop hits Dream Weaver and Love is Alive, has died aged 80.His son Dorian confirmed the news to the Guardian. His other son Justin told TMZ his fath...
John Lennon / Info générales - 1 month ago
Merle Frimark was already a huge fan of the Fab Four when she started working for them. Here she recalls being in the room as they put the finishing touches on Come Together – and reveals her unseen snaps of her encounterOn the afternoon of 23 July 1969, I was a nervous 18-year-old American on my wa...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 1 month ago
Ringo Starr has announced the release of a new EP, titled Rewind Forward. The EP will contain four songs and will be released on 13 October 2023. It will be available on compact disc, cassette, and 10″ vinyl. Here’s the press release: RINGO STARR ANNOUNCES NEW EP AUG 22 2023 Rewind Forwa...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 1 month ago
Mick Fleetwood and Peter Frampton also joined country star on her cover of the Beatles’ 1970 hitPaul McCartney and Ringo Starr have reunited to team up with Dolly Parton for her cover of Let It Be.The country music star’s piano-led version of the 1970 single features the two surviving Beatles as wel...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 1 month ago
Reader John Major should have known better when he ripped off the Beatles’ lyrics for a homework assignment The lyrics from pop songs have appeared in the classroom before those of Taylor Swift (Belgian university launches Taylor Swift-inspired literature course, 13 August). Realising, half an hour...
John Lennon / Info générales - 1 month ago
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 1 month ago
Rumours that musician was not present for album photoshoot are proved false, say UK auctioneersA vivid image of the Beatles and a memo from their record company’s PR manager busting a myth that Paul McCartney was not present at the photoshoot for one of the most famous album covers of all time are c...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 1 month ago
Louise Harrison wrote of her disgust at screaming fans in letters to be sold at annual Liverpool Beatles AuctionIn an inflammatory 1964 essay on the “menace of Beatlism”, the historian and commentator Paul Johnson described the fans who screamed themselves into hysteria as “the least fortunate of th...
John Lennon / Info générales - 1 month ago
Drugs squad detective who arrested many famous rock stars in the 1960s, including John Lennon, Dusty Springfield and Brian JonesNorman “Nobby” Pilcher, whose death from cancer two years ago at the age of 85 has just been reported, was the drugs squad detective who arrested John Lennon, George Harris...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 1 month ago
Paul McCartney has announced five concerts in Brazil, as part of his Got Back Tour. The dates are as follows: 30 November 2023: Mané Garrincha Stadium, Brasília 3 December 2023: Mrv Arena, Belo Horizonte 9 December 2023: Allianz Parque, São Paulo 13 December 2023: Estádio Couto Pereira, Curitiba 16...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 1 month ago
Paul McCartney has announced the resumption of his Got Back Tour, with seven shows in Australia. The dates are as follows: 18 October 2023: Entertainment Centre, Adelaide 21 October 2023: Marvel Stadium, Melbourne 24 October 2023: McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle 27 October 2023: Allianz Stadium, S...