Rock and Roll Idols

Bill Pascali who toured with the Vanilla Fudge, The New Rascals, Randy and the Rainbows and many others discussed his new group "The Pascali Project".  After 10 years in retirement from music, Bill has come back to play the classics.

Research your Italian or Sicilian Ancestors with Francesco Curione from 007 Italian Records. Francesco has a great personality and researches not only civil records but church records also.  Watch our interview and checkout his Facebook page below.  We talk about how he began 007 and some of the amazing things that he uncovered for his clients!

Bob talks with Beatles Experts Lou Longobardi and David Bedford about the Ed Sullivan shows and the impact that it had in the US and UK.

Bruce Spizer and Lou Longobardi discuss the origins of the "Paul Is Dead" conspiracy and interesting theories about how and why they persist after 50 years.

Bruce Spizer is a first generation Beatles fan and a life-long native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He has an extensive Beatles collection, concentrating primarily on United States, Canadian and British first issue records, record promotional items, press kits and concert posters.

Bruce has served as a consultant on several Beatles projects for Capitol Records, EMI, Universal Music Group and Apple Corps, Ltd., including The Capitol Albums Volumes 1 and 2, the 2009 remastered Beatles CD catalog, The U.S. Albums and the Deluxe Edition of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. He wrote the essay contained in the 56-page booklet included with The Capitol Albums Volume 2. Bruce’s articles on the Beatles are featured regularly in magazines such as Beatlefan and Goldmine.

You can purchase Bruce's books at www.beatle.net

David Bedford gives us some insight into his book with Gary Popper.  A great read!

Ringo Starr wasn’t the fourth Beatle to join. He wasn’t even the last! Half a century and hundreds of books after the Beatles went their separate ways, “Finding The Fourth Beatle” has finally pieced together the untold story of the Fab Three’s long quest for a permanent drummer – and how close the problem came to ending their dreams on several occasions, including those of their manager, Brian Epstein!

Thanks to their unrivalled network of sources Liverpool author’s David Bedford and Garry Popper have produced an in-depth investigation into the origins of the Fab Ones themselves, too. As a result “Finding The Fourth Beatle” reads like a thriller, mapping each crisis in the Beatles struggle for fame and fortune. It’s a roller-coaster story that tells it like it really was – a long and winding road paved by ruthless ambition and farce – none more vividly detailed than the panicked conspiracy to dump drummer Pete Best; one of darkest and longest controversies to engulf the band.

Join our Beatle's expert Lou Longobardi in part 2 of his interview with Leslie Cavendish about his career at Vidal Sassoon. Meeting Lenny Bruce, Bob Weir and how John, Paul George and Ringo were in the stylists chair.

Bob, David and Lou discuss some of the back stories and observations on Beatles lyrics including Taxman, Dr. Robert, Fool on the Hill and many more.

This first-hand account of Debbie’s teen years frequenting and eventually helping to run the original Cavern Club is the authentic inside story of the Beatles launch pad, full of triumphs and failures – and surprise celebrity encounters.

As a teenager Debbie Greenberg was spending far too much time at the Cavern Club in her home town of Liverpool. It was already the most famous music club in the world, where she had been dazzled by the Beatles’ debut performance and had witnessed their rise to stardom for two years before watching the local heroes leave home.

Then in 1966, after the previous owner declared bankruptcy, her father asked her out of the blue if she thought it would be a good idea to take over the club. It was an offer she couldn’t refuse. She’d been a Cavern fanatic since it was a jazz club, hardly missing a lunchtime or evening rock session until its closure a few weeks before – amid mass protests by Liverpool youth.

Now she was suddenly part of a new family business, faced with the task of helping to breathe new life into a dilapidated rock ‘n’ roll shrine and build on the legacy of the legendary Mersey Beat.

This first-hand account of her ten years frequenting and eventually helping to run the original Cavern Club is the authentic inside story of the Beatles launch pad, full of triumphs and failures – and surprise celebrity encounters.

Richly illustrated with dozens of photos, posters and press clips.

Join us as David Bedford gives us some great stories from his book "The Fab 104".  Learn about Janice the Stripper, Arthur Pendleton and of course, the "Man with the flaming pie".

The story of how the group went from being The Quarrymen to The Beatles runs a long and winding road through many different musicians and band members. During this time, they also provided backing for several singers and occasionally had guest musicians join them on stage. Also included in the list are important people who either taught them to play or had a direct influence on their performances. Each one of these one hundred and four people is included in the story. This is how The Beatles evolved from a group of friends playing skiffle music, calling themselves The Quarrymen (also spelled Quarry Men – there is no definitive way to spell it) to becoming the biggest band in the annals of popular music. The story begins in the summer of 1956 and takes you through to the end of 1962 when the  final piece of the jigsaw, the addition of drummer Ringo Starr, saw The Fab Four completed.

Check out the "Fab 104" and other great books at www.thebeatlesbookstore.com

Join our Beatle's expert Lou Longobardi as he interviews Leslie Cavendish about his career from starting with Vidal Sassoon to styling Jane Asher and his introduction to Paul McCartney.  Later, going on the Magical Mystery tour and being set up by Apple Corps.