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Teacher, choreographer and popular judge on the BBC’s Come DancingAlthough Peggy Spencer’s life revolved around the ballroom, she never thought of herself as a dancer or choreographer; she was a natural teacher who worked for more than 70 years in service of her belief in “dance for all”. For 50 of...
John Lennon
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Norman was one of the commentators who made popular the idea that John Lennon was the key member of the Beatles. In this flawed but powerful new book he admits he was wrongPhilip Norman’s biography of the Beatles, Shout!, has sold more than a million copies. Published in 1981 soon after John Lennon’...
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Stuffed with amazing footage, this magisterial history of pop – partly narrated by Liberace, partly written by Stephen Sondheim – got more than a little help from John Lennon’s contacts bookThe subheading to this 17-part documentary says it all: The History of Popular Music. It shows what a massive...
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Speaking at a recording of Mastertapes for Radio 4, Paul McCartney reveals he fell into depression after the Beatles broke up in 1970. McCartney describes taking up heavy drinking and questioning his future in the world of music. The episode of Mastertapes will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 10am on...
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McCartney spoke about Kanye (‘I love him – he’s a monster’), writing a love song for John Lennon and Wings (‘we were terrible’) before a star-studded Mastertapes audiencePaul McCartney has revealed that he started drinking heavily and came close to quitting music altogether after the Beatles disband...