Brunch Bytes
Pull up a chair to the table and nibble on Brunch Bytes, tiny tidbits of short Beatles interviews, music tracks, and other amazing gems!
Missing Joey Molland. Click BELOW
We at Beatle Brunch are so deeply saddened to hear of Badfinger's guitarist and vocalist Joey Molland, born June 21, 1947, sadly passed from this earth on March 1, 2025 after a long illness. Those [...]
Remembering Gerry Marsden 1-3-2021
Gerry Marsden of Gerry and the Pacemakers, died Sunday, January 3rd, 2021 at the age of 78. In the celebration of his life, we remember Gerry on the Brunch via a BBC interview in 1964 with Brian Mathew of the BBC, "Pop Profiles."
Beatles FIRST Radio Intv and Two Others
Hear this historic interview with The Beatles, their first radio interview conducted on October 27, 1962. Ringo had only been in the group for 9 weeks and we hear how nervous he is. More importantly, John is named at the "acknowledged leader of the group" by Paul. Plus so much more, like Harold Kelly of Armed Forces Radio's Beatles interview recorded a week before they arrived to play Ed Sullivan in Feb of '64. WOW what questions
Pete Best Interview w Joe Johnson 2002
Beatle Brunch host Joe Johnson on the phone with Beatles original drummer Pete Best, who was the Beatles drummer for two years, was drumming with Paul, John & George at the Decca Audition New Years Day 1962. Joe J interviewed Pete Sept 12 2004 for his book "The Beatles the True Beginnings", here they talk about the failed decca audition.
Billy Preston Interview & Songs
Beatle Brunch Host Joe Johnson, along with Sirius XM's Beatles Channel host Tom Frangione, met and talked with the true "Fifth Beatle", Billy Preston on August 21, 2004, about his then new EP CD of Beatles tunes and his plans for those songs, plus everything George and Beatles. Surprisingly, Billy told us he was a listener of Beatle Brunch, which just made our day. Billy passed away on June 6, 2006 at the age of 59.He is truly missed.
Beatles Christmas Messages – All 7
Hear all 7 of The Beatles Christmas messages, from 1963 to 1969. The first five years the messages were straight-forward, but by 1966, the messages became more intricate, like a goon-show performance with skits and bits of songs. In 1968-69, all four Beatles recorded their own messages, and they were cut together EMI's Abbey Road Studio. Cool piece: Listen 2 minutes in to the 1965 message and hear John start to sing The Four Tops "It's the Same Old Song", Happy Christmas listeners!
Robert Freeman Beatle Brunch Interview
Meet the man who shot the covers of FIVE fab Beatles albums, plus took thousands of other black and white photos. Joe J interviewed famed photographer Robert Freeman back in 2004 to talk about his then new book, "The Beatles: A Private View". Listen to this lengthy interview with the late Bob Freeman and working with The Beatles.
Ringo to Release a Full Country Album in January 1st Track Out Now!
(October 18, 2024 – Nashville, TN) Ringo Starr will release a brand-new country music album, "Look Up", produced and co-written by T Bone Burnett, on January 10, 2025. This stunning collection features 11 original songs, recorded this year in Nashville and Los Angeles. The track “Time On My Hands” is available to stream today.
John Lennon interviewed by Tony Mcarthur 9 26 69
Radio host Tony McArthur from Radio Luxembourgh was lucky enough to score a one-on-one interview with John Lennon and booked him for a lengthy interview the week that The Beatles "Abbey Road" album was released, September 26. 1969. In this rare interview we get to hear John offer up his honesty about the album, and despite that the Beatles were breaking up, John showed affection toward his "brothers" and the songs and inside from The Beatles AND Abbey Road. Idea: Why not join The Beatle Brunch Club? click here https://stage.brunchradio.com/iump-subscription-plan/
Paul McCartney interviewed by Joe Johnson 9 17 05
My favorite moment (or 21 minutes) was interviewing Paul McCartney backstage in Tampa FL on night two of his 2005 U.S. Tour. We talked all about his then new album, "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard" and he gave me some tips on writing song lyrics that worked for him...YOU THINK? . Idea: Why not join The Beatle Brunch Club? click here https://stage.brunchradio.com/iump-subscription-plan/