On 16th August 1962, Pete Best was taken into Brian Epstein’s office and fired. Or was he?
With the full information in my book Finding the Fourth Beatle, here is a summary of what happened in that summer of 1962 in my latest YouTube video
Beatles History Blog
Rare BBC Interviews with Allan Williams, Bob Wooler, Freda Kelly and Tommy Moore
Hidden away in the BBC archives is this gem of a feature from 1973 when there was an attempt to celebrate the Beatles and Merseybeat.
This is the only TV interview with original Beatles drummer Tommy Moore!
Don’t miss it.
The Beatles Civic Reception 10th July 1964
Back from pounding the streets of Hamburg, I am back on the streets of Liverpool with the latest in my walking tours.
This time, one of Brian’s tailors and the great Liverpool Town Hall reception. Watch below.
David
Get Back to Hamburg- Part 2!
Following on from my recent trip to Hamburg, here is part 2 of my walking tour down the Grosse Freiheit to find the Beatles sites.
This time I take you to the Reeperbahn and the Top Ten Club, the police station where Paul and Pete were locked up overnight and the famous Star Club.
Watch the video below
David
Come with me to Hamburg
Not long back from Hamburg so I thought I would share my video with you.
See what the Grosse Freiheit looks like and the first one looks at the Bambi Kino, the Indra and the Kaiserkeller.
Take a look at the video now
Stuart Sutcliffe
I am writing this from Hamburg where I celebrated Stuart’s birthday yesterday, passing near to the house where he sadly died in 1962.
But I wanted to celebrate his life, so I out together this short video of the places he lived in Liverpool and how John and the Beatles became part of his life.
The Song that Changed The Beatles Lives
In my latest walking tour clip, I take the walk that Brian Epstein took on 9th November 1961 to the Cavern Club.
Watch the video now
The Beatles at EMI on 6th June 1962 – the day it all changed!
When The Beatles went down to EMI Studios on 6th June 1962, were they under contract or was it an audition?
This was the day that would change the story of the Beatles forever. It would lead to the Beatles obtaining their recording contract from Parlophone and working with George Martin.
It also led to the end of the road for Pete Best in the Beatles.
Examine the evidence with me now in this video.
David
David and Rod Davis in Germany
On 20th May I flew out to Germany with Rod Davis from the Quarrymen.
Rod, like many people, didn’t realise that I play guitar and sing a bit too! So he suggested that ge would do a talk with songs, I would do my talk, and then we would sing some songs together. What an honour that was for me and we had so much fun too!!
Have a look at the video I’ve just uploaded to our YouTube channel and I hope you forgive the camera work from those watching and my singing too!
The Fab Four Photo – The Lennon Connection
The first photos that Brian Epstein commissioned of the new Fab Four were taken on waste ground in north Liverpool.
Little did John know of the significance of the location.
Find out more in this video
