Rock ’n’ roll staples don’t come much bigger than “Twist and Shout.” More than half a century since it was first penned by Bronx-born songwriter Bert Berns (and his occasional partner Phil Medley), it ...

As part of our series Blogging the Beatles, we’re featuring occasional excerpts from Ian MacDonald’s Revolution in the Head, a thrilling song-by-song history of the Beatles’ records which Slate’s ...

LITTLE ROCK — In 1963, The Beatles released their first album, Please Please Me. Looking back, the rise of The Beatles may look inevitable, but their success depended on lucky breaks and talent. One ...

The Beatles‘ “Twist and Shout” became one of the Fab Four’s most famous covers. However, George Harrison revealed he eventually became sick of the song. Here’s why. George Harrison said part of The ...

The Monkees were widely accused of ripping off The Beatles. “Ripping-off” was usually too strong a word for the inspiration that the Prefab Four took from the Fab Four, but the word applied well to a ...

The Beatles re-entered the U.S. singles chart more than 15 years after they broke up, with the re-release of “Twist and Shout” for the movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” on this day in 1986. The 1963 ...

A disclaimer is in order for those expecting the boys in the band June 25 at the Bartholomew County Library Plaza to look like the famous Liverpool lads. Guitarist and singer Dean Metcalf chuckled his ...

The Monkees were widely accused of ripping off The Beatles. "Ripping-off" was usually too strong a word for the inspiration that the Prefab Four took from the Fab Four, but the word applied well to a ...