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Kenneth Womack

Kenneth Womack is the author of a two-volume biography of the life and work of Beatles producer George Martin and the host of "Everything Fab Four," a podcast about the Beatles distributed by Salon. He is also the author of "Solid State: The Story of Abbey Road and the End of the Beatles," published in 2019 in celebration of the album’s 50th anniversary, "John Lennon, 1980: The Last Days in the Life" and the authorized biography "Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans" (November 2023).  Womack is Professor of English and Popular Music at Monmouth University. 

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Harry Styles performs "Aperture" on stage during The BRIT Awards (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Harry Styles lets the music — and the joy — take over

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Linda and Paul McCartney as seen in "Man on the Run" (Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios )

The risky reinvention of Paul McCartney

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Billy Preston (Watal Asanuma/Shinko Music/Getty Images)

Billy Preston’s life was a gospel of joy — and a blues of survival

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Bruce Springsteen (Jesse Grant/Getty Images for 20th Century Studios)

Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets of Minneapolis” revives the sound of protest

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George Martin (Robert Essel)

A century of George Martin, the architect of The Beatles’ sound

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Pink Floyd (Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images)

“Wish You Were Here” at 50: Pink Floyd’s deluxe box set is a triumph for devoted fans

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The Beatles (APPLE CORPS LTD)

Inside The Beatles’ rise: “Anthology” shines again with a revelatory new restoration

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Wings, 1972 (Reg Lancaster/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Paul McCartney’s Wings spread again with new book and anthology

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Bruce Springsteen, 1982 (Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

The Boss is back: Springsteen’s “Nebraska” story comes full circle

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John Lennon and Yoko Ono performing during a concert held at Madison Square Garden in conjunction with a Central Park rally, 1972 (Bettmann/Getty Images)

“Power to the People” revives John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s most defiant era

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Stevie Nicks and guitarist Lindsey Buckingham (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

“Buckingham Nicks”: The lost album that lit the fuse for Fleetwood Mac

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The Beatles perform at Shea Stadium, New York on 15th August 1965. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

The Beatles bet on filling Shea and invented rock’s new era

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1956: Elvis Presley and Colonel Tom Parker (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Colonel Tom Parker wasn’t the villain of Elvis’ story

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Producer Bill Cutler, center, directs Dylan DiMartini as they mix a guitar solo at the Record Plant studios in Sausalito, California on August 13 ,2003. (Frankie Frost/MediaNews Group/Marin Independent Journal via Getty Images)

From “Rumours” to “Appetite for Destruction”: Inside the Record Plant’s legacy

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Bruce Springsteen (Al Pereira/WireImage/Getty Images)

Bruce Springsteen’s “Tracks II” unearths the lost albums of a restless genius

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(L-R) Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko and Garth Hudson of The Band, 1971 (Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns/Getty Images)

The Band’s secret weapon, Richard Manuel, finally gets his due

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Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson perform together at the 2nd Annual Adopt-A-Minefield Benefit "Open Hearts, Clear Mines." (KMazur/WireImage/Getty Images)

Brian Wilson’s obsession with perfection lit a fire under The Beatles

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Bruce Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt and Smokey Robinson performing at the American Music Honors. (John Cavanaugh)

American Music Honors strikes a defiant chord amid tumultuous times

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Paul McCartney and John Lennon backstage at the Finsbury Park Astoria, London, during the band's Christmas Show residency on December 30, 1963. (Val Wilmer/Redferns)

The latest book on the romance of Beatles lore reassesses Lennon and McCartney’s bond

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John Lennon and Yoko Ono in "One to One" (Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures)

Inside John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s fight for change: “One to One” unveils new truths

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Portrait of Japanese multimedia artist and musician Yoko Ono in her apartment at the Dakota building on Central Park West, New York, New York, December 8, 1981. (Derek Hudson/Getty Images)

Rethinking Yoko: David Sheff’s biography challenges decades of misinformation

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Wings performing at the Capitol Theatre in Aberdeen, Scotland, during the band's "Wings Over the World" tour, September 22, 1975. (Michael Putland/Getty Images)

“Venus and Mars” revisited: Wings’ 1975 classic gets the ultimate upgrade

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Singer Peter Wolf, founding member of The J. Geils Band, performs onstage during the Jim Irsay Collection Exhibit and Concert at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on January 11, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)

Bruce Springsteen warned Peter Wolf about writing a memoir — he did it anyway

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The Beatles, pose for pictures after being interviewed by Donald Zec, Daily Mirror Journalist, at his Flat in Maitland Court, Lancaster Terrace, London. 9th September 1963. (Bela Zola/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix via Getty Images)

“Ribbons of Rust” revisits The Beatles’ roots and the sounds that shaped them

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