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Former Beatle Paul McCartney and American heiress Nancy Shevell arrive at Marylebone Town Hall in central London to be married Sunday Oct. 9 2011. Shevell, 51, is McCartney's third wife. They were engaged earlier this year. The couple met in the Hamptons in Long Island, New York, shortly after the singer's divorce from Heather Mills in 2008. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Paul McCartney marries again

The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, October 10, 2011 - 1:57pm

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“George Harrison: Living in the Material World” premieres this week on HBO.

New documentary takes a look at quiet Beatle

Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times

Last updated Monday, October 10, 2011 - 11:39am

LOS ANGELES -- "George Harrison: Living in the Material World," which premieres Wednesday and Thursday on HBO, is a long, lovely meditation on the Beatle sometimes called the Quiet One and the quiet one sometimes called a Beatle.

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This February 11, 1964 photo provided by Christie's auction house, from a collection of photos of The Beatles shot by photographer Mike Mitchell at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, D.C., shows George Harrison during the group's first US concert, two days after their Ed Sullivan appearance. The concert photos, taken when the photographer was just 18 years old, will be auctioned by Christie's in their sale "The Beatles Illuminated: The Discovered Works of Mike Mitchell," in New York on July 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Christie's, Mike Mitchell)

Photos of Beatles' 1st US concert to be auctioned

The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, May 20, 2011 - 9:25am

NEW YORK -- It was 1964. Beatlemania ruled. Two days after their momentous debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show," the Fab Four boarded a train from New York for Washington, D.C., for their first U.S. concert. An enterprising 18-year-old Mike Mitchell was there, a press pass in hand, shooting photographs just feet away and even jumping onto the stage for the group's brief pre-concert press call.

Forty-seven years later, Mitchell has made 50 silver gelatin prints from his negatives of the event and the Beatles' Sept. 3, 1964, performance at the Baltimore Civic Center. He's offering them for sale at Christie's New York auction house on July 20. The total pre-sale estimate is $100,000; the images will be sold individually.

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Tyler Wood plays Elvis as Julia Schraedel (left) plays a fan during “On The Radio!” at Knowlton Elementary in the school’s auditorium on Thursday.

'On the Radio!': Kids explore music from the past

Ruth Malan Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Friday, March 11, 2011 - 12:18am

FARMINGTON -- Many students at Knowlton Elementary School love listening to the radio as well as learning about singers and performers from the past.

On Thursday, they showed their love of radio with their original performance "On the Radio!"

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(The Associated Press) Rolling Stone features John Lennon and his final interview on the 30th anniversary of his death. Lennon talked to the magazine just three days before he was gunned down.

Remembering John Lennon 30 years after his murder

Deepti Hajela, Nekesa Mumbi Moody, The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 12:23am

NEW YORK -- John Lennon's fans celebrated his life Wednesday by visiting Strawberry Fields, the Central Park garden dedicated in his honor, while a newly released interview he gave shortly before his death showed he was optimistic about his future.

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In this magazine cover image of Rolling Stone, former Beatle John Lennon is shown on the cover of the Dec. 23, 2010 issue of "Rolling Stone." Rolling Stone is releasing John Lennon's final interview on the 30th anniversary of his death. Lennon talked to Rolling Stone on Dec. 5, 1980, just three days before he would be gunned down in front of his apartment building by Mark David Chapman.

Fans honor Lennon at NY's Strawberry Fields

Deepti Hajela, Nekesa Mumbi Moody

Last updated Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 12:44pm

NEW YORK -- John Lennon's fans celebrated his life Wednesday by visiting Strawberry Fields, the Central Park garden dedicated in his honor, while a newly released interview he gave shortly before his death showed he was optimistic about his future.

On the 30th anniversary of Lennon's murder outside his Manhattan apartment building, admirers played his music nearby at Strawberry Fields and placed flowers on a mosaic named for another famous Lennon song, "Imagine."

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Apple, Beatles come to iTunes deal

John Boudreau, San Jose Mercury News

Last updated Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 4:08pm

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- After years of singing out of tune, Apple and the Beatles announced Tuesday that they were able to work it out and the Fab Four's legendary pop tunes are now appearing on iTunes, the world's largest music retailer.

The group's 13 remastered studio albums are now available for purchase in digital format through the Cupertino, Calif., company's online store. Fans can also get a special "Beatles Box Set" that includes the first-ever Beatles concert in the United States at Washington Coliseum in 1964.

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