Kenneth Womack is one of the world’s leading authorities on the Beatles and their enduring cultural influence. He is the author of a two-volume biography devoted to famed Beatles producer Sir George Martin, including Maximum Volume (2017) and Sound Pictures (2018). His latest book, Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans (2023), traces the extraordinary life and times of the Beatles’ roadie. Ken’s Beatles-related books include Long and Winding Roads: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles (2007), The Cambridge Companion to the Beatles (2009), The Beatles Encyclopedia: Everything Fab Four (2014), Solid State: The Story of Abbey Road and the End of the Beatles (2019), and John Lennon 1980: The Last Days in the Life (2020). Ken’s books about the Beatles are included in the permanent collection of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Library and Archives. Ken is also the author of five novels, including John Doe No. 2 and the Dreamland Motel (2010), The Restaurant at the End of the World (2012), Playing the Angel (2013), I Am Lemonade Lucy! (2019), and The Time Diaries (2021). His work has appeared in such venues as Salon, Slate, Billboard, Time, Variety, USA Today, Smithsonian Magazine, The Huffington Post, The Guardian, The Independent, The Times, The Liverpool Echo, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Ken serves as Professor of English and Popular Music at Monmouth University. He is the founding Editor of Interdisciplinary Literary Studies: A Journal of Criticism and Theory, published by Penn State University Press, and Co-Editor of the English Association’s prodigious Year’s Work in English Studies, published by Oxford University Press. Over the years, he has shared his work with public libraries and community organizations across the nation, including audiences at Princeton University, Harvard University, the Smithsonian Institution, the Grammy Museum, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the 92nd Street Y. He has also served as an expert commentator for the BBC, NPR, ABC’s 20/20, MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Fox Business’s American Built, and NBC’s Access Hollywood. In addition to studying Russian language and literature at the Moscow Institute of Communi-cation, Ken earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in English from Texas A&M University and a Ph.D. in English from Northern Illinois University. He lives in West Long Branch, New Jersey, with his wife Jeanine. His website is: www. kennethwomack.com This podcast thumbnail may contain copyrighted material used under the principles of fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research, as permitted under Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act. No infringement of copyright is intended. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/quorum-radio-episodes-wrmi--497924/support.
