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Richard Driver

@ppbkwriter.com
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Professor of History. Beatles Scholar and Writer. Any activity = only my views.

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Richard Driver @ppbkwriter.com · 14/09/2026
The Clash released the double A-side single “Should I Stay or Should I Go” and “Straight to Hell” 44 years ago this week (Sept. 17, 1982). The latter song was later sampled for M.I.A.’s 2007 single “Paper Planes,” famously featured in the film Slumdog Millionaire.
A picture of the single cover for the Clash’s “Straight to Hell” featuring a skull and helmet at its center over four Aces cards.
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Richard Driver @ppbkwriter.com · 12/09/2026
Tom Petty’s Full Moon Fever (1989) began as Songs from the Garage. This unused cover places him in Mike Campbell’s garage studio: a solo debut rooted in collaboration. The released cover emphasizes the star; this one preserves the setting behind his creative renewal.
A picture of the unused cover for Tom Petty’s debut solo album Full Moon Fever (1989). The picture includes Petty sitting in Mike Campbell’s garage surrounded by instruments and equipment.
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Richard Driver @ppbkwriter.com · 04/09/2026
Saturday night: #BrandiCarlile! #TheHumanTour🔥
A picture of musician Brandi Carlile holding a guitar and framed by a solar eclipse.
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Richard Driver @ppbkwriter.com · 03/09/2026
I’m pleased to present “‘But I Need a Break, and I Want to Be a Paperback Writer’: The Beatles’ 1966 World Tour” at Everything Fab Four Fest: Revolver! Join me Nov. 7, 1:15–2:30 p.m. EST for a look at songs recorded in the Rubber Soul and Revolver sessions and performed live in 1966. EF4Fest.com
A picture of the Beatles performing at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan, in early July 1966.
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Richard Driver @ppbkwriter.com · 31/08/2026
This poster promised “HERE COME THE BEATLES.” Yet their August 29, 1966 concert at Candlestick Park marked a departure: the close of their last American tour and #theBeatles’ final concert before the Apple rooftop. They left the stage, but their most experimental studio years were still ahead.
Black, red, blue, and yellow 1966 concert poster reading “Here Come the Beatles,” advertising Candlestick Park in San Francisco on Monday, August 29 at 8 p.m. The Beatles appear beneath intertwined British and American flags, with the Cyrkle, the Ronettes, and the Remains listed below.
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