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Kenneth Womack is an American writer, literary critic, public speaker, and music historian, particularly focusing on the cultural influence of the Beatles. He is the author of the bestselling Solid State: The Story of Abbey Road and the End of the Beatles, John Lennon, 1980: The Last Days in the Life, and Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans.
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- ↑ Womack, Kenneth (March 31, 2014). "50 Years of Beatles: The Fab Four's historic high-five | Penn State University". news.psu.edu. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ↑ "'Post Malone' Joins Post Malone On Pop Songs Chart, Thanks to Sam Feldt's Tribute". Billboard. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- 1 2 Womack, Kenneth (30 June 2014). The Beatles encyclopedia : everything fab four. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 978. ISBN 9780313391729.
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