Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 8 years ago
A super-rare 78rpm acetate disc containing two songs from The Beatles' unsuccessful audition for Decca Records is to be auctioned in March. The disc contains recordings of Till There Was You and Hello Little Girl, credited in manager Brian Epstein's...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 8 years ago
A new organisation has been launched with the aim of maximising tourism revenue in Liverpool generated by The Beatles' legacy. The Beatles Legacy Group will be chaired by Peter Hooton, former frontman of The Farm. Its first official meeting will take...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 8 years ago
Paul McCartney has announced his first live performances for 2016. < --more--> The two festival appearances will take place in the summer. McCartney will appear at Pinkpop in Landgraaf, Netherlands on 12 June, and at Rock Werchter in Werchter, Belgiu...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 8 years ago
The two surviving Beatles have paid tribute to David Bowie, who died of cancer on Sunday 10 January 2016. Paul McCartney posted a tribute message on his website and on Twitter, accompanied by a photo by Linda McCartney of the two men. It read: Very s...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 8 years ago
Christmas came early for Beatles fans with the worldwide release of the group's back catalogue on nine music streaming services. At one minute past midnight on Christmas Eve, local time in countries worldwide, their full canon was opened up on a rang...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 9 years ago
A drum kit used by Ringo Starr from 1963-4 has been sold at auction for $2,110,000. The three-piece Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl kit was used by Starr on more than 200 live performances and in over 180 studio sessions. It was the first Ludwig kit owned...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 9 years ago
Andy White, the Scottish drummer who played on The Beatles' first EMI single Love Me Do, has died at the age of 85. White was born on 27 July 1930 in Glasgow, Scotland. He started playing drums aged 12, and became a session musician at 17. In Septemb...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 9 years ago
The guitar played by John Lennon on The Beatles' first single Love Me Do has sold at auction for $2.41 million. Two Gibson J-160E 'Jumbo' guitars were ordered by Lennon and George Harrison from Rushworth's music store in Liverpool in 1962, after The...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 9 years ago
The Beatles' best-selling 1 collection has been reissued globally in a variety of editions with remixed audio and fully restored and enhanced video clips. The album was originally released in November 2000, and combined 27 of The Beatles' biggest hit...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 9 years ago
Ringo Starr's 2015 tour of North and South America drew to a close with a final show at Kings Theater in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Brooklyn New York what a night plus Halloween peace and love ??????? — #RingoStarr (@ringostarrmusic) November 1,...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 9 years ago
The penultimate date of Ringo Starr's 2015 tour of North and South America took place at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA. @ringostarrmusic RINGO at the legendary Tower Theater!!! pic.twitter.com/Vmaoq67cVF — John Kaelin (@jn...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 9 years ago
Ringo Starr continued the autumn leg of his 2015 tour of North and South America with a performance at the Lyric Opera House in Baltimore, USA. The 13th All-Starr Band featured Starr (vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards); Steve Lukather (vocals, gui...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 9 years ago
Ringo Starr's 2015 tour of North and South America continued with a show at Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. What a great Night I had in Pittsburgh peace and love to everybody who came to the show ?????????z — #RingoStarr (@ringostarr...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 9 years ago
Ringo Starr continued the autumn leg of his 2015 tour of North and South America with a show at the State Theater in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. The stage for tonight's Ringo Starr and His All Star Band concert! #ringostarr pic.twitter.com/NF...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 9 years ago
Ringo Starr's 2015 tour of North and South America continued with a show at the Grand Theater in the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA. The 13th All-Starr Band featured Starr (vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards); Steve Lukath...