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Michael Jackson performs at the Grammys in 1988 Forty years later and it still remains one of the most iconic and influential videos of all time from the red leather jacket to the werecat transformation and, of course, that zombie shoulder shuffle. Michael Jackson’s album Thriller hit number one on …

George Harrison, who died 22 years ago from cancer, was a huge supporter of the comedy industry. The Beatles star co-founded HandMade Films which produced classics like Monty Python’s Life of Brian and Withnail and I. It’s hardly surprising then, that he struck up a close friendship with comedians like Sir Billy …

June Carter and Johnny Cash touchdown in Australia in 1973 This weekend marks the birthday of one of the most iconic figures in music history. Incredibly, Johnny Cash was just one of the legendary artists that emerged from the tiny Sun Records in Memphis in the 1950s that included Roy …

It was 35 years ago when Got My Mind Set On You became Harrison’s third solo No 1 hit, the last chart-topping single by any of The Beatles. The track was the only one of former Beatle’s three US No 1 singles that he did not write or compose and …

Later today, at 3:05pm on BBC 2, The Beatles’ cinematic debut, A Hard Day’s Night, will hit TV screens. This 1964 film was particularly poignant for the band as it was shot and released during the height of Beatlemania. The fictional movie followed the band over a 36-hour period leading …

Just after The Beatles broke up in 1970, things were very tense between the Fab Four. This was exemplified in 1973 when George Harrison (who would have turned 80-years-old today, February 25, 2023) lost his temper during a meet-up with John Lennon that ultimately left the Imagine singer stunned in …

One Direction have been officially split up since 2016, but that hasn’t stopped their fans from calling for a reunion ever since. While teases have come and gone, the band themselves have remained rather quiet about their future. With that said, Niall Horan recently appeared on the Kelly Clarkson show …

Stevens wrote: “George Harrison was beginning to explore Eastern mysticism around the time I was hospitalised with TB, in 1968. Lying in bed, I had a lot of time on my hands and ended up reading a Buddhist book called The Secret Path. That was the beginning of my own …

Karen Carpenter in 1981 (Image: Getty) Their lush soundscapes helped Richard and Karen Carpenter become one of the biggest acts of the Seventies, selling more than 100 million albums as a soft-rock duo with hits like Close To You, Yesterday Once More and Please Mr Postman. Yet since Karen’s early …

Sir Brian May wrote Now I’m Here when he was seriously ill in hospital with a duodenal ulcer during the summer of 1974. The song ended up being one of the singles on Queen’s album that year, Sheer Heart Attack, and became a live favourite performed at almost every one of …