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Multi award-winning songwriter Tony Macaulay will be conferred honorary Doctor of Music at the University of Sussex winter ...

John Lennon found inspiration from multiple places when writing "A Day in the Life," including the advice of a luxury car dealer.

John Lennon's (Just Like) Starting Over is a masterpiece in melody and harmony. He wrote it as a tribute to his heroes like Elvis, Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison, but it's much more intricate and deep ...

These classic rock albums are generally known for having awful production, but that doesn't mean the albums as a whole are ...

It isn’t hard to find any footage of John Lennon slagging off some of the best Beatles songs ever made. Even though the beginning ... When looking back at his solo years, though, Lennon was more ...

Hesitant to step back into the spotlight but powered by renewed creative energy, the former Beatle joined forces with Earl Slick, Hugh McCracken, and – though their collaborations weren't released for ...

John Lennon liked a goofy Paul McCartney song from the early 1980s. It’s not clear which version of the track John liked.

Revisiting comments by The Beatles' Ringo Starr about his all-time favourite concert, a reunion show by Cream and Eric ...

Being part of manager Brian Epstein’s star stable certainly didn’t hurt either. He also had the services of Beatles producer George Martin. To be sure, it was Lennon who suggested that Kramer, born ...