Carl Perkins’ “Dance” album
Dance album of Carl Perkins Those of you who have read Mark Lewisohn’s “Tune In” book will have noticed that the Beatles were very fond of the “Dance Album of Carl Perkins”, and that...
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Andy White 1930-2015
Signed promo photo. Andy White — who played drums for The Beatles on a version of “Love Me Do,” in 1962 — died on Monday, at the age of 85. A native of Glasgow,...
Lizzie’s book
Lizzie Bravo with her book. Lizzie Bravo’s book about the Beatles “Do Rio A Abbey Road” will be released at the end of November. So far, it’s the Portuguese language edition which is being released,...
What if the Beatles never broke up?
Peter Lee has maintained a blog called Hooks and Harmony since 2008, dedicated to pop music and 80s music. Now he is coming out with a new novel, titled “The Death and Life of Mal...
Mark Lewisohn about the upcoming volumes
The paperback edition of “Tune In” is published September 3, 2015. Renowned Beatles author Mark Lewisohn was a guest at BeatleWeek in Liverpool this year, and had a session called “Ask Mark”, a revival...
Meryl Streep at the Shea Stadium concert – the truth
Meryl Streep with dark hair and a cap at a Beatles concert at Shea Stadium. One recently much publicised myth is that actress Meryl Streep was at the famous Beatles concert at Shea Stadium...
Beryl Bryden meets the Beatles in Barcelona
Paul McCartney and unknown lady at the Beatles’ hotel room in Barcelona. Photo: Juana Biarnés Beryl Audley Bryden (11 May 1920 – 14 July 1998) was an English jazz singer and washboard player, who...
Cilla and The Beatles
Cilla Black, 1943-2015 Cilla Black was born Priscilla Maria Veronica White in Liverpool, England, on 27 May 1943 and grew up in the Scotland Road area of the city. Her parents were John Patrick...
The diaries of Mal Evans
Mal Evans with the Beatles in Sweden, 1963. Malcolm Frederick “Mal” Evans (27 May 1935 – 5 January 1976) was best known as the road manager, assistant, and a friend of the Beatles. In...
Meet the Threetles
Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and David Letterman (Photo: Jay Johnson/Worldwide Pants) Here’s an interesting story from a former segment producer for David Letterman, Daniel Kellison: There was a standing offer of $500 from Dave...
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