Category : Beatles

John Lennon’s chauffeur who drove his psychedelic Rolls-Royce Phantom dies aged 86

By Yasmin Harisha The chauffeur who drove John Lennon around in his famous Rolls-Royce has diedCredit: Mirrorpix He had been hired by the star to be on permanent call in his psychedelic Rolls-Royce Phantom during the 60sCredit: Rex Features...

Revisit the rare acid bootleg of ‘Norwegian Wood’ by The Beatles

by Jay Taysom; Far Out Magazine We have been digging around in the Far Out archives and have uncovered this beautifully trippy acid bootleg of ‘Norwegian Wood’ by The Beatles which re-imagines the classic as you have never heard it before. The...

Queen guitarist Brian May says he ‘could have died’ after he was rushed to hospital with heart attack

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN London (CNN)Queen guitarist Brian May has revealed that he was rushed to the hospital by his doctor after suffering a heart attack.& In a video posted to Instagram on Monday, May revealed that in addition to& injuring...

Roger Daltrey: ‘Go f*** yourselves!’ The Who star hits out over being told to ‘stay in’

ROGER DALTREY, The Who frontman, shared his thoughts on the coronavirus lockdown this week and didn’t hold back. By ANDREA TONKS The Express Roger Daltrey, 76, has said he is proud of the British public for their resilience in the face...

Astrid Kirchherr: a stylish outsider who saw beauty in the Beatles

The photographer, who died last week, perceived something unique in the band she met in Hamburg in 1960, and the results changed pop for everBeatles photographer Astrid Kirchherr dies aged 81Obituary by Spencer LeighAs the various obituaries that mar...

Astrid Kirchherr obituary

German photographer and artist best known for her pictures of the Beatles, whose distinctive image she helped to shape “Black and white means photography to me,” said Astrid Kirchherr in 1995. “It’s much easier to take a good colour photograph, but y...

Beatles photographer Astrid Kirchherr dies aged 81

Innovative German artist recorded group’s rise to fame after seeing them play in HamburgAstrid Kirchherr, the photographer whose shots of the Beatles helped turn them into icons, has died aged 81.The Beatles writer Mark Lewisohn confirmed the news on...

The Beatles’ photographer and collaborator Astrid Kirchherr dies aged 81

Kirchherr was renowned as the first person to photograph the Fab Four by Will Richards NME Legendary& Beatles& photographer and collaborator Astrid Kirchherr has died, aged 81. Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn revealed the news o...

Astrid Kirchherr dies

Astrid Kirchherr, the German photographer best known for taking a series of iconic images of The Beatles in Hamburg, has died at the age of 81. Her death was announced on Twitter by Beatles biographer Mark Lewisohn. Danke schön, Astrid Kirchherr. Int...

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr pay tribute to Little Richard

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr have led tributes to Little Richard, who has died of cancer aged 87. Little Richard was born Richard Wayne Penniman on 5 December 1932. His breakthrough hit, ‘Tutti Frutti’, was released in October 1955. It...

Little Richard, Founding Father of Rock Who Broke Musical Barriers, Dead at 87

from Rolling Stone May 9, 2020 by David Browne Little Richard, a founding father of rock & roll whose fervent shrieks, flamboyant garb, and joyful, gender-bending persona embodied the spirit and sound of that new art form, died Saturday. H...

John Lennon’s First Girlfriend Talks About His Sex Drive

John’s early girlfriend Thelma Pickles -“He certainly didn’t have a romantic attitude to sex”. “He used to say that sex was equivalent to a five-mile run, which I’d never heard before. He had a very disparaging attitude to girls who wanted to...

John Lennon’s 1968 Rolling Stone Interview

by Jann Wenner I’ve listed a group of songs that I associate with you, in terms of what you are or what you were, songs that struck me as embodying you a little bit: “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away,” “Strawberry Fields,” “It’s Only Love,” “She...

Sir Paul McCartney’s Unreleased Collaboration With Former Beatles Bandmate Sir Ringo Starr Expected to Fetch up to £20,000 After Heading to Auction

An unheard track by Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Ringo Starr recorded after the Beatles split is heading for auction. “Angel In Disguise” could be the only song co-written exclusively by the band’s former bassist and drummer, acco...

Who Remembers The American Beetles?

reprinted from the 2/17/2013 DemocraticUnderground.com Anyone remember the American Beetles (spelled with a double “ee”)? I watched the American debut of the Beatles on Sunday night on the Ed Sullivan Show over 49 years ago. I was 13 years old. T...