# Gary Well

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Elvis and the Press: Saginaw, Michigan, April 25th, 1977

For this latest instalment in our occasional series, Elvis and the Press, we’re joined once again by our leading contributor, Gary Wells, to take a deep dive into the local coverage of Elvis’ performance in Saginaw, Michigan, on April 25th, 1977. It was the first of two non-consecutive shows to nea…

Retro Zone- Winter Movies

For 2026 Gary Wells returns and adding to his conversations he will bring us a new segment which allows him to talk about more things than books called Retro Zone and this week talking about Winter Movies. I have new music coming your way from James Spencer and new music from Voodoo 5 and their new…

Preview Short: The Nearest Faraway Place - Remembering Beach Boys Biographer Timothy White

This episode is inspired by our regular contributor Gary Wells’ popular website, www.soulrideblog.com, Your Home for Vintage Leisure; specifically, his reviews of two important and fascinating books on the Beach Boys - The Nearest Faraway Place: Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys, and the Southern Califo…

Gary Wells: Colonel Parker & the Presley Estate | Tommy James & Roulette Records

This episode, our leading contributor ‪Gary Wells,‬ guides us through the fascinating story of Colonel Parker, the Presley Estate, and a tenacious Memphis lawyer determined to get to the truth. In the wake of Vernon Presley’s death in 1979, court-appointed attorney Blanchard Tual presented a 300 pa…

Retro Zone-Music To Play Golf

Mr Gary Wells is back with us talking golf as he takes to the links with a retro attitude, vintage clubs and clothes and an amazing playlist  This week we take a look at how a radio dish that was used in Australia to help broadcast the moon landing in 69 was once again used for the Artemis mission…

Words With Wellsy-Natalie Wood

This week Gary Wells is here with the story of Natalia Zakharenko…who’s that …well you might know her as Natalie Wood! We have lots of new music for you. Lounge Life Magazine, a deep thought and the collapse of an airline in the fifties in our stuff segment    Joshua Cipolla - The Midnight Sea F…

Elvis and the Press: Houston Rodeo, March 3rd, 1974

For this latest instalment in our occasional series, Elvis and the Press, our leading contributor Gary Wells joins us to consider press reaction to Elvis' March 3rd, 1974, matinee performance at the Houston Astrodome as part of the Livestock Show and Rodeo, at which time he broke his own 1970 Rodeo…

Words With Wellsy -Robert Redford

Well here we are back and this week as I broadcast from North Queensland whilst on vacation by the beach as I escape the winter of Sydney for a beachside escape in the warm tropical north of Day Dream island   Gary Wells joins us this week for a look at the life of Robert Redford, with impending…

Preview Short: Gary Wells Backstage With The Beach Boys: No Pass, but Warm & Friendly Moments with Carl & Al

This episode (first published in 2022) is inspired by our regular contributor Gary Wells’ popular website, soulrideblog.com ‘Your Home for Vintage Leisure’; specifically, his reviews of two important and fascinating books on the Beach Boys – The Nearest Faraway Place: Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys, …

Preview Short - The Beach Boys: An American Band, by Malcolm Leo - Puff Piece or Not?

Our leading contributor Gary Wells joins us to explore two tumultuous decades in the lives of the Beach Boys, through the lens of Malcolm Leo’s 1985 BAFTA nominated biographical documentary, The Beach Boys: An American Band. We learn about some of the key people on both sides of the camera, and of …