Beatles News
| In the wake of conciliatory comments from Paul McCartney that Yoko Ono didn't break up the Beatles, the two will appear on the same movie soundtrack, for the comedy, "This is 40". |
Henry McCullough, guitarist in the original lineup of Wings, is critically ill after suffering a heart attack. The 69-year-old McCullough suffered cardiac arrest at home in Ireland. His sister, Rae Morrision, counters reports that he had died, but says the family is gravely concerned and flying in to be with Henry.
The Beatles sit atop the UK's all-time singles chart, on its 60th anniversary, followed by Queen, Abba, the Rolling Stones and Oasis.
John Lennon’s 1971 letter to Eric Clapton inviting him to form a band goes up for auction December 18th, and is expected to fetch $30,000 US.
Yoko Ono is among several famous folk backing the invention of a 16 yr.old London boy--an app to summarize news articles on the face of a mobile device.
Beatles manager Brian Epstein will be honored in his native Liverpool with a statue sculpted by the same artist responsible for the statue at Liverpool John Lennon International Airport.
On December 1st, a "pristine" copy of the Beatles' "Yesterday and Today" butcher cover album goes up for sale in Beverly Hills, CA, as part of a big music memorabilia auction. Other items in the sale include a dollar bill signed by all four Beatles.
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A cassette tape that took the Beatles to the moon aboard Apollo 14--along with other classic 60's artists--goes up for auction later this month in a space and avitaion-themed auction.
Sir Paul McCartney tells Sir David Frost that Yoko Ono should not be blamed for breaking up the Beatles. In an hour-long interview airing in November, Paul tells Frost: "She certainly didn't break the group up…I don't think you can blame her for anything.”
John Lennon’s tooth is at the center of a necklace now—and a UK dental care center’s effort to fight mouth cancer.
The centre is the first in the UK to host Lennon's tooth, purchased at auction by a Canadian dentist who collects celebrity teeth, and placed like a gemstone in a necklace with a peace symbol.
