The Beatles Unravelled – Special Edition #3…..Pete Best Sacked – Why? Why was Pete Best sacked from the Beatles after drumming with them for 2 years? Who wanted it, George Martin, Brian Epstein and/or the Beatles themselves? 19-25 November…guest feature on the Mop Tops and The King show Derek Shelmerdine presents the feature segment The…
Beatles to Led Zeppelin 3 Degrees Separation
Christmas Special…The Beatles Unravelled Special Edition #1…..The Beatles to Led Zeppelin ……..Three Degrees of Separation There are just three degrees of separation between The Beatles and Led Zeppelin. The Beatles – Magical Mystery Tour – Ken Kesey / beat poets – Jimmy Page / The Yardbirds – Led Zeppelin. 17-23 December…guest feature on the Mop…
Sam Leach Nearly The Beatles’ Manager
The Beatles Unravelled #14…..Sam Leach Nearly The Beatles’ Manager Sam Leach nearly The Beatles manager. Successful Liverpool promoter Sam Leach, regularly booked the Beatles and was considering managing them. However, before he could secure the band, Brian Epstein came onto the scene and became the Beatles’ manager. 22-28 October…guest feature on the Mop Tops and…
The Beatles Ground Zero to Pepper
The Beatles Ground Zero to Pepper Derek Shelmerdine, author of Rock’n’Roll Unravelled is one of the guests on Tony Higginson’s Book Club On 18 October 1957 Paul McCartney played his first gig with John Lennon’s group, Quarry Men – The Beatles Ground Zero to Pepper. The song When I’m Sixty-Four on the Sgt Pepper album…
The Beatmakers One Night Only
The Beatles Unravelled #12…..The Beatmakers – For One Night Only The Beatles, Gerry and the Pacemakers, and Karl Terry and the Cruisers combined for a one-off performance at Liverpool’s Litherland Town Hall on 19 October 1961. That night the audience witnessed the only performance given by – The Beatmakers. Derek Shelmerdine presents the feature segment…
The Beatles Five Drummers
The Beatles Unravelled #10…..The Beatles’ Five Drummers Five drummers played with The Beatles, Pete Best, Johnny Hutchinson, Ringo Starr, Andy White and Jimmy Nicol – The Beatles’ Five Drummers. Derek Shelmerdine presents the feature segment The Beatles Unravelled …on Steve Chelmsford’s Mop Tops and the King show.……It’s a one-minute snapshot of a slice of Beatles…
Beatles First Recording Session
Beatles First Recording Session The Quarry Men made their first-ever recording session At Percy Phillips home recording studio in Liverpool. The studio log puts the date at 12 July 1958 but the blue commemorative plaque on the wall has it as 14 July. To Hear the Show Again Derek Shelmerdine, author of Rock’n’Roll Unravelled in…
Five Greatest Albums of All Time Beatles
The Beatles Unravelled…..Five of the Greatest Albums of All Time Five of the top-40 greatest albums of all time were released by the Beatles, in a 2020 Rolling Stone magazine list of 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. 9-15 July: Guest feature on the Mop Tops and the King show Broadcast on the 70+ radio…
John Lennon’s Dirty Mac band
The Beatles Unravelled…..John Lennon’s Dirty Mac John Lennon’s first performance outside the Beatles was with his band Dirty Mac, on the Stones‘ Rock’n’Roll Circus recorded in December 1968. PODCAST – John Lennon’s Dirty Mac John Lennon – First live performance outside The Beatles First Appearance for John Lennon Outside The Beatles Rock’n’Roll Circus For the…
Liverpool Scene Before Beatles Podcast
Rock’n’Roll Unravelled Show LIVERPOOL SCENE BEFORE THE BEATLES – PODCAST LIVERPOOL SCENE BEFORE THE BEATLES PLAYLIST The Miracles – You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me The Undertakers – Mashed Potatoes Billy Fury with the Four Jays – That’s Love The Beatles – Love Me Do (Pete Best version) Liverpool music scene in the late…
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