Podcasts by Everything Fab Four
Everything Fab Four is a podcast from Wonderwall Communications and Salon focused on fun and intelligent stories about the enduring cultural influence of the Beatles.
No other band, or popular entity for that matter, has had the world-wide impact the Beatles have. They are part of our human fabric, they created music that still brings people together, and across continents and generations there are individual Beatles stories to tell. In each episode, renowned music historian, author, and Beatles scholar Kenneth Womack hosts a special guest to share theirs. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/everythingfabfour/support
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Episode 47 (Bonus): Joan Baez on the Beatles' biggest thrill coming to America: "A Coca-Cola machine you didn't have to put any money in." from 2023-10-12T11:00
On this episode, Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and activist Joan Baez joins host Ken Womack to share her memories of meeting the Beatles for the first time and witnessing their...
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Episode 46: Sophie B. Hawkins on why fans still trust the Beatles: “They didn’t exploit us as an audience” from 2023-07-12T11:00:33
Sophie B. Hawkins, the Grammy-nominated American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and painter, joins host Kenneth Womack on the season five finale episode of “Everything Fab Four.” Haw...
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Episode 45 (Bonus): How the Beatles really got booked on "The Ed Sullivan Show" from 2023-06-20T15:12:21
This week's guests are Margo Precht Speciale and Andrew Solt, who join host Kenneth Womack for a special episode devoted to celebrating the 75th anniversary of The Ed Sullivan Show and its l...
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Episode 44: The Boxmasters, Billy Bob Thornton and J.D. Andrew from 2023-06-13T11:00:11
On this episode, the Boxmasters — an American rock band comprised of Grammy Award-winning recording engineer J.D. Andrew and Academy Award-winning actor Billy Bob Thornton — join host Ken Womack...
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Episode 43: Jazz guitarist Dan Wilson on urgency in "Eleanor Rigby" and what genius actually looks like from 2023-05-30T11:00:20
Ken Womack's guest this week is Grammy-nominated American jazz guitarist Dan Wilson. Hailing from Akron, Ohio, Wilson made his recording debut with pianist Joe McBride and performed to world...
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Episode 42: Madison Cunningham: "It's really hard to write a joyful song well" from 2023-05-16T11:00:06
In this episode, Ken Womack talks with Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Madison Cunningham. She made her recording debut in 2014 with the self-released gospel album “Authenticities,” which...
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Episode 41: Ian Hunter of Mott the Hoople on the Beatles, playing with Ringo and how to follow a David Bowie hit from 2023-05-02T11:00:10
Legendary singer-songwriter, author, and rock ‘n’ roll star Ian Hunter's illustrious career is now in its seventh decade. His rock ‘n’ roll life has long been marked by collaboration, from t...
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Episode 40: With guest Barbara Feldon, Agent 99 on "Get Smart" from 2023-04-18T11:00:55
This episode’s guest is Barbara Feldon, a model, author and actress best known for portraying “Agent 99” on the classic ‘60s sitcom “Get Smart.”
Feldon was born Barbara Anne Hall in a su...
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Episode 39: Kenny Loggins on the “electricity” of the Beatles and creating anthems for “Caddyshack,” “Footloose” and “Top Gun” from 2023-04-04T11:00:06
On this episode, host Kenneth Womack welcomes Grammy winner Kenny Loggins, whose songs have left a musical imprint on “the soundtrack of our lives.” Over the last four decades, his chart-toppin...
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Episode 38: Pattie Boyd on falling for George Harrison and why "you can't grasp" the intensity of Beatles fame from 2023-03-21T11:00:47
Pattie Boyd is an English model, photographer, and an eyewitness to key moments in rock ‘n’ roll history, particularly in terms of the lives and times of the former members of the Beatles, espec...
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Episode 37: Hayley Orrantia on authenticity, inspiration and "Sgt. Pepper's" from 2022-12-20T12:00:30
Today’s guest is Hayley Orrantia, an American singer and actress known for her role in the hit TV show "The Goldbergs." The show follows the hilarious and awkward lives of a colorful, suburban f...
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Episode 36: Dougie Payne of Travis on how, as a second-generation fan, the Beatles become "part of your DNA" from 2022-12-06T12:00:11
In this episode, bassist Dougie Payne of Travis joins host Kenneth Womack to talk about his Beatles influence, the 20th anniversary of "The Invisible Band" and why "everyone needs their own Mal ...
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Episode 35: Queen of Christmas Darlene Love on what the Beatles took from Black musicians, and what they gave back from 2022-11-22T12:00:59
Ken Womack's guest this week is Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Darlene Love (born Darlene Wright). Best known for her holiday hit “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home),” in addition to her vocal...
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Episode 34: May Pang opens up about John Lennon, the Beatles and her front-row seat to rock history from 2022-11-08T12:00:57
May Pang is a former music executive and an eyewitness to key moments in rock ‘n’ roll history, particularly in terms of the lives and times of the former members of the Beatles, especially John...
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Bonus Episode 33: How Klaus Voormann gave Revolver its signature look from 2022-11-01T11:00:31
German artist, musician and record producer Klaus Voormann, former bassist for Manfred Mann, has played on a number of iconic recordings, from Carly Simon's "You're So Vain" to Lou Reed's "Trans...
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Episode 32: There are two musicians inside Peter Frampton: “There’s a studio me and a live me” from 2022-10-25T11:00:52
This week's guest is celebrated English guitarist, singer, and songwriter Peter Frampton. A musical prodigy, Frampton taught himself to play the guitar at age 7. Within the next few years, he ma...
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Episode 31: The Bacon Brothers from 2022-10-11T11:00:11
This episode’s guests are the duo ensemble The Bacon Brothers — younger brother and veteran actor Kevin and his older sibling Michael, an award-winning composer. Since his breakout roles in...
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Episode 30: Shawn Colvin on writing her hit revenge song and the Beatles landmark that “knocked me dead” from 2022-09-27T11:00:37
This episode's guest is Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and musician Shawn Colvin. A participant in Greenwich Villages' Fast Folk Collective in the early 1980s, Colvin cut her teeth in th...
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Episode 29: Ken Burns on the genius of “Penny Lane” and why the Beatles are “etched in my hard drive” from 2022-09-13T11:00:30
American filmmaker Ken Burns is renowned for his documentary films and television series, many of which chronicle American history and culture, such as "The Civil War," "Baseball," "Jazz," and "...
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Episode 28: Heart's Ann Wilson on her epiphany about rock and gender roles: "I could be a girl, I could be Paul McCartney" from 2022-04-26T11:00:56
In this episode, host Ken Womack and powerhouse rocker Ann Wilson go deep into Beatles songs and their influence on her own work, the high school politics of fandom, and what the Beatles taught ...
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Special Episode: Inside "The Beatles: Get Back to Let It Be" at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame from 2022-03-29T11:00
Today’s special episode features our good friends from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, here to discuss their new exhibition, The Beatles: Get Back to Let It Be....
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Episode 27: Colin Hay on his Beatles influence, Men at Work’s breakup and the truths of “Get Back” from 2022-03-08T12:00
Scottish-born musician, singer, songwriter, and actor Colin Hay first came to prominence as the lead vocalist of the Australian rock band Men at Work, which won the Best New Artist Grammy in 198...
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Episode 26: Dave Mason of Traffic on Being Part of the 1960s London Rock Renaissance from 2022-02-08T12:00
Kenneth Womack's guest on this episode of “Everything Fab Four” is English singer/songwriter Dave Mason, who first found fame and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work wi...
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Episode 25: Janis Ian on the Beatles, "Baby Shark" and the origins of "At Seventeen" from 2022-01-25T12:00
Singer/songwriter Janis Ian started her music career as a folk prodigy, writing and recording “Society’s Child,” her groundbreaking 1966 song about an interracial couple, at age 14. She won a Gr...
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Episode 24: Rickie Lee Jones on John Lennon, Paul McCartney and the women in their songs from 2022-01-11T12:00
On this episode of "Everything Fab Four," host Kenneth Womack interviews the Duchess of Coolsville herself, two-time Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Rickie Lee Jones. In their conversatio...
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Episode 23: Weird Al's childhood promise: "Some day when I’m super rich I’m going to own every Beatles album" from 2021-12-14T12:00
"Weird Al" Yankovic has come a long way since his days making music in his bedroom with an accordion and a "cheesy little cassette tape recorder" and submitting to the Dr. Demento Show. On this ...
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Episode 22: Hayley Mills on a date with her favorite Beatle: “It was an unforgettable evening” from 2021-11-30T12:00
English actress Hayley Mills was a child screen prodigy. During her initial six-year run at Disney, she appeared in six films, including a career-making turn as twins in “The Parent Trap.” Her m...
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Episode 21: Margaret Cho on why "there were really about ten Beatles" from 2021-11-02T11:00
Margaret Cho is a Grammy and Emmy Award nominated stand-up comedian, actress, and singer-songwriter. In this episode, she and host Ken Womack talk about her journey to becoming a comic, her gate...
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Episode 20: Ed Begley Jr. on how he helped "SNL" try to reunite the Beatles from 2021-10-19T11:00
Season 3 launches with actor and environmental activist Ed Begley Jr. (“Better Call Saul,” “Ghostbusters: Answer the Call,” “A Mighty Wind”). Our host Kenneth Womack sits down with Begley to tal...
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Episode 19: Richard Marx on Ringo's "stunning" skills and why Lionel Richie is "an angel in my life" from 2021-07-07T11:00
Richard Marx's self-titled first album went triple platinum in 1987. Between then and 1994, he racked up 14 top 20 hits, including radio classics like "Endless Summer Nights" and "Right Here Wai...
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Episode 18: K. Flay on "Sgt. Pepper's" and her dynamic creative process from 2021-06-22T11:00
Genre-defying singer/songwriter K. Flay was raised by parents who were “Beatles over Stones, one hundred percent,” and as a kid she was drawn to “acid trip Beatles-ness” songs. In this wide-rang...
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Episode 17: Seeing rock history through photographer Ethan Russell’s lens from 2021-06-08T11:00
Ethan Russell is one of rock’s most influential photographers — and the only one to shoot album covers for the Beatles, The Who and The Rolling Stones, whose work he also chronicle...
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Episode 16: Sananda Maitreya on why he’s “a Beatle for life” from 2021-05-18T11:00
When Sananda Maitreya first heard the Beatles, he felt a spiritual awakening. The son of gospel singer Frances Howard wasn’t allowed to listen to music that wasn’t gospel until he was 15 years o...
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Episode 15: Nancy Wilson on how the Beatles planted the seeds for Heart from 2021-05-04T11:00
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Nancy Wilson rose to fame as the guitarist of Heart, the first hard rock band fronted by women. With hits like “Magic Man” and “Crazy On You” to “These Dreams” and “W...
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Episode 14: Just Like Starting Over with Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. from 2021-04-20T11:00
Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. made their names as members of the Grammy Award-winning group The Fifth Dimension. Together they’ve logged nearly six decades as pop music stalwarts, while also...
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Episode 13: John Roberts on "Let It Be" and how "Bob's Burgers" songs get made from 2021-04-06T11:00
John Roberts is best known as the voice of Linda Belcher, doting matriarch of the beloved Fox animated sitcom "Bob’s Burgers," but he’s also a musician — you may have heard his new co...
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Episode 12: Kathy Valentine of the Go-Go's on the Beatles, her first musical relationship from 2021-03-23T11:00
Kathy Valentine made history as the bassist for the Go-Go’s, the first multiplatinum all-female band who wrote their own songs and played their own instruments to have a #1 album in the U.S. And...
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Episode 11: "Little Steven" Van Zandt on his Beatles tribute album, paying "15 years of dues" with the E Street Band and playing live with Paul McCartney from 2021-03-09T12:00
In this episode, "Little Steven" Van Zandt and our host Ken Womack go deep into the guitarist/singer/songwriter/actor's legendary musical career and his own Beatles influences, from the Ed Sulli...
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Episode 10: John Densmore on how the Doors and the Beatles were on parallel tracks from 2021-02-23T12:00
This week’s guest is drummer John Densmore, one of the founding members of the groundbreaking classic rock band The Doors. In a wide-ranging conversation with host Ken Womack, Densmore...
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Episode 9: Patty Smyth on Abbey Road, Van Halen, and how motherhood shaped her career from 2021-02-09T12:00
"I think Paul McCartney’s calling you": This week’s guest is singer/songwriter Patty Smyth, who rocketed to fame with her band band Scandal ("Goodbye to You," "The Warrior"), followed by her acc...
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Episode 8: Dessa on the Beatles, the ins and outs of collaboration, and her "Come Together"-inspired song from 2020-12-29T12:00
From an early age, singer/songwriter Dessa, the daughter of a classical guitar-playing father, seemed destined for music. In the final episode of season 1 of "Everything Fab Four," the Doomtree ...
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Episode 7: "A musical punch in the face": Yes frontman Jon Anderson on how the Beatles changed pop, from revelation to revolution from 2020-12-22T12:00
Jon Anderson, co-founder and former lead singer of the legendary prog rock group Yes, has enjoyed a prolific career spanning over six decades, most recently with his 2019 album "1000 Hands." Tho...
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Episode 6: Stephanie Phillips on why we shouldn’t call the Beatles geniuses from 2020-12-01T12:00
Author and musician Stephanie Phillips, who plays in the Black feminist punk band Big Joanie and whose writing has been featured in major outlets all over the world, grew up a music fan but for ...
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Episode 5: John Oates on Philly's Beatles backlash, the Hall & Oates origin story and living next to Hunter S. Thompson from 2020-11-17T12:00
John Oates, best known as half of the iconic pop duo Hall & Oates, has played guitar alongside Darryl Hall for decades, co-writing hits like “Sara Smile,” “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)” a...
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Episode 4: "Rent" star Adam Pascal on the most dangerous Beatle, his favorite Fab Four song, and the future of Broadway from 2020-10-29T11:00
Broadway star Adam Pascal is a serious Beatles fan — he even named his son Lennon. On this episode of "Everything Fab Four," host Kenneth Womack talks to the artist who originated the role ...
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Episode 3: Judy Collins on how the Beatles' "In My Life" changed her life and career from 2020-10-20T11:00
Judy Collins is a Grammy Award-winning American singer and songwriter with an eclectic recording career spanning over 60 years that includes folk, rock, pop and show tunes. Primarily k...
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Episode 2: Michael Des Barres on his Beatles obsession and the "absolute shift" they created in rock 'n roll from 2020-10-06T12:00
"England needed heroes ... these four kids came out of the rubble of World War 2 and changed the world": On this episode of "Everything Fab Four" Ken and his guest Michael Des Barres go deep int...
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Episode 1: Steve Lukather (Toto, Ringo's All Starr Band) on how the Beatles changed his life from 2020-09-22T11:00
Steve Lukather is a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and the sole continuous founding member of the rock group Toto. He also plays with Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band. In this first episode of...
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Introducing Everything Fab Four: Where everyone has a Beatles story to tell from 2020-09-09T15:14:04
Everything Fab Four is a podcast focused on fun and intelligent stories about the enduring cultural influence of the Beatles.
No other band, or popular entity for th...
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