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What Does the Beatles’ ‘Help!’ Album Cover Mean?

Sometimes the "real meaning" of an artwork is "this looks good."

Did John Lennon Say ‘Ringo Wasn’t Even the Best Drummer in the Beatles’?

This was one of the more famous quotes about a Beatle.

Was Paul McCartney’s Song “Blackbird” Inspired by the Civil Rights Movement?

The rock icon publicly explained the song's link to the "Little Rock Nine" at a...

The Beatles’ ‘All You Need is Love’ Adapted for Picture Book

Two new children's books will add pictures to the words of John Lennon and Paul...

John Lennon Played Guitar with Che Guevara?

A photograph purportedly showing the English musician and the Argentinian-Cuban revolutionary playing music together was...

Not Just ‘Sgt. Pepper’: Many 1967 Musical Firsts Echo Today

Half a century after the Beatles’ psychedelic landmark, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album,...