Ep 1101 - Season 11 premiere w/Paul McCartney, Beatles Cool Song Facts & R&B Vocal Groups!

We kick off Season 11 with the question: “what have we learned so far?”  Our listeners chimed in with their comments and Christopher and Tom expound on lessons both sublime and absurd.

          Then, we get to the good stuff, with an incredible lost 1993 interview with Paul McCartney that was only discovered in the Famous Lost Words archives a few weeks ago!

          Paul talks about how he chooses what songs to play in concert, how The Beatles would hash out songs in the studio, plus his dedication to vegetarianism and environmental causes.  It’s an excellent chat with Paul and interviewer Dale Smith, a Beatles fan who is totally in his element.

          Then, Tom & Christopher share some Cool Song Facts about the Beatles post breakup.  This is when things were getting pretty ugly between the Fab Four.  Nevertheless, there are touching moments too, like when Paul helped out George during his final weeks. 

          And we end things off with a tribute to the R&B vocal groups from the early days of rock and roll.  Ben E. King talks about his days with The Drifters, Leon Hughes reflects on the hitmaking days of The Coasters, and in a rare audio clip, Frankie Lymon talks about his music career. 

 

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