About David

David Bedford with Allan Williams, the Beatles first manager
Beatles first manager Allan Williams with David Bedford

David grew up in the Dingle, Liverpool, near the bottom of the street, Madryn Street, where Ringo Starr was born. He later attended St. Silas School, the same primary school that Ringo Starr, Billy Fury and Alf Lennon (John’s father).

He and his wife, Alix, moved to live near Penny Lane, where they have lived for the last 30 years. Their three daughters were born in Oxford Street Maternity Hospital, where John Lennon has been born. The three girls all attended Dovedale School, the same school that John Lennon and George Harrison attended. David has been the Chair of Governors there for nearly 15 years.

When illness forced him to retire at the age of 35, encouraged by his doctor, he began to read, research and write about The Beatles for the London Beatles Fan Club magazine, and helped to found the British Beatles Fan Club. Realising that so many stories about The Beatles and Liverpool were incorrect, he set out to dispel the myths by interviewing the people who knew The Beatles best.

Liddypool

Liddypool: Birthplace of The Beatles by David Bedford
Liddypool

His first book, “Liddypool: Birthplace of The Beatles“, was published in 2009 to critical acclaim, and is now in its third edition.

The Fab one hundred and Four: The Evolution of The Beatles

The Fab one hundred and Four: The Evolution of The Beatles by David Bedford. All The Beatles members from the Quarrymen to The Beatles
The Fab one Hundred and Four

His second book, the follow-up to “Liddypool”, “The Fab one hundred and four: The Evolution of The Beatles” was published in 2013 to further critical acclaim, with original interviews and rewriting Beatles history, by telling of the 104 people who contributed to the early history of The Beatles.

The Beatles Book

The Beatles Book by Hunter Davies, David Bedford, Spencer Leigh and Keith Badman
The Beatles Book

In 2016, he published a book with original Beatles biographer Hunter Davies, plus Spencer Leigh and Keith Badman, called “The Beatles Book”.

Inspector Rocke: That’ll Be The Day That I Die

As an aside from his Beatles books, David wrote a crime fiction novel in 2017 around a fictional Liverpool detective called Inspector Rocke. Each story is set around a key moment in Beatles history, and features The Beatles themselves, though not as suspects!

Looking for Lennon

Looking for Lennon, documentary feature film for which David Bedford was Associate Producer and Beatles historian

In 2018, he was the Associate Producer and Historian for the documentary feature film “Looking for Lennon”, which was nominated for a National Film Award.

Finding the Fourth Beatle

Finding the Fourth Beatle by David Bedford and Garry Popper, telling the story of The Beatles 23 drummers
Finding the Fourth Beatle

In 2018, he also published his third book, with co-author Garry Popper, called “Finding the Fourth Beatle“, about the 23 drummers who put the beat in The Beatles.

He has several other book projects, and much more, on the go.

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You can purchase David’s books in his shop

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