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'Lost' George Harrison Guitar Solo Discovered in 'Here Comes the Sun' Tapes

Hulton Archive, Getty Images 'Abbey Road' is revered by Beatles fans the world over. It was ... Read More »

The 23 Best 'Simpsons' Musician Cameos

Fox When we heard 'The Simpsons' was on the verge of cancellation, we started reminiscing ... Read More »

George Harrison Through the Years: 'In the Material World' Doc Released Today

Getty Images Legendary director Martin Scorsese's epic, three-hour film about the so-called ... Read More »

George Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh Featured Drug Trouble for Eric Clapton, Stage Fright for Bob Dylan

George Harrison's reluctance as a frontman was, oddly enough, a major reason behind the success of the Concert for Bangladesh, his close friend Klaus Voormann tells Spinner. ... Read More »

George Harrison's 'Concert for Bangladesh' Streaming This Weekend on His Website

The Concert for Bangladesh, which was created by the late George Harrison along with legendary sitarist Ravi Shankar, will be streamed on Harrison's official site all weekend long. ... Read More »

Martin Scorsese's George Harrison Documentary to Air This Fall

Beatles fans can rejoice in a new Martin Scorsese-directed documentary based on the life of George Harrison airing this fall. ... Read More »

Songs for Mom: Hip New Music She'll Love

You may fondly remember your mother singing pop songs to ... Read More »

George Harrison's Diaries and Rare Photos Collected in New Book

George Harrison may not be with us any longer, but his widow Olivia and director Martin Scorsese are making sure the legendary Beatles guitarist's memory is not forgotten by publishing an illustrated history of his life. ... Read More »

Ringo Starr's Childhood Home Likely Set for Demolition

Ringo Starr's childhood home in Liverpool, long scheduled for demolition, has a last hope in one England government official who wants the city to let it be. ... Read More »

Beatles Tribute 'Rain' Brings Broadway Audiences to Tears

Years ago, a long-haired New Yorker named Joey Curatolo delivered packages in Manhattan. On his run one day, he was sent to SIR studio, where an open-call casting for the production of 'Beatlemania' was taking place. ... Read More »

Record Stores Celebrate 'Back to Black Friday' With Releases by U2, Bruce Springsteen and More

Fotonoticias / Getty Images Independent record stores may have music fans forgetting those Black ... Read More »

Brute Force's Censored 'King of Fuh' Gets Respect After 40 Years

These days, 70-year-old Stephen Friedland works at a media publishing company in New York City, but in a past life, he was once a young pop singer named Brute Force who recorded a 1967 album called 'I Brute Force: Confections of Love.' ... Read More »

Beatles' 'Ed Sullivan Show' Appearances Revisited in New DVD

Bernard Gotfryd, Getty Images When the Beatles broke through in America in early 1964, 13-year-old ... Read More »

Carlos Santana Gets Olivia Harrison's Blessing for 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' Cover

For Carlos Santana’s latest album, 'Guitar Heaven: Santana Performs the Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time,' the axeman teams with vocalists like Chris Cornell, Rob Thomas and Scott Weiland to cover songs by Led Zeppelin, Cream, the Rolling Stones and more. ... Read More »

Yardbirds' Chris Dreja Recalls Opening for the Beatles

The Yardbirds were doing a show with the Beatles in the mid-'60s when Paul McCartney arrived in ... Read More »

Ken Brown, Bandmate of Future Beatles in the Quarrymen, Dead at 70

Ken Brown, a guitarist who played alongside three future members of the Beatles -- George Harrison, ... Read More »