After The Beatles, Martin produced the likes of America and Jeff Beck while championing new technologies. Martin passed away in 2016. George Martin studied oboe at the Guildhall School of Music.

It’s not shocking then that The Beatles occasionally incorporated elements of folk music into their own special musical stew. Here are five occasions when they did just that and, as usual, ...

The Beatles released 13 studio albums during their decade as a band from 1960-1970. Their songs span numerous genres, including simple pop tracks to psychedelic rock tunes to dabbling in country ...

One such instance occurred between Martin and John Lennon in the initial stages of what would become one of the Beatles’ most iconic songs. In a fitting testament to what is arguably the most ...

Slim Gaillard (1911) – An American jazz musician known for his humor-infused songs like "Flat Foot Floogie ... suspicious circumstances. 1970: The Beatles, excluding John Lennon, work on ...

That moment was 1964, when Clapton’s band, The Yardbirds, supported the Beatles in London, and the two not only enjoyed a strong personal bond from that occasion onwards but a professional partnership ...

As you are reading this, Sir Richard Starkey of Liverpool has just released his second album of country music in more than 50 ...

Since all of The Beatles’ music is cherished and canonised, it’s hard to find a song that isn’t beloved by some faction of the audience. But it’s also hard to argue that the group might not have ...

Fortunately The Beatles had a very good producer - Sir George Martin. George was born in Highbury, London on January 3 1926 and his interest in music was sparked by a piano his family bought when ...

Trying to cover a Beatles song and do it justice is not easy, regardless of who attempts it. Still, there have been some memorable covers of classic Beatles tunes. In chronological order ...