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The Beatles’ 1965 concert at Shea Stadium was a landmark moment in music history, setting new standards for live events.

Sixty years ago, on Aug. 15, 1965, The Beatles took the stage at Shea Stadium in New York for an iconic concert.

The Beatles and Bob Dylan changed the masses' taste by being songwriters. And, well, that helped a lot of songwriters, including Neil Diamond.

In this section, Sheffield explores one of the Beatles’ unheard treasures – the May 1968 Esher demos they recorded at George ...

The Beatles settled on their iconic moniker on this day in August 1960, with the group finally deciding on a name after being ...

It was an August night in 2006, and an aging Shea Stadium was packed. Standing behind a podium near second base, Mets radio ...

One of the few to win Grammys in classical and rock, The National’s guitarist has a gift for genre-hopping, from Steve Reich to Taylor Swift. He explains how he does it ...

In spite of the Beatles, the reputations of Lennon and McCartney have remained largely distinct: Lennon, the rebellious truth ...

In an interview with Bill Maher for his 'Club Random' podcast, Billy Joel revealed what he really thinks of The Beatles' 'White Album.' He also noted that the English rock group "had their ups and ...

The Beatles may have felt like a band of brothers, but there are some pieces of their history that never truly got healed over those years together.

Beatles scholar Lewis immediately offers just one song as tops in his Beatles pantheon: All You Need Is Love. "It's a sentiment that's so primal and essential to our role on this planet," he says.