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When they were boys : the true story of the Beatles' rise to the top / Larry Kane.

When they were boys : the true story of the Beatles' rise to the top / Larry Kane.
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ISBN 9780762440146 hardback
Name Kane, Larry, 1942- author.
Title When they were boys : the true story of the Beatles' rise to the top / Larry Kane.
Published Philadelphia : Running Press, 2013.
©2013
Description 395 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Notes Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-380) and index.
Contents Part one: Stirrings -- The milkman -- Inspiration, perspiration, and admiration -- Paul - Yesterday -- Part two: Fever -- See you at the Jac -- Pen pal #1---Bill Harry -- He was just seventeen -- Part three: Across the sea -- Hamburg Part 1 - the wild side -- Breakthrough at Litherland -- The life and death of Stuart Sutcliffe -- Hamburg part 2 - "Love me do" -- The Fearsome Foursome -- Forgotten friend - Hurricane Rory -- Part four: Where were you in '61? -- Nineteen steps to heaven -- The Prince of Mathew Street -- The poll -- Tower of power -- Bob Wooler - "Can you dig it?" -- Brian Epstein - silky soft whispers in the dark -- Part five: Turning points -- "Mean, moody, magnificent" - Pete Best -- The Decca Disaster -- On the poor side of town - Hurricane Ringo -- Triumph at Parlophone -- Part six: Secrets to success -- Bands on the run -- Secret-agent girls -- The boys of the road -- The makeover -- Part seven: 1963-New Year's Day -- Music stampede - a story of two countries -- Barrow on the beat -- Pen pal #2 - Derek Taylor -- Momentum with a royal and foreign touch -- A December to remember - the end or the beginning?
Summary This is the story of the Beatles' harrowing rise to fame: focusing on that seven-year stretch from the time the boys met as teenagers to early 1964, when the Fab Four made their momentous first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. From the boys' humble beginnings in Liverpool, to the cellars of Hamburg, "When They Were Boys" includes stories never before told, including the heartbreaks and the lucky breaks. Included are an eyewitness account of that first meeting between Lennon and McCartney, the inside story of how Ringo replaced Pete Best, an exploration of the brilliant but troubled soul of manager Brian Epstein, and the real scoop on their disastrous first visit to Germany and the death of Stu Sutcliffe. With an eye for life in Liverpool during the 50's and 60's and over 65 eyewitness accounts from those closest to the Beatles, Larry Kane brings to life the evolution of the group that changed music forever.
Subjects Beatles
Rock groups -- Great Britain -- Biography
Rock musicians -- Great Britain -- Biography
Rock musicians -- England -- Biography
Rock music -- Great Britain -- 1961-1970 -- History and criticism
Genre Biographies
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