Kenneth Womack

Kenneth Womack is the author of a two-volume biography of the life and work of Beatles producer George Martin and the host of "Everything Fab Four," a podcast about the Beatles distributed by Salon. He is also the author of "Solid State: The Story of Abbey Road and the End of the Beatles," published in 2019 in celebration of the album’s 50th anniversary, and "John Lennon, 1980: The Last Days in the Life."  Womack is Professor of English and Popular Music at Monmouth University. His newest project is the authorized biography and archive of Beatles road manager Mal Evans, due out in 2023.

Pete Ham; Badfinger
Pete Ham's "Misunderstood": Inside the final, unreleased recordings of Badfinger's tragic frontman Kenneth Womack
The Beatles On The Set Of A Hard Day's Night
How the Beatles sold pop music on the big screen Kenneth Womack
Paul McCartney and Wings
Paul McCartney's Wings album "Red Rose Speedway" is all the richer at 50 with a loving remaster Kenneth Womack
American Music Honors: Jon Stewart hosts an event celebrating a vast tapestry of musical styles Kenneth Womack
The Dark Side Of The Moon album cover
Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" at 50: The album's vast soundscapes have never sounded better Kenneth Womack
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode embraces life and death with new album "Memento Mori" Kenneth Womack
The Beatles
The Beatles hit with an asteroid's force: The Fab Four's impact, 60 years after "Please Please Me" Kenneth Womack
George Harrison
George Harrison's songwriting evolution: The Quiet Beatle's considerable impact on the group’s sound Kenneth Womack
Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono's approximately infinite artistic universe Kenneth Womack
Tony King With John and Elton, on our way to Boston, 1974
Bringing John Lennon and Elton John together, and other rock tales from "The Tastemaker" Tony King Kenneth Womack
The Beatles; James Bond
"Love and Let Die": Why the Beatles and James Bond remain strong British cultural exports Kenneth Womack
Barbara Feldon
Love, betrayal and "Getting Smarter": The story behind Barbara Feldon's rise to fame as Agent 99 Kenneth Womack
Pattie Boyd
The playful beauty — and overarching sadness — in Pattie Boyd's life in pictures Kenneth Womack
Paul McCartney
Mary McCartney's connection to Abbey Road Studios is a family affair Kenneth Womack
Paul, Linda, and the girls, Scarborough
"The McCartney Legacy": An in-depth study of Paul's angsty transition from Beatle to solo superstar Kenneth Womack