BEATLES TRIVIA AND GAMES! Since July 30, 2012, trivia questions and games have been posted every Monday, and everyone has 2 weeks (through the 2nd Sunday) to submit their answers. One random winner is chosen every 2 weeks. Write to me with your answer(s) at everylittlething@att.net. Answers and winners names provided with every new trivia question! You can win once every 30 days!
NEW CHANGE IN OUR TRIVIA PAGE!!!: EVERY WEEK (until further announcement) MY BEATLES TRIVIA & GAMES PAGE CAN NOW WIN YOU ONE OF 10 PRIZES!!!!!!!!! CHOOSE FROM ONE OF THE FOLLOWING 10 PRIZES BELOW!!! PRIZES MAY VARY FROM WEEK TO WEEK!
1) GWENT GARDENS--(CD)-Pete Ham - New collection of 18 demos recorded entirely by Pete, 14 of which were never released by Badfinger. Most of these songs are complete, had tremendous potential, and could have been placed on Badfinger albums. Pete plays all the instruments, except one song which had early member Ron Griffiths on bass. Only 1500 CD copies were made. Listen to my new interview with Badfinger archivist/historian TOM BRENNAN who helped to compile the songs for this new release HERE!!! (Only 1 copy available)
2) THE McCARTNEY LEGACY VOLUME 1: 1969-1973 ---The long-awaited book from Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair covering the end of the Beatles through the end of 1973, when Paul & Wings released their most successful album, "Band On The Run." Filled with so much information we never knew before, and several revelations. It is packed with details on all the recording sessions for every song, and information on Wings' early tours. This is a must-have for true McCartney fans!
3) GOODNIGHT VIENNA (VINYL)----Ringo's 1974 Top 10 album in the U.S. Includes the hits "Only You (And You Alone," "No No Song," "Snookeroo" (written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin) and the title track (written by John Lennon.) This reissue of the album was released in 2017.
4)SHE LOVES YOU ---Jude Southerland Kessler (PDF)---The 3rd in her series of books on the life of John Lennon, covering the period May 1963-March 1964 in detail. This book was recently made available as an audiobook. Also see prize #7---Jude's 5th book on Lennon "Shades Of Life Pt. 1." Watch my recent interview with Jude and narrator/voice over artist for "She Loves You" Scott R. McKinley on my You Tube channel KEN MICHAELS RADIO HERE!!!
5) McCARTNEY III IMAGINED (CD) --- Newer interpretations of songs from "McCartney III" by artists such as Beck, Domenic Fike, St. Vincent, Anderson.Paak, Phoebe Bridgers, and others!
6) IN YOUR MIND: THE INFINITE UNIVERSE OF YOKO ONO (T-Shirt) - For fans of the excellent book on Yoko from Madeline Bocaro, you can win a T-Shirt displaying the front cover of her book, size Large! And you can listen HERE to my recent interviw with Madeline covering John & Yoko's favorite songs of each other's! (Only 1 shirt available)
7)SHADES OF LIFE PART 1 --- Jude Southerland Kessler---The 5th volume of a proposed 10-book set on the life of John Lennon. Jude's mission has been to tell John's story as thoroughly and with as much detail as possible, and this book covers the period January-August 1965. Watch my new interview with Jude and narrator/voice over artist Scott R. McKinley discussing Jude's 3rd book SHE LOVES YOU, just made available as an audiobook on my You Tube channel KEN MICHAELS RADIO HERE!!!
8)FLOWERS IN THE DIRT (Deluxe Edition 2-CD) --Paul McCartney's critically acclaimed album from 1989 including 4 songs co-written with Elvis Costello. Song favorites include "My Brave Face," "We Got Married," "Put It There," "This One" and "Figure Of Eight." The 2nd disc is comprised of 9 demo recordings of just Paul & Elvis together---a real treat!!!) (Only 1 copy available)
9) THE ART OF McCARTNEY(2-CD)---2014 compilation of many legendary artists all covering Paul McCartney songs from both his Beatles and solo-career. Artists include Billy Joel, Brian Wilson, Bob Dylan, Steve Miller, Kiss, Jeff Lynne, Heart, B.B. King, The Cure featuring James McCartney, Smokey Robinson, Roger Daltrey and others!
10)WEEKLINGS -RASPBERRY PARK (CD)---The power-pop band that records a combination of original songs that are very Beatles influenced, along with covers of Beatles songs delivers their 4th studio album, which includes their versions of "I've Just Seen A Face," and "She's Leaving Home." Other highlights include their original, "Brian Jones," and "Mr Soul Satisfaction," a song that mixes the 2 classics from Buffalo Springfield and the Rolling Stones, with guest Peter Noone on lead vocals!
Tell me what unique feature these 4 songs (Beatles or Solo) have in common with each other.....
1) I WANT TO TELL YOU 2) MAYBE I'M AMAZED (Studio Version) 3) STEEL AND GLASS 4) EIGHT DAYS A WEEK
Deadline for entering is May 12, 2024. Please write in with your mailing address, and indicate which prize you prefer. Write to Ken at everylittlething@att.net.
Tune in tonight (Monday, April 29) at 9pm (eastern) for the live broadcast of TALK MORE TALK: A SOLO-BEATLES VIDEOCAST when we cover RINGO STARR's new EP "CROOKED BOY." Join Kit O'Toole, Tom Hunyady, Joe Mayo and Andy Nicholes (filling in for me) when they discuss the 4 new songs from Ringo's latest EP, all songs written and produced by Linda Perry. I will be attending a screening of the newly remastered "Let It Be" film, and won't be able to make the show tonight!
Listen to my latest interview on KEN MICHAELS RADIO with IVOR DAVIS, the veteran journalist who was the only daily newspaper reporter to travel with the BEATLES in North America in 1964 from start to finish. Ivor was there for all their concerts, in their hotel rooms, their airplane rides, and their visits with ELVIS PRESLEY and BOB DYLAN, and he's got a sharp memory about all his times with the Fabs. He also talks about BRIAN EPSTEIN, DEREK TAYLOR, MAL EVANS and NEIL ASPINALL. Ivor has just released a revised edition of his book THE BEATLES AND ME ON TOUR - 60TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION which is a thoroughly enjoyable read with someone who was there to witness it all! Please add your comments what you think of this interview, and subscribe to my channel!!!
Be sure to check out my UPCOMING RELEASES page to see the latest books, audio and video coming out, with a listing of releases from 2022 on that you might not be aware of!!!
LAST WEEK'S BEATLES TRIVIA QUESTION:
Can you tell me what solo-Beatles song contains all these forms of money currency from different countries?:
Dollar, Yen, Drachma, and Franc
ANSWER: The Pound Is Sinking---Paul McCartney (Tug Of War album, 1982) WINNER: Gary Wilbur (NY)---Wins "Act Naturally" by Steve Matteo (last copy!)
Deadline for entering is April 28, 2024. Please write in with your mailing address, and indicate which prize you prefer. Write to Ken at everylittlething@att.net.
Tonight (April 15,) at 9pm (eastern) watch the live broadcast of TALK MORE TALK: A SOLO-BEATLES VIDEOCAST, when it's Pt. 2 of our look at Rolling Stones' list of the TOP 100 SOLO-BEATLES SONGS. We'll discuss songs 1-50, and share our thoughts on author Rob Sheffield's picks. Plus, the latest BEATLES NEWS! Please subscribe to our channel!
Watch my latest interview on KEN MICHAELS RADIO with TOM BRENNAN, who has helped organize the most recent releases on both Pete Ham and Badfinger, including the new CD of Pete Ham demos "GWENT GARDENS," currently a prize on this page! We discuss how he became involved in releasing previously unissued music on the group and Pete solo, and the songs on the new set of demos. You can see the interview HERE!!! You can also view my 2021 interview with Joey Molland HERE!!! And please subscribe to my channel! More new interviews coming soon!
Always check out my UPCOMING RELEASES page to find out past, present and future releases of all kinds on the Beatles (books, audio, video, etc.)
Archival Interview of the week: Top 3 Underrated McCartney Albums with guests author LUCA PERASI ("Music Is Ideas: The Stories Behind The Songs 1970-1989") and SAM WHILES (podcast, "Paul Or Nothing.") Watch the show HERE!!!