Over the years, Paul McCartney added the occasional odd lyric to his Beatles songs. In “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer,” a song his bandmates genuinely hated, Paul sang about the character Joan studying ...

Road signs for Penny Lane in Liverpool, which was immortalized by the Beatles’ 1967 song, were recently vandalized due to claims that the street was named after 18 th century slave trader James Penny.

Update: The International Slavery Museum has concluded its investigation into the naming origins of Penny Lane and have stated that they have found "no historical evidence linking Penny Lane to James ...

The post Penny Lane from The Beatles Song “in Danger of Being Renamed” over Possible Slavery Ties appeared first on Consequence of Sound. It seems many believe the road was named for James Penny, a ...

The Beatles made promotional films for Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane in Sevenoaks over three days in January and February 1967. They filmed in Knole Park, went shopping in the town and ...

A road sign for Penny Lane, made famous by The Beatles, after it was vandalized following perceived links with slave trader James Penny, in Liverpool, England.Peter Byrne/PA via AP The UK street that ...

“Penny Lane” covers the Beatles’ shared hometown, Liverpool. Songwriters Paul McCartney and John Lennon give the listener a wealth of detail about their childhood surroundings. “I like some of the ...

David Mason, a classical musician best known for his distinctive piccolo trumpet solo on the Beatles’ recording of “Penny Lane,” has died. He was 85. Mason died April 29 after a brief battle with ...

Road signs for Penny Lane in Liverpool, which was immortalized by the Beatles’ 1967 song, were recently vandalized due to claims that the street was named after 18 th century slave trader James Penny.