The Beatles found inspiration from the earliest rock ‘n’ roll pioneers, and they showed it. Before Paul McCartney and John Lennon grew into prolific songwriters (while being called idiots by a singer ...

The Beatles' songs have inspired countless reinterpretations over the decades, and some covers have become legendary in their own right. Each artist brings a distinct style and emotional twist, from ...

In an interview with Stephen Colbert, Paul McCartney recalled seeing Jimi Hendrix perform this cover and called it one of the “great honors of my career.” Hendrix was a wizard on the guitar, and it ...

While My Guitar Gently Weeps is frequently cited among The Beatles' most iconic tracks, particularly from the latter half of ...

The album is the seventh installment of Williams’ Lu’s Jukebox series of covers collections, which she launched in 2020. Lucinda Williams Sings The Beatles offers renditions of a dozen tunes from ...

Though co-credited with the late John Lennon, the original version of "Blackbird" was written and recorded by McCartney himself during June 1968 sessions for the Beatles' self-titled LP – later ...

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With songwriters like John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison (and even Ringo Starr now and then), The Beatles didn’t need to reach out for the material of others very often. When they did, ...

From bedroom strummers to arena stars, guitarists have long used cover songs to learn, connect, and create. Iconic riffs and timeless melodies become fresh again when reimagined through a new player’s ...

If the backing track on Beyoncé’s new recording of the Beatles’ “Blackbird” sounds especially familiar, there’s good reason for that. It turns out that the cover version she recorded for her “Cowboy ...