Hear the Live WBSM Report of John Lennon's 1980 Murder
Saturday marks the 38th anniversary of the murder of John Lennon, and one former New Bedford resident shares memories of being on WBSM live as the news broke.
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Beatles' Producer Dies At 90
George Martin, the Beatles' urbane producer who quietly guided the band's swift, historic transformation from rowdy club act to musical and cultural revolutionaries, has died, his management said Wednesday. He was 90.
"We can confirm that Sir George Martin passed away peacefully at home yesterday evening," Adam Sharp, a founder of CA Management, said in an email
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Lennon's killer Denied Parole
A parole board has again declined to release John Lennon's killer.
It's the eighth time 59-year-old Mark David Chapman has been denied parole. New York corrections officials announced the decision Friday.
They say a three-member board denied Chapman's parole after a hearing Wednesday...
Beatles Remembered On 50th Anniversary Of First U.S. Visit
This weekend marks the 50th Anniversary of the arrival of the Beatles in America, and their historic performance on the Ed Sullivan Show.
Many people who love music have a special place in their hearts for the Beatles.
Todd Salpietro ows T-J's Music in Fall River...
Paul McCartney Ringo Starr Together at Grammy’s
It is musics biggest nights the annual Grammy Awards show, when the heavy hitters in the music industry get together and put on one heck of a show. This year was the 56th annual Grammy Awards, and they took a little different approach to make it interesting...
Was John Lennon a Bad Boy in High School?
John Lennon apparently wasn't an advocate of peace and love in high school.
A pair of the late Beatle's detention sheets show him being punished for "fighting in class," "shoving," and being a general nuisance.
The sheets from Quarry Bank High School for Boys in Liverpool are to be sold online by TracksAuction...
Could John Lennon’s Tooth Be Used to Clone the Beatle?
The Canadian dentist who purchased one of John Lennon's molars has revealed what he plans to do with the tooth. Michael Zuk says he's attempting to sequence the late Beatle's DNA to be used to create a clone in the future.
Zuk made headlines in 2011 when he bought Lennon's rotten molar for about $30,000 at a U...
Beatles First Album Released 50 Years Ago
Some call them the first 'boy band' ever and they may be right, hard to believe we have been enjoying Beatles music for 50 years now. It was March of 1963 when the 'Fab Four' released 'Please Please Me' an album that took less than 12 hours to record and the rest as they say is history...