Episode 203 – Graham Bonnet vs stardom

Inspired by a recent chat about the commercial period of rock band Rainbow, Brian and Murdock research the career of Graham Bonnet – the mostly forgotten, unlikely frontman whose shot at being a superstar seemed to perpetually allude him while he instead helped perpetuate the careers of big bands and bigger egos. SHOW NOTES: https://www.antiheromagazine.com/interview-graham-bonnet/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Gordon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marbles_(duo) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Bonnet Trevor Gordon – House Without Windows – https://youtu.be/R3kgYurl7fQ?si=2CsdVwT4xN-59T88 The Marbles – Only One Woman – https://open.spotify.com/track/5JE9FCY8Kyy8IZjhhMriHV?si=09e29d77b5d74278 https://aaronjoyrockinterviews.blogspot.com/2016/02/its-my-own-fault-for-making-up-that.html https://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/69.html https://books.google.com/books?id=f5LVBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA27 https://misplacedstraws.com/2021/06/a-conversation-with-iconic-vocalist-graham-bonnet.html https://www.loudersound.com/features/rainbow-down-to-earth https://www.loudersound.com/features/rainbow-down-to-earth https://blabbermouth.net/news/graham-bonnet-says-he-was-once-approached-about-possibly-joining-black-sabbath https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Schenker https://blabbermouth.net/news/graham-bonnet-recalls-infamous-1982-show-with-michael-schenker-group-when-he-exposed-himself-to-crowd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Varney https://blabbermouth.net/news/graham-bonnet-claims-yngwie-malmsteen-tried-to-strangle-him-nearly-four-decades-ago-he-grew-into-a-monster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steeler_(American_band)