Mona Best and The Beatles – BBC play
This BBC play was broadcast on Radio 4 Saturday and is available for a month, also internationally. From the announcement: Before The Beatles were icons, they were just a bunch of teenagers playing in...
Category: Beatle People
Brian Wilson
Wednesday, June 11, Brian Wilson’s daughters announced the death of their father – the genius behind the music of the Beach Boys. We are heartbroken to announce that our beloved father Brian Wilson has...
John Duff Lowe
John Charles Duff Lowe (1942 – 2024) was a part time member of the Quarrymen for a while, when the lineup was John, Paul, George, drummer Colin Hanton and John Duff Lowe on the...
Tony Bramwell’s obituary
We have been waiting for Mark Lewisohn to pay tribute to Tony and celebrate his association with the Beatles, not to mention say a little about what involvement Tony had with the Beatles, Epstein...
Goodbye, Tony Bramwell
I was very saddened to hear that Tony Bramwell has passed away, but I had feared it for a while. I met and interviewed and had a few pints with Tony at the Beatles...
Cry For A Shadow
I just came back from the Norwegian Beatles Festival, which was held in Bergen this weekend. It started on Thursday with a screening of the documentary about Colin Hanton, John, Paul and George’s first...
Beryl Williams
We have been informed that the widow of the Beatles’ first manager Allan Williams, Beryl Williams has passed away at the age of 93. Her husband died in 2017. Together with her husband, Beryl...
Chas Newby
We are sad to have to announce another death, Chas Newby (18 June 1941 – 22 May 2023) has passed away. In Beatles history, we know Chas as the first left-handed bass player in...
Louise Harrison
George Harrison’s sister Louise Harrison passed away peacefully on Sunday, 29th of January 2023. She died peacefully at the age of 91 at her assisted living home in Florida. George Harrison was the first...
Photographer Henry Grossman
The New York Times reports that photographer Henry Grossman has passed away. His is death was in late November last year. Grossman started photographing The Beatles when they were performing at the Ed Sullivan...
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