
George Harrisonโs enthusiasm for Delaney & Bonnieโs Accept No Substitute nearly landed the duo on Apple Recordsโuntil label politics and Delaneyโs double-dealing derailed the deal, sparking industry drama and setting off a ripple through rock history.

Discovering Booker T. & the M.G.โs McLemore Avenue as a Beatles-ignorant 12-year-old, Wayne E. Goins recalls how the soul-streaked tribute became a personal classicโlong before he realized it echoed Abbey Road note for note.