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51 Years Ago: The Beatles Release ‘Please Please Me’
"Congratulations, gentlemen. You've just made your first No. 1."
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45 Years Ago: George Harrison Quits the Beatles
In early 1969, while their fans were still swooning over the recently released White Album, the Beatles were holed up in London's Twickenham Studios, trying to figure out their next move. These famously fractious sessions eventually produced the band's final studio release, 'Let It Be' -- but not before bringing long-simmering tensions between the group's members to a raging boil.
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Beatles Reunion? Paul and Ringo May Perform Together on ‘Letterman’
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr may mark the 50th anniversary of Beatlemania hitting U.S. shores next month by performing together. Showbiz 411 reports that the two surviving Beatles could show up on David Letterman's late-night show during his network's week-long celebration of the Fab Four.
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GIFs Set to Sound are Entirely Too Hilarious
Want to convey a whole lot of funny in just a short amount of time? Use a GIF. Want to make GIFs even funnier? Set them to sound!
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41 Years Ago: Carly Simon (and Mick Jagger) Top the Charts with ‘You’re So Vain’
Carly Simon cemented her pop-star status with her third album, 'No Secrets,' released in Nov. 1972. Ironically, Simon wrapped the record's biggest hit, 'You're So Vain,' around what ended up becoming one of rock's most enduring mysteries.
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32 Years Ago: Bruce Springsteen Records ‘Nebraska’
Following the massive success of 1980's double album 'The River,' many expected Bruce Springsteen to follow up his first No. 1 album with another set of radio-friendly rock songs. Instead, the songwriter released 'Nebraska,' a stark acoustic record that was mostly recorded in one session, on Jan. 3, 1982.
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Beatles Single Signed by All Four Members Sells for More Than $13,000
A copy of the Beatles' first single, 'Love Me Do' backed by 'P.S. I Love You,' signed by all four members of the group recently sold on eBay for $13,350 after 35 bids.
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30 Years Ago: Van Halen Debut ‘Jump’ Video
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Fleetwood Mac Return to Stage
Fleetwood Mac closed out 2013 with two shows at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Dec. 30 and Dec. 31. The concerts marked the first performances of the band since bassist John McVie was diagnosed with cancer, which canceled its fall tour of Australia.
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Music Played on Drinking Glasses Is Absolutely Brilliant
Forget classical music. We’re much bigger fans of glassical music.