The Beatles’ 1965 concert at Shea Stadium was a landmark moment in music history, setting new standards for live events.

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Sixty years ago, on August 15, 1965, four young men from Liverpool—collectively known as The Beatles—stepped into a baseball ...

Blackmore’s assessment ratifies his claim. “They used to play London’s Speakeasy and all the hippies used to go there to hang ...

It was an August night in 2006, and an aging Shea Stadium was packed. Standing behind a podium near second base, Mets radio ...

7. McCartney wrote "Here, There and Everywhere" while waiting for Lennon to get out of bed. Paul McCartney turned up at John ...

An arsonist who started a fire that damaged a Beatles attraction in the Liverpool street where the band made their name has ...

In spite of the Beatles, the reputations of Lennon and McCartney have remained largely distinct: Lennon, the rebellious truth ...

The Beatles and Bob Dylan changed the masses' taste by being songwriters. And, well, that helped a lot of songwriters, including Neil Diamond.

The New York Mets marked Beatles Night on Friday, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the band’s famous Shea Stadium concert. The timing made for a natural tie- ...

Bruce Morrow helped introduce The Beatles 60 years ago when the British band kicked off a new era in rock 'n' roll by ...

Beatles scholar Lewis immediately offers just one song as tops in his Beatles pantheon: All You Need Is Love. "It's a sentiment that's so primal and essential to our role on this planet," he says.