#73 - Blackbird with Allan Kozinn (author, The McCartney Legacy)

Ranking The Beatles by Jonathan and Julia Pretus

May 9, 202501:15:27Music

McCartney's ability to craft the most capitvating, simple, and gorgeous melodies never fails to amaze. Conceived (we think/he tells us) as a song of encouragement and support for the civil rights movement, in full swing...

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