🎙️ Show Topic: All Beatles – Songs, Stories & Their Musical Circle

This Monday, July 21st, 2025, we took it back to the heart of it all: The Beatles!

From the Liverpool clubs to the global stages, their sound shaped generations and their influence still resonates today. We’re spinning all Beatles music, plus a few tunes from the extended Beatles family: Gerry and the Pacemakers, Billy J. Kramer, Peter and Gordon, Badfinger, and more. These were the bands in their orbit, mentored, produced, or inspired by the Fab Four themselves.

We’re bringing together four passionate guests: an author spotlighting George Harrison’s visit to Benton, Illinois; a Rock & Roll detective uncovering lost Beatles stories; a Lennon historian chronicling John’s mid-60s evolution; and Billy J. Kramer himself, one of the very artists championed by Lennon and McCartney during the British Invasion. This is the Beatles universe like you’ve never heard it before, personal, historical, and deeply musical.

📅 Mark your calendars: Tune in Monday, July 21st, 2025. Whether you’re a lifelong fan or just getting your feet wet in Beatlemania, this show will leave you with something new to love.

🎧 Don’t miss it! Stream it as soon as it’s uploaded and join the conversation on the music, the memories, and the magic of The Beatles and their extended musical family.

Guest(s) for our show:

Date: Monday, July 21st, 2025

1. 📚 Robert Bartel

Robert Bartel is a Beatles author from Illinois, best known for his book The Beatles We Love: From Me to You.

He’ll join us to discuss George Harrison’s 1963 visit to Benton, Illinois, long before Beatlemania hit America, and the new documentary film A Beatle in Benton chronicling this pivotal moment.

2. 🕵️ Jim Berkenstadt

Known as the Rock & Roll Detective, Jim Berkenstadt is an acclaimed author and historical entertainment consultant who has worked closely with Apple Corps and the Harrison estate.

He’s the author of The Beatle Who Vanished, the story of temporary Beatle Jimmy Nicol, and Black Market Beatles. Jim joins us to uncover the Beatles’ hidden stories and rare recordings.

https://rockandrolldetective.com/

3. 📝 Jude Southerland Kessler

Jude Southerland Kessler is the author behind the ambitious John Lennon Series, chronicling Lennon’s life in exhaustive and vivid detail.

She returns to the show to talk about Volume 5.2 of her series, Some Forever: Shades of Life, covering August 1965–August 1966, a transformative era in Lennon’s evolution.

https://www.johnlennonseries.com/

4. 🎤 Billy J. Kramer

A chart-topping British Invasion artist, Billy J. Kramer was managed by Brian Epstein and given several Lennon–McCartney songs, scoring hits like “Bad to Me,” “I’ll Keep You Satisfied,” and “From a Window.”

He joins us to reflect on his incredible career and his long friendship with the Beatles. Billy is promoting upcoming appearances at Fest for Beatles Fans in Chicago and International Beatleweek in Liverpool.

https://billyjkramermusic.com/