At a drug-fueled party on Aug. 24, 1965, during a break in the Beatles' North America tour, John Lennon and George Harrison each took his second LSD trip. Ringo Starr tried the psychedelic drug for ...

In the 1997 book Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, Paul discussed the origin of “She Loves You.” “We must have had a few hours before the show so we said, ‘Oh, great! Let’s have a ciggy and write a ...

During an interview with NPR, Paul said his father, James McCartney, was a musician. Paul’s grandfather disapproved of James’ style of music, calling it “tin can music.” Paul said he “couldn’t fathom” ...

Legend tells us that the Beatles wrote "She Loves You" on June 26, 1963, at a U.K. inn, recorded it on July 1 and then issued the single on Aug. 23. But that's not exactly the way things went. In fact ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Promotional portrait of the British rock band The Beatles, circa ...

On the July afternoon in 1963 when the Beatles were settling in to record "She Loves You," a horde of screaming girls broke into their studio and had to be chased out. And "She Loves You" sounds like ...

“She Loves You” held the No. 1 spot on the Hot 100 for two weeks, and then was replaced by yet another Beatles tune, “Can’t Buy Me Love,” which topped the chart for five straight weeks. [RELATED: The ...

Part of the beauty of the Beatles’ songwriting is that a listener can relate the band’s music to the specificities of their own life, psychedelic or otherwise, even if the subject matter is fictional.

The first time Trudy Medcalf met John Lennon, he was kneeling in front of her. It was February of 1964, the afternoon after the Beatles’ first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Medcalf – 14 years ...

It was September 12, 1964, the very height of Beatlemania, and 14-year-old Debbie Chase was exactly where every Beatles fan on the planet wanted to be: in the same room as John, Paul, George and Ringo ...