Ken Dashow's Beatles Revolution

From Bob Marley to Traffic, Free to U2, Chris Blackwell brought tons of great music and culture to the forefront. Chris takes us from Jamaica, through the British Invasion, from his Goldeneye Resort to Blackwell Rum! Subscribe so you don't miss an episode of 'Ken Dashow's Beatles Revolution'! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Styx frontman Dennis DeYoung drops in via Zoom call to catch Ken up on his recent project with Julian Lennon, his undying love for The Beatles, his career with Styx and how there's never a good time for a pandemic. Subscribe so you don't miss an episode of 'Ken Dashow's Beatles Revolution.' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob Geldof is a brilliant songwriter, a talented musician, a fierce political activist, and he has one of the best Beatles stories we've ever heard. On this week's 'Beatles Revolution,' Bob recalls his first Beatles encounter and how it inspired him in the decades to come. Subscribe so you don't miss an episode of 'Ken Dashow's Beatles Revolution.' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

Talking fandom, from The Beatles to The Sopranos with 'Sopranos' actor Michael Imperioli. Michael is a huge Beatles fan and an old friend, who has a really cool new movie out called 'Cabaret Maxime,' a throw-back to the early vaudeville days but in modern times... Subscribe so you don't miss an episode of 'Ken Dashow's Beatles Revolution.' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peter Asher returns to the show to talk about his new book, 'The Beatles From A to Zed,' recalling the danger (and the fun) of being adjacent to Beatle-mania. Subscribe so you don't miss an episode of 'Ken Dashow's Beatles Revolution.' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

City Winery founder Michael Dorf joins the show to talk about what's in a ticket price. Michael and Ken follow the money, diving deep into the world of booking and executing live concerts and how the business has changed. Subscribe so you don't miss an episode of 'Ken Dashow's Beatles Revolution.' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ken Dashow and Producer Andrew discuss a few of their favorite moments from the podcast this past year and outline some of their goals for the 'Beatles Revolution' in 2020! Email KenDashow@iHeartMedia.com to let us know what your favorite moment was! Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the great rock songwriters to come out of the '80s, Desmond Child has authored and co-authored hits like "Livin' on a Prayer," "You Give Love a Bad Name," "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)," "Poison," "I Hate Myself for Loving You" and many, many more. On this episode, Desmond talks about how great songwriting transcends genre and how he got so much out of his collaborators over the years. Subscrib...

The true "Boogie Man," George Thorogood has been playing with the same trio and touring for over 40 years, and he worships the Beatles. George explains WHY his Beatles fandom has endured and recalls some highlights from his own career. Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From the Beatles to Yes, Rick takes us on his wild, often hilarious journey through the world of progressive rock, lunch with John Lennon and almost getting eating alive by Ringo Starr's guard dogs! Subscribe so you don't miss an episode of 'Ken Dashow's Beatles Revolution'! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ken Dashow and Producer Andrew compare and contrast 'Abbey Road' with the other latter Beatles albums and address the "Mark Lewisohn Tape," on which John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison discuss their "next" album. Subscribe so you don't miss an episode of 'Ken Dashow's Beatles Revolution.' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The wild man of the rock flute, Jethro Tull mastermind Ian Anderson, joins the show to offer his recollection on the '60s British Invasion. He and Ken Dashow explore the development of the progressive rock movement and the state of rock's comeback. Subscribe so you don't miss an episode of 'Ken Dashow's Beatles Revolution.' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Beatles were barely still a band in 1969, and while they were indeed offered a headlining spot at Woodstock, the band didn't make the trip. On this episode, Ken Dashow and Producer Andrew discuss why the Beatles and some other notable bands didn't play Woodstock, and whether The Beatles *should* have played Woodstock. Subscribe so you don't miss an episode of 'Ken Dashow's Beatles Revolution'!...

Ken Dashow looks at why Ivan Vaughan is such an important name in Beatles history, and why being at the right place at the right time can change everything. Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ken Dashow and producer Andrew discuss HOW a song gets written. Then we analyze the genius of John Lennon and Paul McCartney with the legendary Warren Haynes (Gov't Mule, Allman Bros. Dead & Co and more). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part 2 with legendary producer Jack Douglas. Jack explains his approach as a producer and recalls how Steven Tyler overcame writer's block to write lyrics to "Walk This Way." He also looks back at the first time he saw Cheap Trick, which was at a bowling alley in Wisconsin; they were amazing! Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jack Douglas produced classic albums by John Lennon, Aerosmith, The Who, Patti Smith and many others. He discovered Cheap Trick at a Wisconsin bowling alley. And he's on 'Ken Dashow's Beatles Revolution' this week, taking us behind the scenes of some of rock's biggest albums and best stories! Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Ken Dashow is talking to British comic great Eddie Izzard about The Beatles, Monty Python and his own career. Eddie was in the documentary '8 Days A Week,' talking about how funny the Fab Four was! Subscribe so you don't miss an episode of 'Ken Dashow's Beatles Revolution'! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, Ken combines his two greatest passions: the Mets and the Beatles. Former Mets outfielder Art Shamsky's new book, 'After The Miracle,' not only explains the Mets' amazing run to the 1969 World Series Championship but puts it in context of the tumultuous year: Vietnam, the Beatles, Woodstock, the Moon landing and more. Like the Fab Four, the '69 Mets were a band of brothers! Subscri...

Ken Dashow takes a look at how fast trends in music change with Procol Harum singer/keyboardist Gary Brooker. Ken and Gary discuss how The Beatles led the way, changing from pop to rock and roll to progressive rock and opening the door for tons of other bands along the way. Gary’s old R&B group, The Paramounts, used to open for the mop-topped Beatles in the early days. Subscribe so you don’t miss...

Kinks guitarist Dave Davies HATES the term "British Invasion," but he loves rock 'n' roll! Dave joins the show to explain the world of rock and roll, from Liverpool to Muswell Hill, London! Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rock and roll legend Randy Bachman joins the show to discuss the new documentary about his career, that features interviews with Neil Young, Alex Lifeson, Peter Frampton, Fred Turner and many others! Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On March 25, 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono invited the press to the bedroom of their honeymoon suite in Amsterdam to talk about peace. The couple spent 12-hours a day for the next week in bed taking questions from the press about what the heck their point was. A month later, the two held a second Bed-In in Montreal. On this episode, Ken Dashow and Producer Andrew discuss the inspiration for the B...

Ken is joined by Q104.3 New York Program Director and iHeartRadio Classic Rock czar Eric Wellman and Producer Andrew for a robust discussion of band names in rock history. We discuss the many prior monikers of the Beatles as well as what makes a great band name and which band was most successful despite its name! Subscribe so you don't miss an episode of 'Ken Dashow's Beatles Revolution'! See omny...

On this episode, Yes co-founder/singer Jon Anderson talks to Ken Dashow and Producer Andrew about his start at the Cavern Club in Liverpool! From the Beatles to Yes, to Jon's current album '1,000 Hands,' Jon is honest, appreciative, loving and does a hilarious Liverpudlian "Scouse" accent! Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.