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Before They Were BeatlesAuthor: Megrin Entertainment
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. Its a story of hope, creativity, and exploring musical boundaries. Its also a story of tragedy, coincidence, and at times just sheer luck. It is a story of beginnings, the story of John, Paul, George, and Ringo - Before They Were Beatles. In Season 4 we take a look at the stories of many others who all played their part in the story of the greatest band in rock history - the stories of The Forgotten Beatles Language: en Genres: Music, Music History Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Episode 7 - Graham, Griffiths, and Gustafson
Episode 7
Saturday, 30 November, 2024
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 Were Beatles by Alan J. Porter https://www.amazon.com/Before-They-Were-Beatles-1956-1960/dp/1413430562 Finding the Fourth Beatle by David Bedford and Gary Popper https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9783732398423 John Gustafson: the second most important bassist to come out of Liverpool by Scott McCormick . https://blog.discmakers.com/2018/07/john-gustafson-the-second-most-important-bassist-to-come-out-of-liverpool/ Websites: Alan J. Porter - YouTube Channel - Forgotten Beatles related videos - https://www.youtube.com/@AlanPorterWriter ************** 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 subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. If you would like to make a comment or ask a question you can find me on most social media platforms @alanjporter or you can email me at alan@beforetheywerebeatles.com You can also subscribe to the FREE monthly Before They Were Beatles newsletter at https://beforebeatles.substack.com/. Don’t forget to join us next time when we turn the spotlight drummers Colin Hanton and Johnny Hutchinson. ************** Some Other Guy performed by The Savage Young Beatles is used with permission. The Before They Were Beatles podcast series is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group LLC.
