Before They Were Beatles

Jan 31 2025 28 ep. 19 mins 23

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In Seasons 1 -3 we uncover the story of how one of the thousands of amateur schoolboy skiffle bands evolved into the beginnings of the greatest band in popular history. In Season 4 we take a look at the stories of The Forgotten Beatles - the often-overlooked artists who at one point shared the stage or the studio with The Beatles.

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Episode 9 - Jackson and Jones

Jan 31 2025 10 mins

Welcome to the ninth episode of Before They Were Beatles presents: The Forgotten Beatles in which we turn the spotlight on singers Simone Jackson and Davy Jones ******* Links mentioned in this episode Websites: Alan J. Porter - YouTube Channel - Forgotten Beatles related videos - https://www.youtube.com/@AlanPorterWriter ************** Thanks for listening to this episode of Befo

Episode 8 - Hanton and Hutchinson

Dec 31 2024 18 mins

Welcome to the eighth episode of Before They Were Beatles presents: The Forgotten Beatles in which we turn the spotlight on on drummers Colin Hanton and Johnny Hutchinson ******* Links mentioned in this episode Books: The Quarrymen by Hunter Davis - https://www.amazon.com/Quarrymen-Hunter-Davies/dp/071198526X Before They Were Beatles by Alan J. Porter https://www.amazon.com/Before-

Episode 7 - Graham, Griffiths, and Gustafson

Nov 30 2024 20 mins

Welcome to the seventh episode of Before They Were Beatles presents: The Forgotten Beatles in which we turn the spotlight on drummer Bobby Graham, the Quarrymen’s guitarist Eric Griffiths, and one-off bass player Johhny Gustafson ******* Links mentioned in this episode Books: The Quarrymen by Hunter Davis - https://www.amazon.com/Quarrymen-Hunter-Davies/dp/071198526X Before They

Episode 6 - Garry and Gentle

Oct 31 2024 16 mins

Welcome to the sixth episode of Before They Were Beatles presents: The Forgotten Beatles in which we turn the spotlight on Quarrymen’s Len Garry, and singer Johnny Gentle ******* Links mentioned in this episode Books: The Quarrymen by Hunter Davis - https://www.amazon.com/Quarrymen-Hunter-Davies/dp/071198526X Before They Were Beatles https://www.amazon.com/Before-They-Were-Beatle

Episode 5 - Davis, Day, and Douglas

Sep 30 2024 16 mins

Welcome to the fifth episode of Before They Were Beatles presents: The Forgotten Beatles in which we turn the spotlight on The Quarrymen’s Rod Davis, and singers Tanya Day, and Craig Douglas ******* Links mentioned in this episode Books: The Quarrymen by Hunter Davis - https://www.amazon.com/Quarrymen-Hunter-Davies/dp/071198526X Before They Were Beatles https://www.amazon.com/Bef

Episode 4 - “Eddie Clayton” aka Eric Clapton

Apr 23 2024 11 mins

This month we turn the spotlight on on the man on the weeping guitar originally credited as “Eddie Clayton” perhaps better known as Eric Clapton ******* Thanks for listening to this episode of Before They Were Beatles Presents: The Forgotten Beatles. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscri

Episode 3 - Calandra, The Chants, and Chapman

Mar 05 2024 16 mins

This month we turn the spotlight on n Vince Calandra, The Chants, and Norman Chapman If you want to know more about Vince Calandra he did a four-hour interview for the Television Academy on his career which is available in their online archives. There are a few extracts from it on YouTube that refer to the Beatles' Ed Sullivan appearance. For info on The Chants, I recommend the

Episode 2 - Ken Brown

Feb 06 2024 14 mins

This month we turn the spotlight on guitarist Ken Brown of The Quarrymen and The Blackjacks If you want to know more about Ken Brown’s story I recommend, The Beatles: The True Beginnings, published by Thomas Dunne Books in 2003 ******* Thanks for listening to this episode of Before They Were Beatles presents: The Forgotten Beatles. If you would like to leave a rating or review on

Episode 1 - Pete Best

Jan 02 2024 16 mins

Welcome to the first episode of Before They Were Beatles presents: The Forgotten Beatles in which we turn the spotlight on drummer Pete Best If you want to know more about Pete Best’s story we recommend, Beatle! The Pete Best Story - Plexus Publishing - Pete’s autobiography (although it is going for crazy money these days - if you can find a copy it is well over $200 for the

Introducing THE FORGOTTEN BEATLES

Dec 16 2023 6 mins

Coming to this podcast soon, a new series - Before They Were Beatles presents: The Forgotten Beatles We all know the story of John, Paul, George, and Ringo, The Beatles - BUT, there are other tales still left to tell. Who were Pete, Ken, Norman, Johnny, Colin, Rod, Stuart, Eric, and more who all played their part in the story of the greatest band in rock history? These will be