Little did John Wayne know, when he starred in John Ford's classic 1956 western, The Searchers, that the film would be the inspiration for a band (The Searchers) and a classic song. Wayne utters a sentence in the film, "that'll be the day" and two young songwriters remembered and wrote a song around that phrase. The song inspired The Beatles and so many other artists. Who knew this would happen with one film? I am sure Wayne and Ford had no idea. 

But we here at The Way-Back Music Machine think The Beatles knew exactly what ther were doing, when in 1967, they released their album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band. Their eighth album took the world by storm. It ushered in the summer of love and changed the listening habits of rocks fans for decades. One of the most important albums of all time? No, It is THE most important album of all time. 

All that, plus charts, a visit to a grandfather in 2003, and a very special guest, David Yazbeck. He joins us on one of our trips and enjoys the ride. 

Wow, quite a bit on this episode of The Way-Back Music Machine. Don't forget to check out the Spotify playlist for this episode! 

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