Hello! My name is Richard D. Driver and I'm an Associate Professor and the Coordinator of the History Department at McLennan Community College.
I hold a Ph.D. in American history and am an experienced teacher who enjoys learning with my students, in a variety of classroom environments, including online and Dual-Credit.
My scholarship focuses on the cultural and historical impact of popular music, particularly the Beatles and the post-Beatles career of Paul McCartney. I am a regularly contributor and presenter in the Beatles Area at annual meetings of the Popular Culture Association. In 2025, I joined the editorial board of the Journal of Beatles Studies.
My first book, That Was Me: Paul McCartney's Career and the Legacy of the Beatles, was published in 2023, and I have contributed chapters in a number of additional collections. From 2016-2019, I contributed music reviews for Pop Matters, including Paul McCartney's Egypt Station (2018).
I live in the Waco, Texas-area with my wife and daughter.
I hold a Ph.D. in American history and am an experienced teacher who enjoys learning with my students, in a variety of classroom environments, including online and Dual-Credit.
My scholarship focuses on the cultural and historical impact of popular music, particularly the Beatles and the post-Beatles career of Paul McCartney. I am a regularly contributor and presenter in the Beatles Area at annual meetings of the Popular Culture Association. In 2025, I joined the editorial board of the Journal of Beatles Studies.
My first book, That Was Me: Paul McCartney's Career and the Legacy of the Beatles, was published in 2023, and I have contributed chapters in a number of additional collections. From 2016-2019, I contributed music reviews for Pop Matters, including Paul McCartney's Egypt Station (2018).
I live in the Waco, Texas-area with my wife and daughter.