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Kenneth Womack (page 7)

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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Jeff Lynne and Paul McCartney (Linda McCartney)

Paul McCartney’s “Flaming Pie” burns ever brighter in this new reissue, a completist’s dream

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Former Beatle John Lennon arrives at the Times Square recording studio 'The Hit Factory' before a recording session of his final album 'Double Fanasy' in August 1980 in New York City, New York. (Vinnie Zuffante/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

John Lennon sailed to Bermuda through a storm, “screaming sea shanties and shouting at the gods”

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The Beatles in Las Vegas playing on their north American Tour in the Convention Hall. 20th August 1964 (Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images)

The Beatles in Jacksonville, 1964: Inside the Fab Four’s historic stand against segregation

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English singer-songwriter Paul McCartney rehearsing with his band Wings before their British Tour, 7th April 1973. (Jack Kay/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

How Paul McCartney proved Wings haters wrong with “Band on the Run”

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Sheltering in Place with Classic Albums (Getty Images/Salon)

How “Jagged Little Pill” became Alanis Morissette’s legendary breakout

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Sheltering in Place with Classic Albums (Getty Images/Salon)

Shelter in place with “Elvis Presley,” a foundational classic rock album

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The Beatles perform 'Rain' and 'Paperback Writer' on BBC TV show 'Top Of The Pops' in London on 16th June 1966 (Mark and Colleen Hayward/Redferns)

Is “Revolver” the most significant Beatles album?

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Sheltering in Place with Classic Albums (Getty Images/Salon)

Theater kids and classic rock fans can shelter in place with the “Jesus Christ Superstar” soundtrack

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Sheltering in Place with Classic Albums (Getty Images/Salon)

Lose yourself in the Who’s “Tommy”, a Technicolor classic rock masterpiece

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Sheltering In Place with Classic Albums (Getty Images/Salon)

Sheltering in place with classic albums: Beyoncé’s “Lemonade”

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Sheltering In Place with Classic Albums (Getty Images/Salon)

We’ve reached the point in the stay-at-home life when only the Indigo Girls LP will do

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The hope and wisdom of George Harrison’s 1970 solo album “All Things Must Pass”

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A “Led Zeppelin IV” listening guide: Comfort food for your ears

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Sheltering In Place with Classic Albums (Getty Images/Salon)

Revisit Nellie McKay’s “Get Away from Me,” one of the great pop albums of the early 21st century

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Sheltering in Place with Classic Albums (Getty Images/Salon)

Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On”: A listening guide

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TWICKENHAM - DECEMBER 1965: (L-R) English musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist George Harrison (1943-2001), English singer, songwriter and bassist Paul McCartney, English singer, songwriter and guitarist John Lennon (1940-1980), and English musician, singer and drummer Ringo Starr (below), at Twickenham Studios promoting the release of The Beatles' "Rubber Soul" during December 1965 in London, UK. (Jeff Hochberg/Getty Images)

The genius of the Beatles’ “Rubber Soul”

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Paul McCartney and John Lennon, circa 1980 (David Harris/Keystone/Getty Images/PA Images/Salon)

“F**k a pig! It’s Paul!”: This McCartney song reignited John Lennon’s competitive songwriting drive

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George Harrison at the 1988 Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony circa 1988 in New York City. (Sonia Moskowitz/IMAGES/Getty Images)

How George Harrison made his last number 1 hit, “Got My Mind Set On You”

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Paul McCartney performs live on stage with Wings at Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands on March 25th 1976. (Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns/Getty Images)

How “Maybe I’m Amazed” brought Paul McCartney back to life

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Bruce Springsteen and US producer Jon Landau arrive for the screening of the movie "The promise:The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town " at the 5th Rome Film Festival in Rome on November 1, 2010. (TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)

Jon Landau saw the future of rock ‘n’ roll, and helped bring Springsteen’s best work to life

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Bombay Bicycle Club (Josh Shinner)

After a dramatic exit, British rockers Bombay Bicycle Club make a hopeful return

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Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of The Who pose at Wembley Stadium to promote their summer concert at Wembley Stadium on March 13, 2019 in London, England. (Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage)

The Who knows you’re gonna hate this song: Still defiant on new studio album “Who”

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Prince (Randee St. Nicholas)

“My Name Is Prince”: A graceful, powerful photographic tribute to the Purple One

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Coldplay (Tim Saccenti/Atlantic Records)

Coldplay attacks social and political unrest with hope on “Everyday Life”

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