Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965 (2008)

Reviews the partnership, music and impact of Lennon and McCartney as composers. Drawing on rare footage, classic performances and comments from friends and Beatles musicologists, this program reveals the story of how their classic songs were written.

Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965

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Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney as Self (Archive Footage) Age 83 · Liverpool, England, UK Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles (1960–1970) and Wings (1971–1981), McCartney is the most commercially...
John Lennon
John Lennon as Self (Archive Footage) Died 1980 · Liverpool, England, UK John Beatle Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most com...
George Harrison
George Harrison as Self (Archive Footage) Died 2001 · Liverpool, England, UK George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English rock guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. ...
Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr as Self (Archive Footage) Age 85 · Liverpool, England, UK Richard Starkey MBE (born 7 July 1940), better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When...
Klaus Voormann
Klaus Voormann as Self Age 87 · Berlin, Germany Klaus Otto Wilhelm Voormann (born 29 April 1938) is a German artist, musician, and record producer..
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan as Self (Archive Footage) Age 84 · Duluth, Minnesota, USA Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman; May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and painter. He has been a major figure in music for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates...