The White Album was the record where The Beatles felt emboldened to try anything. All the guardrails were removed, and the extra space provided by making a double LP meant pretty much everything was ...

While trying to compose “Rain,” Lennon ran into some road blocks. He had the bones of the song fleshed out, but it wasn’t worthy of release in its current state, according to Lennon. He decided to ...

Through the decades of their prolific careers — both as a group and, later, as solo artists — The Beatles have been open about the ways other genres and artists have influenced them. “Smokey Robinson ...