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"I’ve no recollection of ever recording it.” How a John Lennon rocker got banished from the Beatles' albums
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Recorded for 1965’s ‘Help!’ album, “If You’ve Got Trouble” was the first song the group wrote for drummer Ringo Starr. It was almost immediately consigned to the vault

Ernie Isley recalls sitting next to Jimi Hendrix as the Beatles made their American television debut on The Ed Sullivan Show
By Andrew Daly published
Isley said he and his brothers had no idea they were sitting next to a future guitar deity. "We just knew he played extremely well"

“Not since the Renaissance.” Gene Simmons on the group he calls the best in over 200 years
By Elizabeth Swann published
The Kiss bassist looks beyond the band’s success with a keen eye on their creativity and songwriting

When Josh Homme was stunned into silence by George Harrison's Rosewood Tele
By Phil Weller published
The Rosewood Telecaster was a gift to Harrison from Fender, but after using it for less than a week on 'Let It Be,' he cast it aside and gave it away just months later

Nancy Wilson tells how a transformative Beatles concert set Heart's wheels in motion
By Gary Graff published
As the band prepares to launch the An Evening With Heart spring/summer 2025 U.S. tour, Wilson offered a revealing look into her and Ann's early musical inspirations

Eric Clapton on his friendship with George Harrison and the shocking time he was nearly asked to join the Beatles
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Harrison and Clapton bonded through guitars and music in 1968 at a time when both were struggling through major changes in their careers
An acoustic guitar owned by George Harrison and Eric Clapton — with a Beatles and Cream connection — is being sold for $1 million
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Dubbed Pattie, the guitar is named for Pattie Boyd, the former wife of both Harrison and Clapton

How a misheard John Lennon lyric led Bob Dylan to meet the Beatles and change both their destinies
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Drawn together by mutual admiration, the Beatles and Dylan would push each other to new phases of their artistry. And it started with one song
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