Before The Beatles were famous, Paul McCartney and his girlfriend were able to go to movies and concerts without the constant attention that would soon follow McCartney. When his girlfriend, Iris Caldwell, had nights off from her commitments as a dancer and The Beatles didn’t have shows, they would go out together. On their dates, Caldwell sometimes found herself cringing away from McCartney. She shared why his behavior could be embarrassing.
Paul McCartney’s girlfriend said he was sometimes embarrassing
In the early years of The Beatles, McCartney began dating Caldwell, the younger sister of fellow Liverpool musician Rory Storm. They had known each other for years, but he began to view her in a different light after watching her dance at a Beatles show. They began dating, going out together when they could find time between their respective performances.
“We’d go to the cinema every Tuesday: Paul would pay one week,...
Paul McCartney’s girlfriend said he was sometimes embarrassing
In the early years of The Beatles, McCartney began dating Caldwell, the younger sister of fellow Liverpool musician Rory Storm. They had known each other for years, but he began to view her in a different light after watching her dance at a Beatles show. They began dating, going out together when they could find time between their respective performances.
“We’d go to the cinema every Tuesday: Paul would pay one week,...
- 11/14/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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Ringo Starr played a girl group song with a band that was a contemporary of The Beatles. The Beatles put their own spin on the song. That cover appeared on the group’s album, Please Please Me, which was a hit in the United Kingdom.
Many of The Beatles‘ songs were covers. Ringo Starr enjoys playing one of those covers more than any of The Beatles’ original songs. During an interview, Paul McCartney said the Fab Four never thought about the implications of the tune’s lyrics that much.
Ringo Starr loved singing a Beatles song that was originally by The Shirelles
During a 2023 interview with Vulture, Ringo was asked which song he enjoyed performing live the most. “‘Boys,'” he said. “I’ve been doing it forever and it’s a girl’s song. A wonderful girl group called The Shirelles did the original.” The Shirelles were...
Ringo Starr played a girl group song with a band that was a contemporary of The Beatles. The Beatles put their own spin on the song. That cover appeared on the group’s album, Please Please Me, which was a hit in the United Kingdom.
Many of The Beatles‘ songs were covers. Ringo Starr enjoys playing one of those covers more than any of The Beatles’ original songs. During an interview, Paul McCartney said the Fab Four never thought about the implications of the tune’s lyrics that much.
Ringo Starr loved singing a Beatles song that was originally by The Shirelles
During a 2023 interview with Vulture, Ringo was asked which song he enjoyed performing live the most. “‘Boys,'” he said. “I’ve been doing it forever and it’s a girl’s song. A wonderful girl group called The Shirelles did the original.” The Shirelles were...
- 8/14/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Astrid Kirchherr, the German-born photographer who first captured the Beatles, has died at the age of 81.
German newspaper Die Zeit confirmed Kirchherr’s death, noting the photographer died of a “short, serious illness.”
“Intelligent, inspirational, innovative, daring, artistic, awake, aware, beautiful, smart, loving and uplifting friend to many,” Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn tweeted (via NME). “Her gift to the Beatles was immeasurable. She died in Hamburg on Wednesday, a few days before turning 82.”
After attending performances by the Beatles — then John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, drummer Pete Best, and...
German newspaper Die Zeit confirmed Kirchherr’s death, noting the photographer died of a “short, serious illness.”
“Intelligent, inspirational, innovative, daring, artistic, awake, aware, beautiful, smart, loving and uplifting friend to many,” Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn tweeted (via NME). “Her gift to the Beatles was immeasurable. She died in Hamburg on Wednesday, a few days before turning 82.”
After attending performances by the Beatles — then John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, drummer Pete Best, and...
- 5/15/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band — which features Colin Hay, Steve Lukather, Gregg Rolie and Hamish Stuart — will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band with a string of tour dates. Here in our exclusive video, the Beatles drummer giddily remembers joining the Beatles, buying his mother a new house and meditating in India in 1968 in the latest installment of “The First Time.”
Starr had met John, Paul and George in Liverpool when he was a member of Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, but he didn’t hang out...
Starr had met John, Paul and George in Liverpool when he was a member of Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, but he didn’t hang out...
- 2/7/2019
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
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