EVERYTHING WAS RIGHT: THE BEATLES' REVOLVER
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

When rock music critics and fans are asked to rank the top rock albums of all-time, The Beatles' 1966 release Revolver either tops the list or falls into the top tier. In recent years, Revolver has been outpolling The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as The Beatles' most impressive collection. On Revolver, The Beatles experimented with both new sounds and new subject matter - pioneering psychedelic rock on some tracks and exhibiting extraordinary song-craft on others.

To mark the 40th anniversary year of Revolver's release, award-winning producer Paul Ingles (The Emergence of Bob Dylan, The Beatles in America-1964) presents a two-hour public radio special entitled EVERYTHING WAS RIGHT: THE BEATLES' REVOLVER AT 40. Ingles hosts an in-depth exploration of the landmark album's story and influence by talking with historians, musicians, music critics and fans. Each Revolver track (along with the 1966 single Paperback Writer and Rain) is given the spotlight treatment.

The first hour of the program will focus on Side 1 of the original British release plus the Paperback Writer single. Hour two features the songs on Side 2 and Rain, the single's flip side. Listeners will hear about the sources for the tunes, the studio experiments The Beatles used to get their ground-breaking sounds, and the lasting impact of the collection on the pop/rock music scene. For some segments, rarely heard studio outtakes and song demos will guide listeners through the band's creative process on the way to the finished tracks.

Among the guest commentators is Mark Lewisohn, author of The Beatles Recording Sessions. Lewisohn, the only journalist to have listened to every scrap of the Beatles' studio recordings, is considered a top authority on the band's history. Also featured are music writers Jim Derogatis, Steve Turner, Jeff Sobul, and Stuart Madow. Musicians Shawn Colvin, Mark Erelli, John Leventhal, David Gans, Kristy Kruger, Deborah Holland, Richard Goldman and Jon Spurney join other Beatle fans in talking about their favorite tracks on arguably the greatest album by the greatest band of all time.

HEAR EXTENDED INTERVIEWS WITH OUR GUESTS:

Mark Lewisohn,
author of The Beatles Recording Sessions
BOOKS BY MARK LEWISOHN AT AMAZON.COM

Steve Turner,
author of A Hard Day's Write and the forthcoming The Gospel According to the Beatles
BOOKS BY STEVE TURNER AT AMAZON.COM

Jim Derogotis,
C hicago Sun-Times pop music critic and co-host of Sound Opinions on public radio
BOOK BY JIM DEROGATIS AT AMAZON.COM
SOUND OPINIONS RADIO SHOW WEBSITE

David Gans, musician, writer and host of The Grateful Dead Hour radio show.
DAVID GANS WEBSITE

Stuart Madow, co-author of The Colour of Your Dreams: The Beatles' Psychedelic Music.
BOOKS BY STUART MADOW AT AMAZON.COM

Jeff Sobul, co-author of The Colour of Your Dreams: The Beatles' Psychedelic Music.
BOOKS BY JEFF SOBUL AT AMAZON.COM

Richard Goldman, musician and writer.
CD BY RICHARD GOLDMAN GIRLS and COWS

Leslie Samuels Healy, author of Beatle Tripper.
BEATLE TRIPPER WEBSITE

Shawn Colvin, singer/songwriter.
SHAWN COLVIN WEBSITE

John Leventhal, record producer.

Scott MacNicholl, KUNM DJ.
KUNM WEBSITE

Mark Erelli, musician.
MARK ERELLI WEBSITE

Deborah Holland, musician.
DEBORAH HOLLAND WEBSITE

Kristy Kruger, musician.
KRISTY KRUGER

Jon Spurney, musician.
JON SPURNEY WEBSITE

HEAR COMMENTS FROM OUR GUESTS ABOUT THE SONGS OF REVOLVER:

TAXMAN

ELEANOR RIGBY

I'M ONLY SLEEPING

LOVE YOU TO

HERE THERE EVERYWHERE

YELLOW SUBMARINE

SHE SAID SHE SAID

GOOD DAY SUNSHINE

AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING

FOR NO ONE

DOCTOR ROBERT

I WANT TO TELL YOU

GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE

TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS

PAPERBACK WRITER

RAIN

About Producer Paul Ingles

Paul Ingles has been in broadcasting since 1975 and has experience as a producer, news and sports reporter, recording engineer, editor, on-air personality, trainer and manager. Paul has worked at radio and television stations in North Carolina, Washington, DC, Ohio and New Mexico. More recently, as an independent radio producer, he has filed reports for NPR news magazines (Morning Edition and All Things Considered) and NPR newscasts as well as numerous other public radio programs. He has been reporting extensively on The Beatles during this 40th anniversary year. To hear more of his Beatles reporting and programs, click here.

He has produced radio programs on music, popular culture, literature, media literacy and other topics that have been distributed nationally, including three specials spotlighting The Beatles - The Beatles In America - 1964, George Harrison: An Appreciation and The Day John Lennon Died - that were carried on over 100 stations. Paul has also taught a rock 'n' roll history course for the University of New Mexico and written a series of books called THE ROCK HISTORY REFERENCE GUIDES that are in use at dozens of radio stations across the country.

In 2003, he founded the non-profit media organization Good Radio Shows, Inc.

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