IN-PERSON: The Elderwise classroom, 2275 Platt Road
Get ready to go clue hunting as we re-live the wild ride of the “Paul is Dead” hoax, where in 1969, Beatles fans and local Michiganders went on a quest to discover if Paul McCartney was secretly replaced by a lookalike. It all started when a student from Eastern Michigan University called Detroit’s WKNR radio about Paul McCartney's death. This sparked a flurry of theories that landed in The Michigan Daily, and had everyone scouring songs played backwards and peering at album covers for hidden messages. Rumors didn’t fade until Paul himself appeared (alive) with his wife, Linda, on the cover of Life Magazine – though some folks still wonder about a 1967 car crash and missing Beatle! Join Ray for a musical adventure packed with Beatles tunes, backwards tracks, album art sleuthing, and plenty of laughs as we unravel one of rock’s most famous legends. Ray Stocking has studied, recorded, and performed the music of The Beatles for more than 40 years. He is also a self-taught Beatles historian, and enjoys sharing his abundance of “Beatles details” with anyone who wants to listen. Ray is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University where he received his B.B.A and M.B.A. degrees in business management.
