Best Paulmccartney Podcasts (2025)

The story of old rockabilly and it's original artists who came to fame via this genre. Also mentioned are the newer generation of rockabilly talent who have taken up their forebears mantle and are producing some fine music.By Graham Wood

1
Music In My Soul. Chapter Thirty One. Wayne Jackson, The Memphis Horns, Syax Records, Memphis Soul. 8:47

Play Pause

2M ago8:47

8:47

The start of Stax Records . The fantastic horn sounds of Wayne Jackson & Andrew Love collectively known as The Memphis Horns. Memhis Soul Superstars- Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave,bBooker T etc.By Graham Wood.

1
Episode 112: Birth of the Beatles (Part 2 of 2) 1:25:21

2M ago1:25:21

1:25:21

We complete our look at ‘Birth of the Beatles’, the 1979 biopic which holds a unique place as the only one of its kind made while all 4 Beatles were still alive. The timeline goes somewhat awry but we go from the boys having departed Hamburg in late-1960 to the tragic death of one of their band members and then the arrival in the story of their wel…

1
Episode 111: Birth of the Beatles (Part 1 of 2) 1:13:40

2M ago1:13:40

1:13:40

Following our last exploration of a biopic of dubious quality, Antony flies solo this time to explore another one which, despite having some sense of time and place, is also somewhat lacking and to some extent unintentionally comedic. ‘Birth of the Beatles’, which came out in 1979, will always hold a unique place as the only Beatles biopic made whi…

1
The UK Guitar Heroes Time Forgot. The guitarists who influenced Eric Clapton, PaulMcCartney, Jeff Beck, Pete Townsend and others. 11:18

3M ago11:18

11:18

The stories of the guitarists who were the main influences in the careers of Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Pete Townsend, Jeff Beck, Richie Blackmore and many others.By Graham Wood

1
Episode 110- John & Yoko: A Love Story and more... with David 'Ghosty' Wills (Part 2 of 2) 1:29:49

4M ago1:29:49

1:29:49

Ghosty joins Antony once again to wrap up our dissection of ‘John & Yoko: A Love Story’, and there is also some discussion of two other presentations from 1985. ‘John Lennon: A Journey In The Life’ is a ‘cheap and cheerful’ trawl through the Lennon story, with another Liverpudlian Bernard Hill portraying our hero in John’s own words, and ‘John Lenn…

1
Music In My Soul. Chapter Twenty nine. Little Richard, Kris Kristofferson, Col. Tom Parker, Elvis-Live. 10:55

4M ago10:55

10:55

My secont trip to Los Angeles. Kris Kristofferson , Little Richard meeting, My talk with Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis- Live in Long Beach. L.A. music Scene of 1972.By Graham Wood.

1
Episode 109- John & Yoko: A Love Story with David 'Ghosty' Wills (Part 1 of 2) 1:22:57

5M ago1:22:57

1:22:57

We’re happy to welcome back David ‘Ghosty’ Wills to discuss John & Yoko: A Love Story, a 1985 biopic starring Mark McGann and Kim Miyori that was very dear to our hearts, at least until we rewatched it! We discuss some of the better scenes and also the unintentional comedy and ‘TV movie tropes’ of others. We cover about two thirds of the film here,…

1
Music In My Soul. Chapter Twenty eight. 8:56

5M ago8:56

8:56

My LOs Angeles visit in 1972. Meeting Art Laboe, East L.A. music Legends, Re-connecting with Little Richard. Visiting "Laboe's On the Strip".By Graham Wood

1
Music In My Soul Chapter Twenty seven. 8:59

6M ago8:59

8:59

Story of Diana Dors, known as The British Marilyn Monroe in the Sixties and Seventies. Diana was a funny talented actress and performer who began her remarcable career at age fifteen.By Graham Wood.

1
Episode 108: The Gospel According To John Lennon (Part 4 of 4) 1:21:04

7M ago1:21:04

1:21:04

Another podcast journey comes to an end as we conclude our look at John Lennon (and The Beatles’) religious, spiritual and philosophical journey by use of Steve Turner’s excellent book ‘The Gospel According To The Beatles’ After a brief recap of the previous episodes, Part 4 picks up from the formation of Apple in 1967, our four favourite rock gods…

1
Episode 107: The Gospel According To John Lennon (Part 3 of 4) 1:31:49

7M ago1:31:49

1:31:49

Continuing our lengthy exploration of John Lennon’s religious, spiritual and philosophical journey by use of Steve Turner’s excellent book ‘The Gospel According To The Beatles’, Part 3 covers some fascinating chapters spanning the years 1964 to 1968 in the book’s rough chronology. John starts to consider the limitations of fame, is influenced by Bo…

1
More Rocking In Spain with Mungo Jerry, Arthur Conley, Gary Glitter & Los Bravos. 9:39

8M ago9:39

9:39

More memories of the Summer of 1972 in Benidorm, Spain with performers Mungo Jerry, Demis Roussos, Gary Glitter, Arthur Conley and Los Bravos. A successful season for CAP 3000.

1
Music In My Soul. Chapter Twenty Five. "Rockin In Spain. " The Little Richard Story. 9:40

8M ago9:40

9:40

The story of the week Little Richard and His Band played at Cap3000.in Benidorm, Spain. A musical week to remember. August 1972.By Graham Wood.

1
Episode 106: The Gospel According To John Lennon (Part 2 of 4) 1:20:23

9M ago1:20:23

1:20:23

We kick off 2025 with the continuation of our lengthy exploration of John Lennon’s religious, spiritual and philosophical journey. Part 2 starts with more of John and the Beatles’ general beliefs about the world before starting a chronology of the Beatle years from the particular perspective of Steve Turner’s book ‘The Gospel According To The Beatl…

1
Music In My Soul. Chapter Twenty Four. "Rockin In Spain". 10:28

9M ago10:28

10:28

The 1972 opening of CAP 3000 in Benidorm Spain where I featured stars such as Little Richard, Johnny Otis, Mungo Jerry, Slad, Manfred Mann, and many many others.By Graham Wood.

1
Episode 105: The Gospel According To John Lennon (Part 1 of 4) 1:21:30

9M ago1:21:30

1:21:30

We end Glass Onion’s 6th year with the start of another multi-part series, the first 4-parter in the history of the podcast. Using (mostly) the John Lennon parts from Steve Turner’s excellent 2006 book ‘The Gospel According To The Beatles’, we trace our hero’s religious, spiritual and philosophical journey through its many twists and turns in his i…

1
Episode 104: John Lennon The Actor with Ross Marshall (Part 2 of 2) 1:21:42

10M ago1:21:42

1:21:42

We conclude our look at John Lennon as an actor, starting from 1965’s ‘Help!’ and with particular emphasis on what was arguably his only ‘serious’ role, albeit in an anti-war satire ‘How I Won The War’. He also voices a famously sprawling Beatles TV film about a bus, and there’s a film cameo and brief comedy sketch in amongst it all as well. Antony…

1
A Very Sad Ending for Clyde McPhatter and Gene Vincent, two of America's early R&B and Rock& RollLegends. 13:09

10M ago13:09

13:09

Clyde McPhatter and Gene Vincent, two of America's early R&B and Rock & Roll Heroes whose lifestyle excesses led them to a very sad and ignoble end. I was fortunate to deal with both performers before their inevitable decline from popularity.By Graham Wood.

1
Episode 103: John Lennon The Actor with Ross Marshall (Part 1 of 2) 1:13:40

11M ago1:13:40

1:13:40

The show keeps rolling with a look at John Lennon as an actor, both in films and TV sketches and also in his persona as Beatle John with the press and on stage. Antony is joined in this endeavour by professional actor Ross Marshall, and the conversation also looks at the craft of acting itself in terms of styles and John Lennon’s (un)suitability fo…

1
Music In My Soul. Chapter Twenty Two. Forgotten UK Hero- Alexis Korner-2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee. 7:03

11M ago7:03

7:03

Forgotten UK Hero- Alexis Korner- 2024 Inductee to The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Alexis was the man that gave many future rock superstars such as Mick Jagger, Keith Richard, Charlie Watts, Rod Stewart, Jimmy Page, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, Brian Jones, John Mayall and many others via his Blues Incorporated group. Alexis also helped Van Morrison, …

1
Music In My Soul. Chapter twenty-one. Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty, Merrill Moore. 9:00

11M ago9:00

9:00

Story of The First Int Festival of Country Music in Wembley England in 1969 , How it all started and continued for another twenty odd years. Stars included Loretta ynn, Conway Twitty, George Hamilton IV and more.By Graham Wood

1
Bonus Episode #15- Antony interviewed by James Jarman in 2016 1:24:04

12M ago1:24:04

1:24:04

For our latest bonus episode, we offer a diversion and a trip back to the past as your humble host is interviewed about his and other people’s music by a friend in Madrid in 2016. Topics touched upon include songwriting, creativity, performance, recording and (no surprise) The Beatles and John Lennon. Preceding the interview are Antony's thoughts a…

1
Music In My Soul. Chapter twenty. The Shakin Stevens Story & The Rolling Stones "Let It Bleed" show. 9:57

12M ago9:57

9:57

LOndon music scene in the late sixties.. Discovering Shakin Stevens and the Sunsets. Shakin Stevens on THe Rolling Stones "Let It Bleed" Show.By Graham Wood.

1
Episode 102- Toronto 1969 Part 2: Sweet Toronto with Dave Thurmaier 1:36:24

1y ago1:36:24

1:36:24

We complete our 2-part look at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival concert of September 1969 and the ‘white-suited apostle’ John Lennon’s involvement in it with the highly flexible Plastic Ono Band. Following ‘Revival ‘69’, Antony and Dave Thurmaier turn their attention to a 1971 film that should be in every Lennon fan’s video collection, namely D.A.…

1
Music In My Soul. Chapter Nineteen. A Day with Richard Harris and Ann Margaret. 10:23

1y ago10:23

10:23

My fabulous day spent with Actor/Singer Richard Harris and Movie Star Ann-Margaret. Cetainly a day to remember.By Graham Wood.

1
Music In My Soul. Chapter 18. The Guitar Gods, Clapton, Beck, Frampton and Davy Graham. 7:36

1y ago7:36

7:36

1960's Rise of the Guitar Gods. Clapton, Beck, Frampton, Peter Green etal and The Davy Graham Story.By Graham Wood.

1
Episode 101- Toronto 1969 Part 1: Revival '69 with Dave Thurmaier 1:36:10

1y ago1:36:10

1:36:10

And so the next century of Glass Onion begins. We’ve got another fine 2-parter for you, with Antony joined by Dave Thurmaier, the co-host of the ‘I’ve Got A Beatles Podcast’ and former guest of the show way back in 2019 and 2020. The Toronto Rock and Roll Revival concert of September 1969 yielded a live album for John & Yoko plus D.A. Pennebaker’s …

1
Music In My Soul. Chapter Seventeen. Georgie Fame, The High Numbers, Count Suckle. 9:24

1y ago9:24

9:24

Flamingo Club, Soho, London. All NIghters. Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames The High Numbers, before thery became The Who. Long John Baldry gets his head shaved in a drinking contest.By Graham Wood

1
Music In My Soul. Chapter Sixteen. The Ivy League, Acker Bilk's Bilk Marketing Board, Art Garfunkel Drops By. 10:25

1y ago10:25

10:25

Ivy League recording with Terry Kennedy. Booking major R& B acts at the 100 Club, Oxford St, London. Joining Acker Bilk's Bilk Marketing Board. Art Garfunkel visits. David Bilk's Capricorn Club.By Graham Wood.Enter

1
Music In My Soul. Chapter Fifteen. "Winchester Cathedral" and "Somewhere They Can't Find Me stories. 8:59

1y ago8:59

8:59

Recording Paul Simon's rocked up version of Wednesday Morning 3am with UK duo Justin & Karlsson. Putting together a real group to make TV and live shows as The New Vaudeville Band.By Graham Wood.

1
Music In My Soul. Chapter Fourteen. Al Stewart, Adge Cutler, Dave Van Rink. 7:11

1y ago7:11

7:11

Sumon & Garfunkel leave for USA. Recording early Al Stewart. Adge Cutler songs. Dave Van Ronk at The Gatehouse, Hoghgate Hill, London.By Graham Wood.r

1
Music In My Soul, Chapter thirteen. 9:05

1y ago9:05

9:05

The Paul Simon Songbook Story. I Am A Rock recording. Art Garfunkel arrives in the UK.By Graham Wood

1
LIVE with Mark Lewisohn - 60 Years of Hard Day's Night - Part Two 40:29

1y ago40:29

40:29

Live with Mark Lewisohn: 60 Years of A Hard Day’s Night - Part Two We are concluding our May 2024 live chat with Mr Mark Lewisohn. Will A Hard Day’s Night get released? Will it be a hit? What will the reviews say? Tune in to find out… Live in Person from Dun Laoghaire, it’s Nothing Is Real. Website: nothingisrealpod.com/ X: @BeatlesPod Facebook Gro…

1
Live with Mark Lewisohn: 60 Years of A Hard Day’s Night - Part One 45:06

1y ago45:06

45:06

S08 Live with Mark Lewisohn: 60 Years of A Hard Day’s Night - Part One It’s been 60 years since A Hard Day’s Night hit the silver screen. In the intervening years, many myths have risen about how this film came together, and who better to bust those myths than Mr Mark Lewisohn. Live in Person from Dun Laoghaire, it’s Nothing Is Real. Website: nothi…

1
The Paul Simon Songbook. Homeward Bound Story. Art Garfunkel arrives in UK. 7:40

1y ago7:40

7:40

With the release by CBS REcords, UK of the extended player version of WEdnesday Morning 3am I finally had some decent promotional material that I could use to advance Paul's career and eventually Simon & Garfunkel to another level. Shortly after Paul's return to the UK. in January 1965 he had recorded some his his original material for the BBC whic…

1
Bonus Episode # 14- Revolution 9 Revisited (Antony on 'Pop Goes The 60s') 1:51:45

1y ago1:51:45

1:51:45

Over 4 years on from our original episode about ‘Revolution 9’ (episode 25, in the show notes), we return to the topic with an audio version (including multiple sound clips) of a discussion that originally went out on video on Matt Williamson’s excellent you tube channel ‘Pop Goes The 60s’ back in March. We discuss our origin stories with the track…

1
Episode 100b- John Lennon In The 1960s (Part 2 of 2) 1:34:35

1+ y ago1:34:35

1:34:35

And so we complete the milestone! Scott Phipps once again joins Antony to complete their whistle-stop, greatest hits tour through John Lennon and the 1960s. Scott gives us a brief sketch of each year through a few news events (some extremely random but no less interesting) before our two intrepid heroes each pick a Beatles/Lennon talking point, thi…

1
Donovan Paul Simon Story 2.. chapter eleven. 6:24

1+ y ago6:24

6:24

How I listened to Donovans early recordings and suggested Terry kennedy sign him to a recording contract. Paul Simon story 2. Paul's second visit to London and how I persuaded CBS Records Uk to release an extended playing record to promote Paul and Art. How Paul had never previously mentioned Art Garfukel to me.…

1
Episode 100a- John Lennon In The 1960s (Part 1 of 2) 1:15:52

1+ y ago1:15:52

1:15:52

What better way to mark Glass Onion’s century than with a traditional multi-parter? In the first of two shows to celebrate our milestone, Antony is joined again by Scott Phipps to take a whistle-stop, greatest hits tour through John Lennon and the decade that made him and which he helped propel into history. Scott puts on his ‘Rainbow Valley’ trous…

1
Music In My Soul. Chapter Ten. The Real Paul Simon Story Pt.1. 8:34

1+ y ago8:34

8:34

How I joined The Don Aldridge Agency and discovered Paul Simon.By Graham Wood.

1
Music In My Soul . Chapter nine. Graham Bond, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, Donovan. 5:30

1+ y ago5:30

5:30

By Graham Wood.

1
Music In my Soul Chapter Eight. The Artwoods, Jesse Fuller. & Bert Jansch. 6:43

1+ y ago6:43

6:43

By Graham Wood

1
Music In My Soul Chapter Seven. My Intro to the real music business. 6:56

1+ y ago6:56

6:56

By Graham Wood

1
Music In My Soul Chapter Six. Long John Baldry's Hooch Coochie Men with Rod Stewart. 5:54

1+ y ago5:54

5:54

An evening at my new venue with Long John Baldry's Hoochie Coochie Men including Rod Stewart. My brush with the dark side of dance promoting in London. HOw I avoided an early exit.By Graham Wood.

1
Chapter Five. The Animals. Long John Baldry and Rod Stewart. 6:18

1+ y ago6:18

6:18

Folowing the successful launch of my R& B Club I neede a good follow up. This came from an UNknown group from Newcastlle called The Animals. My growing friendship with Eric Burdon, Chas Chandler. Cyril Davies death and Long John Baldry with Rod Stewart.By Graham Wood.

1
Chapter Four- Manfred Mann open my new R'N B Club. 4:53

1+ y ago4:53

4:53

How I started my new R& B club in Chigwell opening with Manfred Mann.By Graham Wood

1
Music In My Soul- Chapter Three. Opening my Folk Music Club. 6:32

1+ y ago6:32

6:32

How I opened my first folk music club in Chigwell, Essex, England. Booking Carolyn Hester and her then husband Richard Farina for the opening night. Carolyn Hester's links with Buddy Holly and Bob Dylan.By Graham Wood.

1
Music In My Soul- Chapter Two. 5:48

1+ y ago5:48

5:48

By Graham Wood