The Fab Four (tribute)

The Fab Four is a California-based tribute band paying homage to The Beatles. Founded in 1997 by Ron McNeil—John Lennon impersonator and President of The Fab Four Corp—the group began performing Beatles music throughout southern California. They have brought the music of the Beatles to many places worldwide, including Japan, Malaysia, France, Hong Kong, The United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Mexico and Brazil, covering nearly the entire Beatles songbook, in addition to the Beatles' solo material.
The band's beginnings included Tuesday night performances at a small venue called Music City in Fountain Valley, as well as regular performances at Disneyland's Tomorrowland Terrace in Anaheim, The Hop in Puente Hills and Scruffy O’Sheas in Marina del Rey. The core group consisted of McNeil (John Lennon), along with Ardy Sarraf (Paul McCartney), Michael Amador (George Harrison) and Rolo Sandoval (Ringo Starr). From 2005 to 2008, The Fab Four brought in a second cast of musicians to help perform a full stage show six nights a week in Las Vegas, with various members alternating between cast. Performing as Fab Four Mania, the Vegas cast performed regularly at locations such as the Las Vegas Hilton, The Aladdin, The Sahara and The Riviera.
In 2013, the Fab Four received an Emmy Award for their PBS special "The Fab Four: The Ultimate Tribute," filmed at Pechanga Resort & Casino in 2012. As of 2019, the most common lineup consisted of Sarraf, Adam Hastings (Lennon), Gavin Pring (Harrison) and Joe Bologna (Starr).
As of 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Fab Four have been live streaming numerous concerts, with Ron McNeil and Rolo Sandoval coming back.
Side projects.
Wingsband.
Formed by Ardy Sarraf, Wingsband is a Paul McCartney and Wings tribute act that covers many of McCartney's biggest post-Beatles hits. The band features Ron McNeil as Denny Laine, Michael Amador as Henry McCullough and Rolo Sandoval as Joe English, plus a horns section led by Wendell Kelly (The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, Whitney Houston) and singer/songwriter Christine Rosander as Linda McCartney. Both Laurence Juber, Wings guitarist from 1978 to 1981, and Denny Seiwell, the original Wings drummer from 1971 to 1973, have performed onstage with Wingsband at The Grove in Anaheim, CA.
George Harry’s Son.
George Harrison impersonator and Liverpool native, Gavin Pring, created an act called George Harry's Son to celebrate Harrison's solo material, as well as his hits from the Beatle years. Pring has brought this act to the top Beatles music festivals, including the annual Beatleweek in Liverpool at the Mathew Street Festival and Abbey Road on the River in the United States. Pring also performed on the same stage as Paul McCartney in 2002 for the tribute show held on Harrison's birthday.
Rutlemania.
In 2007, The Fab Four was approached by Eric Idle from the British comedy group Monty Python to perform a set of shows celebrating the 30th anniversary of The Rutles, a Beatles parody group formed in 1975 by Idle and Neil Innes. The show featured McNeil as Ron Nasty (originally played by Innes), Sarraf as Dirk McQuickly (Idle), Amador as Stig O’Hara (Ricky Fataar) and Sandoval as Barry Wom (John Halsey), and was performed multiple nights in both Los Angeles and New York.
"Yellow Submarine" movie remake.
In 2010, The Fab Four was cast to do the motion-capture performance footage for director Robert Zemeckis' 3-D remake of The Beatles animated film classic, "Yellow Submarine". The movie was set to be released sometime in 2012, but Disney canceled the project when Zemeckis' film "Mars Needs Moms" performed poorly in the box office and critics' reviews of Zemeckis' animations were mostly negative.
Discography.
All songs were arranged, performed, recorded and produced by The Fab Four.
"A Fab Four Christmas".
Release Date - October 16, 2002
Label - Delta Ent. (LaserLight)
"Have Yourself a FAB-ulous Little Christmas".
Release Date - October 16, 2002 
Label - Delta Ent. (LaserLight)
"HARK!".
Release Date - 2008 
Label - Robo Records
"The Ultimate Beatles Tribute in Concert, Vol. 1".
Release Date - 2002/2011 
Label - Self-released
"TV Special Soundtrack".
Release Date - 2013 
Label - Self-released