Ringo Starr celebrated his 86th birthday in Beverly Hills with wife Barbara Bach, famous friends and hundreds of devoted Beatles fans. See details.

The Beatles tried two different recording approaches on "Across The Universe". Neither did justice to John Lennon's lovely creation.

On 7 July, 1967, the Beatles released All You Need Is Love, a song that seemed to capture the spirit of the Summer of Love. The song had been debuted live just twelve days earlier, in extraordinary circumstances: in front of a load of friends – including Keith Richards,

Back in 1968, Joe Cocker hit the top of the singles charts with his cover of The Beatles' 'With A Little Help From My Friends', prompting congratulations.

The death of Maureen Starkey deeply affected Paul McCartney. That's evident from the beauty of the 1997 tribute song "Little Willow".

John Lennon insisted "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" was about a picture drawn by his son, not LSD. However, Lennon also revealed that another Beatles classic really was inspired by psychedelic