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The Beatles: Paul Mccartney
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The Grammy Nominations were announced yesterday and there are an astounding 8 Beatles related nominations! Paul received 3 nods for his excellent Memory Almost Full CD. 1. Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Dance Tonight 2. Best Pop Vocal Album 3. Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance - Only Mama Knows. The Beatles LOVE CD […]
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Despite rumors of a possible season-finale drop-by and the abundance of Beatles tunes on display Wednesday night, Paul McCartney did not and perhaps will not ever grace the American Idol stage. The Fab fourth reportedly has a standing invitation to visit Idol, but his peeps "find the show cheesy," a source tells the New York Daily News, and feel "it's beneath him." But dressing up as a clown and having a seltzer fight with Jacko in "Say, Say, Say"? Not cheesy. read more
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This is the album by the Beatles that has a white cover. Thus the album was nicknamed the White Album. Brilliant! The lads really pushed the boundaries of rock on this disc. Ringo even has a go at writing a song! John and Paul write some of their best tunes here.
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Even after the April 10th announcement, the remaining three Beatles were still publicly stating that the Beatles, as an entity, still existed and this was a temporary hiatus. A few weeks after Paul's statement,
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In the years that followed, each Beatle went on with their respective solo careers, with McCartney being the most successful, closely followed by Lennon. On December 8, 1980, John Lennon was returning to his Dakota apartment in New York following a recording session. Outside the front gate to the apartment building, he was approached by a fan who asked John if he would autograph a record album for him. Lennon, gladly complied, and immediately after signing, this deranged fan shot and killed Lennon. John Winston Lennon, died a short time later, and his remains were cremated. A memorial to John Lennon, titled "Strawberry Fields" is found in New York’s Central Park, directly across from the Dakota apartment.
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Mathew Street is at the heart of a thriving Beatles tourism industry in Liverpool, but is only part of it. You want to see Strawberry Fields? Penny Lane? Sir Paul McCartney's old house? You can. There are tour packages to suit every Beatles fan.
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