WASHINGTON — It’s been 50 years since listeners were introduced to Billy Shears, Lovely Rita, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds and the rest of the cast of characters that make up “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely ...

It was 53 years ago today, May 26, 1967, when the Beatles released the seminal Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. It has been hailed a milestone ("a joyful revelation," “the definitive Beatles ...

George Martin revealed why "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields Forever" were excluded from The Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.' Subsequently, The Beatles’ manager, Brian Epstein, said ...

No single story, no single film can capture the phenomenon that was The Beatles. But collectively, these examinations offer insight into the band’s impact on music and culture. Such is the challenge ...

Congrats, you’re old: “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” is now 50. The Beatles’ arguable finest 40 minutes was released on June 2, 1967 in America, though it had already hit shelves in the U.K.

“Sgt. Pepper” represents the most elaborate reissue yet of an individual Beatles album. It’s being offered in several configurations: on CD, digital and on vinyl — the last in a half-speed mastered ...

If you hoped The Beatles would keep the optimism and love songs coming on Revolver (1966), you might have felt reassured by a few song titles. With “Good Day Sunshine,” you’d rightfully expect some ...

Once Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band hit in 1967, just about every band either wanted or felt pressured to make some whimsical psychedelic pop of their own, from The Rolling Stones to Herman’s ...

The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album was hailed in some quarters as a groundbreaking milestone in popular music on its release in June 1967. Others scoffed at it as an overly ...