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John Lennon suggested Eric Clapton join The Beatles following George Harrison's temporary departure in 1969, according to new audio recordings
The clips – which have surfaced ahead of the upcoming The Beatles: Get Back documentary – reveal a near-pivotal conversation between Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr
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John Lennon wished Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen had played on Cold Turkey instead of Eric Clapton
“God, I wish I’d had Rick on Cold Turkey. Clapton choked up,” Lennon reportedly once said
5-minute sneak peek of Peter Jackson's The Beatles: Get Back documentary released
The montage of clips includes never-before-seen footage of the Fab Four in action
Watch the first trailer for Chuck Berry: The Original King of Rock ‘N’ Roll documentary
The film features Keith Richards and Gene Simmons, and is due for release later this month
George Harrison’s rare Bartell fretless electric guitar sells for more than $300,000 at auction
The ‘60s-era instrument is also believed to have been played by John Lennon
The Beatles: guitar by guitar – a guide to the models that made music history
The Beatles revolutionised music and made the guitar the world's most popular instrument. On the 50th anniversary of their final album, we trace the models that made the magic…
Paul McCartney's 6 best guitar solos with The Beatles
Though he was technically their bassist, Paul McCartney was responsible for many fine six-string moments in The Beatles catalog
Hey! Ho! You can go bid on Dee Dee Ramone's 1975 Fender Precision bass
The heavily used bass, the Ramone’s main stage instrument in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, is up for auction
