Tag Archives: Beatles

May Pang Brought John Lennon-centric Photos (and Herself!) on Tour

Posted on November 9, 2025 by Bob Ruggiero

May Pang was a rock and roll-obsessed teenager when she walked in off the street into a New York building to ask for a job at ABKCO. The company run by music manager Allen Klein, whose biggest clients just happened … Continue reading →

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A Beatles Insider Gets His Own Story in a Titanic Tome

Posted on January 13, 2024 by Bob Ruggiero

Non-Beatlemaniacs who saw Peter Jackson’s 2021 Beatles documentary Get Back may have wondered just who the large, bespectacled gentleman was often in the background. He can be seen setting up equipment, writing down lyrics for bandmembers, or even fetching tea. … Continue reading →

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A Fab Four Foto Fest

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Bob Ruggiero

It was July 1, 1963 and Terry O’Neill was just one of dozens of staff and freelance photographers who worked for the ultra-competitive “Fleet Street” newspapers in London. But he was also one of—if not the—youngest shutterbugs. So when his … Continue reading →

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A Fab Five Pay Tribute to Beatles on Hits-Laden Tour

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Bob Ruggiero

Note: This article originally appeared in May 2022. This tour is no longer ongoing. Glancing at his jam-packed concert schedule for 2022, it’s easy to assume that Todd Rundgren is looking to make up for stage time lost to the … Continue reading →

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Rediscovering Some Old Friends…and Family Ties

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Bob Ruggiero

It’s been an exciting week at Classic Rock Household with the arrival of the first new stereo system in more than a decade. What’s really cool about my $299 all-in-one contraption ordered online from Target is that I can finally … Continue reading →

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