Ken Dashow's Beatles Revolution

Ken Dashow's Beatles Revolution

We pick apart why and how The Beatles phenomenon occurred. On 'Ken Dashow's Beatles Revolution' we'll get into the combination of talent, hard work and luck that changed everything!

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October 18, 2024 41 mins
In Part 2 of our At First Listen / Ken Dashow’s Beatles Revolution crossover episodes, we dig into The Beatles Abbey Road track-by-track! We discuss how the Beatles challenged fans' expectations over the years, the band members' struggles with fame and what ultimately ended the band. 
 
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In Part 1 of our At First Listen / Ken Dashow’s Beatles Revolution crossover episode, our cohost Diamond meets the Beatles!
 
We explore the complicated history of the Beatles' final two albums – Abbey Road and Let It Be — the fraught relationships within the Beatles by the late-‘60s, the extraordinary cultural impact of the band and how Abbey Road comes across in 2024 to a fan of contemporary pop music, like Diamond.
 
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Singer-songwriter and producer Gary Burr joins the show to talk about his new book, Reunion: A Rock & Roll Fantasy. Gary and guitarist Mark Mirando geek out with Ken over the Beatles and share their recollections of working with Ringo Starr. 

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Abbey Road was more than just The Beatles and the British Invasion, it was the symphony and Star Wars, too; but thanks to their wild success, the Beatles SAVED the whole studio.

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Monmouth University Professor and Beatles author Kenneth Womack returns to 'Beatles Revolution' to talk about his new book 'Living the Beatles' Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans.'

Kenneth's new book is a warts-and-all biography of a mainstay of the Beatles' inner circle, a longtime roadie, assistant and devoted friend to the Fab Four, who served and protected the band through its most extraordinary times.

Mal left a stable job i...
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In today's mini-episode, Ken Dashow gives the backstory of The Beatles' final song, "Now And Then," and discusses how the Fab Four have continued to revolutionize music more than 50 years after breaking up.

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A follow-up to our 'How a Concert Happens' podcast, featuring the return of Producer Andrew. We explore what it's like to play gigs as a young artist and what our takeaways were from the conversation with Peter Shapiro and Tony Melchior.
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You buy a ticket, you show up before the headliner ... but how does that band and that venue come to make it happen?

On this week's 'Ken Dashow's Beatles Revolution' we talk with Stage Manager/Event Producer Tony Melchior (AEG, Live Nation, Bowery Presents, Love Rocks, etc.) and Promoter and venue owner Peter Shapiro (Brooklyn Bowl, The Capital Theatre), etc.

From The Beatles to Paul McCartney 2022 — how to do it the right way...an...
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Larry Jaffee, author of 'Record Store Day: The Most Improbable Comeback of the 21st Century,' joins the podcast to talk about the vinyl Renaissance!

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From Utopia, Meatloaf, Blue Oyster Cult and more, bass player Kasim Sulton joined Ken Dashow to talk about his life as a sideman to the stars and his relationship to The Beatles!


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Singer, songwriter and producer Mark Hudson discusses 'The Beatles: Get Back.' Mark dives into the film's presentation of the creative process with anecdotes from his experiences working with artists like Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney and Aerosmith!

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Ian McDonald was a founding member of King Crimson and Foreigner and friend of the show. We lost him earlier this month at age 75. Ken offers his remembrance of Ian and another look at his last appearance on 'Beatles Revolution.'

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Men At Work's Colin Hay talks Beatles, touring with Ringo, making music and his new album of covers 'I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself.'

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On this edition of Ken Dashow's Beatles Revolution, we talk with Paul McCartney's longtime (20 years) sideman Brian Ray about his journey from being 15 years-old and playing with Etta James to being on the biggest stages in the world, and what it takes to make it!

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Celebrating the golden anniversary of Paul McCartney's second album, 'Ram,' with drummer Denny Seiwell (the first person Paul hired after the Beatles)! Denny talks about recording that album, the band's first tour as Wings, why Linda was essential, and what it was like watching Paul's genius up close.

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For Prog Rock fans, Ian takes us inside the landmark 1969 album 'The Court Of The Crimson King,"' talks about how the Beatles gave every musician license to break down the walls of pop music, and shares an emotional remembrance of his first experience hearing the Fab Four.

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The 'Beatles Revolution' is back! This week, we honor George Harrison for his birthday and dissect the Beatles problematic producer Phil Spector, with special guests Peter Asher and Allan Steckler!

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The only songwriting team to challenge the Lennon-McCartney for the number of big hits in the '60s. Eddie and Brian Holland (of Motown Fame's Holland-Dozier-Holland) talk about their love of The Beatles and how they started in music. We also discuss what the world of Motown was like compared to that of the British Invasion...it's a fun ride and I Ain't To Proud To Beg you to listen!

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Liberty DeVitto opens up about his 30 years with Billy Joel, his bitter ouster and their reconciliation this past winter after a decade-long feud. Liberty talks band dynamics, playing with Sir Paul McCartney and his new autobiography, 'Life, Billy, And The Pursuit Of Happiness.'

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From Bob Marley to Traffic, Free to U2, Chris Blackwell brought tons of great music and culture to the forefront. Chris takes us from Jamaica, through the British Invasion, from his Goldeneye Resort to Blackwell Rum!

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