Music:Music History
A show on Beatle books is a fine idea but at the same time a little too broad: without some sort of focus, the confines of a single episode will not allow for a thorough examination. But with the arrival of this recent work by Erin Torkelson Weber, Richard and Robert are able to narrow the discussion to some key works, selected for their power in shaping public perceptions of the Beatles’ story. Applying a strict historiographic methodology, Erin’s book examines where various authors have succeeded or (mostly) failed in presenting accurate and essential tellings of their history. Authors discussed include Mark Lewisohn, Philip Norman, Albert Goldman, Bob Spitz, Hunter Davies, Barry Miles and Jann Wenner.
About Erin’s book: https://www.mcfarlandbooks.com/2016/04/newly-published-beatles-historians/
Find Robert’s books here.
Find Richard’s books here.
The post 116: The Beatles and the Historians appeared first on Something About The Beatles.
More Episodes
108: The Beatles and Ed Sullivan
2017-06-10
2017-06-10
107: Sgt. Pepper at 50 – A Conversation
2017-06-02
10
2017-06-02
10
106: Deconstructing The Beatles – Revolution 9
2017-05-30
18
2017-05-30
18
105: Marshall Crenshaw, The Beatles and Power Pop
2017-05-22
28
2017-05-22
28
104: Paperback Writer / Rain
2017-05-13
17
2017-05-13
17
103: Solo Beatle Covers
2017-05-06
9
2017-05-06
9
102: Compiling The Beatles
2017-04-29
28
2017-04-29
28
101: Beatle Guest Stars
2017-04-20
9
2017-04-20
9
100: Something About The Beatles’ Humour
2017-04-14
14
2017-04-14
14
97: Chuck Berry and The Beatles
2017-03-20
3
2017-03-20
3
96: Ex-Beatles Helping Ex-Beatles (in the studio)
2017-03-12
15
2017-03-12
15
95: Heart’s Ann Wilson Talks Beatles
2017-03-03
43
2017-03-03
43
93: Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane At 50
2017-02-17
6
2017-02-17
6
92: The Beatles – A Day In Their Lives
2017-02-11
2017-02-11
91: The Beatles’ Live Reunion
2017-02-04
7
2017-02-04
7
90: George and Paul
2017-01-27
8
2017-01-27
8
89: Post-Beatles Albums That Never Were
2017-01-21
35
2017-01-21
35
Get this podcast on your
phone, FREE
