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Northwestern U. Course Finds 'Something' in the Beatles

By THOMAS BARTLETT

When Gary Kendall, an associate professor of music at Northwestern University, told higher-ups in his department that he wanted to teach a course on the Beatles, they were skeptical. It might be too narrow a topic for a full course, they said. Maybe students wouldn't be interested.

They were mistaken.

Too narrow?...

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