From performance to recording and arranging, McCartney said the group found ways to make themselves a little different from the competition

It's fair to say that, when it comes to music, The Beatles still have millions of fans all over the world. After all, the band is responsible for penning some of the greatest songs of all time, with many tracks still being classed as solid favorites for many.

Beyoncé has paid a heartfelt tribute to Sir Paul McCartney, thanking him for writing The Beatles' classic Blackbird, which she described as “one of the best songs ever made.” The tribute came after the final night of her six-show run at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium,

This year marks the 55th anniversary of The Beatles’ breakup. Yet most books about the group focus on those fabled years from 1957 to 1970. We look beyond that.

The Beatles star has five children, including four from his marriage to his first wife Linda before she died in 1998 from breast cancer