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John Lennon had a plan to keep the Beatles going into the 1970s. Paul McCartney rejected it. The rest is history
By Christopher Scapelliti Published
A last recorded meeting between Lennon, McCartney and George Harrison revealed how they might have carried on despite their growing differences

Dave Davies revisits the Kinks’ Beatles rivalry — and reveals the only Fab Four member he admired
By Phil Weller Published
More than 60 years after the bands first clashed, the guitarist says George Harrison was “the nicest guy,” while offering little praise for Lennon or Paul McCartney

George Harrison on the night the Beatles got George Martin and his crew high
By Phil Weller Published
The producer wouldn’t learn about the incident until the early ‘90s

Frank Zappa said John Lennon took credit for one of his songs
By Phil Weller Published
Zappa accused Lennon of repackaging his song “King Kong” as if he and Yoko Ono had written it themselves

Mick Jagger says John Lennon talked him out of meeting Elvis Presley — and he still regrets it
By Phil Weller Published
The Rolling Stones frontman says Lennon’s disappointing encounter with Presley convinced him to stay away — a decision he still wishes he hadn’t made

Phil Collins heard one sentence on an old George Harrison tape — and thought he’d solved a 30-year mystery
By Phil Weller Published
The future Genesis star believed he’d finally discovered why he didn’t appear on All Things Must Pass. Then George Harrison revealed what had really happened.

George Harrison said he would have formed a new group with just one Beatle
By Phil Weller Published
Although his solo career was going strong, the Quiet Beatle entertained the possibility of forming a new band with one of his former Fabs

How one man used math to solve the Beatles’ greatest guitar mystery
By Christopher Scapelliti Published
Released on this day in 1964, “A Hard Day’s Night” has confounded guitarists with its famous opening chord. Here’s why no one was ever able to play it correctly.

The Beatles debuted All You Need Is Love live to an audience of 400 million. Is it any wonder George fluffed his solo?
By Scott Rowley Published
The biggest mystery: Why didn't he fix it later?

Did the Beatles cause guitar quality to nosedive in the 1970s? This session player thinks so
By Phil Weller Published
The corporate buyouts of America’s biggest brands have been blamed for a decline in quality – but what if they only exacerbated the issues facing the industry at that time?
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