Though the band was only together for a little less than a decade, their catalog is arguably the most influential collection of popular music since the advent of rock 'n'roll. They took their cues ...
The 1960s marked a significant era in music and brought about the rise of iconic artists we know and love today. The decade also saw the dominance of singles as a way to buy music, and many saw ...
The Beatles proved time and again that they were musical omnivores. By that we mean that they weren't afraid to borrow from any musical style, confident they could imbibe its essence and come out the ...
The ultimate pop phenomenon, they appear everywhere in the '60s: on TV, movie screens, magazine covers, lunch boxes, dolls, dishes and more. Beatlemania influences hairstyles and clothing, but ...
In the winter of 1963-1964, a previously unknown Catholic nun from Belgium became arguably the least likely, worldwide chart ...
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Throughout the 1960s and, to a lesser extent, the 1970s, there was something ...
Let’s be real here. “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” spells out “LSD”. There are numerous lines throughout the song that are steeped in psychedelia. There’s no way this song isn’t ...
John Lennon liked a goofy Paul McCartney song from the early 1980s. It’s not clear which version of the track John liked. Paul McCartney wrote hit songs without The Beatles — he just struggled ...