Chuck Berry, Rosanne Cash and The Beatles all performed memorable songs about rock's definitive instrument. Michael Ochs Archives/Kevin Winter/David Redfern/Getty Images hide caption
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Paul McCartney has released McCartney III, the latest in a trilogy of solo recordings that stretches back to 1970. Mary McCartney hide caption
Ringo Starr is the photographer and the photographed in his latest book, Another Day In The Life. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Ringo Starr Gives Us Another Peek Behind The Curtain With 'Another Day In The Life'
The band, photographed in 1969. The photo is just one of the images included in the upcoming 50th anniversary edition of Abbey Road. Bruce Mcbroom/Apple Corps ltd hide caption
World Cafe Host, Talia Schlanger on the iconic Abbey Road crosswalk with Beatles Tour Guide, Richard Porter. Kim Junod/WXPN hide caption
Beatles Tour Guide: A Day In The Life on World Cafe
Ellie (Lily James) and Jack Malik (Himesh Patel) in Yesterday, the latest film from Danny Boyle. Jonathan Prime/Universal Pictures hide caption
Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson has been tapped to direct a Beatles documentary based on unseen footage from the Let It Be sessions. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Remembering The Beatles' Rooftop Gig, 50 Years Later, With Someone Who Was There
Soul singer Aretha Franklin poses for a portrait in 1964. Michael Ochs Archives/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
In 2018, Prince's estate released a recording from the artist's fabled vault called Piano & A Microphone 1983. Allen Beaulieu/The Prince Estate hide caption
Lucy Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers, and Julien Baker played a Tiny Desk Concert together as boygenius. Bob Boilen/NPR hide caption
The Beatles at St. Pancras Old Church in London on July 28, 1968. Apple Corps Ltd. hide caption
The Beatles in 1968 Courtesy Apple Corps Ltd. hide caption
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Drake, performing in 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. Chris McKay/Getty Images hide caption
Geoff Emerick, left, with Ringo Starr in 1968. Emerick had just won a Grammy for his work on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Monti Spry/Getty Images hide caption
Paul McCartney and John Lennon wrote songs for The Beatles under Lennon-McCartney, but a new statistical model can be used to tell who actually took the lead. AP hide caption
A Songwriting Mystery Solved: Math Proves John Lennon Wrote 'In My Life'
The 1968 release of The Beatles' Yellow Submarine film influenced fashion, graphic design, music — and even a short-lived organization of "submarine churches" based on the gospel of Lennon and McCartney: "All You Need Is Love." Yellow Submarine Movie/Abramorama hide caption
Moses Sumney's Aromanticism was one of Bob's favorite albums this year. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Randy Newman, performing at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Ross Gilmore/Redferns hide caption
John Lennon (left) and Paul McCartney, pictured here circa 1960, met as teenagers in July 1957. Keystone/Getty Images hide caption