During 1967 and 1968 Hunter Davies spent eighteen months with the Beatles at the peak of their powers as they defined a generation and rewrote popular music. As their only authorized biographer, he had unparalleled access--not just to John, Paul, George, and Ringo but also to friends, family, and co[...]

Here is the national bestseller that Newsday called "the most authoritative and candid look yet at the personal lives...of the oft-scrutinized group." In The Love You Make," " Peter Brown, a close friend of and business manager for the band--and the best man at John and Yoko's wedding--presents a co[...]

From Please Please Me to Abbey Road, this collection of essays tells the fascinating story of the Beatles - the creation of the band, their musical influences, and their cultural significance, with emphasis on their genesis and practices as musicians, songwriters, and recording artists. Through deta[...]

Fred Goodman makes this world come alive, and any fan of rock or insider tales of the music industry will be in heaven reading about this fascinating, troubling character. Judd Apatow, "Omnivoracious" Writing about contracts, percentages, and deals can be tedious, but Goodman makes it as exciting as[...]

The story of notorious manager Allen Klein, revealing new, behind-the-scenes details about some of the biggest rock bands in history
Allen Klein was like no one the music industry had seen before. The hard-nosed business manager became infamous for allegedly catalyzing the Beatles breakup and r[...]

John, Paul, George and Ringo - four young men from Liverpool who become the most famous and successful musicians of the 1960s. The Beatles' music is still popular today.[...]

(Guitar Recorded Versions). This matching folio features 15 bonafide Beatles hits from their newly remastered animated classic: All Together Now * All You Need Is Love * Baby You're a Rich Man * Eleanor Rigby * Hey Bulldog * It's All Too Much * Love You To * Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds * Nowhere M[...]

(Signature Licks Guitar). Learn the trademark acoustic guitar elements of rock's most influential band This book/CD pack by guitar dean Wolf Marshall provides in-depth analysis of 21 songs, including: Across the Universe * And I Love Her * Blackbird * Girl * Here Comes the Sun * Hey Jude * I Will *[...]

(Berklee Press). An essential guide for all songwriters and Beatles fans, this book explores John Lennon's songwriting genius with a guided tour through 25 of his Beatles-era hits. Author John Stevens explains Lennon's intuitive talent from a technical point of view, through the lens of songwriting'[...]

(Guitar Recorded Versions). Note-for-note guitar transcriptions with tab for all 12 tracks from this monumental 1970 release The Beatles' final group album. Includes the title track and: Across the Universe * Dig a Pony * Dig It * For You Blue * Get Back * I Me Mine * I've Got a Feeling * The Long a[...]

(Guitar Recorded Versions). No band on earth but The Beatles could have a greatest hits compilation top the charts more than 30 years after breaking up In a few short months, the CD 1 featuring The Beatles' 27 British and American Number One singles has sold more than 20 million copies and is well [...]