... solo midway through the song were essential elements that made the song the quintessential Beatles hit. While all four of the Beatles plus producer George Martin contributed to the playing of the opening chord—perhaps the single most recognizable chord in all of rock music history—Harrison mainly...

.... McCartney, with wife Linda, penned a song that would be played by him and his new band Wings. He asked his old Beatles producer George Martin to produce and arrange it for orchestra; Martin took the demo recording to Jamaica (where a clueless Harry Saltzman would listen and then ask, “who should we get...

... ” “Sweet Little Sixteen ” Perkins Carl Beatles George Harrison Paul McCartney John Lennon Chuck Berry rock guitar rock ’n’ roll George Martin The song “I Saw Her Standing There” exemplifies so much of the best of the early Beatles sound: the urgent, dynamic vocals; the driving rhythms; the hint...