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“I woke up to Eric and George playing ukuleles at the foot of my bed”: The first time session pro George Terry met a Beatle
By Matt Owen Published
Terry was Clapton's guitarist in the 1970s, and through Slowhand he was able to meet a particularly famous face

The time Jimi Hendrix was knocked off his feet by Eddie Kramer’s tonal technique
By Janelle Borg Published
Kramer looks back on borrowing from the Beatles... and that game-changing day at the studio that forever defined Hendrix's sound

Paul McCartney’s greatest post-Beatles bassline
By Chris Jisi Published
After the Beatles, Paul McCartney wasn’t done writing killer basslines – as L.A. session and Wings guitarist Laurence Juber can attest

How the Beatles launched the career of one of the all-time great songwriters
By Phil Weller Published
James Taylor’s encounter with Pete Asher led to an audition in front of Paul McCartney and George Harrison

The story of Fanny, one of the world’s first all-female rock bands
By Janelle Borg Published
Fanny never topped the charts, but they made fans of everyone from the Beatles to David Bowie – despite constantly having to prove they could play

Watch the moment Paul McCartney was first reunited with his long-lost Höfner bass
By Phil Weller Published
Stolen in 1972 and off the radar for half a century, it’s now back in McCartney’s grateful hands after a huge restoration job

The moment Wings’ former sound engineer had to tell Paul McCartney his priceless Höfner bass guitar had been stolen
By Phil Weller Published
The 500/1 violin bass was a cornerstone of the Beatles’ early successes, but went missing for 50 years after it was stolen in 1972

We meet the man who reunited Paul McCartney with his long-lost Beatles bass
By Nick Wells Published
Stolen in 1972, Paul McCartney’s missing Höfner resurfaced in a family’s attic 51 years after it disappeared. But it took some tracking down…
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