Over 60 years ago The Beatles’ Hamburg residency pushed them to play long nights, sharpen their skills and shape their sound ...

The Beatles grew up playing several residencies in Hamburg, Germany. And not just because George Harrison lost his virginity while his bandmates watched. The hours-long sets each night refined their ...

In 1960, The Beatles’ first manager, Allan Williams, organized their residency in Hamburg, Germany. They set out in August, and a couple of days later, they arrived in the Reeperbahn, Hamburg’s ...

Via The Journal Of Music: In 1960 the Beatles began their legendary residency in Hamburg, but what was it about the German port city that was ideal for their sound? Julia Sneeringer explores the ...

Hamburg-born Astrid Kirchherr met the Beatles in 1960, before they were famous. She took some of the earliest photographs of the group and was ... Beatles' Photographer Astrid Kirchherr Opens Up This ...

This interview was originally broadcast on January 15, 2008. The book 'Astrid Kirchherr: A Retrospective' was published this week and examines Kirchherr's photographs she took both before and after ...