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37 Years Ago Today – Mark Lapidos Meets John Lennon
Posted on April 28, 2011 in News by The Fest13 Comments »

John Lennon with Harry Nilsson in Central Park, NY 4/28/74 I, Mark Lapidos, was always a big Beatles fan and thought that somebody should do something to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of The Beatles arrival in America – 1964-1974. It was at the end of 1973, when the idea of BEATLEFEST just popped into my [...]


Paul Releases first Solo Album, April 20, 1970
Posted on April 20, 2011 in News by The Fest9 Comments »

April 20, 1970 – 41 years ago, Paul McCartney released his first solo album, McCartney. It included the masterpiece Maybe I’m Amazed and sold millions. It also signaled the end of The Beatles as a group and ushered in the beginning of 4 amazing solo careers. This album, and McCartney II, (Paul plays all the [...]


Survey Results - Abbey Road - Fave LP, In My Life - Fave Song
Posted on April 17, 2011 in News by The Fest9 Comments »

ABBEY ROAD VOTED FAVORITE BEATLES ALBUM IN MY LIFE VOTED FAVORITE BEATLES SONG The results of our first comprehensive survey in eight years to find out fans FAVORITE BEATLES ALBUMS AND SONGS are now in and revealed here and on our facebook page. Nearly 4,000 Beatles fans let us know their favorites. The Top Two [...]


April 4, 1964 - Beatles have Top Five Songs in USA
Posted on April 4, 2011 in News by The Fest9 Comments »

It is a feat that will never again be accomplished in music. On this day in 1964 The Beatles had the Top 5 Songs on the Billboard Top 100 Singles of the week. The closest any other artist ever got was 3 songs in the Top 10. But there they were- Can’t Buy Me Love, [...]