Battle of the Bands Finale

I'm sure that it will come as absolutely no surprise to anyone that the Battle of the Bands on Dr. John's Record Shelf has determined that the Beatles were the greatest British rock and roll group of the era 1960 to 1974. After a grueling competition that began with 64 groups eight months ago, the Beatles rather convincingly defeated the Rolling Stones in the final round, by an 8-3 vote by listeners. I think that next season we'll try something else on the program, as this year's Battle produced few upsets and became something of a foregone conclusion as it played out. It gave us the opportunity to play a lot of great music, but we do that anyway. So, thanks to all who voted or offered comments on the contest, and I'll keep you posted on what we do next.