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Beatles drummer knighted at Buckingham Palace

FormerBeatlesdrummerRingoStarrwasknightedatBuckinghamPalaceonTuesdayandjokedwithreportersafterwards:“Iexpectyoutousemytitle.”The77-year-old,originallyfromLiverp

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Mystery of John Lennon's first instrument interpreted in new stage play

ThestoryofthefirstmusicalinstrumentplayedbylateBritishstarsingerJohnLennonistobegivenitsworldpremiereintheformerBeatles'homecityofLiverpool.Theplay,whichdebutsi

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The 20 best-selling music artists of all time

TheBeatlestooktheU.S.bystormintheearly1960s,andbytheendofthedecade,the"Britishinvasion"quartetleftahistoric—andlikelyuntouchable—markonthecharts.IntheRIAA'stall

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Beatles' 'Eleanor Rigby' score expected to fetch $26,000 at auction

TheoriginalhandwrittenscorefortheBeatlessong"EleanorRigby"istobesoldatauction,alongsidethedeedsofthegraveofthewomansaidtohavebeenimmortalisedbytheFabFour."Eachi

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Liverpool salutes 'Sgt. Pepper' as Beatles opus hits 50

Withfireworks,muralsandnewBeatlesmemorabilia,thehomecityoftheFabFouriscelebratingthe50thanniversaryoftheband'slandmark"Sgt.Pepper"albumwithanartisticfeast.The"S

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50 years after 'Sgt. Pepper,' rock world still enjoys the show

Fifty years ago, The Beatles transformed from floppy-haired boy wonders who wanted to hold your hand to abstruse philosophers whose vision spanned civilizations. And the effect is still being felt.

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50 years after 'Sgt. Pepper,' rock world still enjoys the show

Fiftyyearsago,TheBeatlestransformedfromfloppy-hairedboywonderswhowantedtoholdyourhandtoabstrusephilosopherswhosevisionspannedcivilizations.Andtheeffectisstillbe

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John Lennon MBE return letter valued at £60k

A letter John Lennon wrote to the Queen explaining why he was returning his MBE was found tucked in a record sleeve from a £10 car boot haul.

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What if the Beatles never broke up? Tribute show in Hong Kong ponders alternate reality

​Chris McBurney, who plays Ringo Starr in the Beatles tribute musical Let It Be, is excited to visit Hong Kong for the first time and help share the magic of the Beatles

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Beatles' legacy proves very lucrative for Liverpool, study finds

​ Half a century after they took the world by storm, the legacy of the Beatles earns 119 million U.S. dollars a year for their home city of Liverpool. Moreover, the 'Beatles industry' in the city is growing at 15 percent a year.