John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

July 22 2018

BP Fallon – The Back To Front Rock Star

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The back-to-front rock star: BP Fallon reflects on his extraordinary career in music. DJ, musician, and all-round rock’n’roll star, BP Fallon has worked with Led Zeppelin, shared a stage with John Lennon, and now fronts his own band. But before he gets down to writing his memoirs, the Dubliner has another chapter to live, he tells Katie Byrne. “I give thanks that I’m still alive because a lot of crazy stuff went on. I mean crazy” Photo by and ©Patrick Bolger With his trademark bowler hat and black Converse shoes, BP Fallon looks every inch the rockstar as he poses […]

July 2 2017

BP Fallon Tribute Featuring Robert Plant – Listen Here

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Memories are made of this… The wonderful tribute to BP Fallon on the Miriam O’Callaghan programme on RTE Radio 1 with special guest Robert Plant talking about his friend. BP recalls his childhood and bumpy schooldays, hiding on the Dublin to Liverpool boat to go see The Beatles at The Cavern, this schoolboy appearing every Saturday on the Telefis Eireann pop television show ‘Pickin’ The Pops’. He flashes back to when he appeared – twice – on ‘Top Of The Pops’ with John Lennon. He talks very very fondly of Marc Bolan, remembers Henry McCullough, discusses making his first record […]

December 8 2015

John Lennon ~ 35 years gone but not gone

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John Lennon: October 9th 1940 – December 8th 1980 RIP “I believe in Dr Winston” John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band and the classic performance of Instant Karma on BBC TV’s Top Of The Pops Feb 12th 1970 Left to right – John Lennon [vocals & piano], Yoko Ono [knitting & Kotex eyewear], the Beatles’ road manager Mal Evans [tambourine], BP Fallon [bass guitar & hat], the Apple Records official House Hippy Richard DiLello [camera], Klaus Voorman [bass guitar] and Alan White [drums]. ‘Instant Karma’ produced by Phil Spector. The following week John Lennon was to be heard being […]

October 9 2015

Happy 75th Birthday John Lennon

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John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band 1970: John Lennon & Yoko Ono & Mal Evans & BP Fallon. Photography by Ron Howard/Redferns courtesy of Guitar World. “So it’s John Lennon’s 75th Birthday, God bless him. I’m very sad he’s not here and I’m very glad that he was. Glad? John Lennon changed my life, he changed everything for so many people, he and The Beatles and beyond. The world will never be the same, thanks to John and his chums. “And yet… Give Peace A Chance. Yes please. We need it now as much as ever – wars all […]

December 8 2014

John Lennon ~ 34 years gone but not gone

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