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4 items by Andrew Grant Jackson

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  Book Excerpt: Ringo Starr Realizes a Dream With His 1970 Country Album | ARTICLE

  Ringo Starr had always loved country and western music. Back in 1959, he had joined an English group called The Raving Texans. He took the stage name Ringo not only because of the rings he wore,...

  August 18, 2012 8:00 AM ET
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  Book Excerpt: George Harrison Realizes It's Time to Move On From the Beatles | ARTICLE

  In The Beatles Anthology, George Harrison recalled, "There used to be a situation where we'd go in (as we did when we were kids), pick up our guitars, all learn the tune and chords and start...

  August 17, 2012 8:00 AM ET
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  Book Excerpt: Paul McCartney Goes From 'Eleanor Rigby' to 'Silly Love Songs' and Back Again | ARTICLE

  Originally a lot of the best rock lyrics were gibberish like "Awopbopaloobop." Then Bob Dylan married the poetry of Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" to the sound of the Animals' "House of the Rising Sun" and changed everything. In...

  August 16, 2012 8:00 AM ET
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  Book Excerpt: John Lennon's (Last) Rebirth on the Stormy Seas in 'Borrowed Time' | ARTICLE

  In June 1980, John Lennon planned to sail from Rhode Island to Bermuda. Yoko Ono checked the routes with the ancient Japanese practice of katatagae, which seeks to avoid unlucky directions in travel, and Lennon...

  August 15, 2012 8:00 AM ET