{"id":2494,"date":"2022-12-04T08:27:52","date_gmt":"2022-12-04T08:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/somethingaboutthebeatles.com\/?p=2494"},"modified":"2022-12-04T13:06:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-04T13:06:18","slug":"249-ray-connollys-lennon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/s-s-webdesign.online\/beatles\/249-ray-connollys-lennon\/","title":{"rendered":"249: Ray Connolly&#8217;s Lennon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7828\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2494-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/somethingaboutthebeatles\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/somethingaboutthebeatles\/249_final.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/somethingaboutthebeatles\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/somethingaboutthebeatles\/249_final.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/somethingaboutthebeatles\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/somethingaboutthebeatles\/249_final.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/somethingaboutthebeatles\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/somethingaboutthebeatles\/249_final.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/s-s-webdesign.online\/beatles\/?powerpress_pinw=2494-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/somethingaboutthebeatles\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/somethingaboutthebeatles\/249_final.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"249_final.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 1:32:13 &#8212; 126.7MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/something-about-the-beatles\/id1483392342?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/6R7h1svTADtIYE7FC9Dz0e\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/s-s-webdesign.online\/beatles\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s-s-webdesign.online\/beatles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Paper._MUSIC_7_p.2_2800-99.83.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2495 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s-s-webdesign.online\/beatles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Paper._MUSIC_7_p.2_2800-99.83-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s-s-webdesign.online\/beatles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Paper._MUSIC_7_p.2_2800-99.83-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/s-s-webdesign.online\/beatles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Paper._MUSIC_7_p.2_2800-99.83-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/s-s-webdesign.online\/beatles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Paper._MUSIC_7_p.2_2800-99.83-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/s-s-webdesign.online\/beatles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Paper._MUSIC_7_p.2_2800-99.83-600x450.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\">Returning SATB guest favorite Ray Connolly (journalist, Beatles insider, screenwriter) penned what remains the finest Lennon bio in print,\u00a0<i>Being John Lennon: A Restless Life<\/i>. On this, Ray&#8217;s 82nd birthday, we celebrate John&#8217;s life and Ray&#8217;s as well as we discuss a wide array of topics with someone who knew John well: a journalist friend and confidant. In this far-reaching conversation, we touch on topics including the <i>Get Back\u00a0<\/i>film &#8211; drug use &#8211; Michael X and James Hanratty &#8211; the abominable behavior of Phil Spector&#8217;s entourage &#8211; skiffle &#8211; Mimi and Yoko &#8211; the &#8220;Working Class Hero&#8221; project &#8211; the Lennon-McCartney creative partnership &#8211; Ray&#8217;s interactions with the Lennons during the last hours of John&#8217;s life &#8211; and more.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\">Ray&#8217;s works can be found on his website\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rayconnolly.co.uk\/\">here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\">Ray&#8217;s miraculous COVID story\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2021\/nov\/17\/a-moment-that-changed-me-after-102-days-in-intensive-care-i-finally-came-home\">here.<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Returning SATB guest favorite Ray Connolly (journalist, Beatles insider, screenwriter) penned what remains the finest Lennon bio in print,\u00a0Being John Lennon: A Restless Life. 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