When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
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2022.17 The Magical Mystery Tour
25 april 2022 · 1 uur 6 min
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the "Magical Mystery Tour" Blu-Ray. The WTWF guys look back at the film, and the "Arena" special on the making of MMT produced at the same time.
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2022.r16 The Concert For Linda
18 april 2022 · 1 uur 1 min
Linda McCartney passed away in Arizona on April 17, 1998. A year later, her friends Chrissie Hynde, Carla Lane and Kevin Godley would organize a concert in her honor at the Royal Albert Hall. We discuss that show, and a bit about Linda herself in this "very special episode" of When They Was Fab. Lees meer
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2022.r15 Ray Cooper plus bits and pieces.
11 april 2022 · 1 uur 4 min
Ray Cooper and the solo Beatles. We look into the "Zelig" or "Forrest Gump" of the solo Beatle world, Ray Cooper! A drummer, a percussionist, and yes, a tambourine player. He is also a guy who survived the entirety of Handmade Films, and even tried to revive it after the debacle of Denis O'Brien. We also talk a bit about Julian (and the announcement of his new album "Jude"), George's 2022 Grammy win, and look back on our past with "Beatlefest"/"The Fest for Beatles Fans". Lees meer
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2022.r14 Lennon Naked (BBC telefilm)
4 april 2022 · 1 uur 9 min
A wheezing grinding sound fades away as we close in on Christopher Eccleston wandering around in a moptop on the set of "A Hard Day's Night". Perhaps it is the plot for a lost episode of "Doctor Who", but it is also early on in the telefilm "Lennon Naked". Jon and I review the film, compare the reenacted scenes to their real-life counterparts (surprise! It's pretty good, for the most part), continuing on from last week's look the theatrical "Nowhere Boy". Lees meer
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2022.r13 Nowhere Boy
28 maart 2022 · 1 uur
The first of two weeks covering some John Lennon biopics from the 2009-2010 era. We start with "Nowhere Boy", a deep dive into the psychology of John Lennon as viewed through the lens of his half-sister Julia Dykins. A surprising amount of time is taken up covering the romantic relationships between older women and much younger men! Lees meer
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2022.r12 McCartney assemble! Flaming Pie to McCartney IIImagined -- Judge Timbers
21 maart 2022 · 59 min
Jon and I get back to the last (almost) thirty years of Paul McCartney's solo career. Pick at least song from each mainstream release, and one (or more) frp the others (live, classical and Fireman), then build a playlist. Here are ours. What are yours? Lees meer
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2022.r11 The Beatles at the BBC - disc two - April 1963 - June 1963
14 maart 2022 · 1 uur 3 min
We continue our look at the collected "Beatles at the Beeb" (Lord Reith 2021 edition) with disc two. It took the lads 14 months to generate a single disc worth of material, and now the BBC invites them back often enough that they can fill the second before the end of the summer. The disc closes with the momentous event of "Pop Goes the Beatles" (they had moved all the way to the top of the BBC radio food chain), as their album appeared atop the British LP charts! Lees meer
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2022.r10 Wings and the Rock Hall
7 maart 2022 · 1 uur
Please ignore if you have seen/heard this episode already. Lees meer
This week - Wings and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We move from Paul's induction in 1999 to questions about Wings and how they upheld "the spirit of rock and roll" with diversions wide and far including The Monkees, David Cassidy, the E-Street Band, the Traveling Wilburys and thoughts on the appropriateness of "Lumpy Trousers" as a (joke-) band name.
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2022.r09 The Beatles at the Washington Coliseum
28 februari 2022 · 1 uur 2 min
February 11, 1964. Fresh off their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, the Beatles take a leisurely trip to Washington DC (via train) and blow the minds of several thousand teenagers including future Vice-President Al Gore. A CBS crew filmed the show for closed circuit distribution, and we are fortunate enough to have a record of this show to review. Lees meer
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2022.r08 Fab Fools (Jem Roberts)
21 februari 2022 · 1 uur 20 min
There's a lot of serious business to fooling around! This week, Jon and I sit down with humorist, author and man about town Jem Roberts. The audio version of his book "Fab Fools" is newly available on Audible. We touch on a number of comedy topics, with a lot of chat about Neil Innes and the Rutles. No Wom Direction though. Lees meer
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2022.r07 Rubber Soul / Yesterday & Today
14 februari 2022 · 1 uur 3 min
The twelve months between Fall of 1965 and fall of 1966 were difficult ones for the Beatles and their American record label Capitol records. While the Beatles prepared and released a single album, Capitol found a way to release two (creating a deficit for the forthcoming "Revolver" as well). We look at the material, the covers, the hours, the times and more in this week's episode. Lees meer
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2022.r06 Ken Womack on Mal Evans, George Martin, Get Back and more...
7 februari 2022 · 1 uur 17 min
Dr. Kenneth Womack of Monmouth University and author of more (Beatle and other) books than you can shake a stick at joins us this week for a look back at George Martin questions that have emerged since "Get Back", and forward to Mal's diaries, the (unpublished) diaries/archives, and the two forthcoming books covering the life and times of "The Gentle Giant". A man quite possibly the closest to the group, and the only assistant worthy of working alongside the Beatles. Lees meer
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2022.r05 The Beatles at the BBC - disc one - March 1962 - April 1963
31 januari 2022 · 1 uur 4 min
This week we start a periodic (i.e.: not contiguous) series covering the Beatles at the BBC, using the Lord Reith "BBC Archives" series (available at finer Internet sites everywhere) as our basis. We run through the first volume of this 24-disc set (which roughly corresponds with their first year) watching the drummers change. Lees meer
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2022.r04 The Beatles at the Roundhouse
24 januari 2022 · 1 uur 2 min
September 1968. Paul McCartney tells the media that the Beatles would be performing live before the end of the year. We know that project eventually became "Get Back", but what if it had proceeded as planned?
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2022.r03 Peter Jackson’s: The Beatles - Get Back. Days 21-22, January 30-31 1969 - Kit O’Toole, Tom Hunyady
17 januari 2022 · 1 uur
We conclude our seven weeks of Get Back (with more to come soon enough) live on a London rooftop. It would soon enough become a golden age for lawyers (although none with a legal bent ever went broke at Savile Row), but right here, right now (well, 53 years ago), it was four young men singing for the world without the aid of wine, bowties or black slip-ons [size 8]. Oh, yeah, there was also day 22. Lees meer
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2022.r02 Peter Jackson’s: The Beatles - Get Back. Days 18-20, January 27-29 1969 - Kit O’Toole
10 januari 2022 · 1 uur 12 min
The penultimate episode of our "Get Back" review. Allen Klein enters the Beatles world, weather delays the proposed show, and Paul gets cold feet. Rehearsals and recording continue while Glyn Johns and Michael Lindsay-Hogg hold their collective breath (for reasons other than Ringo farting). Lees meer
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2022.r01 Peter Jackson‘s: The Beatles - Get Back. Days 15-17, January 24-26, 1969 - Darin Murphy
3 januari 2022 · 1 uur 20 min
Darin Murphy joins us for Days 15-17. The deadlines for Ringo and Glyn Johns draw ever closer as January comes to end. The Beatles do not quite manage a breakthrough, but they do start to get some numbers down for the album, while the crew scrambles for a replacement ending for the film now that Primrose Hill is no longer possible. Lees meer
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2021.b04 Year in review -- 2021-ish
30 december 2021 · 1 uur
WTWF 2021-ish year end review. Jon and I start last October (with the John Lennon "Gimme Some Truth" set), and carry through to Peter Jackson's "Get Back". 20+ discs of material: remixed, remastered and sometimes just plain new. Happy Holidays! All the best for 2022! Lees meer
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2021.r36 Peter Jackson‘s: The Beatles - Get Back. Days 12-14, January 21-23, 1969 - Lonnie and Susan Cooke Pena
27 december 2021 · 1 uur 12 min
Lonnie Pena (and the one-time Mrs. Lonnie) return this week as we continue our look at Get Back. George has returned to the band and the sessions are ready to begin in earnest at Apple Studios. Billy Preston wanders down to the basement (after an invitation?), and is swept up into the world of the Fab Four. Lees meer
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2021.r35 Peter Jackson‘s: The Beatles - Get Back. Days 7-11, January 10-20, 1969 - Martin Quibell.
20 december 2021 · 1 uur 10 min
The third week of our look at "Get Back". This time, Martin ("Marv") Quibell of "Pods Like Us" and "P2 Podcast Blues" joins us for George Harrison's departure and eventual return to the Beatles. (For those playing along at home, the end of Part one, and the beginning of Part two). Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice? Try Eric and Charlotte and George and Pattie. Lees meer
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2021.r34 Peter Jackson‘s: The Beatles - Get Back. Days 4-6, January 7-9, 1969 - Alan Doss.
13 december 2021 · 1 uur 9 min
This week, we continue our look at "Get Back" the film, but just begin the journey with "Get Back" the song. While waiting for John, Paul strums the Hofner and comes up with a little bit of magic. Three days (mosty) without arguments, although there is still some lingering thoughts of a trial separation between the rehearsals. Special guest, Alan Doss - drummer of Galactic Cowboys and bass player for the Rikki's. Lees meer
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2021.r33 Peter Jackson‘s: The Beatles - Get Back. Days 1-3, January 2-6, 1969
6 december 2021 · 1 uur 6 min
WTWF starts its deep dive into the new production from Disney+, Peter Jackson and the Beatles. This week, the first three days as presented in part one of the new feature. A new year, a soundstage (paid for by another production), four Beatles, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Glyn Johns and Mal Evans in search of some chairs. Is it any wonder the disagreements move from subtext to screen. Lees meer
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2021.b03 Peter Jackson‘s: The Beatles - Get Back. First impressions. pt.2
29 november 2021 · 50 min
Part two of the WTWF (and "Winter of Discontent") first look at Peter Jackson's: The Beatles - Get Back. Stick around as Jon will soon return, and we will begin our deep dive into the days of their lives.
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2021.b02 Peter Jackson‘s: The Beatles - Get Back. First impressions. pt.1
27 november 2021 · 50 min
Happy Thanksgiving everybody. Jon spent the holiday with family, so we will wait for the forthcoming "Deep Dive" to hear his thoughts. In the meantime, I was joined by Nick Anthony of the "Winter of Discontent" podcast (Nagras, nagras and more nagras!) for our first impressions of the nearly eight hours that is "The Beatles: Get Back". Part two will be arriving as soon as I can make it happen. Lees meer
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2021.r32 Let It Be and spring 1969
22 november 2021 · 57 min
Jon and I talk a bit about the original Michael Lindsay-Hogg "Let It Be" and the comings and goings of the Beatles in the studio as Ringo began work on "The Magic Christian". George Martin, Glyn Johns production and overdubs were the order of the day, making one wonder if they were continuing on from January, moving on to the next project or still figuring it all out. Lees meer
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2021.r31 Let It Be SDE - Disc 3 (Rehearsals and Apple Jams)
15 november 2021 · 1 uur 2 min
Week 4 of the WTWF review of the Let It Be Superdeluxeedition. This week, Disc 3: Rehearsals and Apple Jams. Quite different from George Harrison's "Apple Jams". Eric Clapton is only whispered about here, John's safety net if George doesn't return. Have a sit, pull up a bowl of cauliflower with cheese sauce, and let us know what you think of what we thing. All through the day.... Lees meer
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2021.r30 Let It Be SDE - Disc 2 (Apple Sessions)
8 november 2021 · 59 min
Week 3 of the WTWF look at the "Let It Be" SDE box. This week, Apple Sessions. Chat and sessions from January 1969. The Beatles are working on their next project with the start date on filming for "The Magic Christian" looming. Jams, recording sessions on EMI's portable in the basement and more! Lees meer
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2021.r29 Let It Be SDE - Disc 4 (Glyn Johns Mix)
1 november 2021 · 58 min
Continuing our look at the "Let It Be" box set. This week, a bit of recap on the history of the "Get Back" LP. Glyn Johns mixes, radio airplay, bootlegs and other artifacts from 1969. We then follow this up with a look at Disc 4. We ponder the mystery of the "Japanese mixes", and discuss how an unreleased, unmastered tape went on to become something nearly as well-known as Phil Spector's "overproduction". Lees meer
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2021.r28 Let It Be SDE - Discs 1 and 5 (The EP)
25 oktober 2021 · 58 min
The "Giles Martin" Let It Be is finally here! This week Jon and I start our dive into the project with the remix of the main record (*waving fist at Phil Spector*) and the EP. More to come as we do our usual thorough job on the fun and excitement to be found within the bits of cardboard. Lees meer
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2021.c08 The Beatles, Vaudeville and George Formby (2019) -- Martin Quibell
24 oktober 2021 · 42 min
A repost of our first visit with Martin Quibell from 2019. More ukuleles and banjoleles than you can shake a stick at! Remember, The ukulele is a type of lute class that is quickly becoming the primary choice of instrument for musicians everywhere.
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2021.r27 Get Back Trailer analysis and breakdown.
17 oktober 2021 · 1 uur 1 min
Kit O'Toole - the Queen of All Beatles Media (Talk More Talk), and Martin Quibell (Pods Like Us) join the show this week as we go deeper in-depth on the trailer to the forthcoming Peter Jackson's "The Beatles: Get Back" than some might have thought possible. Roll on November! Lees meer
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2021.r26 Around a Hard Day‘s Night
11 oktober 2021 · 1 uur 1 min
A peek behind the scenes of A Hard Day's Night. Richard Lester, Walter Shenson, Wilfrid Brambell, Alun Owen and many others came together at the behest of United Artists to shape a movie around the Beatles. Owen and George Martin would even be nominated for an Academy Award in their respective areas. A long way away from "Gutter Girls!" Lees meer
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2021.r25 Change the World and ”Ringo‘s Rock and Roll”
4 oktober 2021 · 57 min
Ringo released the "Change the World" EP on September 24. This week, we dive into the songs, songwriters, and how these pieces fall together into the whole that is expected to hear next year. We continue to "Rock Around the Clock" with a playlist of some of Ringo's pre-Beatlemania favorites that he has chosen to cover over the years. Lees meer
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2021.r24 Apple Singles Pt.2 - The Iveys/Badfinger, James Taylor, Doris Troy,John and Paul and George and Ringo
27 september 2021 · 58 min
Part two of our look at the singles of records. Hits, misses and sounds that definitely fall in-between. Would you believe Apple released a single on 78? Even Allen Klein could not stop the multiple artists that Apple presented to the world during those years. Say hello to Chris Hodge, everybody! Lees meer
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2021.r23 Thingumybob -- Rutgers University Brass Band
20 september 2021 · 58 min
Week one of the "When They Was Fab" look at the singles on Apple Records. This week: Mary Hopkin, Jackie Lomax, Billy Preston, The Black Dyke Mills band and JOHNPAULGEORGE&RINGO - the foursome that started it all. We discuss Richard DiLello delivering copies of this box set to Buckingham Palace, and the unique writing style of Derek Taylor. Lees meer
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2021.r22 All Things Must Pass part 5 (Sessions and Jams)
13 september 2021 · 56 min
The fifth (and final) week of our look at the fiftieth anniversary box set of "All Things Must Pass". Sessions and jams. Who is walking down lovers lane while "Those Wedding Bells" play? Why could 2021 possibly be called "The Year of Get Back"? All this and more on this edition of "When They Was Fab". Lees meer
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2021.r21 All Things Must Pass part 4 (Day 1 Demos) — Katie Skene Andrea Whitt, I Live For You
6 september 2021 · 52 min
Week four of our look at ATMP. This week, the day one demos. Also a bit about the official announcement of the "Let It Be" box set, the songs Apple made available to the public, and Charlie Watts. Hang on, only one more week before this (box set) too shall pass and we get some other topics before the year end rush of even more new product! Om Hare Om! Lees meer
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2021.r20 All Things Must Pass part 3 (LP2 and Apple Jam Side 2) — Apple Scruffs, The Wall Pennies.
30 augustus 2021 · 59 min
We continue our graze through the "All Things Must Pass" box, and this time the wheel stops on LP2 and side 6 (aka "Apple Jam side 2"). We ponder the nature of life, the universe, "Jam Piece", fidelity (as used in both audio and marital terms) and the passing of one of the few remaining fifties rock legends. Lees meer
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2021.r19 All Things Must Pass part 2 (LP1 and Apple Jam Side 1) -- Pavo Pavo and Friends, Wah Wah
23 augustus 2021 · 57 min
Week two of our look at "All Things Must Pass". This week, the first LP and side one of the "Apple Jams" box. George, Eric, Bobby Whitlock and Friends galore. What was George doing in 1970, and how did it end up as a three record set?
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2021.r18 All Things Must Pass part 1 (disc 4)
16 augustus 2021 · 56 min
On August 6, 2021 UMe and George Harrison presented the fiftieth anniversay remix of "All Things Must Pass" in multiple versions. This week, we look at disc four (better known as "Day 2" or "Beware of ABKCO") from the streaming, 5CD, 8LP and Uber editions of this set. Nearly an hour of George Harrison, occsionally a bass player and Phil Spector listening in the booth. Lees meer
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2021.r17 McCartney 3 2 1 parts 5 and 6
9 augustus 2021 · 1 uur 3 min
Jon and I finish our review of the first series of McCartney 3 2 1. You know the routine. Paul, Rick Rubin, isolated tracks, stories both new and old - while we talk about their discussions, what they missed out on and where exactly the "Paperback Writer" bit from the trailer went! Lees meer
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2021.r16b You Know My Name (UCLA) + McCartney 3 2 1 part 4
2 augustus 2021 · 45 min
Kit O'Toole tunes up for the B-side, as we present our review of episode 4 of McCartney 3 2 1
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2021.r16a Find My Way video and McCartney 3 2 1 pt.3 (Kit O'Toole)
2 augustus 2021 · 54 min
Kit O'Toole guests this week as we look at the "Find My Way" video from Paul and Beck, and review pt.3 of "McCartney 3 2 1". Don't stop here though, as Kit also joined us for our review of pt.4, which can be found in the "B-side" of this show.
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2021.c07 Let It Down (2020) -- Andrew Harrison, Sam Whiles.
30 juli 2021 · 44 min
Part two of Sam Whiles' "classic" visit to When They Was Fab. Further discussion of the Beatles in 1970, and how the lives of John, Paul, George and Ringo continued to intertwine through their early solo efforts.
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2021.r15 McCartney 321 parts 1 and 2.
26 juli 2021 · 1 uur 3 min
"These Things Bring You Together" and "The Notes That like each Other". This week we look at the first two episodes of Paul McCartney x Rick Rubin, also known as "McCartney 321". We go through the tracks and the stories. Is it possible top find new revelations, even among old stories from "The act we've known for all these years?" Lees meer
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2021.c06 It Don't Come Eary (2020) — Afterfab, Sam Whiles
25 juli 2021 · 44 min
"Classic" When They Was Fab. Sam Whiles joined us in 2020 to discuss the Beatles in 1970, and how the lives of John, Paul, George and Ringo continued to intertwine through their early solo efforts. Pt.2 will be posted shortly!
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2021.r14 Beatles and Monkees.
19 juli 2021 · 1 uur 1 min
The Monkees both were are were not "a weekly dose of A Hard Day's Night." This week, we look at the relationship between the two acts. How did Bob Rafelson come to the concept of "four zany musicians having wild adventures." What did the "Four Kings of EMI" think of their counterparts, and how often did their paths cross? Lees meer
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2021.r13 It's Only Love (2021) --Alejandro J. Sarmiento
12 juli 2021 · 58 min
This week: The Beatles take drugs! No, nothing surprising about that revelation, so we spend the rest of the hour talking about how the substances changed their mindset (and subsequently songwriting, recording and production). We also examine the different ways substances altered Lennon, McCartney and Harrison - and how each spoke of their drug use without being overtly encouraging (usually). Lees meer
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2021.b01 Ringo's Birthday Bash 2021.
7 juli 2021 · 13 min
Have fun, cue this episode up and hit start 5 minutes to noon local time (7/7/21). Peace and Love everybody, and the happiest of Birthdays to Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Sir Richard Starkey. Peace and Love everybody!
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2021.r12 Ringo and Alternate All Starrs -- Mindi Abair
5 juli 2021 · 55 min
Jon and I consider an alternate set of All Starrs. In the thirty plus years of the band, Ringo has only had one female member. Should Ringo choose to go a different route, what would it look like? Which musicians might fit well in the band - providing and performing "songs you know and love". Lees meer