Woolleys Beat

Gary Puckett and his group the Union Gap were one of the most successful musical groups of the 60’s with his unmistakable signature voice getting the band six consecutive gold discs.

From his beautiful home in Florida, USA, we talk with Gary about his long career including singing in front of President Nixon and Prince Charles at the White House. Did you know as a Beatles fan himself, in 1968 Gary outsold the Fab Four and every other act!

A revealing podcast which you won't want to miss.

"One day we rocked up at Nottingham University with our band and asked to play a free gig. The head was apprehensive until we told him we had Paul McCartney waiting to perform with us outside"...

The American drummer Denny Seiwell recalls the bizarre moment when the ex-Beatle decided to hit the road after forming his new band Wings. Denny passed the audition to join one of the biggest names in pop history and ended up living on a remote farm in Scotland.

This fascinating story includes how Denny acquired part of Ringo's drum kit many years after the Beatles drummer had played at the Shay Stadium in 1965.

It's now 50 years since they topped the UK charts with their first No.1 'I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing' which everybody remembers as that Coca-Cola song. Selling millions of records worldwide, the New Seekers was never out of the charts in the first half of the 1970's...

In this episode, we talk with former member Lyn Paul about the band's Eurovision fan worship, touring with Liza Minelli, the Boy George Taboo connection, and her successful transition to actress in the 1997 stage production of Willy Russell's Blood Brothers.

Now currently appearing in the hit 2023 musical Calendar Girls, this is a podcast you won't want to miss!

Season 4 Episode 8

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10cc's GRAHAM GOULDMAN

⁠SWEET'S ANDY SCOTT⁠

⁠⁠BAY CITY ROLLER'S LES McKEOWN⁠⁠

⁠⁠GORDON GILTRAP⁠⁠

⁠⁠PATTI BOULAYE⁠⁠

⁠⁠SHAKIN' STEVENS⁠⁠

⁠⁠AL STEWART⁠⁠

⁠⁠EDDY GRANT⁠⁠

⁠⁠NICKY STEVENS (BROTHERHOOD OF MAN)⁠⁠

⁠⁠JOEY MOLLAND (BADFINGER)⁠⁠

⁠⁠TONY CHRISTIE⁠⁠

⁠⁠JOHN OTWAY⁠⁠

⁠⁠ROD CLEMENTS (LINDISFARNE)⁠⁠

⁠⁠DON McLEAN

Keyboardist Geoff Downes has done it all down the years. Starting out in Buggles before joining one of the biggest rock bands in the 80’s and then forming Asia, he now juggles his time between the two and he still holds that World record...

In this episode, we talk with him about finding fame after applying for a magazine ad with his music college buddy Trevor Horn. He also talks about the surprise announcement of joining one of the worlds biggest groups and that world record.

A podcast you won't want to miss!

SERIES 4 : EPISODE 7

We chat with the former lead singer of the 60's Welsh rock group Amen Corner - Andy Fairweather Low...

In this episode, Andy talks about his long career with the chart-topping band before having a successful solo career of his own in the 70s and working with all the big names in the music business.

Taking time out on his tour with the Low Riders, Andy talks about being influenced by the Rolling Stones including the loss of his brother-in-law and band member Neil Jones. He also talks about his admiration for his friend Georgie Fame and working with Roger Waters and Eric Clapton.

(Recorded in 2019)

For more information on Sweet, visit their website at ⁠www.thesweet.com⁠

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MARK WYNTER Pt.1⁠

⁠WHO KILLED JOHN LENNON?⁠

⁠ROAG BEST TALKS EARLY BEATLES⁠

⁠ANITA HARRIS⁠

⁠DION⁠

⁠MARTY WILDE⁠

⁠CRAIG DOUGLAS

P.P. ARNOLD

Journalist and TV producer Suzan has woven her love for Elvis and The Beatles into two hilarious stories that also draw on her own dating disasters - before she met her musician husband - former Slade frontman Noddy Holder!

Speaking with Suzan Holder, it's clear that this independently strong woman has carved her own way in a male-dominated world of music. Long before she ever met the Slade frontman of one of Glam rock's most successful bands, her life experience was worth being put into print.

Her latest novel is set in (where else?) Liverpool and features a Beatles-obsessed fifty-something mother of three who gets into trouble when she goes looking for love on a dating website. Can ‘Beatles Bev’ ever find a man to love as much as she loves Paul McCartney? It’s not looking good when her antics become a

Both Shake it Up, Beverley and Rock 'n' Rose (published by One More Chapter, HarperCollins) are available from all good bookstores.

Series 4, Episode 3.

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LESLEY-ANN JONES on Who Killed John Lennon

CHRIS GREGORY on Bob Dylan

Selling over 30 million albums, 11 top ten hits with 3 chart toppers, 10cc’s success and musical innovation is never in dispute.

With 50 years in the business, Graham Gouldman talks about his early years, the success of their Strawberry Studios in Stockport and the songwriting that has made him work with some of the greatest names in the pop business.

(Recorded in 2021 to celebrate 10cc's 50 years in the music industry)

Season 4 Episode 4

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SWEET'S ANDY SCOTT

⁠BAY CITY ROLLER'S LES McKEOWN⁠

⁠GORDON GILTRAP⁠

⁠PATTI BOULAYE⁠

⁠SHAKIN' STEVENS⁠

⁠AL STEWART⁠

⁠EDDY GRANT⁠

⁠NICKY STEVENS (BROTHERHOOD OF MAN)⁠

⁠JOEY MOLLAND (BADFINGER)⁠

⁠TONY CHRISTIE⁠

⁠JOHN OTWAY⁠

⁠ROD CLEMENTS (LINDISFARNE)⁠

⁠DON McLEAN

In the second part of the interview talking with Sweet's guitarist, Andy Scott talks about Blockbuster! and beyond...

Competing with the other Glam rockers of the 70s, Sweet up their game and show more maturity in their songwriting. Andy opens up candidly about the loss of fellow band members Steve Priest and Mick Tucker. 

(Recorded in 2021, this is part 2 of 2.) Listen to part 1  here

For more information on Sweet, visit their website at www.thesweet.com

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BAY CITY ROLLER'S LES McKEOWN

GORDON GILTRAP

PATTI BOULAYE

SHAKIN' STEVENS

AL STEWART

EDDY GRANT

NICKY STEVENS (BROTHERHOOD OF MAN)

JOEY MOLLAND (BADFINGER)

TONY CHRISTIE

JOHN OTWAY

ROD CLEMENTS (LINDISFARNE)

DON McLEAN

LEO SAYER pt.1

In 2007, Sam inexplicably lost her original singing voice and thinking her career may be over, started her own ukulele school. Now she's back with a new voice and sound that will please her fans...

In this podcast, we talk with Sam about her career since she entered the pop charts with the haunting 80s ballad "Stop". Sam also reveals how her talented parents helped her during her early years and working with the likes of the Small Faces' Steve Marriott and Pink Floyd as well as how she coped with losing her voice. This an intimate podcast you won't want to miss.

Sam Brown's new album "Number 8" was released in January 2023 along with the first single released from it "Doll". Available now from www.misssambrown.com and all good record stores.

Former Stranglers' frontman Hugh Cornwell is literally coming out of the wilderness... 

As the man regularly described as the poet laureate of the punk era, you can bet his latest album Moments of Madness will ease his fans coming out of Covid. In this podcast, Hugh talks about working on his latest video with award-winning US animator Jesse Bond, his early years after leaving the Stranglers, and his recent tour before Christmas. This a podcast you won't want to miss!!!

NOTE: This interview was recorded before the recent death of musician Jet Black.

For more information on Hugh Cornwell, visit his website at www.hughcornwell.com