The Beatles History
Articles from your Oldies Guide about the history of The Beatles, including frequently asked questions about their music, lives, and careers. Includes articles on their solo years!
A Hard Day's Night
The history of and story behind the Beatles' third album, 1964's film soundtrack A Hard Day's Night, including charts, session info, trivia, and more for all of the album's thirteen tracks. Written and compiled by your Oldies Guide at About.com.
The history of and story behind the Beatles' third album, 1964's film soundtrack A Hard Day's Night, including charts, session info, trivia, and more for all of the album's thirteen tracks. Written and compiled by your Oldies Guide at About.com.
With The Beatles
The history of and story behind the Beatles' second album, 1963's With The Beatles, including charts, session info, trivia, and more for all of the album's fourteen tracks. Written and compiled by your Oldies Guide at About.com.
The history of and story behind the Beatles' second album, 1963's With The Beatles, including charts, session info, trivia, and more for all of the album's fourteen tracks. Written and compiled by your Oldies Guide at About.com.
Please Please Me (album)
The history of and story behind the Beatles' first album, 1962's [i]Please Please Me[/i], including charts, session info, trivia, and more for all of the album's fourteen tracks. Written and compiled by your Oldies Guide at About.com.
The history of and story behind the Beatles' first album, 1962's [i]Please Please Me[/i], including charts, session info, trivia, and more for all of the album's fourteen tracks. Written and compiled by your Oldies Guide at About.com.
The FBI Investigation of John Lennon
The attempted deportation of John Lennon, his radical politics, and the FBI investigation which followed. Now that the final ten pages of documents will be released, fans can finally see just how and why the bureau had him tailed. How do marijuana legalization, the 1972 Republican Convention, and Neil Sedaka fit into all this? Find out here!
The attempted deportation of John Lennon, his radical politics, and the FBI investigation which followed. Now that the final ten pages of documents will be released, fans can finally see just how and why the bureau had him tailed. How do marijuana legalization, the 1972 Republican Convention, and Neil Sedaka fit into all this? Find out here!
The Beatles: "We're More Popular Than Jesus"
The story of John Lennon's "Jesus" remark and how it led to the Beatles leaving the stage for good
The story of John Lennon's "Jesus" remark and how it led to the Beatles leaving the stage for good
The Beatles' Christmas Fan Club Records
The story of the Beatles Fan Club records, released every year for their fans at Christmastime and featuring skits and songs never heard anywhere else - including some Christmas music that's never been released to the general public! Read about the history, see the discs, read the transcriptions, and more!
The story of the Beatles Fan Club records, released every year for their fans at Christmastime and featuring skits and songs never heard anywhere else - including some Christmas music that's never been released to the general public! Read about the history, see the discs, read the transcriptions, and more!
Three Decades of Cranberry Sauce
Our annual tribute to the Paul is Dead phenomenon! It's October's greatest prank, and a rumor that refuses to die, even as a parlor game - did Paul McCartney die in the late Sixties, only to be replaced in the Beatles by a lookalike? Read the "clues" and decide for yourself!
Our annual tribute to the Paul is Dead phenomenon! It's October's greatest prank, and a rumor that refuses to die, even as a parlor game - did Paul McCartney die in the late Sixties, only to be replaced in the Beatles by a lookalike? Read the "clues" and decide for yourself!