I had the opportunity to take a look inside 1 Blomfield Road, home to Julia Lennon, her partner John “Bobby” Dykins and their daughters Julia and Jackie.
John, of course spent a lot of time there with his mother and family. It was here that Julia taught John how to play banjo chords on his guitar, and so much more.
Come inside with me now:
In my latest video I look at the 6 drummers who played with the Beatles/ Silver Beatles/ Beatals over a 2 month period from May to July 1960.
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In my latest video, join me on the coast of Wales where I wander through one of the strangest places you could ever visit!
Brian holidayed here for many years, and George loved it so much that he celebrated his 50th birthday party here.
But where is it? Join me now.
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
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.
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.
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David
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.
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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
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
On the 10th May 1960, the group, calling themselves The Silver Beatles, perform together for the first time as a rock n roll group.
Follow the story through iconic photos and eyewitness testimony behind this historic day in my latest video.
