The Fab Four (tribute)

The Fab Four
Background information
Origin California
Genres Rock and Roll
Beatles Tribute
Years active 1997-Present
Labels Delta Ent. (Laserlight), New World Digital
Website www.TheFabFour.com
Members Ron McNeil
Frank Canino
Gilbert Bonilla
Tyson Kelly
Ardy Sarraf
Frank Mendonca III
Neil Candelora
Michael Amador
Gavin Pring
Rolo Sandoval
Joe Bologna
Luis Renteria
Erik Fidel

The Fab Four is a California-based tribute band paying homage to The Beatles. Founded in 1997 by Ron McNeil, John Lennon impersonator and President of The Fab Four Corp., the group began performing Beatles music throughout Southern California. The band’s beginning included regular performances at Disneyland's Tomorrowland Terrace, The Hop and Scruffy O’Sheas.

The original group, which includes McNeil, along with Ardy Sarraf, Rolo Sandoval and Michael Amador, have performed together as The Fab Four for the past 12 years, covering nearly the entire Beatles songbook, plus solo material as well.

From 2005 - 2008, The Fab Four brought in a second cast of musicians to perform a full stage show six nights a week in Las Vegas . Performing as Fab Four Mania, the Vegas cast performed regularly in Sin City for four years at locations such as the Las Vegas Hilton,[1] The Aladdin, The Sahara[2] and The Riviera.[3]

This tribute has brought the music of The Beatles to many places including Japan, Malaysia, France, Hong Kong, The United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Mexico and Brazil.

The most common current group consists of McNeil, Gavin Pring, Sarraf, and Erik Fidel.

In 2013, the Fab Four received an Emmy Award for their PBS special filmed in 2012.[4]

Cast members

Side projects

Wingsband

Formed by Ardy Sarraf, Wingsband is a Paul McCartney and Wings tribute act that covers many of McCartney's biggest, post-Beatles hits. The band features Ron McNeil, Michael Amador and Rolo Sandoval, plus a horns section led by Wendell Kelly (who has performed with many music acts, including The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie and Whitney Houston, to name a few), and singer/songwriter Christine Rosander as Linda McCartney. Both Laurence Juber, Wings guitarist from 1978–1981, and Denny Seiwell, the original Wings drummer from 1971–1973, have performed onstage with Wingsband at The Grove in Anaheim, CA.

George Harry’s Son

George Harrison impersonator and Liverpool native, Gavin Pring, created an act called George Harry’s Son to celebrate Harrison’s solo material, as well as his hits from the Beatle years. Pring has brought this act to the top Beatles music festivals including the annual Beatleweek in Liverpool[5] at the Mathew Street Festival and Abbey Road on the River in the United States. Pring also performed on the same stage as Paul McCartney in 2002 for the tribute show held on Harrison’s birthday.

Rutlemania

In 2007, The Fab Four was approached by Eric Idle from the British comedy group Monty Python, to perform a set of shows celebrating the 30th anniversary of The Rutles, which was a Beatles parody group formed in 1975 by Idle and Neil Innes. The show featured McNeil as Ron Nasty (originally played by Innes), Sarraf as Dirk McQuickly (Idle), Amador as Stig O’Hara (Ricky Fataar) and Sandoval as Barry Wom (John Halsey), and was performed multiple nights in both Los Angeles[6][7] and New York.[8][9]

Yellow Submarine movie remake

In 2010, The Fab Four was cast to do the motion-capture performance footage for director Robert Zemeckis' 3-D remake of The Beatles animated film classic, Yellow Submarine. The movie was set to be released sometime in 2012, but Disney canceled the project when Zemeckis' film Mars Needs Moms performed poorly in the box office and critics' reviews of Zemeckis' animations were mostly negative.[10][11][12][13][14]

Notable appearances

Discography

All songs were arranged, performed, recorded and produced by The Fab Four.

A Fab Four Christmas: The Ultimate Beatles Tribute, Vol. 1

Release Date - October 16, 2002
Label - Delta Ent. (LaserLight)

  1. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (I Saw her Standing There) - The Fab Four, Marks, Johnny
  2. Joy to the World (Please Please Me) - The Fab Four, Mason, Lowell
  3. Feliz Navidad (And I love her) - The Fab Four, Public Domain
  4. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Help!) - The Fab Four, Mendelssohn, Felix
  5. Away in a Manger (Norwegian Wood) - The Fab Four, Traditional
  6. Good King Wenceslas (I Should Have Known Better) - The Fab Four, Neale, John M.
  7. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (Baby's in black) - The Fab Four, Sears, Edmund Hamil
  8. Winter Wonderland (Roll over Beethoven) - The Fab Four, Bernard, Felix
  9. Frosty the Snowman (Mister Moonlight) - The Fab Four, Nelson, Steve [2] E
  10. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (Eight days a week) - The Fab Four, Styne, Jule

Have Yourself a FAB-ulous Little Christmas

Release Date - October 16, 2002
Label - Delta Ent. (LaserLight)

  1. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - The Fab Four, Coots, J. Fred
  2. Silent Night - The Fab Four, Gruber, Franz
  3. The Christmas Song - The Fab Four, Torme, Mel
  4. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - The Fab Four, Traditional
  5. The Little Drummer Boy - The Fab Four, Davis, Katherine
  6. Dear Santa - The Fab Four, Hudson, Mark
  7. What Child Is This? - The Fab Four, Dix, William Chatte
  8. Blue Christmas - The Fab Four, Hayes, Bill
  9. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - The Fab Four, Marks, Johnny
  10. Jingle Bells - The Fab Four, Pierpont, J.S.

Hark!

In 2008 the songs were digitally re-mastered and released on a single album titled "HARK!" ; available on Amazon, itunes, and The Fab Four's official website. http://thefabfour.com/store/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=2

References

  1. ↑ Zeke Quezada. "Las Vegas Hilton Theater: Entertainment Schedule". www.about.com. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
  2. ↑ Heather (2008-02-08). "Fab Four Mania at the Sahara Hotel". www.thelasvegasadventurer.com. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
  3. ↑ Mike Weatherford (2008-10-16). "Beatles tribute reopens at Riviera". www.lvrj.com. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
  4. ↑ The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Pacific Southwest Chapter (2014-02-01). "2013 Emmy Award Winners" (PDF). nataspw.org. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
  5. ↑ "GEORGE HARRY'S SON - A George Harrison Themed Supergroup from Liverpool". www.beatlenews.com. 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
  6. ↑ Elise Thompson (2007). "Rutlemania!". www.laist.com. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
  7. ↑ Phil Gallo (2008-03-07). "Rutlemania Returns To Hollywood". www.variety.com. Retrieved 2009-02-12. Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
  8. ↑ Jesse Jarnow (2007). "Live: Rutlemania at the Blender Theater the Gramercy at Your Mom". www.villagevoice.com. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
  9. ↑ Jay Lustig (2007). "Celebrating the band that celebrated the four lads from Liverpool". www.nj.com. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
  10. ↑ "Disney Kills 'Yellow Submarine' Remake". Rolling Stone Magazine. Retrieved 4/6/11. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  11. ↑ Daniel Kreps (1/12/2010). "Actors, Tribute Band Cast as Beatles in Zemeckis’ "Yellow Submarine" Remake". www.rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2010-01-12. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ↑ Dan Halen (1/12/2010). "The Beatles Yellow Submarine Movie: Gets A Cast And 3D CGI". www.beforeitsnews.com. Retrieved 2010-01-12. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ↑ Russell Hall (2010-1-13). "Main Cast Selected For Beatles’ Yellow Submarine Remake". www.gibson.com. Retrieved 2010-01-13. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ↑ Patrick Foster (2010-1-14). "Beatles actors who will all live in a 3-D Yellow Submarine are named". www.timesonine.co.uk (London). Retrieved 2010-01-16. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ↑ "Ellen's Really Big Show". www.warnerbros.com. 2007. Archived from the original on February 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
  16. ↑ "House M.D., It's a Wonderful Lie - Soundtracks". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
  17. ↑ "Liverpool Tour". www.liverpooltour.com. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
  18. ↑ Mike Weatherford (2006-07-28). "'Fab Four' reminds fans of simple roots: Beatles tribute isn't as fancy as 'Love,' but still a crowd-pleaser". www.reviewjournal.com. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
  19. ↑ Mike Weatherford (2008-01-11). "Mop Top Mania: 'Fab Four' balances authenticity with wise-cracking fun". www.reviewjournal.com. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
  20. ↑ Michael Lisi (2003-02-12). "Fab Four re-enacts Beatles' shows word for word". www.dailygazette.com. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
  21. ↑ "The Linda McCartney Story". www.imdb.com. 2000. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
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