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08/21/2026

Fab 4 history. 57 years ago today. ❤️🎶

August 20, 1969: The Beatles Held Their Final Studio Session Together

On August 20, 1969, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr gathered at EMI Studios for what became the final studio session attended by all four Beatles.

The band was completing Abbey Road, and that day's work included the final touches to "I Want You (She's So Heavy)," with its famous sudden ending created by physically cutting the master tape. Attention was also given to the running order of the album.

Individual Beatles would return to the studio afterward, but never again would Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Starr all participate in a Beatles studio session together.

It was an understated ending to one of the greatest recording partnerships in popular music history.

08/17/2026

Number one then. Number one in our hearts now.

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08/16/2026

Five people who influenced Mick Jagger’s life.

08/16/2026

A terrific interview of Sir Paul by the BBC in May for their long running THE TRACKS OF MY YEARS program. Really worth the watch.
“10 songs chosen by Paul McCartney to soundtrack his remarkable life, in a wide-ranging conversation with Vernon Kay, inc. songs from Chuck Berry, Elvis, The Human League, Prince, The Beach Boys, John Lennon and more.

Paul recalls his extraordinary life and career, reflecting on his childhood, his earliest musical memories and the artists and influences that first shaped his love of music, with stories about The Beatles’ relationship with The Rolling Stones and The Kinks, as well as recollections of meetings with Elvis Presley, Brian Wilson and Bob Dylan.”

10 songs chosen by Paul McCartney to soundtrack his remarkable life...

08/15/2026

How long did it take Paul McCartney to gain control over his early compositions? Almost 5 decades. Keener13.Substack.com