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George Harrison's Birthday: 5 Reasons 'The Quiet One' Might Be the Greatest Beatle

George Harrison would have celebrated his 68th birthday today, and while there's certainly stiff competition from the likes of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Surge Desk started wondering: Could "the quiet Beatle" actually be the greatest Beatle? To be clear, this post is not an attempt to settle this timeless and endless...

Guitar Hero: Illinois Tries to Reclaim John Lennon's Ax

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan gave the Peace Museum a chance -- and now she wants John Lennon's guitar back. The state's top prosecutor sued the small and financially troubled Chicago museum in Cook County Court on Feb. 8 to turn over an acoustic guitar that belonged to the former Beatle and all other artifacts...

Big Day in Beatles Lore With Anniversaries of Cavern Club, 'Ed Sullivan' Gigs [VIDEOS]

If the Beatles had a holiday, it would be celebrated today, Feb. 9. A half century ago today, in 1961, the Fab Four took the stage for the first time at Liverpool's Cavern Club. It was a gig that they landed because, according to Rolling Stone, then-drummer Pete Best's mom "had to beg the club's booker Ray McFall to...

John Lennon Quotes: 'I'm Not Interested in Being a Dead F***ing Hero'

(Dec. 8) -- Thirty years ago today, the world lost John Lennon. But his voice hasn't been completely silenced. In a treat for fans, Rolling Stone magazine is releasing what it's calling Lennon's "final interview," which was given just three days before he was killed. In it, the Beatles legend talks about being a...

Platform Invasion: The Beatles Sell 2 Million Plus Songs in First Week on iTunes

(Nov. 23) -- The lads from Liverpool might yet have a future on the Internet. Apple Inc. announced that it has sold more than 2 million of The Beatles' songs since the Fab Four's catalog was made available on iTunes. In terms of albums, that old-fashioned way of grouping and releasing music, the group has sold more than...

Background on The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960 and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music.

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