Theme song: Cry For a Shadow-The Beatles (Anthology 1 album, Capitol Records)

It was 44 years ago this week that the Beatles quit touring, with their last “proper” concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, August 29, 1966. We’ll start the show with each solo Beatle in live performance in the years that followed!

You’re Sixteen-Ringo Starr and his New All-Starr Band

Bed music for announcer: Come Together-Dark One Lite (Guitar Tribute to the Beatles’ Abbey Road album, Tribute Sounds Records)

I’m Down-Paul McCartney (Good Evening, New York City album, Concord Music Group)

It’s So Hard-John Lennon (Anthology album, Capitol Records)

If I Needed Someone-George Harrison (Live in Japan album, Warner Brothers Records)

Bed music for announcer: Something-Dark One Lite (Guitar Tribute to the Beatles’ Abbey Road album, Tribute Sounds Records)

Something-Tony Bennett (Something album, Columbia Records)

Help-Carpenters (Close to You album, A&M Records)

You Never Give Me Your Money-Dark One Lite (Guitar Tribute to the Beatles’ Abbey Road album, Tribute Sounds Records)

From Me to You-Del Shannon (Greatest Hits album, Rhino Records)

Bed music for announcer: Maxwell’s Silver Hammer-Dark One Lite (Guitar Tribute to the Beatles’ Abbey Road album, Tribute Sounds Records)

Weekly rationalization track: Doesn’t truly “count” as Beatle-related, since it has no direct Beatle involvement and wasn’t written by a Beatle. Your program host Rush just rationalizes a way to include this very peripherally relevant song!

I Can See for Miles-Lord Sitar (Lord Sitar album, Zonophone Records)

Rationalization:
When Lord Sitar’s album came out, a number of people suspected it was George Harrison under a pseudonym, given his recent growing interest in the sitar. It was not him, of course, but that misunderstanding is good enough an excuse to include it here. The album included a few Beatles covers, including George’s Blue Jay Way, which we’ll also hear now!

Blue Jay Way-Lord Sitar (Lord Sitar album, Zonophone Records)

My Little Grass Shack-Leon Redbone with Ringo Starr (Whistling in the Wind album, Private Music)

Bed music for announcer: Oh Darling-Dark One Lite (Guitar Tribute to the Beatles’ Abbey Road album, Tribute Sounds Records)

APPLE A DAY TRACK—a recorded gem from the Beatles’ own Apple label, which featured now-rare releases from a number of other artists, like this track from Doris Troy

Vaya Con Dios-Doris Troy (Apple 45, Apple Records)

With a Little Help from my Friends-Joe Cocker (With a Little Help from my Friends album, A&M Records)

Bed music for announcer: Octopus’s Garden-Dark One Lite (Guitar Tribute to the Beatles’ Abbey Road album, Tribute Sounds Records)

I’ll Be Back-The Austin All Stars (The Austin All Stars album, Felicity Records)

Theme song: Cry For a Shadow-The Beatles (Anthology 1 album, Capitol Records)

SPECIAL IN-STUDIO GUEST: RECORDING ARTIST AND OFFICIAL STATE MUSICIAN OF TEXAS, SARA HICKMAN!

Cloud Nine-George Harrison (Cloud Nine album, Dark Horse Records)

She Said Yeah-Paul McCartney (Run Devil Run album, Capitol Records)

Last of a Dying Breed-Sara Hickman (performed live in the studio by Sara; original version from Absence of Blame album, Sleeveless Records)

Mind Games-John Lennon (Mind Games album, Capitol Records)

APPLE A DAY TRACK—a recorded gem from the Beatles’ own Apple label, which featured now-rare releases from a number of other artists, like this track from the Modern Jazz Quartet

Brighten Your Night with My Day-James Taylor (James Taylor album, Apple Records)

Weekly rationalization track: Doesn’t truly “count” as Beatle-related, since it has no direct Beatle involvement and wasn’t written by a Beatle. Your program host Rush just rationalizes a way to include this very peripherally relevant song!

Love is There-Sara Hickman (Absence of Blame album, Sleeveless Records)

Rationalization:
With Sara Hickman as our live, in-studio guest, she and I both saw this song from her latest album as carrying the same “love is all you need” spirit as so many great Beatles songs! That’s all the reason I needed for including it in today’s show!

And I Love Her-Sara Hickman (performed live in the studio by Sara!)

In the Beginning/With a Little Help from My Friends-George Burns (A Musical Trip album, Buddah Records)

I’ve Just Seen a Face-Sara Hickman (performed live in the studio by Sara!)

Theme song: Cry For a Shadow-The Beatles (Anthology 1 album, Capitol Records)

Smile Away-Paul and Linda McCartney (Ram album, Capitol Records)

Bed music for announcer: Day Tripper-Joe Goldmark (Steelin’ the Beatles album, LOB Records)

See Yourself-George Harrison (Thirty Three and a Third album, Capitol Records)

Old Time Relovin’-Ringo Starr (Bad Boy album, Portrait Records)

What You Got (1974 home recording)-John Lennon (Anthology album, Capitol Records)

Bed music for announcer: The Night Before-Joe Goldmark (Steelin’ the Beatles album, LOB Records)

Anytime at All-Nils Lofgren (Night Fades Away album, Backstreet Records)

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band-Bill Cosby (Hooray for the Salvation Army Band album, Warner Brothers Records)

It’s Only Love-Gary U.S. Bonds (Dedication album, EMI Records)

Your Mother Should Know/I’ll Buy the Ring-George Burns (A Musical Trip with George Burns album, Buddah Records)

Bed music for announcer: I’m Only Sleeping-Joe Goldmark (Steelin’ the Beatles album, LOB Records)

Weekly rationalization track Doesn’t truly “count” as Beatle-related, since it has no direct Beatle involvement and wasn’t written by a Beatle. Your program host Rush just rationalizes a way to include this very peripherally relevant song!

Gimme Sody, Judy-Joe King Carrasco and the Crowns (Joe King Carrasco and the Crowns album, Hannibal Records)

Rationalization:
This song is clearly influenced by The Beatles’ She’s a Woman, as is plainly clear. Beyond that, Joe King Carrasco told me so just a few days ago! He performs in Austin this Thursday and the following Thursday.

Flying-Joe Goldmark (Steelin’ the Beatles album, LOB Records)

Dear Prudence-Fury in the Slaughterhouse (Don’t Look Back album, SPV Records)

Bed music for announcer: You Can’t Do That-Joe Goldmark (Steelin’ the Beatles album, LOB Records)

APPLE A DAY TRACK—a recorded gem from the Beatles’ own Apple label, which featured now-rare releases from a number of other artists, like this track from the Modern Jazz Quartet

Here’s That Rainy Day-Modern Jazz Quartet (Space album, Apple Records)

Within You Without You-Big Jim Sullivan (Sitar Beat album, RPM Records)

Bed music for announcer: Awaiting on You All-Joe Goldmark (Steelin’ the Beatles album, LOB Records)

Don’t Let Me Down-Dillard and Clark (Beatlemania album, MOJO)

Theme song: Cry For a Shadow-The Beatles (Anthology 1 album, Capitol Records)

SPECIAL IN-STUDIO GUEST: ERIKA BALE, LIVERPOOL NATIVE AND REGULAR AT THE CAVERN CLUB DURING THE BEATLES’ DAYS THERE!

Entire episode is interview with Erika, occasionally breaking away for the following songs:

Do You Wanna Dance-John Lennon (Rock and Roll album, Capitol Records)

Lucille-Paul McCartney (Choba B CCCP album, Capitol Records)

My Bonnie-Tony Sheridan and the Beatles (Beatles Bop-Hamburg Days album, Bear Family Records)

Ain’t Nothin’ Shakin’ but the Leaves on the Trees-The Beatles (Live at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany, 1962, Atlantic Records)

Weekly rationalization track [Doesn’t truly “count” as Beatle-related, since it has no direct Beatle involvement and wasn’t written by a Beatle. Your program host Rush just rationalizes a way to include this very peripherally relevant song!

I’ll Be There-Bobby Darin (Ultimate Bobby Darin album, Elektra Records)

Rationalization:
As our special guest Erika Bale tells us, this song was played on the Cavern Club’s PA immediately prior to each of the Beatles’ performances!

Saltwater-Julian Lennon (Help Yourself album, Atlantic Records)

APPLE A DAY TRACK—a recorded gem from the Beatles’ own Apple label, which featured now-rare releases from a number of other artists, like this track from Badfinger

Love Me Do-Badfinger (No Dice album, Apple Records)

Theme song: Cry For a Shadow-The Beatles (Anthology 1 album, Capitol Records)

REVOLVER ALBUM 44TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL!

I Want to Tell You (live)-George Harrison (Live in Japan album, Warner Brothers Records)

Bed music for announcer: Good Day Sunshine-Don Randi Trio (Revolver Jazz album, Reprise Records)

Yellow Submarine (live)-Ringo Starr (Ringo Starr and his Third All Starr Band album, Blockbuster)

Good Day Sunshine/Corridor Music-Paul McCartney (Give My Regards to Broadstreet album, Capitol Records)

Bed music for announcer: Love You To-Don Randi Trio (Revolver Jazz album, Reprise Records)

Eleanor Rigby-Ray Charles (Anthology album, Rhino Records)

Got To Get You into My Life-Blood, Sweat, and Tears (What Goes Up album, Columbia Records)

She Said, She Said-Don Randi Trio (Revolver Jazz album, Reprise Records)

Tomorrow Never Knows-Greezy Wheels (Millennium Greezy album, Tana Records)

Bed music for announcer: Here, There, and Everywhere-Don Randi Trio (Revolver Jazz album, Reprise Records)

Give Peace a Chance-Mitch Miller (in memory of Mitch Miller, who passed away this week at 99; Golden Throats 2 album, Rhino Records)

I’m Only Sleeping-The Vines (I Am Sam soundtrack, V2 Records)

Taxman-Stevie Ray Vaughan (Greatest Hits album, Epic Records)

Bed music for announcer: Yellow Submarine-Don Randi Trio (Revolver Jazz album, Reprise Records)Weekly rationalization track [Doesn’t truly “count” as Beatle-related, since it has no direct Beatle involvement and wasn’t written by a Beatle. Your program host Rush just rationalizes a way to include this very peripherally relevant song!

The Moonbeam Song-Harry Nilsson (Nilsson Schmilsson album, RCA Records)

Rationalization:
Klaus Voorman was the longtime Beatles associate who first met the band in Germany during their early days. Voorman played bass on several solo Beatle albums, and he recorded with many other artists, too. He was also the artist who designed the beautiful cover art of the Revolver album, so it is fitting that we feature him on today’s Revolver special! Klaus played acoustic guitar on this wonderful Nilsson track, and your host loves any excuse to play Nilsson on this show!

APPLE A DAY TRACK—a recorded gem from the Beatles’ own Apple label, which featured now-rare releases from a number of other artists, like this track from the Black Dyke Mills Brass Band

Yellow Submarine-Black Dyke Mills Brass Band (Apple Records 45)

For No One-Anne Sofie von Otter (For the Stars album, Deutsche Grammophon)

Bed music for announcer: Eleanor Rigby-Don Randi Trio (Revolver Jazz album, Reprise Records)

Here, There, and Everywhere (live)-Paul McCartney (Back in the US album, Capitol Records)

Theme song: Cry For a Shadow-The Beatles (Anthology 1 album, Capitol Records)

Woman Don’t You Cry for Me-George Harrison (Thirty Three and a Third album, Dark Horse Records)

Bed music for announcer: Blackbird-Jason Falkner (Bedtime with the Beatles album, Sony Records)

Love Don’t Last Long-Ringo Starr (Beaucoups of Blues album, Capitol Records)

Man We Was Lonely-Paul McCartney (McCartney album, Capitol Records)

I Took a Chance-Vinyl Kings (A Little Trip album, Vinyl Kings Records)

Bed music for announcer: Across the Universe-Jason Falkner (Bedtime with the Beatles album, Sony Records)

Some Sounds of the Beatles-US Army Chorale US Army Band (Settin’ the Standards album- US Army Chorale Public Affairs Office)

And I Love Her-King Curtis (That Lovin’ Feeling album, Collectables Records)

Let’s Love-Peggy Lee (song written for her by McCartney; Let’s Love album, Collector’s Choice Music)

Eleanor Rigby-Bobbie Gentry (Great Songs of the Beatles album, Capitol Records)

Bed music for announcer: And I Love Her-Jason Falkner (Bedtime with the Beatles album, Sony Records)

Come Together-Aerosmith (Greatest Hits album, Columbia Records)

Cold Turkey-John Lennon (Live in New York City album, Capitol Records)

Bad to Me-BeatBabies (Justamusician: Burnt Gold and Crushed Diamonds album, HaltMusic)

Bed music for announcer: I’m Only Sleeping-Jason Falkner (Bedtime with the Beatles album, Sony Records)

Weekly rationalization track [Doesn’t truly “count” as Beatle-related, since it has no direct Beatle involvement and wasn’t written by a Beatle. Your program host Rush just rationalizes a way to include this very peripherally relevant song!

Garden Party-Rick Nelson (Collectibles abum, MCA Records)

Rationalization:
This is Rick Nelson’s song about his appearance at Madison Square Garden, at which he performed his new country/rock songs instead of his early rock and roll hits. He makes a reference to various noteworthy folks in the audience, including Yoko and “her walrus,” an obvious reference to John and Yoko’s attendance. It’s a passing comment, but a good enough excuse to include in the show!

APPLE A DAY TRACK—a recorded gem from the Beatles’ own Apple label, which featured now-rare releases from a number of other artists, like this track from Chris Hodge
Supersoul-Chris Hodge (Apple Records 45)

Bed music for announcer: If I Fell-Jason Falkner (Bedtime with the Beatles album, Sony Records)

Can’t Buy Me Love-Michael Buble (It’s Time album, Reprise Records)