45 Years Ago: The 'Sgt. Pepper's' Movie Derails Two Careers45 Years Ago: The 'Sgt. Pepper's' Movie Derails Two CareersPeter Frampton and Bee Gees had reached mega-stardom status. Then Robert Stigwood had a bright idea.Dave SwansonDave Swanson
Did the Beatles’ 'Sgt. Pepper' Help Spawn Gangsta Rap?Did the Beatles’ 'Sgt. Pepper' Help Spawn Gangsta Rap?That's the claim made in a newly discovered interview with former N.W.A manager Jerry Heller.Corey IrwinCorey Irwin
The Beatles Cap Their Masterpiece With 'A Day in the Life': The Story Behind Every 'Sgt. Pepper' SongThe Beatles Cap Their Masterpiece With 'A Day in the Life': The Story Behind Every 'Sgt. Pepper' SongThree months after they started the sessions for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the Beatles wrapped recording on what would become the final song on their landmark 1967 album.Michael GallucciMichael Gallucci
John Lennon Discovers the Monotony of Suburbia in 'Good Morning Good Morning': The Story Behind Every ‘Sgt. Pepper’ SongJohn Lennon Discovers the Monotony of Suburbia in 'Good Morning Good Morning': The Story Behind Every ‘Sgt. Pepper’ SongWith the Beatles off the road, John Lennon became trapped inside the every-day ennui of a marriage he never really wanted.Nick DeRisoNick DeRiso
Pink Floyd, David Crosby Watch the Beatles Get Goofy on ‘Lovely Rita’: The Story Behind Every ‘Sgt. Pepper’ SongPink Floyd, David Crosby Watch the Beatles Get Goofy on ‘Lovely Rita’: The Story Behind Every ‘Sgt. Pepper’ SongPaul McCartney wrote "Lovely Rita" because he kept getting fined for expired parking meters. Bryan WawzenekBryan Wawzenek
The Beatles Turn Back the Clock on ‘When I’m Sixty-Four’: The Story Behind Every ‘Sgt. Pepper’ SongThe Beatles Turn Back the Clock on ‘When I’m Sixty-Four’: The Story Behind Every ‘Sgt. Pepper’ SongIf “When I’m Sixty-Four” sounds so simple a child could have written it, that’s what kind of happened. Bryan WawzenekBryan Wawzenek
George Harrison Gets Deep on 'Within You Without You': The Story Behind Every ‘Sgt. Pepper’ SongGeorge Harrison Gets Deep on 'Within You Without You': The Story Behind Every ‘Sgt. Pepper’ Song"Within You Without You," the otherworldly last song completed for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, is hardly a Beatles song at all.Nick DeRisoNick DeRiso
The Beatles Take a Flight of Fancy With 'Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!': The Story Behind Every ‘Sgt. Pepper’ SongThe Beatles Take a Flight of Fancy With 'Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!': The Story Behind Every ‘Sgt. Pepper’ SongThe Beatles' strikingly vivid "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite" found inspiration in the most unusual of places. Nick DeRisoNick DeRiso
The Beatles Rip ‘She’s Leaving Home’ From the Headlines: The Story Behind Every ‘Sgt. Pepper’ SongThe Beatles Rip ‘She’s Leaving Home’ From the Headlines: The Story Behind Every ‘Sgt. Pepper’ SongWhen Paul McCartney began writing “She’s Leaving Home,” he didn’t know he had met Melanie Coe. Bryan WawzenekBryan Wawzenek
The Beatles, 'Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band: Anniversary Edition': Album ReviewThe Beatles, 'Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band: Anniversary Edition': Album ReviewThere are few albums in rock 'n' roll history as sacred and as legendary as the Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.'Michael GallucciMichael Gallucci