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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 371

The Beatles

A pair of blue-tinted glasses gifted by John Lennon. (Catherine Southon Auctions)
August 2, 2024, 4:52 pm
Uri Geller buys John Lennon’s glasses, will exhibit in Tel Aviv
Israeli illusionist, who was friends with Beatle, will display spectacles at his Tel Aviv museum in section dedicated to musician
By ToI Staff
George Harrison during a press conference at Schiphol Airport, shortly after his arrival with the Beatles in the Netherlands in 1964 (photo credit: Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, Nederlands/Wikipedia Commons)
September 7, 2023, 10:08 am
Beatles memorabilia, with George Harrison ‘Hitler’ greeting card, up for auction
Bids expected to fetch up to $8 million; items include birthday card sent by guitarist to caretaker with handwritten note in German and drawing appearing to show Nazi leader
By Stuart Winer
FILE - Paul McCartney poses for photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the film 'If These Walls Could Sing' in London, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (Photo by Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)
June 24, 2023, 10:12 am
‘It’s all real’: McCartney clarifies use of AI to make new Beatles record
Comments come after musical legend said Artificial Intelligence was used to extract John Lennon’s voice from an old demo to create upcoming ‘last Beatles record’
By ToI Staff and AP
Screen capture from undated video of Chas Newby performing at a concert. (YouTube. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 24, 2023, 11:46 am
Chas Newby, briefly bassist for The Beatles, dies aged 81
Always said he had no regrets about leaving band to go back to university and become a math teacher; McCartney reluctantly took up the bass and global stardom followed
By ToI Staff
A display of paisley-inspired garments in 'Paisley, A Princely Pattern,' a new exhibit at Jerusalem's Museum of Islamic Art. (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
July 22, 2022, 8:50 am
Exhibit explores shift of paisley prints from Persian palaces to psychedelic symbol
‘Paisley, A Princely Pattern,’ an exhibit at Jerusalem’s Museum of Islamic Art, displays history of the bohemian design
By Jessica Steinberg
Paul McCartney performs during his "Got Back" tour, June 16, 2022, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. (Christopher Smith/Invision/AP)
June 19, 2022, 5:16 am
Paul McCartney marks 80th birthday with Springsteen, 60,000 pals
Aging Beatle celebrates milestone with New Jersey concert, highlighting over a half-century of music and all he still has to offer
By David Bauder
In this February 10, 2008, file photo, former Beatle Ringo Starr, center, and Beatles producer Sir George Martin accept the best compilation soundtrack album award for 'Love' during the 50th annual Grammy awards held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)
January 20, 2022, 9:57 am
George Martin says he signed Beatles because they were ‘good people’
In video, Fab Four’s late legendary producer seen telling granddaughter he thought, ‘Well, if I feel this way about them, other people will feel this way about them’
By AFP
A portion of the exhibits at the Penny Lane museum and Bobby Entel, founder of the museum. (Barstad Communications via Jewish Press of Pinellas County)
November 26, 2021, 7:40 pm
Jewish doctor who loves The Beatles created America’s only museum devoted to them
Bobby Entel started collecting band memorabilia in his 20s, says his collection on display in Dunedin, Florida is ‘a very fulfilling hobby and a labor of love’
By Bruce Lowitt
Brian Epstein riding a horse at his 30th birthday party. (Ron Joy-Belle Schwartz Estate via JTA)
November 8, 2021, 6:48 pm
Beatles’ Jewish manager to be honored with statue in Liverpool
Brian Epstein, who died at 32 in 1967, is credited with ushering band to global fame
By Shira Hanau
John Lennon, left,and Paul McCartney, announce the establishment of Apple Corps Ltd., in New York, NY, May 15, 1968. The new company, owned equally by all four Beatles, would make films, produce records, and own clothing stores in London. (AP Photo)
October 10, 2021, 10:43 pm
Found: Lennon and McCartney’s comedy about the messiah
In BBC interview in which he insists it was John who split the Beatles, Paul says the long-lost play is ‘quite a funny thing, called Pilchard’
By ToI Staff and AP
Music producer Rick Rubin, left, and Paul McCartney, in 'McCartney 3,2,1.' (YouTube screenshot/ Hulu)
October 4, 2021, 3:14 am
With fan Rubin at the board, McCartney 3,2,1 focuses on what matters: The music
In new docuseries, Rick Rubin and the ex-Beatle don’t rehash the lore. Instead, they head to the tapes, isolating instruments and harmonies, finding outtakes, unearthing stories
By Jordan Hoffman
Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, hold a bed-in for peace in room 902, the presidential suite at the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam, on March 25, 1969. (AP Photo)
September 28, 2021, 11:09 pm
Unheard Lennon tape sells for nearly $60k at Danish auction
Artist recorded singing previously unknown ‘Radio Peace’ jingle as he met with Danish schoolboys in 1970
By AFP and ToI Staff
Sheila Bromberg (R) shares a laugh with Ringo Starr on a BBC talk show in May 2011. (YouTube/Screenshot)
September 20, 2021, 9:23 pm
Harpist Sheila Bromberg, first woman to play on a Beatles song, dead at 92
Played passage on ‘She’s Leaving Home’ that encapsulates anguish of estrangement between parents and daughter; was paid £9 for session; worked with Sinatra, Bee Gees, Monty Python
By Ron Kampeas
Alexanda Amon Kotey, left, and El Shafee Elsheikh, who were allegedly among four British jihadis who made up a brutal Islamic State cell dubbed 'The Beatles,' during an interview with The Associated Press at a security center in Kobani, Syria, March 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
November 30, 2020, 10:35 am
A long and winding road to US terror charges against Islamic State ‘Beatles’
Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh stand accused of belonging to a cell blamed for the jailing, torture and murder of Western hostages in Syria
By Eric Tucker
Ringo Starr in a live video broadcast on YouTube celebrating his 80th birthday, July 7, 2020. (Screenshot/YouTube)
July 8, 2020, 6:19 am
Ringo marks 80th birthday at online gig with Beatles hits, celebrity tributes
Legendary drummer holds coronavirus-friendly live celebration to benefit causes including Black Lives Matter movement; McCartney is a no-show
By Andrew MARSZAL
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