Today in Music History for Aug. 18: In 1930, pop singer Johnny Preston was born in Port Arthur, Texas. Preston's "Running Bear," with Indian sound effects provided by the "Big Bopper," was a No. 1 ...

While John Lennon and George Harrison established themselves away from the Beatles’ shadow, McCartney struggled to find his ...

The Beatles were lucky to have been blessed with multiple talented songwriters, but what did they really make of John Lennon's work?

Domenico Modugno’s “Volare” tops the US Billboard Hot 100. o 1966: The Beatles begin a 4-week run atop the UK singles chart with “Yellow Submarine”/“Eleanor Rigby.” o 1973: Jethro Tull’s album A ...

50,000 The Beatles were paid $50,000 for their Twin Cities concert. That didn’t include their take for souvenir sales. 55,600 That was the attendance for the Beatles at New York City’s Shea Stadium in ...