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In 2015, Andy White, a top session drummer in England during the 1960s who played on songs by Tom Jones and Herman's Hermits among others and stepped in for newcomer Ringo Starr as The Beatles ...
Though it was ultimately due to a time constraint, this recording snub from the Beatles broke George Martin's heart.
John Lennon pulled from multiple sources of inspiration for this dreamy 1965 track, "Girl", which he called one of his best.
From the lyrics to the saxophones and the Oingo Boingo collaboration, A Little Piece Of Heaven is an unabashedly zany classic ...
However, on IV, released in 1971, Led Zeppelin were ready to explore blues more curiously and with more historical closeness.
Robert Plant weaved in some Tolkien in his Led Zeppelin's songs, and his bandmates never even knew. “Tolkien opened the door ...