Episode 7 - Graham, Griffiths, and Gustafson

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Before They Were Beatles

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In Seasons 1 -3 we uncover the story of how one of the thousands of amateur schoolboy skiffle bands evolved into the beginnings of the greatest band in popular history. In Season 4 we take a look at the stories of The Forgotten Beatles - the often-overlooked artists who at one point shared the stage or the studio with The Beatles.

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Episode 7 - Graham, Griffiths, and Gustafson

Before They Were Beatles

20 minutes 30 seconds

11 months ago

Episode 7 - Graham, Griffiths, and Gustafson

Welcome to the seventh episode of Before They Were Beatles presents: The Forgotten Beatles in which we turn the spotlight on drummer Bobby Graham, the Quarrymen’s guitarist Eric Griffiths, and one-off bass player Johhny Gustafson

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Links mentioned in this episode

Books:

The Quarrymen by Hunter Davis - https://www.amazon.com/Quarrymen-Hunter-Davies/dp/071198526X

Before They Were Beatles by Alan J. Porter

https://www.amazon.com/Before-They-Were-Beatles-1956-1960/dp/1413430562

Finding the Fourth Beatle by David Bedford and Gary Popper

https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9783732398423

John Gustafson: the second most important bassist to come out of Liverpool by Scott McCormick .

https://blog.discmakers.com/2018/07/john-gustafson-the-second-most-important-bassist-to-come-out-of-liverpool/

Websites:

Alan J. Porter - YouTube Channel - Forgotten Beatles related videos - https://www.youtube.com/@AlanPorterWriter

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