The Höfner violin bass that accompanied the Beatles to fame went missing more than 50 years ago. Two journalists and a Höfner expert were determined to find it.
Category: McCartney, Paul
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Paul McCartney Talks About His Beatles’ Photos Coming to the Brooklyn Museum
Sixty years after the Beatles appeared live on “Ed Sullivan,” McCartney reflects on his photos capturing those halcyon days. The Brooklyn Museum will exhibit them, and some will be for sale later.
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Beatles Biographer Grapples With the ‘Paradox’ of George Harrison
Philip Norman, the author of books about Paul McCartney, John Lennon and the Beatles as a group, discovers that Harrison was, among other things, a puzzle.
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Denny Laine, Founding Member of the Moody Blues and Wings, Dies at 79
He wrote “Mull of Kintyre” with Paul McCartney and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the Moody Blues.
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Rob Reiner Teases Details of ‘Spinal Tap’ Sequel
Speaking on a podcast this week, the director said Paul McCartney and Elton John will appear in the film, among other real musical stars.
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The Beatles’ ‘Now and Then’: The Band’s ‘Last’ Song
The “last” song with contributions from all four Beatles, made possible by new technology, finds its power in vulnerability and nostalgia.
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Beatles’ ‘Now and Then,’ Billed as ‘Last Song,’ Due Nov. 2
“Now and Then,” an unfinished composition from the late 1970s, was completed using technology that separated John Lennon’s vocal from a piano track.
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Have You Seen Paul McCartney’s Lost Bass Guitar? Tips Welcome.
For decades, mystery has surrounded the fate of the missing bass that accompanied the Beatles as they rocketed to fame. A new campaign to trying to find it.
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Dolly Parton Reunites Two Beatles, and 12 More New Songs
Hear tracks by aespa, Guns N’ Roses, Cautious Clay and others.
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Paul McCartney Says A.I. Helped Complete ‘Last’ Beatles Song
The song was made using a demo with John Lennon’s voice and will be released later this year, McCartney said.
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Book Review: ‘The McCartney Legacy’ by Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair
The New York Times – Music:“The McCartney Legacy” follows the superstar from the last gasp of the Beatles to “Band on the Run.” It’s 700 pages — and only the first volume planned.
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‘Revolver,’ Newly Expanded, Shows the Beatles at a Creative Peak
The New York Times – Music:A five-disc set reveals a band awash with musical and sonic ideas, having fun and making breakthroughs.