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Former Beatles Drummer Gets Street Named After Him

Former Beatles Drummer Gets Street Named After Him

Pete Best, the original drummer for The Beatles, will be immortalized by a new street sign in Liverpool....  read more

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Early Beatles to Be Honored with Liverpool Street Names?

Early Beatles to Be Honored with Liverpool Street Names?

Pete Best and Stuart Sutcliffe were both members of The Beatles during the group’s early years but left the band before they found fame. Now, the forgotten Beatles may be recognized with Liverpool streets named in their honor....  read more

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The Coolest Beatles Songs You Might Have Missed, Vol. 3

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Today’s list is the third installment in a series that will run every Friday for the next few weeks, in which I’ll highlight my favorite lesser-known Beatles tracks.  John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr wrote and recorded such consistently amazing songs that, even if you ignore all their #1 hits and everything on their famous Red and Blue best-of compilations (which I’ll be doing for these more obscure Beatles lists), there are still dozens and dozens of amazing songs, some of which you might’ve missed along the way—even if The Beatles are the biggest, most influential band...  read more

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The Coolest Beatles Songs You Might Have Missed, Vol. 2

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Today’s list is the second installment in a series that will run every Friday for the next few weeks, in which I’ll highlight my favorite lesser-known Beatles tracks.John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr wrote and recorded such consistently amazing songs that, even if you ignore all their #1 hits and everything on their famous Red and Blue best-of compilations (which I’ll be doing for these more obscure Beatles lists), there are still dozens and dozens of amazing songs, some of which you might’ve missed along the way—even if The Beatles are the biggest, most influential band in...  read more

Found in: Blogs, List of the Day