🎙️ Show Topic: Rock Stories & Songcraft – Beatles, Classics & New Duets

🎸 Behind the Music and the Magic! 🎸

My latest podcast, recorded on Monday, November 17th, 2025, explored Rock Stories and Songcraft and showcased some of the artists, songwriters, and performers who shaped the sound of rock and roll through creativity and collaboration.

A huge thank you to my incredible guests: Chip Madinger for sharing his deep insights from his books Eight Arms to Hold You and Lennonology on The Beatles’ solo years and the life of John Lennon.

To Jim Peterik for his stories from The Ides of March and Survivor, and his songwriting work with Sammy Hagar, REO Speedwagon, Cheap Trick, The Beach Boys, and many others.

And to Joe Palermo for sharing his experiences performing as John Lennon in Beatlemania, meeting Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney, and collaborating with artists like The Raspberries, Eddie Kendricks, Joey Molland, and Herman’s Hermits.

It was an inspiring and fun-filled show celebrating the craft, passion, and stories behind the songs we love.

🎧 Don’t miss it! Tune in now and enjoy this unforgettable journey through Rock Stories and Songcraft!

Guest(s) for our show:

Date: Monday, November 17th, 2025

1. 📚 Chip Madinger

Beatles author behind LENNONOLOGY: Strange Days Indeed — a day-by-day chronicle of John & Yoko, 1968–1980 — and co-author of Eight Arms to Hold You, detailing the solo careers of Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Starr.

lennonology.com

2. 🎸 Jim Peterik

Songwriter, singer, and guitarist, founder of The Ides of March (“Vehicle”) and former member of Survivor (“Eye of the Tiger”). Co-writer for 38 Special, Cheap Trick, REO Speedwagon, Brian Wilson, and more. We’ll spotlight his new album River of Music: The Power of Duets, Vol. 1.

jimpeterik.com

3. 🎤 Joe Palermo

Singer–musician who delivers a full Beatles experience; portrayed John Lennon in the hit show Beatlemania. Associated with Rick Wakeman, Ian McDonald, Eddie Kendricks, The Raspberries and more; songwriter/producer and support for Joan Jett, Herman’s Hermits, The Romantics, and others.