We remember former first lady Barbara Bush’s life today as well as the lives of other notable people who died this day in history.
The Beatles
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News Obituaries
Joe Flannery (2019), the Beatles’ booking manager who helped launch their career
by Kirk FoxJoe Flannery was the Beatles booking manger from 1962 until 1963 and a key figure in the band’s early days. He was a childhood friend of Beatles manager Brian Epstein. …
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The man behind the board for “Revolver,” “Abbey Road,” and “Sgt. Pepper’s.”
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Fifty years ago, the sunny optimism of the Summer of Love yielded to a darker season—the Summer of ’68…
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Culture & History
The 50th Anniversary of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (video)
by John MaxwellA video tribute to the creation of the legendary album.
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Stuart Sutcliffe has often been called the “Fifth Beatle,” but in reality he was the fourth…
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Michael Jackson’s death became the first high-profile passing since the rise of social media and played out largely over the internet…
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Allan Williams, the first manager of the Beatles, died Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, according to multiple news sources. He was 86. Williams was a longtime fixture of the Liverpool, England, music scene. …
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Brian Epstein went from running a record store to managing the biggest band the world had ever known…
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You could form a whole new band with all the people who have been called “The Fifth Beatle” over the years. Maybe even a chamber orchestra.