“Hey Jude” sums up the Beatles’ turbulent summer of 1968 — a tribute to their friendship, right at the moment it was starting to fracture. The single was a smash as soon as they released it on August ...

Promotional portrait of the British rock band The Beatles, circa 1963. Paul McCartney holds a cigarette, others are (left to right) Ringo Starr, George Harrison (1943 - 2001) and John Lennon. The ...

In all likelihood, the Beatles didn't set out to challenge radio programmers' time constraints when they released the seven-minute-plus "Hey Jude" on Aug. 26, 1968. They were, as was always the case, ...

This Beatles classic showed John Lennon at his most vulnerable, and innovative, proving why he remains one of rock’s greatest ...

The Beatles were one of the best bands of all time and their songs drew inspiration from the greats, including Chuck Berry and Ludwig van Beethoven. In spite of that, one of the worst songs of all ...

A letter written by the boss of the Beatles’ U.S. record label revealed that attempts were made to alter the release of their 1968 single “Hey Jude” because of concerns that some of the artwork was ...

It's no wonder that Julian Lennon, the eldest son of the late Beatles legend John Lennon, has a love-hate relationship with The Beatles' "Hey Jude." After all, the classic rock song was written about ...

Paul McCartney gave a song to another 1960s singer. Subsequently, The Beatles‘ “Hey Jude” stopped the song from hitting No. 1. The incident might not have happened without the advice of the supermodel ...

A handwritten copy of “Hey Jude,” penned by Paul McCartney himself, just sold for almost six times its estimated value – cashing in at $910,000. The item sold Friday as part of Julien’s Auctions The ...