The Twin Cities is home to one of the premier Beatles tributes in the country – Rubber Soul.  These five Beatle-crazed guys, fans before anything, enjoy and share their mutual passion. The line-up consists of Brian McGuire (Paul McCartney), Jonathan Ehresmann (George Harrison), Roger Jaworski (Ringo) and Mike McDonough (John Lennon). Dave Gores is a unique addition to the Fab Four on keyboards (ala Billy Preston). He performs the predominant keyboard parts from all of the Beatles catalog, and also contributes background vocals and extra percussion. Rubber Soul features the entire gamut, covering the early Beatles - British invasion, the psychedelic era of Sgt Pepper/Magical Mystery Tour and later Beatles, covering the “White Album” release through “Abbey Road/Let it Be.”  Their performance includes costume changes, as well as the use of authentic guitars, amps, etc, which contribute to the overall presentation, reliving the magic of the Beatles throughout their career.

 

 

Brian McGuire (Paul)

 

 Brian relocated to the Twin Cities from Appleton, WI in the early 1990s and has been with Rubber Soul since it's inception as "Beatles Forever" 9 years ago.  When Brian joined the combo, the Beatles Forever already had a long history of touring the country.  However, due to personal conflicts, the band was reorganized and Rubber Soul was born. Coincidentally, “Rubber Soul” and “Revolver” are Brian’s two favorite albums. Brian's favorite song ever was “In My Life,” written by John Lennon.  Paul McCartney’s approach to harmonies and medley and his simplicity in songwriting, according to Brian, are unsurpassed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Roger Jaworski (Ringo)

  Call it karma that brought this lad to this band. Born July 7th, he shares the same birthday as Ringo. Both left handed, as well as sharing some of the same facial attributes, namely an overly large beak. Call him the “Ringo” of the Midwest! After years of playing in rock and corporate variety bands around the Midwest, he has learned how to play many styles of music. This well-rounded education has been invaluable to simulating Ringos’ style of drumming. His first awakening to the “Beatles” was the mesmerizing sounds of the “Magical Mystery Tour” album. As a young lad, he remembers countless hours of paging through and listening to this album book ala “Blue Jay Way”.

 

 

 

Michael McDonough (John)

"I started music drumming in my dads polka band on their breaks - we would play rock and roll but the bands of the 60s drove them nuts - and forced me to steal my older sisters Beatle records. Late 70s rolled around and I picked up a bass guitar and started a singing career - playing rock covers in the 80s.  I traded Beatles for Bon Jovi - the 80s were a real gas! - I learned to emulate singers so I have no real voice of my own. (Beside the Irish accent) 2001 - Jack Foster comes into my life and introduces me to Brian and the Beatles Forever - that's where I became John Winston Lennon for the first time. It took almost a year to teach myself the guitar - but I had lots of help from my predecessors.  Now Rubber Soul lives through my voice and the voices of my mates..." 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jonathan Ehresmann (George)

 

  Known as one of the top young guitarists in the Twin Cities, Jonny "George" grew up in Clear Lake, IA, where "the music died" in 1959. This infamous plane crash helped to shape Jonny's life and musical education. He fell in love with the Beatles at a very young age, and soon turned to a life in music. Moving to the Twin Cities in 2006,
Jonny graduated with top honors from McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul. He currently teaches, records, writes, and performs in numerous bands across the metro area, including Jonny James and the Hall of Fames.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dave Gores (Billy Preston)

 

Dave was plucked from Mike’s (John) vast archive of musicians to play the part of Billy Preston because of his familiarity with all styles of music and his mastery of the keyboards - both necessities in truly recreating the real Beatles sound.  Dave has performed throughout the Midwest in rock, blues, and variety bands for over 25 years.  “Playing the Beatles (and Billy Preston) makes you pull out all the stops because of their level of sophistication in song writing, orchestration, and experimentation with sound”.