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Fans from all over the world expressed birthday wishes to Paul McCartney on his 71st birthday Tuesday on Twitter, but his fans in the Ukraine offered a very special and what we thought was a charming birthday tribute to the former Beatle. The tribute came in the form of a special YouTube video featuring McCartney's song "Mrs. Vandebilt."
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| Theatre announces new season celebrating John Lennon in NYC |
Theatre Within today will present Remembering John Lennon: An Evening of Music & Memories With Those Who Knew & Worked With John in September in NYC. Rock photographer Bob Gruen and Double Fantasy producer Jack Douglas will share their personal experiences with Lennon, along with rare photos and interview clips.
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| Annie Leibovitz revisits her famous photo of John and Yoko |
"It was 1980, and he had just finished the album Double Fantasy with Yoko. I had seen the cover, both of them kissing. And I was so moved by that kiss. There was so much in that simple picture. So, for the photo I wanted to take, I imagined them somehow together. And it wasn't a stretch to imagine them, because they did it all the time."
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| Longtime music writer Chet Flippo |
Chet Flippo, a longtime music writer, editor and author and Editorial Director of CMT, as well as former Billboard Nashville Bureau Chief from 1995 to 2000. In 1977 he became Senior Editor of Rolling Stone, and has written books on Paul McCartney, Hank Williams, Graceland, the Rolling Stones and David Bowie.
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| Tuesday, June 18, 2013 |
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| 71 animated Beatles pics for Paul's 71st Birthday |
For the young ones who might not know, Paul McCartney was in The Beatles and Wings. He's also been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. In lieu of being able to give him 71 hugs on his birthday, Huffington Post settles for 71 Beatles GIFs to help everyone celebrate.
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| Paul McCartney at 71 |
Paul McCartney was born seventy-one years ago today. His childhood friend, Ivan Vaughan, brought him to the Woolton County Fete on July 6, 1957, where he met John Lennon for the first time. McCartney soon joined Lennon's band and history followed with Hamburg, The Cavern, Sgt. Pepper's, Abbey Road, and beyond.
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| Pepperland returns for second year to Summer Music Festival |
Beatles tribute band Pepperland will perform on June 21 in Ste. Genevieve, MO. Pepperland doesn't offer a standard replaying of the classics. "Pepperland takes many more chances with the music, turning up the volume on some of the harder White Album cuts and emitting a general controlled chaos that would do Mr. Lennon proud."
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| Priceless Elvis memorabilia on display at Beatles Story in Liverpool |
The Elvis and Us exhibition at the Beatles Story in Liverpool, extended through October 2014, now has two more items from the Elvis archive, the white wool gabardine jump-suit Elvis wore at his 1969 record-breaking return to Las Vegas and his 1965 Gretsch Country Gentleman guitar with which he played 57 shows in 28 days.
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| Monday, June 17, 2013 |
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| Photos: Paul McCartney performing at Bonnaroo |
For two and a half hours at Bonnaroo, Paul McCartney played classic after classic, looking a bit looser than in his Beatle days, but still youthful, forever The Cute One. It was a well thought out, well paced lively show, with the set list divided unevenly, though mercifully between a staggered amount of Beatles songs, and everything else.
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| Paul McCartney plays epic 38-song set at Bonnaroo |
Paul McCartney headlined Manchester, Tennessee's Bonnaroo festival on Friday, with what was undoubtedly the four-day weekend's most anticipated set. Paul's whopping 180-minute, 38-song set was positively packed with Beatles classics, he even played "Paperback Writer" on the same guitar that he strummed on the original recording.
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| New McCartney tribute CD |
"Let Us In Americana," a new Paul McCartney tribute album, will be released June 25 on the 46th anniversary of the worldwide television broadcast of the Beatles "All You Need Is Love." The CD features covers of 16 McCartney-related songs combining new versions of McCartney solo tracks and Beatles songs by Paul and John Lennon.
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| James McCartney very candid in his first ever in-depth interview |
James McCartney has only recently embarked on a music career at age 35. In a new interview in UK's Daily Mail, he reveals how he shared a bed with his father after his mother, how he lost most of his twenties to his habit after Linda, and how he didn't care much for his dad's second wife Heather Mills.
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| Love Me Do demo 45 sells for $10,000 |
A rare demo copy of the Beatles debut single Love Me Do has sold for a whopping $10,255.74 on eBay. The record, which the seller said was from his personal collection, was one of just 250 made for radio station airplay in 1962. This pressing actually predates all of more familiar Parlophone imprints of Love Me Do, both black and red labels.
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| Group insists they're not the next Beatles |
There are four of them. They've performed at Abbey Road, and now they're working with the man who produced the White Album. But The Strypes are very insistent when they say "we're not the new Beatles". Music critics declared that the Fab Four had been reborn, but it's not something the teenagers are entirely comfortable with.
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| Friday, June 14, 2013 |
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| Poll votes Paul McCartney pop's coolest pop |
Paul McCartney is music's coolest dad, according to June's iHeartRadio survey. The online survey queried more than 1,000 of iHeartRadio's listeners. Sir Paul has five children, four with late wife Linda (he adopted her daughter Heather and the couple had Mary, Stella and James) and daughter Beatrice with second wife Heather Mills.
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| The Liverpool Legends are back in Branson |
Louise Harrison's "Liverpool Legends", The Complete Beatles Experience will be performing at Andy Williams' Moon River Theatre in Branson this summer. Headlining their own production in Branson since 2006, Liverpool Legends have been voted Best Band and Best Show and in 2012, they were nominated for a Grammy Award.
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| Stella McCartney signs deal to design new perfume |
High-profile London fashion designer Stella McCartney has a new deal to develop fragrances, which will be marketed under her name. "There is so much energy already and we haven't even started, I just feel like we can do really wonderful things and explore the world of beauty, together," said Stella.
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| Pete Best arrives for gig in Peru |
Pete Best, The Beatle's original regular drummer, arrived in Peru on Thursday night, to play at a Beatles tribute concert on Saturday, at Parque de la Exposicion, where he will perform five songs with the group A Day In The Life. On Friday Best was honored by the Municipality of San Miguel, and named during a ceremony at John Lennon Park.
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| Autographed Beatles LP sells for $18,000 at auction |
A signed copy of With the Beatles has sold at auction for £11,500. At just 15, Margaret Gordone won a competition to name a Beatles album and got the chance to meet the group at a theatre in Carlisle, UK in 1963. In the dressing room, they signed autographs and records, including the one which was sold at auction this week.
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| Thursday, June 13, 2013 |
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| Watch Paul McCartney at Bonnaroo 2013 live |
With superstar headliners Paul McCartney and Tom Petty, thousands have descended on the Bonnaroo fairgrounds in Manchester, Tennessee for the four-day music fest starting tomorrow. Couldn't afford the ticket? You can watch the best of the fest streaming live, including Paul McCartney on Friday at 9:00 PM (Central Daylight Time).
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| Review: 100 Things Beatles Fans Should Know & Do |
"100 Things Beatles Fans Should Know & Do" is more than a simple site-seeing travel guide to historic Beatles landmarks. Author and veteran rock historian Gillian G. Gaar has compiled 100 short chapters explaining things that every Beatles fan should know about their history as well as see.
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| Video: Paul McCartney rocks Colbert Report |
Paul McCartney hijacked The Colbert Report for an hour-long episode last night. He sat down for an interview with Stephen Colbert to discuss the Fab Four's career arc, why they decided to stop performing live, the early days of Wings, and how to properly pronounce "schedule." After the quick Q&A, Sir Paul played six songs.
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| Paul McCartney thrilled to see Linda onstage in Wings concert movie |
The re-release of Wings concert movie Rockshow has brought back fond memories for Paul McCartney, because his late wife Linda plays such an important role onstage. He said, "I think the big crucial thing really was by that point, Linda had learned how to play everything. As she was a complete novice when we came in."
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| Pictures: Ringo publishes unseen album which documents Beatles years |
Ringo Starr has published an ebook of his never seen before snaps which give a new look at the Beatles from their early days in Liverpool to performing in America. Ringo said, "These are the shots that only I could have taken. They chart the story of four lads from Liverpool trying to live normal lives amid the frenzy that surrounded them."
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| Meditation made famous by Beatles can improve exam grades |
A study of high school students found graduation rates up to 25 percent better for those who chanting a meditation mantra for 20 minutes twice a day. The relaxation technique made famous by the Beatles, involves a particular sound being repeated over and over again with the eyes closed.
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| Wednesday, June 12, 2013 |
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| Photos: Ringo exhibit features Beatles outfits, rare photos, letters |
Ringo: Peace & Love, the first major exhibit ever focusing on a rock drummer, opens today at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. Ringo Starr loaned many personal items for display including his pink Sgt. Pepper uniform and other clothing, artifacts and letters from his decade-spanning profession as the world's most famous drummer.
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| Help! Blu-ray this month extras includes film outtake |
On June 24, June 25 in North America, The Beatles Help! makes its eagerly awaited Blu-ray debut in a single-disc package pairing the digitally restored film and 5.1 soundtrack with an hour of extra features, including a 30-minute documentary about the making of the film, memories of the cast and crew, an outtake scene, and original theatrical trailers and radio spots.
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| Beatles Apple Corps makes new merchandising deal |
Bravado, the global merchandising arm of Universal Music Group, has announced a deal with Beatles management company Apple Corps., covering rights to Beatles merchandise in North America, giving them a unified marketing strategy and for all intents and purposes, making UMG the home of the Beatles in North America.
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| Review: Sir Paul was a blast in Brooklyn |
Unlike many other concerts that I have attended where the oldies-but-goodies were changed to fit the times, Paul McCartney stayed true to each. With a still strong and sweet voice and his personality still boyishly charming, he shared lots of anecdotes, it was hard to believe that Sir Paul is pushing 71 years old.
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