It wasn't all that often Ringo Starr had the opportunity to step out on the microphone and sing lead on Beatles songs. The band deployed him almost like a stealth weapon in that respect. Just when you ...
The Beatles achieved a level of fame that few artists or bands can even imagine, let alone approach. Occasionally, their songs mentioned other folks who had earned a bit of renown, some as ...
“The White Album,” the Beatles’ only double album is such an overwhelming feast of songs that it’s hard to believe they also had “Hey Jude” to set aside as a non-LP single. It’s an ...
and even the album’s most chipper and playful Lennon-McCartney song, “Eight Days a Week,” featured the innovative flourish of a fade-in intro. Among the many rock cliches that the Beatles ...
Record an album of Beatles songs — only one of the best-known ... and Winding Road," while also choosing the more obscure “White Album” cuts “Yer Blues” and “I'm So Tired.” ...