In all likelihood, the Beatles didn't set out to challenge radio programmers' time constraints when they released the seven-minute-plus "Hey Jude" on Aug. 26, 1968. They were, as was always the case, ...
Promotional portrait of the British rock band The Beatles, circa 1963. Paul McCartney holds a cigarette, others are (left to right) Ringo Starr, George Harrison (1943 - 2001) and John Lennon. The ...
The pop-rock song emerged during the recording sessions for the Beatles’ self-titled album more commonly known as the “White Album,” and plays for an impressive seven minutes and eleven seconds. More ...
Very rarely does one ever think about when a song was first recorded. Rather, it seems to always be about when it was first released. But, with The Beatles, acknowledging the whole creative process ...
The musician and son of John Lennon opened up about the impact of the track, inspired by him and written by Paul McCartney Dave Benett/Getty; Bettmann/Getty Julian Lennon has a strong opinion about ...
It's no wonder that Julian Lennon, the eldest son of the late Beatles legend John Lennon, has a love-hate relationship with The Beatles' "Hey Jude." After all, the classic rock song was written about ...
After all these years, Julian Lennon admits "Hey Jude," the song Paul McCartney wrote for him, got under his skin. Lennon, the son of the late John Lennon and his first wife, Cynthia, who passed in ...
What is the signature Jimi Hendrix song? if you’ve pondered that question (for whatever reason) for any length of time, you know it’s a tricky one. In Hendrix’s lifetime, fans at his shows would call ...
"It's the best one, innit?" McCartney said Lennon told him of lyrics he considered changing in the 1968 hit song Vinnie Zuffante/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty; David M. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage John ...
John Lennon was asked if The Beatles‘ “Hey Jude” was inspired by an aspect of Indian culture. He gave a layered answer. In addition, he compared “Hey Jude” to several other classic songs. Mantras are ...
The Rolling Stones' launch party for their studio album Beggars Banquet was unexpectedly rocked by a yet-to-be-released Beatles track, much to Mick Jagger's chagrin, according to the owner of the ...
Julian Lennon, son of late Beatles legend John Lennon, arrives to attend the annual amfAR Cinema Against AIDS Cannes Gala at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d'Antibes, France, on May 26, 2022.