From pod617.com, the Boston Podcast Network, it's Get Back to the Beatles! Legend of Boston radio Cha-chi LoPrete is joined by Prof. David Gallant, a fellow Beatles guru. Stay tuned for loads of Liverpool love as the Fab 2 do a deep dive on deep cuts, trivia and much about the magnificent moptops. All you need is this pod!Listen to Cha-Chi's Breakfast with The Beatles every Saturday morning 6am-8am on the WUMB Radio Network 91.9FM Boston and Sunday mornings 10am til noon on Seacoast Oldies 92.1FM/97.1FM in NH & Maine. More info: https://www.facebook.com/BreakfastWithTheBeatlesChaChi/Produce your own podcast! Visit www.pod617.com
Cha-Chi and David Gallant welcome Beatles author/historian Terry Crain to discuss his book "The Beatles Novelty Songs, 1964 to ’66," documenting over 500 novelty songs and presented in an alphabetized, comic-book-inspired design. Crain explains his research process, starting with the Library of Congress digital copyright archives, which revealed about 300 copyrighted songs, while many others were never copyrighted due to the short, profit-driven rush to market during Beatlemania. They explore themes such as backlash and humor, why novelty output waned after 1966 as the Beatles stopped touring, and spotlight songs including “The Beatles Got to Go” by Byron Lee & The Dragonaires (with a Dr. No connection), New Zealand’s “My Beetle Boy” label-sticker mishap, and “I Wanna Be a Beatle,” plus the multiple 1964 recordings titled “I Want a Beatle for Christmas.”
Get Terry’s Book! https://a.co/d/0gR4iNHo
Topics
00:17 Podcast Welcome and Hosts
01:14 Meet Author Terry Crain
02:27 Why 500 Novelty Songs
05:25 Library of Congress Hunt
07:32 Off Grid Research Gaps
10:22 How Clever Are They
10:40 Play Beatles Got to Go
11:52 Bond Connection Backstory
16:29 Book Design Comic Style
18:20 Themes Fear and Satire
20:11 Why It Fades After 66
22:36 Later Novelty John Too Far
23:55 Rainbow Becomes Sissy Spacek
25:58 My Beetle Boy Mixup
29:18 Did Novelty Songs Chart
30:40 Bonnie Jo Mason Was Cher
32:17 I Wanna Be a Beatle
37:19 Where To Buy The Book
38:27 Five Christmas Songs Same Title
42:27 COVID Boost And Banter
44:23 Final Thanks And Signoff
15 Aug 2026
Greg Evigan on Ringo, Abbey Road, and a New Royal Philharmonic Album
Cha-Chi and David welcome actor and musician Greg Evigan to discuss his extensive TV and film work, including a standout Columbo villain role in “Bird in the Hand,” plus early career highlights like a 1976 Coca-Cola commercial and work connected to Norman Lear, Don Kirshner, Neil Bogart, and Casablanca Records. He traces his musical roots from piano lessons and New Jersey bands to high school musicals and touring with Jesus Christ Superstar, where he understudied Jesus. Evigan recalls seeing The Beatles on Ed Sullivan and acting in Ringo Starr’s TV special, and describes recording his original album with London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Studio One at Abbey Road under intense session time constraints. They also revisit his theme songs for BJ and the Bear and My Two Dads, Battle of the Network Stars memories, and direct listeners to Evigan.com for music purchases and autographed vinyl.
Topics
01:09 Meet Greg Evigan
02:03 Columbo Villain Stories
03:52 Coke Commercial Breakthrough
05:11 Kirshner Lear Bogart Connection
06:21 Musical Roots and Piano
07:31 High School Bands and Theater
08:37 Jesus Christ Superstar Break
09:54 Abbey Road Album Setup
11:13 Beatlemania and Ringo Gig
12:56 Recording at Abbey Road
16:18 Ringo Special Clip
17:31 Theme Songs BJ and Bear
19:31 Sitcom Theme Memories
19:45 Co Stars and Butkus
20:37 Kids and Animals Rule
21:33 Family and London Sessions
22:39 Kids Careers Spotlight
23:46 Early Bands and Keys
25:06 Parents Records and Nerves
26:18 School Musicals and Mentors
27:15 Arts Education Matters
30:20 Network Stars Throwback
33:58 Where to Buy the Album
35:22 Final Thanks and Sign Off
24 Apr 2026
Tony Kishman’s Life of Paul
Cha-Chi and David interview Tony Kishman, a longtime Paul McCartney tribute performer currently touring his “Live and Let Die” show, which comes to the Regent Theatre in Arlington, Massachusetts on Saturday, October 3. Kishman recounts joining Beatlemania in 1978 despite being right-handed, learning Beatles music without internet resources, and performing under intense scrutiny in London amid Beatles-related legal action. He shares meeting George Martin, who praised the show and later declined to record Kishman’s original music because he sounded too much like McCartney, and tells how he missed an opportunity to meet Paul after leaving a Wembley concert early. Kishman discusses setlist choices, including “Uncle Albert” and “The Long and Winding Road,” his diet, Hofner’s financial troubles, playing Liverpool Beatleweek, and auditioning into Wishbone Ash.
See Tony live in Live and Let Die: The Music of Paul McCartney: https://www.liveandletdieshow.com/
Topics
01:17 Meet Tony Kishman
03:01 Beatlemania Boston Memories
05:11 Learning to Be Paul
06:59 Audition Origin Story
11:21 London Scrutiny and Lawsuit
13:25 George Martin Backstage
19:36 Almost Meeting Paul
24:14 Hofner Bankruptcy Talk
26:53 Live and Let Die Setlist
31:58 Setlist Deep Cuts
32:52 Tour Rider Food
34:40 Liverpool Beatle Week
38:20 Wishbone Ash Break
44:06 Regent Show Plug
45:22 Band on the Run Talk
49:11 Deep Track Stumpers
51:40 Song Requests Homework
53:16 Tour Dates Links
54:03 Wrap Up Credits
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