Bert Berns, the late songwriter whose many hits include “Twist and Shout,” “Piece of My Heart,” “Hang on Sloopy” and “I Want Candy,” was inducted posthumously into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in a ...

“Twist and Shout” was co-written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns. The latter used the pseudonym Bert Russell. Berns also produced other hits such as The Drifters’ “Under the Boardwalk” and Van ...

Beatlemania comes to the Meyerson when Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik, outstanding vocalists and instrumentalists and the DSO celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Fab Four’s appearance on the Ed ...

The Who were supposed to be finished with touring in 1982. The band had originally planned a tour around their 1982 album It’s Hard, but they later told the press that it would be their last ever tour ...

The Monkees were widely accused of ripping off The Beatles. “Ripping-off” was usually too strong a word for the inspiration that the Prefab Four took from the Fab Four, but the word applied well to a ...

The Vamps have covered The Beatles' classic hit 'Twist And Shout'. The song became a hit for the Liverpudlian group in 1963 and featured on their album Please Please Me. The Vamps announced news of ...

This year’s Record Store Day on Saturday, April 22, will inject hundreds of limited-edition vinyl releases into brick-and-mortar retailers around the world. If the last 15 years are any indication, ...

This Jukebox fights Parkinson’s. Max Weinberg's Jukebox delivered a set of classic rock hits that had fans twisting and shouting in the aisles Saturday at the Light of Day main event inside the Count ...

Twist and Shout celebrates The Beatles in America, beginning with their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show on Feb. 9, 1964, and following their journey through the USA including highlights from ...