Distinguished Speakers-Beatles Tribute
Bob Eubanks, best known as an Emmy-winning television host, and little known as the man who brought The Beatles to Southern California in 1964, will present Backstage with the Beatles in Long Beach.
Eubanks and the Beatles tribute band, Ticket to Ride, will appear live at the Terrace Theatre on Monday, March13, at 8 p.m. as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series. Series tickets can be purchased at www. speakersla.com.
Bob Eubanks has been a familiar face on TV since the 1960s. He’s best known as host of the daytime and nighttime versions of “The Newlywed Game” on ABC and coverage of the Tournament of Roses Parade for 36 years. Before that, he was a rock ‘n’ roll deejay in Los Angeles and a music promoter. Many are surprised to learn that Eubanks is the only living person to have produced and financed a Beatles concert all three years they toured America. Eubanks produced their historic 1964 and ‘65 Hollywood Bowl and 1966 Dodger Stadium concerts when the Beatles was still a young unknown British band in the U.S. After the 1966 Los Angeles concerts, there would only be one more, in San Francisco. The Beatles would never tour again.
Eubanks will share how he convinced the Beatles to come to LA and delight the audience with his fascinating and hilarious never-heard-before stories about his experiences with the Beatles, their manager Brian Epstein, and the screaming throngs of fans who attended the concerts.
He has put together an entertaining one-of-a-kind show, Backstage with the Beatles, that combines seldom heard stories about Beatlemania, never before seen photos of Eubanks and the Fab Four, and classic Beatles songs sung live onstage by the talented Beatles tribute band, Ticket to Ride.
Eubanks combines the history of the Southern California music scene in the ‘60s, plus videos and photos of backstage antics with the Beatles and a chance to sing along with all the Beatles songs everyone knows and loves, says Kathy Winterhalder, co-founder of the Distinguished Speaker Series.
The Distinguished Speaker Series of Long Beach is held at the Terrace Theatre, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach. Eubanks’ program begins at 8 p.m.
He is the fifth of six presentations offered as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series this year. He will be followed in Long Beach by Ken Burns (May 1).
The Distinguished Speaker Series is open to the public in subscription packages only.
The Long Beach series has been selling well for its second season and the remaining series package of Eubanks and Burns range from $140 to $200.
