When They Were Boys (66 page)

Baird, Julia.
Imagine This: Growing Up with My Brother John Lennon
. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2008.

Barrow, Tony.
John, Paul, George, Ringo, and Me
. New York: Da Capo, 2006.

Bedford, David.
Liddypool: Birthplace of the Beatles
. London: Dalton Watson Fine Books, 2011.

Best, Pete, and Bill Harry.
The Best Years of the Beatles
. London: Headline, 2006.

Best, Roag, Pete Best, and Rory Best.
The Beatles: The True Beginnings
. New York: Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Press, 2007.

Bramwell, Tony, and Rosemary Kingsland.
Magical Mystery Tours—My Life with the Beatles
. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2009.

Brocken, Michael.
Other Voices: The Hidden Histories of Liverpool's Music Scenes 1930s–1970s
. Farnham, UK: Ashgate, 2010.

Brocken, Michael, and Melissa Davis.
The Beatles Bibliography
. Manitou Springs, CO: Beatle Works Ltd., 2012.

Coleman, Ray.
Lennon, the Definitive Biography
. New York: Harper Perennial, 1992.

Davies, Hunter.
The Beatles: The Authorized Biography
. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1968; Dell, 1978.

———.
The Quarrymen
. London: Omnibus, 2001.

Dogget, Peter.
You Never Give Me Your Money: The Battle for the Soul of the Beatles
. Oxford: Bodley Head, 2009.

Ellis, Ron.
Ears of the City
. London: Headline, 1999; Southport, UK: Nirvana, 2005.

Epstein, Brian.
A Cellarful of Noise
. New York: Doubleday, 1964.

Fascher, Horst.
Let the Good Times Roll! Der Starclub–Grunder Erzahit
. Munich: Eichborn Verlag, 2006.

Gannon, John, and Kevin Roach.
The Beatles: Living in the Eye of the Hurricane
. Liverpool: Liverpool Authors, 2011.

Geller, Debbie.
The Brian Epstein Story
. Ed. John Savage. London: Faber and Faber, 2000.

Gruen, Bob.
Sometime in New York City
. Guildford, UK: Genesis, 1995.

Harrison, George.
I, Me, Mine
. London: W. H. Allen, 1981.

Harrison, George, with Derek Taylor.
Fifty Years Adrift
. Guildford, UK: Genesis Publications, 1983.

Harry, Bill.
The Beatles Encyclopedia
. London: Virgin, 2001.

———.
The George Harrison Encyclopedia
. London: Virgin, 2004.

———.
The John Lennon Encyclopedia
. London: Virgin, 2001.

———.
Lennon's Liverpool: In My Life, a Magical History Tour
. Liverpool: Trinity Mirror Media, 2010.

———.
Liverpool: Bigger than the Beatles
. Liverpool: Trinity Mirror Media.

———.
Mersey Beat
. London: Omnibus, 1977.

———.
The Paul McCartney Encyclopedia
. London: Virgin, 2003.

———.
The Ringo Starr Encyclopedia
. London: Virgin, 2004.

Kane, Larry.
Ticket to Ride: Inside the Beatles' 1964 Tour that Changed the World
. Philadelphia: Running Press, 2003; New York: Viking Penguin, 2004.

———.
Lennon Revealed
. Philadelphia: Running Press, 2005.

Kessler, Jude Sutherland.
Shoulda Been There
. Dothan, AL: On the Rock Books, 2008.

Kirchherr, Astrid, Matthew Clough, and Colin Fallow.
Astrid Kirchherr, a Retrospective
. Liverpool: University Press, 2010.

Leach, Sam.
The Rocking City: The Explosive Birth of the Beatles
. Gwynedd, UK: Pharaoh Press, 1999.

Leigh, Spencer.
The Beatles in Hamburg: The Stories, the Scene, and How It All Began
. London: Omnibus, 2011.

———.
It's Love That Really Counts: The Billy Kinsley Story
. Liverpool: Cavern City Tours, 2010.

———.
Let's Go Down the Cavern, the Story of Liverpool's Mersey Beat
. London: Vermilion, 1984.

Lennon, Cynthia.
John
. New York: Crown, 2006.

Lennon, John.
In His Own Write
. London: Jonathan Cape, 1964.

Lewisohn, Mark.
The Beatles Day by Day
. New York: Crown, 1990.

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The Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Abbey Road Studio Session Notes
,
1962–1970
. London: Hamlyn, Random House, 1998.

Martin, George.
All You Need Is Ears
. London: Macmillan, 1979.

Miles, Barry.
Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now
. London: Secker and Warburg, 1997.

Norman, Philip.
Shout: The Beatles in Their Generation
. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1981.

Ono, Yoko.
Memories of John Lennon
. London: HarperCollins, 2005.

Pawlowski, Gareth L.
How They Became the Beatles 1960–1964: A Definitive History of the Early Years
. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1989.

Porter, Alan J.
Before They Were Beatles: The Early Years 1956–1960
. Bloomington, IN: Xlibris, 2003.

Riley, Tim.
Lennon: The Man, the Myth, the Music—The Definitive Life
. New York: Hyperion, 2011.

Somach, Denny, Kathleen Somach, and Kevin Gunn.
Ticket to Ride: A Celebration of the Beatles
. New York: William Morrow, 1989.

Somach, Denny, Kathleen Somach, and Scott Muni, with Kevin Gunn.
Ticket to Ride: A Tribute to the Group that Symbolized the Sixties Era
. New York: William Morrow, 1991.

Spizer, Bruce.
The Beatles Are Coming! The Birth of Beatlemania in America
. New Orleans, LA: 498 Productions, 2003.

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The Beatles Records on Vee-Jay
. New Orleans, LA: 489 Productions, 1998.

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The Beatles for Sale on Parlophone Records
. New Orleans, LA: LLC Productions, 2011.

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The Beatles Story on Capitol Records, Part One: Beatlemania and the Singles
.

New Orleans, LA: 498 Productions, 2000.

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The Beatles Swan Song: “She Loves You” and Other Records
. New Orleans, LA: Midpoint Trade Books, 2007.

Sutcliffe, Pauline, and Douglas Thompson.
The Beatles Shadow: Stuart Sutcliffe His Lonely Hearts Club
. London: Sidgwick and Jackson, Pan Macmillan, 2001.

Taylor, Derek.
As Time Goes By
. New York: Quick Fox, 1974.

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It Was Twenty Years Ago Today
. Guildford, UK: Genesis, 1987.

Williams, Allan, and William Marshall.
The Man Who Gave the Beatles Away
. London: Elm Tree, 1975.

Abbey Road Studios,
281–282
,
334

Abner, Ewart,
336

Adelphi Hotel,
80
,
179
,
218

Albert, Marsha,
340

All-Starr Band,
9
,
11
,
15

American invasion,
368–370

Anarchy,
166–167
,
206

Anderson, Jim,
117

Ankrah, Joe,
79–82
,
197
(quote),
198–199
,
218
,
250
,
365
(quote),
371
,
374

Anti-Semitism,
237

Apple Corps,
350

Appleby, Ron,
254

Art and artists. See
Kirchherr, Astrid
;
Sutcliffe, Stuart

As Time Goes By
(Taylor),
350–351

Ashton, William Howard,
26–27
,
153

Aspinall, Neil,
309–311
,
368
,
371

   
Barrow and,
345–346

   
Beatles' sex lives,
360–361

   
Bramwell and,
312

   
death of,
261–262

   
Decca Records disaster,
265
,
268

   
Mal Evans and,
317

   
Mona Best and,
249
,
256

   
Pete's ouster,
257–258

   
roadie,
309–310

   
Roag and,
251

   
Royal Command Performance,
361–362

   
the Casbah,
247

   
work ethic,
335

Atom beat,
244
,
251

Baby boom. See
Bulge generation

Bach, Barbara,
262

“Bad to Me,”
49–50

Bailey Rae, Corrine, 1212

Baird, Julia (John's sister),
30
(quote),
41–45
,
47
,
200
,
329–330

Beatlemania,
364

   
John and Paul's first concert,
86

   
John and Paul's first meeting,
83–84

   
John and Stu Sutcliffe,
164

   
John's genius,
48

   
memories of George,
126

   
on Cynthia Lennon,
48–49

Banned songs,
32

Barber, Adrian,
172

Barrow, Tony,
16
,
229–230
,
309
(quote),
329
(quote),
342
(quote),
366–367

Beatlemania,
363

Beatles' sex lives,
360

   
Decca Records audition,
264–266

   
Epstein and,
224
(quote),
241–242
,
343–344

   
Epstein's death,
231

   
film techniques,
344–345

   
Live at the London Palladium
,
358

   
“Love Me Do,”
283

   
on Freda Kelly,
299
,
302

   
Paul and,
64
,
69
(quote)

   
personality of,
345–346

   
promoting the group,
280

   
public relations,
280
,
342–344
,
356–357

   
Royal CommandPerformance,
342
(quote),
362

   
stress of popularity,
346

   
supporting role,
348–349

Beach Boys,
349

Beat culture,
115
,
121

Beatlefan
magazine,
165

Beatlemania,
358
,
362–364

   
The Beatles Anthology
,
189
,
211
,
245–246
,
258

   
The Beatles: The True Beginnings
(Best),
251

“Be-Bop-A-Lula,”
180

Bedford, Dave,
260–261

“Being a Short Diversion on the Dubious

   
Origins of Beatles (Translated from the John Lennon),”
110
,
118

Best, Mona (mother),
15
,
26–29
,
368

   
Aspinall and,
249

   
Beatlemania,
364

   
Beatles' autobiography,
111

   
John and,
252

   
Pete's departure,
255
,
257–259

   
the Casbah,
146
,
246–249

   
the Cavern,
200–201

   
the makeover,
322

Best, Pete,
15
,
26
,
85
,
145
(quote),
368

   
American music,
60

   
Aspinall's death,
262

   
attack on,
353

   
Beatles' autobiography,
111

Bill Harry and,
118

   
childhood and education,
25
,
27–29

   
departure,
246
,
254–263

   
Ellis's memories of,
134

   
fans' attack on,
253–254

   
Fascher's friendship with the boys,
171
,
178

   
haircut,
187

   
Hamburg,
137
(quote),
140–141
,
145–146
,
179
,
249

   
Leach and Williams,
210

   
Litherland concert,
151
,
153–154

   
musical talent and popularity,
245–246
,
250–253
,
259–260

   
Neil Aspinall and,
310

   
Paris trip,
187–188

   
Paul and,
79
,
208

   
Ringo and,
274

   
Roag's protection of,
251

   
sex appeal,
250–251

   
the Casbah,
248–249

   
the Cavern,
200

   
Best, Rory,
251
,
255
,
258

   
Best, Vincent Roag,
249
,
251
,
253–254
,
256
,
258–259
,
262
,
311
,
368

   
Big Three,
203
,
214–216
,
277
,
286
,
288–289
,
292–293
,
374

Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas,
27
,
61–62
,
261
,
273
,
354
.
See also
Kramer, Billy J
.

Binnick, Bernie,
337

Biondi, Dick,
337

Birth of the Beatles
(Rose),
165

Black, Cilla,
227

Blackjacks,
246

Blavat, Jerry,
337

Bonis, Bob,
102

Boxing Day, 1960,
149–150

Boyd, Pattie,
134

Brainwashed
(album),
129

Bramwell, Tony,
16
,
33
,
145
(quote),
311–315
,
329
(quote),
330
,
366
,
368

   
background, childhood, and education,
72–73

   
Beatles' sex lives,
360

   
Decca Records audition,
279

   
Epstein and,
238
,
242

   
equipment episodes,
309–310

   
George's conflict with Paul,
146–147

   
George's sensitivity and kindness,
130
,
134

   
hunger for pop music,
58–59

   
John and Paul's meeting,
83

   
Litherland concert,
149–152
,
154

   
Live at the London Palladium
,
359

   
McCartney family,
74

   
Parlophone sessions,
281

   
Pete Best,
245
(quote),
257

   
Stu Sutcliffe and John,
163

   
Teddy Boys,
204
(quote),
206

   
the Casbah,
247

   
the makeover,
325–326

   
the poll,
212
(quote),
213–214

   
work ethic,
335

Bridges, Lloyd,
338

British Invasion,
367

Brocken, Michael,
101
,
155–156
,
219
(quote),
220
,
259

Brown, Ken,
246
,
249

Bulge generation,
57–62
,
123

Burroughs, Barbara,
207

Byrds,
349

Byrne, “Johnny Guitar,”
274

Caldwell, Allan,
96
,
246
,
274
.
See also

   
Rory Storm and the Hurricanes
;
Storm, Rory

Cameo-Parkway Records,
336–337

Campbell, Frank,
207

“Can't Buy Me Love,”
87

Capitol Records,
335–340
,
369–370

Carter, Chris,
264
(quote),
268
,
332
,
332
(quote)

Casanova Club,
103
,
165
,
207–208

Casbah,
29
,
111
,
146
,
246–249
,
252–253
,
368

Cash, Johnny,
60

Cavern,
55
,
80
,
120
,
122
,
152
,
178
,
191
,
197
(quote),
198–203
,
216
,
235
,
249–252
,
292–293
,
300
,
316
,
319

The Cavern
(Leigh),
199

CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite
,
340
,
345
,
366

A Cellarful of Noise
(Epstein),
120
,
202–203
,
231
,
323

Chants. See
Joe Ankrah and the Chants