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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: Who Was Granny Smith And How Did She Get An Apple Named After Her?
Description: Happy National Apple Day! Today it's the story of Maria Ann Smith, who discovered the tart, juicy green apple now known around the world as the Granny Smith. Plus: today in 1969, the Beatles’ record company, Apple, got a telegram asking if Paul McCartney wanted to come to New York for a pretty special recording session.
Who was Granny Smith? (City of Ryde via Archive.org)
Jimi Hendrix Sought Paul McCartney for Supergroup with Miles Davis (Rolling Stone)
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