However, musicians have been reserving space for King for decades. Find three songs that sample King and his speeches, below.

About recording it, John said: "I was always bitterly ashamed of it, because I could sing it better than that" ...

Paul McCartney said of one period in his career, "laziness crept in." But given the circumstances, the artist needed to give himself a break to get back on top.

In 1997, Queen Elizabeth II knighted Paul McCartney. He became the first of two Beatles to receive a knighthood and has described the experience as an honor. Still, he admitted that he felt a bit ...

Paul McCartney wrote 1 Beatles song long before the band formed. He said he could have changed the lyrics in a small way.