The post Penny Lane from The Beatles Song “in Danger of Being Renamed” over Possible Slavery Ties appeared first on Consequence of Sound. It seems many believe the road was named for James Penny, a ...

Update: The International Slavery Museum has concluded its investigation into the naming origins of Penny Lane and have stated that they have found "no historical evidence linking Penny Lane to James ...

The Beatles’ “Penny Lane” is similar to one of Hanson’s songs in an obvious way. A member of Hanson discussed the similarity. The Beatles’ “Penny Lane” was once the most popular song in the United ...

Road signs for Penny Lane in Liverpool, which was immortalized by the Beatles’ 1967 song, were recently vandalized due to claims that the street was named after 18 th century slave trader James Penny.