“All
You Need Is Joe”
Joe’s first Beatle band was “Blue Jay Way” which performed at the very first annual "Beatlefest" in Los Angeles.
Soon
afterwards, he joined the cast of the Broadway hit, “Beatlemania.”
Don
Podolor, the producer of Three Dog Night, The Grass Roots, Steppenwolf,
Iron Butterfly, and others, contacted Joe and asked him to leave
Beatlemania, and put together the best sounding Beatles tribute band in
the world. Unlike Beatlemania, this show was to hit the road. Joe
agreed and called it “Beatlefever.”
Beatlemania
didn’t like that, and neither did the Beatles, and they sued Don
and Joe for one million dollars.
So the
name was changed to “Liverpool” and they performed
extensively through out the U.S. and Canada playing at venues such as
universities, civic centers, auditoriums, arenas, fairgrounds and
dinner theaters.
Liverpool had the distinct honor of being the first Beatles tribute band to perform in the main showrooms of Las Vegas, Reno, and Lake Tahoe.
His last Beatle band was called "Yesterday".
After several years of touring, Joe decided to settle down with his wife and three children in central Ohio. He has continued to perform in various bands, currently as the leader of the variety dance band, "Legal Tender."
But his love of the Beatles music has been ever-present, and he missed performing those beloved songs, since many of them are really more for listening than dancing.
So, Joe now has a solo Beatles tribute act “All You Need Is Joe” and if you like the Beatles, you should definitely check out one of his performances.
Click on song to hear a recent recording: