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Paul McCartney Says ‘Dear Friend’ Is A Hard Listen For Him These Days

Paul McCartney chokes up listening to the song he penned about his and John Lennon’s “disputes about The Beatles break up”.

Tagged as: 70s, Dear Friend, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, rock, UK, Wild Life

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Denis O’Dell, Beatles Movie Producer, Dead at 98

by Paul Cashmere

Denis O’Dell, the Beatles’ movie producer who worked on ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ and ‘Magical Mystery Tour’, has died in Spain at age 98.

Tagged as: 60s, A Hard Day's Night, How I Won The War, John Lennon, Magical Mystery Tour, movies, rock, Spain, The Beatles

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Russell Morris, Wendy Matthews, Steve Kilbey, Jack Jones and Steve Balbi To Perform The Imagine Album

by Paul Cashmere

Empire Touring has rounded up Russell Morris, Wendy Matthews, Steve Kilbey, Jack Jones and Steve Balbi for a performance of the ‘Imagine’ album and the songs of John Lennon, to mark this year’s 50th anniversary of the release of the classic John Lennon solo album.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Imagine, Jack Jones, John Lennon, rock, Russell Morris, Steve Balbi, Steve Kilbey, UK, Wendy Matthews

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The Beatles Did Not Break Up After Let It Be

by Paul Cashmere

One of the great Beatle myths is that the band broke up after the Get Back/Let It Be sessions and that the original film documented the break-up. That is not true.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, George Harrison, Get Back, I Me Mine, John Lennon, Let It Be, Paul McCartney, rock, The Beatles, UK

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Neil Young Is The Only Person To Perform Paul McCartney’s Original ‘I Saw Her Standing There’ Lyrics

by Paul Cashmere

Paul McCartney has revealed to Howard Stern that his original lyric to ‘I Saw Her Standing There’ was a mistake and that John Lennon had him change it. But then McCartney told Neil Young the story and Young performed the original.

Tagged as: Howard Stern, I Saw Her Standing There, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, The Beatles

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The Beatles Share First Clip Of Peter Jackson Documentary Get Back

by Paul Cashmere

The Beatles have uploaded a scene from their upcoming documentary ‘Get Back’ by Peter Jackson.

Tagged as: 1970, 60s, George Harrison, Get Back, John Lennon, Let It Be, Peter Jackson, rock, The Beatles, Tik Tok, UK

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The Beatles ‘Let It Be’ Album Is No 2 Album In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

The Beatles ‘Let It Be’ 50th anniversary deluxe edition has become the number two album in Australia this week.

Tagged as: 1970, 60s, George Harrison, Get Back, John Lennon, Let It Be, rock, The Beatles, Tik Tok, UK

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The Beatles Are Now On Tik Tok

by Music-News.com

The Beatles are now on TikTok. Fans of The Beatles now have a choice of 36 songs from their back catalogue to pick from to soundtrack their clips on the video-sharing app.

Tagged as: 1970, 60s, George Harrison, Get Back, John Lennon, Let It Be, rock, The Beatles, Tik Tok, UK

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John Lennon ‘Imagine’ Has Just Gone 3x Platinum In The USA?

by Paul Cashmere

The Recording Industry Association of America has just awarded John Lennon ‘Imagine’ a Triple platinum award 50 years after it was first released.

Tagged as: 70s, Imagine, John Lennon, RIAA, rock, UK, USA, Yoko Ono

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John Lennon Imagine Turns 50

by Paul Cashmere

John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ was released 50 years ago today, 9 September 1971.

Tagged as: 70s, Imagine, John Lennon, rock, The Beatles, UK

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Paul and Linda McCartney RAM Is 50 Years Old Today

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Paul and Linda McCartney’s ‘RAM’ album turns 50 years old today (17 May 2021).

Tagged as: 70s, John Lennon, Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney, RAM, rock, UK

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Tom Jones, Forum theatre Melbourne 2014, photo Ros O'Gorman

Tom Jones Heads For His First UK No 1 in Two Decades

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Sir Tom Jones is on course for his first UK Number 1 album in two decades with Surrounded By Time.

Tagged as: John Lennon, music industry, rock, The Who, Tom Jones, UK, UK charts

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John Lennon Estate Premiere Video Footage From John & Yoko’s Tittenhurst Park Home

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

The John Lennon estate has premiered a video for ‘Isolation’, created using 1971 footage of the Lennon family home Tittenhurst Park.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band, rock, UK

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Historic John Lennon and Yoko Ono Footage of Give Peace A Chance Released

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Previously unreleased video of John Lennon and Yoko Ono performing a homemade early edition of ‘Give Peace A Chance’ from the Sheraton Oceanus Hotel in the Bahamas has been released days ahead of the expanded ‘John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band’ box set.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band, rock, UK

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John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Box Set Details Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

John Lennon’s 1970 ‘John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band’ will be given a major upgrade.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band, rock, UK

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New John Lennon ‘Love’ Video Released Ahead of ‘John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band’ Reissue

by Paul Cashmere

A new John Lennon ‘Love’ video has been released on Valentine’s Day ahead of the expanded reissue of the ‘John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band’ box set.

Tagged as: 70s, John Lennon, Love, Phil Spector, Plastic Ono Band, rock, UK, Yoko Ono

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John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Deluxe Edition Delayed Again But It Is Coming

by Paul Cashmere

The impending release of the expanded John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band has been delayed again but we finally have a date for the announcement of a release date. Lennon fans will now find out all the details of the new 159 track box on 4 March 2021.

Tagged as: 70s, Andrew Dixon, John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band, rock, UK, Yoko Ono

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Robin Zander Cheap Trick, photo by Ros O'Gorman

Cheap Trick Cover John Lennon On In Another World

by Paul Cashmere

The next Cheap Trick album ‘In Another World’ will feature a cover of John Lennon’s ‘Gimme Some Truth’ but the Cheap Trick / Lennon association goes back more than 40 years.

Tagged as: 70s, Cheap Trick, Double Fantasy, Gimme Some Truth, In Another World, John Lennon, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, rock, USA

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David Bowie Dylan and Lennon Covers Officially Released

by Paul Cashmere

Two widely bootlegged David Bowie covers, Bob Dylan’s ‘Trying To Get The Heaven’ and John Lennon’s ‘Mother’ have been officially released.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, folk, John Lennon, rock, UK, USA

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Peter Jackson Previews ‘The Beatles: Get Back’

by Paul Cashmere

Sir Peter Jackson has released a montage of footage he is working on for the new Beatles film ‘The Beatles: Get Back’.

Tagged as: 70s, George Harrison, Get Back, John Lennon, movie, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, rock, The Beatles, UK

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December 8 2020 Marks The 40th Anniversary of the Death of John Lennon

by Paul Cashmere

It was 40 years ago today when John Lennon was murdered outside of the Dakota building, his residence in New York City.

Tagged as: 80s, Double Fantasy, John Lennon, rock, UK, Yoko Ono

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John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band Is Being Expanded For 50th Anniversary

by Paul Cashmere

A 50th anniversary ‘John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band’ expanded edition is about to be released to mark the 50th anniversary of the Lennon classic.

Tagged as: 50th Anniversary, 70s, John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band, rock, The Beatles, UK

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John Lennon ‘Double Fantasy’ Signed For Mark Chapman To Be Auctioned

by Music-News.com

A signed copy of John Lennon’s ‘Double Fantasy’, signed by Lennon for murderer Mark Chapman just hours before Chapman killed Lennon, is up for auction.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Double Fantasy, John Lennon, Mark Chapman, rock, UK

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Noel Gallagher Records John Lennon Song for Tribute

by Music-News.com

Noel Gallagher has recorded a song for a John Lennon tribute album on the request of Sean Ono Lennon.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, John Lennon, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, rap, rock, UK

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John Lennon Might Have UK No 1 Album This Week

by Music-News.com

A three-way battle at the top of this week’s Official Albums Chart Update sees Travis, Headie One and John Lennon locking horns for the Number 1 spot.

Tagged as: 60s, Headie One, John Lennon, pop, rock, Travis, UK

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George Michael Estate Loans Imagine Piano To John Lennon Estate

by Music-News.com

Representatives of the late George Michael’s estate have loaned the piano John Lennon used to compose Imagine on to the Strawberry Field exhibition in Liverpool, England.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, George Michael, John Lennon, rock, The Beatles, UK

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Unreleased Beatles Song ‘Just Fun’ To Be Released For Lennon’s 80th

by Paul Cashmere

As part of the John Lennon 80th birthday celebrations on 9 October, Paul McCartney has announced that the unreleased Beatles song ‘Just Fun’ will be released to mark the day.

Tagged as: 60s, John Lennon, Just Fun, Let It Be, Paul McCartney, pop, rock, The Beatles, UK

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John Lennon Gets An Upgrade

by Paul Cashmere

The John Lennon catalogue is going through another upgrade. 2020 mixes of his classics are on the way.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Gimme Some Truth, John Lennon, rock, The Ultimate Mixes, UK

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Paul McCartney Says Lennon’s ‘How Do You Sleep’ Was Hurtful

by Music-News.com

Sir Paul McCartney has admitted he found his late Beatles bandmate John Lennon’s song ‘How Do You Sleep?’ “hurtful”.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, rock, The Beatles, UK

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Billie Joe Armstrong Covers John Lennon’s ‘Gimme Some Truth’

by Paul Cashmere

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong has covered the Generation X version of John Lennon’s ‘Gimme Some Truth’.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Billie Joe Armstrong, Gimme Some Truth, Green Day, John Lennon, punk, rock, The Beatles, USA

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