How a failed band remains enormously successful and why I still love them

The Brian D. O'Leary Show - 3/27/2023

Brian D. O’Leary

Mar 27, 2023

The Brian D. O’Leary Show

March 27, 2023

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The Beatles

Some prior material about The Beatles from The O’Leary Review

Why the Beatles owe their success to the Comanche Indians

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Why The Beatles owe their success to Comanche Indians

The Searchers was a huge film, starring John Wayne and directed by John Ford, was named the greatest American Western by the AFI in 2008 and came in 12th on their list of the 100 greatest movies of all time. Set in the Llano Estacado of Texas and New Mexico, in the heart of Comancheria, it was filmed primarily in the Monument Valley of Arizona and Utah…

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Plucked from certain obscurity to the bosom of lifelong fame

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Plucked from certain obscurity to the bosom of lifelong fame

1962 was a big year for The Beatles. One former band member died, another was fired, and a final piece to the band was hired, completing the Fab Four as we knew it. Former bass player Stuart Sutcliffe, who left the band to study painting and stayed behind in Germany when the other Beatles—John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Pete Best—returne…

2 years ago · Brian D. O’Leary

Why I consider Elvis Presley and Olivia Newton-John the most influential people in the history of Portland, Oregon

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Why I consider Elvis Presley and Olivia Newton-John the most influential people in the history of Portland, Oregon

We’ve got a long story for you today, but it’s fun, all true, and it all makes sense by the time you get to the end… The whole story is only available for paid subscribers…read as long as you must and if you are itching to get to the story’s end without interruption…

2 years ago · Brian D. O’Leary

Paul McCartney mentioned, here:

The most impressive music festival you’ve never heard of

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The most impressive music festival you’ve never heard of

In a newsletter many months ago, I linked to a Phil Collins video where he performed a live rendition of In the Air Tonight. Like Collins or not—and I do—this was a great number. But, more importantly, it got me digging and I wanted to find out what actual concert it was from, because the turnout was massive. Literally people as far as you could see…

2 years ago · Brian D. O’Leary

For more on The Beatles, thebeatles.com

My brother’s birthday

If you’ve read this far into the show notes and know my brother, drop him a message today. It’s his birthday. I’m sure he’d be happy to hear from all the Good Folks out there.

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