Promotional portrait of the British rock band The Beatles, circa 1963. Paul McCartney holds a cigarette, others are (left to right) Ringo Starr, George Harrison (1943 - 2001) and John Lennon. The ...

Very rarely does one ever think about when a song was first recorded. Rather, it seems to always be about when it was first released. But, with The Beatles, acknowledging the whole creative process ...

The Beatles‘ “Hey Jude” is one of the most famous songs of all time but, for the most part, it’s an island unto itself. Donovan’s “Atlantis” was one of the only hits to take cues from “Hey Jude.” ...

"Hey Jude" was more than just an emotional Beatles classic. It also broke industry standards (thanks to a bit of "shouting" ...

John Lennon was asked if The Beatles‘ “Hey Jude” was inspired by an aspect of Indian culture. He gave a layered answer. In addition, he compared “Hey Jude” to several other classic songs. Mantras are ...

"It's the best one, innit?" McCartney said Lennon told him of lyrics he considered changing in the 1968 hit song Vinnie Zuffante/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty; David M. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage John ...

Julian Lennon, the subject of Beatles classic “Hey Jude,” said he had a “love-hate” relationship with the track. Paul McCartney wrote it for Lennon when the latter was 5 years old, hoping it would ...

Julian Lennon, the son of Beatles guitarist John Lennon, revealed Tuesday that he hates the song “Hey Jude” because it reminds him of his parents’ bitter divorce in 1968, when John left her for Yoko ...

For Julian Lennon, the sad song written for him by Paul McCartney did not make it better. The musician, photographer and son of late Beatles icon John Lennon sat down with talk show host and ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Artist Paul McCartney's handwritten lyrics to The Beatles' hit song "Hey Jude" sold for $910,000 (734,641 pounds) on Friday, nine times its original estimate, auction house Julien ...