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

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

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

Sixty years ago, on Aug. 15, 1965, The Beatles took the stage at Shea Stadium in New York for an iconic concert.

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

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

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

The Mets will host "The Beatles Night" at Citi Field, just a few hundred feet away from where John, Paul, George and Ringo ...

One of the few to win Grammys in classical and rock, The National’s guitarist has a gift for genre-hopping, from Steve Reich to Taylor Swift. He explains how he does it ...

Origin Story: The roots of this long-gestating song go back to 1966; Harrison first introduced "Isn't It a Pity" during ...