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The 5 George Harrison post-Beatles songs you need to hear: “I write lyrics and I make up songs, but I'm not a great lyricist or songwriter or producer. It's when you put all these things together — that makes me"

Best of 2023: Freed from the creative confines of The Beatles, George Harrison set out to realise his true creative potential. Here are five of his finest works…

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"Hell, let’s do it": John Lennon wrote and recorded Instant Karma in one day. Here's how it happened

Remembering Lennon: "It was like all hell breaking loose. Tape machines, tape loops, tape delays, echo chambers, you name it!"

MusicRadar

32 Classic Songs Featured In Goodfellas

Scorsese is a master at using music in his movies and his pinnacle is Goodfellas. It's classic banger after classic banger in the iconic mob film.

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"The neighbours are a little weirded out by us. They’re wary of the neighbours who moved in and painted the house black." I spent an evening at the fascinating secret home of Twin Temple, the Satanic couple who make doo-wop for the Devil

You've never been inside a home quite like this

Metal Hammer

Cher shares response she gave Phil Spector when he propositioned her for sex as a teenager

Cher said that producer, who was later convicted for murder, ‘almost fell off his chair’ after hearing her answer

The Independent UK

Connecticut agrees to a $25 million settlement in the Henry Lee evidence fabrication case

Connecticut’s attorney general has agreed to a $25.2 million settlement with two men who spent decades in prison for murder, based partly on evidence presented by famed forensic scientist Henry Lee that a judge later found was fabricated

The Independent UK

Freed from the creative confines of The Beatles, George Harrison set out to realise his true creative potential. Here are five of his finest works…

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Forensic scientist Henry Lee defends work after being found liable for falsifying evidence

Forensic scientist Henry Lee is defending his work after a court ruling found him liable for fabricating evidence in a Connecticut murder trial that sent two innocent men to prison for decades

The Independent UK

“I was in my sixth year as a studio guitarist when one day the bass player didn’t show up. The producer asked me...” How Carol Kaye became a session bass icon

If you’ve ever wondered what connects Frank Zappa to Frank Sinatra, Burt Bacharach to The Beach Boys, the answer is Carol Kaye. The session legend tells the story behind her career and legendary bass recordings

Guitar World

Judge finds forensic scientist Henry Lee liable for fabricating evidence in a murder case

A federal judge has found famed forensic scientist Henry Lee liable for fabricating evidence in a murder case that sent two men to prison for decades for a crime they did not commit

The Independent UK

The extraordinary story of John Lennon's ‘Imagine’ piano

John Lennon, George Michael and why it might well not be the piano you think it is.

MusicRadar

Songwriter Cynthia Weil, who had hits with husband Barry Mann, honored at California memorial

Songwriter Cynthia Weil was honored during a music-filled memorial service in Beverly Hills

The Independent UK

George Harrison's My Sweet Lord: the love song to a higher power that spurred a $1.6m lawsuit

"I anticipated that a lot of people might get weird about it" - George Harrison on My Sweet Lord, his love song to The Creator

Louder

Cynthia Weil obituary

Lyricist who co-wrote pop classics including You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’, On Broadway and I Just Can’t Help Believing

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The Independent UK

Cynthia Weil, Grammy winning lyricist who had hits with husband Barry Mann, dead at 82

Cynthia Weil, a Grammy-winning lyricist of great range and endurance who enjoyed a decades-long partnership with husband Barry Mann and helped write "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling," "On Broadway," "Walking in the Rain" and dozens of other hits, has died at age 82

The Guardian - AU

Tina Turner: 10 of her greatest songs

Through her seismic anthems of Black liberation and her ability to conjure fire, fury and tenderness, Turner’s music evolved to soundtrack a changing world

Los Angeles Times

Tina Turner, resilient star who sang ‘Proud Mary’ and ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It,’ dies at 83

For Oprah Winfrey, bearing witness to one of Tina Turner’s frenetic, high-octane performances was nothing short of a spiritual experience.

The Guardian - UK

Tina Turner obituary

Rock’n’roll singer whose comeback after her turbulent early career made her one of the great superstars of the 1980s and 90s

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Los Angeles Times

Tina Turner, resilient star who sang ‘Proud Mary’ and ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It,’ dies

Tina Turner, the yowling powerhouse who helped pioneer a high-octane brand of R&B as half of the incendiary Ike & Tina Turner duo and belted out soul-rock gems such as "Proud Mary," "River Deep, Mountain High" and "What's Love Got to Do With It," has died at 83.

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Ruva Ngwenya’s singing career started with Tina Turner, and now she’s playing the icon in a new musical opening in Sydney

Ruva Ngwenya has been performing in musicals for 10 years but Tina – the Tina Turner Musical will be the first time she’s playing a lead role, and it’s one that has been 15 years in the making.

The Guardian - UK

Post your questions for singing legend Darlene Love

As well as having her own timeless hits, Love has sung with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Cher – and she will answer your questions on anything in her starry career

Guitar World

10 things you didn’t know about Carol Kaye

She played for Elvis, Sinatra, Spector, the Beach Boys - but just how did she do it?

The Guardian - US

‘He was central to music history’: the forgotten legacy of Leon Russell

In an illuminating new book, the incredible highs and devastating lows of the influential musician are remembered

Daily Mirror

Lana Clarkson’s final day with her mum Donna is still ‘so vivid’ 20 years after murder

Actress Lana Clarkson was shot dead at point blank by record producer Phil Spector 20 years ago. Her mum Donna reflected on the final day she saw her

The Guardian - UK

Rock’s best kept secret: Tony King on life with John Lennon, Elton John and Freddie Mercury

He held Mercury’s hand in hospital, retrieved Lennon from a cocaine escapade with David Bowie, and was upbraided by Keith Richards for smoking a joint. Now the Zelig of the music world is looking back

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