The Beatles Unravelled #32
Ramones Name from Paul McCartney
The Beatles used stage names in the summer of 1960, Paul was Paul Ramon. Dee Dee Ramone liked this and the group adopted the name – “Ramones” name from Paul McCartney.
29 July – 4 August: Ramones name from Paul McCartney
guest feature on the Mop Tops and The King show
Steve Chelmsford presents the Mop Tops and the King radio show. Certainly, a great name for a show that is all about the music of The Beatles and Elvis Presley.
Every other week, author of Rock’n’Roll Unravelled Derek Shelmerdine presents The Beatles Unravelled, alternating with Elvis Presley Unravelled.
The podcast provides this 1-minute segment of a little bit of Beatles and Elvis Presley history. Moreover, the Unravelled stories take a look at some of the more obscure parts of the story.
The MTK Network broadcasts the show, with 100 radio stations around the world. Consequently, the Mop Tops and The King show is playing somewhere in the world, every day of the week.
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Ramones name from Paul McCartney
The Ramones owe their band name to Paul McCartney
On 10 May 1960 the Silver Beetles auditioned for Larry Parnes. As a result, they backed Johnny Gentle on his upcoming Scottish tour. In addition, this new-found fame inspired Paul, “Now that we’re truly professional we could take on real showbiz names. I became “Paul Ramon” which I thought was suitably exotic.” Likewise, John Lennon became “Long John”, George adopted “Carl Harrison” after Carl Perkins, and bassist Stuart Sutcliffe became “Stuart de Staël”, after the painter Nicolas de Staël.
They dropped the stage names shortly after the tour ended. Paul commented, “John didn’t wish to be known as Long John Silver”.
Dee Dee Ramone was a big fan of the Beatles and Paul McCartney. He knew Paul signed himself in at hotels as “Paul Ramon”. This later inspired Dee Dee to adopt the surname Ramone. He suggested to the other Band members that they should all adopt the name. They agreed because they liked the parody on family names such as, Brady Bunch, Partridge Family and Jackson 5.
Extracts from Rock’n’Roll Unravelled
All of the Elvis Presley Unravelled and The Beatles Unravelled podcasts are based on extracts from Derek Shelmerdine‘s book Rock’n’Roll Unravelled.
The Beatles – Extracts taken from Rock’n’Roll Unravelled
Elvis Presley – Extracts taken from Rock’n’Roll Unravelled
These extracts are only a small fraction of the Beatles and Elvis stories to be found in the book.
About the book – Rock’n’Roll Unravelled
Rock’n’Roll Unravelled tells the story of rock’n’roll from its roots to mid-1970s punk.
In addition to the music, the book looks at the social factors influencing the music. The Vietnam War, fear of communism and Civil rights struggle certainly helped to shape the sounds of the time.
If it’s relevant to the music of the 1950s. ’60s, ’70s and its roots – it’s in the book. For example, there are stories about bands and artists. Also, a look at classic albums and singles, landmark recording sessions. Not forgetting memorable gigs and festivals. Plus stories about influential managers, how bands came together, lineups and – SO MUCH MORE…
Rock’n’Roll Unravelled‘s unique three-part structure
Rock’n’Roll Unravelled has three sections: Timeline, What Happened Today and Pocket Histories.
What Happened Today – looks at the events happening on a day-by-day basis.
Consequently, as the review in Record Collector magazine puts it in its review of the book, “Shelmerdine has made a painstaking effort to documented pretty much every event that will prove significant in shaping popular music”. In addition, the review went on to describe the book as, “comprehensive… invaluable”.
Moreover, the cross-referenced events in What Happened Today create the other two sections, Timeline and Pocket Histories.
Timeline – consequently provides a date-order listing of all of the events in What Happened Today.
Pocket Histories – further extends the cross-referencing. As a result, this builds a picture of the lives and times of the artists, bands and events in What Happened Today.
TO BUY – a signed copy of Rock’n’Roll Unravelled
For all previous editions of…
The Beatles Unravelled and Elvis Presley Unravelled
First Broadcast: Ramones name from Paul McCartney
29 July to 4 August 2022, on the MTK network.
