Beatles poster uncovered at Merseyside train station finds new permanent home at the Beatles Story. A Beatles poster uncovered during the refurbishment of a Merseyside train station has gone on permanent display at Liverpool’s Fab Four museum.
The brightly-coloured advertisement, which dates from 1962, was found by workmen removing cladding at Bidston station in 2013. The poster, for a show at the New Brighton Tower Ballroom headlined by Little Richard, is now part of an exhibition in the Merseybeat room at the Beatles Story in the Albert Dock. The room looks at how promotion from Bill Harry’s music publication Mersey Beat helped The Beatles and also other bands from the Merseybeat era. The poster for the October 12 gig also names The Beatles, who are said to be playing in a “sensational line-up of top British rock groups”. It was designed by artist Tony Booth, from Moreton, who worked for former Beatles manager Brian Epstein during the 1960s.
“I was working for Brian Epstein before he signed up the Beatles – I used to do things for his shops and things like that. The Beatles - The Internet Beatles Album. Beatles Portal « I read the news today: All Beatle news. - Mozil. I read the news today: All Beatle news.
Entries RSS | Comments RSS Beatles Portal Here’s my extended Beatles link-emporium. Links of all varieties on all things fab. NOTE: I know…everyone has their favorite Fab Four sites, if you don’t see yours here, let me know and we’ll see what we can do about adding it onto the list. Beatles Links Official SitesThe BeatlesJohn LennonPaul McCartneyRingo StarrGeorge HarrisonPete BestStuart Sutcliffe.
John Lennon considered covering music a love in. In 1971, a New York Times columnist accused The Beatles of “ripping off” struggling black musicians who the band covered.
Journalist Craig McGregor claimed the Fab Four rode the coattails of the original artists, raking in money and fame without so much as a hat tip to the songs’ originators. John Lennon responded to McGregor in a handwritten note penned on American Airlines while flying across the Atlantic. Lennon dismissed the claims, arguing that “It wasn’t a rip off, it was a love in.” Via Letters of Note. A heaping helping of history. A BEATLES' HARD-DIE'S SITE: Beatles' Music - Mozilla Firefox.
1957 - At the age of sixteen, John Lennon forms the Quarry Men with friends from his school, Quarry Bank Grammar.July 6, 1957 - After meeting Paul McCartney during a Quarry Men performance at Woolton Parish Church fete, John invites him to join the band.February 1958 - George Harrison joins the Quarry Men.January 1960 - A friend of John's from Liverpool College of Art, Stu Sutcliffe is asked to join the group as the bass guitarist.
The band decides to change its name to Silver Beatles.August 1960 - Pete Best becomes the group's drummer. The group makes a final change to their name and are now known as simply the Beatles. They go on to play various venues in Hamburg including such clubs as Indra, Kaiserkeller, Top Ten and Star.December 27, 1960 - The Beatles return to Liverpool and play at Litherland Town Hall. DisclaimerUSA*17 U.S.C. 107 permits copyrighted material to be used under the "fair use" doctrine without any permission from the copyright owner. Lennonisms: the Quotable John Lennon. John was not only a brilliant musician and songwriter but an intelligent, thoughtful philosopher and clever quipster.
These are some of my favorite John Lennon quotes. Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans. part of the lyric of "Beautiful Boy" Would those of you in the cheaper seats clap your hands? And the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry. John Lennon onstage with The Beatles November 4, 1963 at the Royal Variety Performance in London. Reporter: They think your haircuts are un-American John: Well, it was very observant of them because we aren't American, actually. news conference after returning from France February 5, 1964 Reporter: Why does it (your music) excite them (the fans) so much? I once received a bra... with "I Love John" embroidered on it. We never thought of miming songs at concerts. We don't know (the tour schedule). Sid, at Shea Stadium, I saw the top of the mountain. DO something with my voice!
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The classic lineup consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Richard "Ringo Starr" Starkey. History Origins Our story begins with young art students Len Johnson and Paul McSpaniels on the top deck of a Liverpool bus. The two young lads found they were united in their love of skiffle, a crude musical style devised by English songster Donnie Lonegan, and named after a Liverpool night out. The two were sharing a Woodbine when somebody spoke, and they went into a dream. Before settling on the name that made them famous, the combo performed in many of their front rooms under a variety of names, including The Clay Men, Johnny and The Moptops, The Silver Bullets, The Big Three, The Fab Four and The Slaughterhouse Five, but their break came when, by fantastic chance, they won a residency at the local Cotton Club, owned by Pete's mum. First Singles and First Album Second Album Fame.
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