Like many young Beatie fans, Jody Tennant wanted to be Paul McCartney. But, he wasn't a musician... although he tried being the bass player in his brother's band until they found someone who knew how to play. "It was discouraging for sure" relates Tennant. "After that very brief exposure to show business, my bass went into storage and I expected that it would lay dormant forever."
Fast forward 15 years Jody and his family of five including a new baby boy (one month old) travelling to Seattle for a Paul McCartney concert November 5th, 2005 all dressed in Sgt. Pepper uniforms. To make a long story short, they were noticed by McCartney's film crew and the whole family became part of McCartney's documentary video.
"What a thrill" Jody recalls. "But it gets better -the next thing we knew, Paul's camera man was motioning for us to follow him backstage. And then all at once -there was Paul McCartney strolling towards us wearing a red robe. He visited with us like we were family. He shook my hand, kissed my wife and kids and posed for photos. We could not believe that we had just met Sir James Paul McCartney."
That chance meeting was all the inspiration Jody needed to fulfil his dream. The only problem was he still couldn't play an instrument and couldn't sing. "Those were certainly important items" says Tennant "ButI didn't care. I was prepared to do whatever was needed to become Paul McCartney in a Beatles Band."
So here he is, after six years of hard work and selfinstruction -Jody Tennant, the leader of an amazing Beatles Band...TheFabFourever.
An incredible journey with an even more incredible result... one of the best Beatle Bands on the planet.
