Paul McCartney said The Beatles‘ “Please Please Me” was inspired by an American rock ‘n’ roll star. Paul said the song was originally slower to mimic that star’s style. Subsequently, The Beatles’ ...

In the early days of The Beatles, the band was looking to release hit singles that would put them on the map. “Please Please Me” was their second hit, proving that the fab four were not a ...

Listening to it now, Please Please Me, The Beatles‘ initial album release in the United Kingdom, sounds like one of the first times a rock and roll act properly took advantage of the long-playing ...

When one door closes, another one opens, and that certainly seemed to be true for The Beatles as they tried to shoot the cover photo for their debut album, Please Please Me. The original artwork idea ...

The Beatles’ influence continues to reverberate across the decades since their epoch-making emergence in global culture. Last year alone, they outpaced all “catalog” acts with some 1.5 billion streams ...

Items from The Beatles, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan and more are part of a new Marvels of Modern Music auction being put on by RR ...