One song from The Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' helped Amanda Palmer want to be a rock star.

As The Beatles' iconic Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album turns 50, discover its cover stars through the BBC archive - a presentation by arts series Arena for BBC Music ...

Pepper' Song Three 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.

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and on the burgeoning progressive rock scene. Everyone who was there at the time can remember exactly where they were when they first heard The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Amanda Palmer would stare at The Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper Lonely Hearts Club Band' cover for 45 minutes at a time.

Ever since they were sent into World War I battle in 1918, Sergeant Pepper and his Lonely Hearts Club Band of Heartland, USA, have been spreading the message of joy and love to the world ...

Tony Visconti helped to craft the sound of the future through an endless stream of masterpieces, working with David Bowie, ...

The Beatles‘ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is often seen as the best album ... music (“Within You Without You”), hard rock (the title track), and circus music (“Being for the ...

The Beatles have received their first Brit Award nomination in over 40 years. The legendary band — who previously won the ...

Their journey from shaggy rock & roll through opulent and multi-textured albums like Revolver and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band journeyed where few rock bands had gone before and set new ...