
London: Beatles legend Paul McCartney believes in the healing power of music and says an Elvis Presley song once cured his headache. The 70-year-old singer said songs have a powerful effect, reported Contactmusic. "The healing power of music is serious. I remember I had a mate called Ian James, just my little teenage mate, school mate, and we used to go down the fairs together and things. "I remember one...

05:56 PM, Jun 29, 2012

London: A rare copy of the Beatles hit single 'Please Please Me' signed on both sides by all four members of the band has fetched 9,000 pounds at auction in the United Kingdom. The 1963 record was sold by a Liverpool woman who asked the group to sign it after listening to them at the city's Cavern venue as a youngster. The "very, very rare" item was among 322 lots...

06:22 PM, Aug 28, 2011

New York: A legal letter, which reportedly led to the break-up of Fab Four is all set to go under the hammer with an initial price tag of USD 175,000. The letter, signed by John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison, is addressed to Sir Paul McCartney's lawyer and father-in-law Lee Eastman and fires him as the band's legal counsel. Dated 18 April, 1969, the letter reads, "you are not...

11:13 AM, Dec 10, 2010

In an online poll conducted by CNN called Top Five Global Music Icons, the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson emerged victorious with 1,00,000 votes to his name. He was followed by the English rock band The Beatles at number 2, the late Canto pop sensation Leslie Cheung at number 3, Elvis Presley at number 4 and Bob Marley and Number 5. ...

11:47 AM, Aug 29, 2010

Sotheby's expects $ 500-700,000 for 'A Day in the Life' ...

08:16 PM, Apr 29, 2010