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This British journalist/author/screenwriter/playwright is a SATB fave and was heard most recently among the 21 guests in the “Now and Then” discussion. But here he is alone in the spotlight, recounting his fabulous life as a chronicler of creators and a creator himself. Check out his website for a full accounting of his works – https://www.rayconnolly.co.uk/ – and this show for a discussion of his 2023 memoir.
Ray was friends with The Beatles and the screenwriter of THat’ll Be The Day (1973), Ringo’s finest film project. He discusses all and much more here.
The kindest man I know in Beatles’ land (I know it is an exaggeration, but hey Here, it is Christmastime again). Ray Connolly surely outperformed every journalist dealing with The Beatles, that I know of. I look at his work from the perspective of a historian and as a humanist.
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Check out: A Celebration of Ray Connolly’s work (1) on my blog: ‘The Beatles Review of History’ at Substack: https://robgeurtsenyahoomail.substack.com/p/a-celebration-of-ray-connolly-1
A very interesting listen. Ray tells it straight.