Laurie Kaye -
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Confessions of a Rock 'n' Roll Name-Dropper: My Life Leading Up to John Lennon's Last Interview is my Writer's Digest Award-Winning memoir - https://www.confessionsofarocknrollnamedropper.com! I was a radio newscaster, interviewer and radio special writer!
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My Life With Joey Calvo Podcast is out-happy to answer his questions about my rock radio life and career, book writing, and ofcourse what tragically turned out to be John Lennon's last interview, which my RKO Radio team and I conducted at the Dakota on 12-8-1980!
www.youtube.com/live/Ywd-in8...
www.youtube.com/live/Ywd-in8...
The Fest For Beatles Fans that I've been part for 2 years just announced that they've started their major holiday sale ! 1,700 gifts that Beatles fans definitely crave - everything from records, shirts, instruments, and of course signed books including mine !https://www.thefest.com/store/specials
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
The Fest For Beatles Fans that I've been part for 2 years just announced that they've started their major holiday sale ! 1,700 gifts that Beatles fans definitely crave - everything from records, shirts, instruments, and of course signed books including mine !https://www.thefest.com/store/specials
A number of people have been asking me lately about Barnes and Noble stores all across the country having my book in stock - my answer is, check it out online to decide if you'd rather pick it up or order from them ! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/confession...
Confessions of a Rock N Roll Name Dropper: My Life Leading Up to John Lennon's Last Interview|Paperback
Rock reporter Laurie Kaye interviewed John Lennon just hours before he was murdered in 1980 outside New York's famous Dakota apartments and even ran into his assassin (whom she refuses to cite by name...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:56 AM
A number of people have been asking me lately about Barnes and Noble stores all across the country having my book in stock - my answer is, check it out online to decide if you'd rather pick it up or order from them ! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/confession...
My 1st live book read at this year's 29 Palms Book Festival went really well - the Red Light Lit event took place at a bar in 29 Palms, and covered the crossroads of literature, love, sexuality & rock ’n’ roll ! Enjoy my read from my book's 1st chapter - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gxcg...!
29 Palms Book Festival Red Light Lit book reading
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November 11, 2025 at 3:54 AM
My 1st live book read at this year's 29 Palms Book Festival went really well - the Red Light Lit event took place at a bar in 29 Palms, and covered the crossroads of literature, love, sexuality & rock ’n’ roll ! Enjoy my read from my book's 1st chapter - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gxcg...!
The cool 29 PalmsBookFest in the SoCal Desert starts Fri Nov. 7 through Sun the 9th! I appear 8pm Sat the 8th at The Out There Bar-73839 29 Palms Hwy-then 1pm Sun the 9th I'm in the memoir author event-29 Palms Community Center-6547 Freedom Wy-schedules&details -https://www.29pbf.com/program
October 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
The cool 29 PalmsBookFest in the SoCal Desert starts Fri Nov. 7 through Sun the 9th! I appear 8pm Sat the 8th at The Out There Bar-73839 29 Palms Hwy-then 1pm Sun the 9th I'm in the memoir author event-29 Palms Community Center-6547 Freedom Wy-schedules&details -https://www.29pbf.com/program
Happy B-Day to country music king Dwight Yoakam-he's 69 on Oct 23rd, born in Pikeville, KY in 1956 ! He was much younger years ago in the early 90's (me too!) when we got to hang out together thanks to Country Music Video Magazine - the terrific video mag I created and produced all the volumes of !
October 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Happy B-Day to country music king Dwight Yoakam-he's 69 on Oct 23rd, born in Pikeville, KY in 1956 ! He was much younger years ago in the early 90's (me too!) when we got to hang out together thanks to Country Music Video Magazine - the terrific video mag I created and produced all the volumes of !
I'm on a new episode of The Mind of Sai Marie, and cool host Sai says "Laurie shares her journey from a challenging family background to becoming a prominent figure in rock radio, interviewing artists like John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison!"
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October 21, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I'm on a new episode of The Mind of Sai Marie, and cool host Sai says "Laurie shares her journey from a challenging family background to becoming a prominent figure in rock radio, interviewing artists like John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison!"
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It's my husband Curt and my 18th anniversary! We lived together years before marrying in Joshua Tree on 10-20,2007, but that day will always be our cheer to another! One of our awesome guests was nephew Richie who brought an accordian and played Led Zeppelin's 1971 huge hit "Stairway to Heaven" !
October 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
It's my husband Curt and my 18th anniversary! We lived together years before marrying in Joshua Tree on 10-20,2007, but that day will always be our cheer to another! One of our awesome guests was nephew Richie who brought an accordian and played Led Zeppelin's 1971 huge hit "Stairway to Heaven" !
The CC and JT Amateur Hour Podcast complimented my book & my rock radio related life & career! They say, "Laurie shares her unique experiences in the rock music industry, including her last interview with John Lennon just hours before his tragic death." www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTP9...
October 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The CC and JT Amateur Hour Podcast complimented my book & my rock radio related life & career! They say, "Laurie shares her unique experiences in the rock music industry, including her last interview with John Lennon just hours before his tragic death." www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTP9...
My book is one of Amazon's Top 100 Beatles Best Sellers, plus Top 100 Radio History & Criticism Best Sellers ! Great since so many books have been written about the Beatles, & mine is also the story of my rock radio related life and career! Here more www.confessionsofarocknrollnamedropper.com
October 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
My book is one of Amazon's Top 100 Beatles Best Sellers, plus Top 100 Radio History & Criticism Best Sellers ! Great since so many books have been written about the Beatles, & mine is also the story of my rock radio related life and career! Here more www.confessionsofarocknrollnamedropper.com
I just got this super post re: my book from Warden Way Travel - YAY ! "Check out this book: Confessions of a Rock 'n' Roll Name-Dropper: My Life Leading Up to John Lennon's Last Interview by Laurie Kaye. It is one of the best books I have ever read. www.confessionsofarocknrollnamedropper.com/%22
October 11, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I just got this super post re: my book from Warden Way Travel - YAY ! "Check out this book: Confessions of a Rock 'n' Roll Name-Dropper: My Life Leading Up to John Lennon's Last Interview by Laurie Kaye. It is one of the best books I have ever read. www.confessionsofarocknrollnamedropper.com/%22
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My latest podcast interview - Beatles-A-Rama thanks to host James D. Jones - went really well ! So happy to see that plenty of people (Rock fans and potential fans for my book!) are enjoying it...hope you will too !
September 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
My latest podcast interview - Beatles-A-Rama thanks to host James D. Jones - went really well ! So happy to see that plenty of people (Rock fans and potential fans for my book!) are enjoying it...hope you will too !
Good Is What Makes You Feel Well podcast host Anna Resende says "I talked with nothing less than the legendary rock journalist who co-conducted the very last of John Lennon's interviews - Laurie Kaye!" Check out our latest episode on YouTube !
Https://youtu.be/XFHKnoKj1ic?si=e3xWp5tINagP0JV7
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September 28, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Good Is What Makes You Feel Well podcast host Anna Resende says "I talked with nothing less than the legendary rock journalist who co-conducted the very last of John Lennon's interviews - Laurie Kaye!" Check out our latest episode on YouTube !
Https://youtu.be/XFHKnoKj1ic?si=e3xWp5tINagP0JV7
Https://youtu.be/XFHKnoKj1ic?si=e3xWp5tINagP0JV7
An incredible review of my book showed up on Goodreads! Check out what it says, including "Confessions of a Rock 'n' Roll Name-Dropper: My Life Leading Up to John Lennon's Last Interview is everything that a lover of music and humankind would want from a book" www.goodreads.com/review/show/....
September 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
An incredible review of my book showed up on Goodreads! Check out what it says, including "Confessions of a Rock 'n' Roll Name-Dropper: My Life Leading Up to John Lennon's Last Interview is everything that a lover of music and humankind would want from a book" www.goodreads.com/review/show/....
My latest podcast interview - Beatles-A-Rama thanks to host James D. Jones - went really well ! So happy to see that plenty of people (Rock fans and potential fans for my book!) are enjoying it...hope you will too !
September 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
My latest podcast interview - Beatles-A-Rama thanks to host James D. Jones - went really well ! So happy to see that plenty of people (Rock fans and potential fans for my book!) are enjoying it...hope you will too !
Super cool to remember Curt and I being twins at my Barnes and Noble book signing event last September in our awesome Confessions of a Rock 'n' Roll Name-Dropper: My Life Leading Up to John Lennon's Last Interview book cover T-shirts! YAY !
September 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Super cool to remember Curt and I being twins at my Barnes and Noble book signing event last September in our awesome Confessions of a Rock 'n' Roll Name-Dropper: My Life Leading Up to John Lennon's Last Interview book cover T-shirts! YAY !
So great to get this gorgeous piece of canvas wall art as a surprise gift! It's John Lennon playing guitar and looking incredible, and now he's hanging in my living room right next to the framed poster of my book cover that features me with John and Yoko !(www.confessionsofarocknrollnamedropper.com)
September 14, 2025 at 3:04 AM
So great to get this gorgeous piece of canvas wall art as a surprise gift! It's John Lennon playing guitar and looking incredible, and now he's hanging in my living room right next to the framed poster of my book cover that features me with John and Yoko !(www.confessionsofarocknrollnamedropper.com)
Wyn Thomas in Carmarthen, Wales just got the copy of my book - Confessions of a Rock 'n' Roll Name-Dropper: My Life Leading Up to John Lennon's Last Interview - that his wife ordered for him for his upcoming birthday! Here's a photo of him holding it as close to his chest as humanly possible -YAY !
September 3, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Wyn Thomas in Carmarthen, Wales just got the copy of my book - Confessions of a Rock 'n' Roll Name-Dropper: My Life Leading Up to John Lennon's Last Interview - that his wife ordered for him for his upcoming birthday! Here's a photo of him holding it as close to his chest as humanly possible -YAY !
My Life With Joey Calvo Podcast is out-happy to answer his questions about my rock radio life and career, book writing, and ofcourse what tragically turned out to be John Lennon's last interview, which my RKO Radio team and I conducted at the Dakota on 12-8-1980!
www.youtube.com/live/Ywd-in8...
www.youtube.com/live/Ywd-in8...
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August 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
My Life With Joey Calvo Podcast is out-happy to answer his questions about my rock radio life and career, book writing, and ofcourse what tragically turned out to be John Lennon's last interview, which my RKO Radio team and I conducted at the Dakota on 12-8-1980!
www.youtube.com/live/Ywd-in8...
www.youtube.com/live/Ywd-in8...
Just Press Record podcast host Matt Zeigler put me & my book - Confessions of a Rock 'n' Roll Name-Dropper: My Life Leading Up to John Lennon's Last Interview - together in an episode with Kevin Alexander, the music-obsessed mind behind the On Repeat Records Substack! www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR7B...
July 30, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Just Press Record podcast host Matt Zeigler put me & my book - Confessions of a Rock 'n' Roll Name-Dropper: My Life Leading Up to John Lennon's Last Interview - together in an episode with Kevin Alexander, the music-obsessed mind behind the On Repeat Records Substack! www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR7B...
Exciting to still be getting Happy B-Day wishes thanks to friends from my past and present, plus cool presents - these coffee mugs featuring the cover of my recently released book - Confessions of a Rock 'n' Roll Name-Dropper: My life Leading Up to John Lennon's Last Interview - are my faves !
July 18, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Exciting to still be getting Happy B-Day wishes thanks to friends from my past and present, plus cool presents - these coffee mugs featuring the cover of my recently released book - Confessions of a Rock 'n' Roll Name-Dropper: My life Leading Up to John Lennon's Last Interview - are my faves !
my book - Confesions of a Rock 'n' Roll Name-Dropper: My Life Leading Up to John Lennon's Last Interview - is available at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library at 2809 Woodland Ave | Cleveland, Ohio 44115 ! And you can check it out there online as well! rockhall.on.worldcat.org/search/detai...
July 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
my book - Confesions of a Rock 'n' Roll Name-Dropper: My Life Leading Up to John Lennon's Last Interview - is available at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library at 2809 Woodland Ave | Cleveland, Ohio 44115 ! And you can check it out there online as well! rockhall.on.worldcat.org/search/detai...
Happy 83rd BirthDay to Paul McCartney - hard to believe he was born back on June 18, 1942! In June '79 I met up with Paul and lovely Linda in London for our RKO Radio team interview, and we took a pic! It was just a couple days before his B-Day that year, when he was just about to turn 37 - WOW!
June 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Happy 83rd BirthDay to Paul McCartney - hard to believe he was born back on June 18, 1942! In June '79 I met up with Paul and lovely Linda in London for our RKO Radio team interview, and we took a pic! It was just a couple days before his B-Day that year, when he was just about to turn 37 - WOW!
5 star book review from a UK reader! "An absorbing life story,
a must for all rock fans, a fantastic book! For all John Lennon fans because of the final interview Laurie did, also for anyone
interested in the radio business & rock n roll! Laurie had an impressive career - a highly recommended read!"
a must for all rock fans, a fantastic book! For all John Lennon fans because of the final interview Laurie did, also for anyone
interested in the radio business & rock n roll! Laurie had an impressive career - a highly recommended read!"
June 15, 2025 at 4:12 AM
5 star book review from a UK reader! "An absorbing life story,
a must for all rock fans, a fantastic book! For all John Lennon fans because of the final interview Laurie did, also for anyone
interested in the radio business & rock n roll! Laurie had an impressive career - a highly recommended read!"
a must for all rock fans, a fantastic book! For all John Lennon fans because of the final interview Laurie did, also for anyone
interested in the radio business & rock n roll! Laurie had an impressive career - a highly recommended read!"
BORROWED TIME: LENNON'S LAST DECADE by British director Alan G. Parker is now available on DVD, Blu-Ray & digital! Thanks to having conducted John Lennon's last interview back on Dec. 8th, 1980, both Dave Sholin and I were interviewed by Alan for his film! Order your copy now at bit.ly/3YJYSVi
June 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
BORROWED TIME: LENNON'S LAST DECADE by British director Alan G. Parker is now available on DVD, Blu-Ray & digital! Thanks to having conducted John Lennon's last interview back on Dec. 8th, 1980, both Dave Sholin and I were interviewed by Alan for his film! Order your copy now at bit.ly/3YJYSVi
John Lennon wore his fave sunglasses for a pic with me & Yoko in 12-1980 at the end of what turned out to be his last interview - the one I conducted with my RKO Radio Team! Read about it in my book - Confessions of a Rock 'n' Roll Name-Dropper: My Life Leading Up to John Lennon's Last Interview !
May 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
John Lennon wore his fave sunglasses for a pic with me & Yoko in 12-1980 at the end of what turned out to be his last interview - the one I conducted with my RKO Radio Team! Read about it in my book - Confessions of a Rock 'n' Roll Name-Dropper: My Life Leading Up to John Lennon's Last Interview !