In spite of their wide-ranging cultural impact, the Beatles were relative late-comers into the realm of holiday music fare. But as it happens, their stockings weren’t entirely bare. As solo artists, the ex-Fabs scored a pair of standout tracks in John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” and Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmastime,” […]
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Everything Fab Four: All Beatles’ Eve
When it came to seasons’ greetings, the Beatles were front and center during their heyday when it came to providing holiday messages to their legions of loyal fans. Indeed, for seven consecutive years, the Beatles’ annual Christmas messages were distributed via their fan clubs in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively, as Flexi-disc […]
In Search of the Fifth Fab
As Beatles fans well know, the band’s folklore is riddled with seemingly endless debates, both large and small, serious and mundane. At the upcoming Fest for Beatles Fans in Chicago, the usual questions will undoubtedly make the rounds: Who was the better rock band—the Beatles or the Rolling Stones? (Who cares! They’re both essential chapters in […]
Everything Fab Four: George Harrison and the Summer of Haight
With Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band dominating the airwaves of Western radio, the Summer of Love was in full swing. In August 1967, George Harrison decided to fly to America’s west coast to see what all the fuss was about. To venture into the heart of San Francisco’s Haight-Asbury district, the primal scene of […]
Everything Fab Four: “All You Need Is Love” and George Martin
The Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love” single saw its American release 50 years ago this week on July 17, 1967. It was an incredible moment for the bandmates and for the world, topping the charts across the globe and serving as the unofficial anthem for the Summer of Love. Written primarily by John Lennon, […]