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When They Were Boys

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by Larry Kane

as bouncer, 143

  Beatles’ success in Hamburg, 170

  drug use, 184–185

  first meeting with the boys, 178–179

  history, 175–176

  jail, 180

  John and Epstein, 228–229

  John’s rudeness, 171

  Kingsize Taylor and the Dominos, 288

  “Love Me Do,” 171–172, 283–284

  nightclub management, 177–178

  Paul’s jealousy of Stu, 164

  Fashion, 107, 159, 186–188, 205–207, 322–327, 367

  Fifty Years Adrift (Taylor and Harrison), 141, 161, 352, 355

  Film crews, 344

  Finley, Charles O., 97–98

  Flaming Pie (album), 112

  Flannery, Joe

  American pop music, 58

  Capitol Records, 339

  Epstein and, 220, 228, 232–233, 241, 267

  haircuts, 186–187

  Mersey Beat poll, 213

  Mimi Smith, 35

  Mona Best, 255

  Ringo and, 269

  the makeover, 323, 327

  Football, 21–22, 64

  Formby, George, Jr., 31–32

  Forshaw, Dave, 152, 154

  Four-track technology, 333

  Frank Comments magazine, 114–116

  “From Me to You,” 335–336, 363

  Furlong, June, 20–21, 37–38, 161

  Fury, Billy, 97

  Gaar, Gillian, 148

  Gannon, John, 75, 77

  Garry, Len, 33, 40, 64–66, 68, 369

  Gator Bowl concert, 79

  Gentle, Johnny, 99–100, 110–111, 149, 274

  Gerry and the Pacemakers, 209, 214–216, 353–354

  Gershwin Prize, 12–14

  “Give Peace a Chance,” 349–350

  Goldman, Albert, 60–61

  Gonorrhea, 142

  Graves, Harry, 272, 297

  Griffiths, Eric, 64, 85. See also Quarrymen

  Grohl, Dave, 13

  Guma, Tony, 240, 256

  Haig, Kenneth, 124

  Hair, 107, 159, 186–188, 323–325, 367

  Haley, Bill, 176

  Hall, Colin, 101–102, 221, 284

  “Hallelujah, I Love Her So,” 180

  Hamburg Kaiserkeller, 175–176, 182, 189

  Hamburg, Germany, 104, 120–121, 137(quote), 274, 329, 374

  aftermath, 145–147

  art scene, 160

  Beatles’ autobiography, 111–112

  characters, 181

  Fascher and, 175–178

  fashion style, 324, 326–327

  impact on their music, 139, 175, 188–189

  John and Stu, 159

  Kingsize Taylor, 288

  living and working conditions, 140–142

  Pete’s invitation to, 249

  Ringo in, 174, 271

  risk-taking, 137–138

  Rory Storm, 191

  sexually transmitted diseases, 142–143

  Star Club performances, 179–180

  Stu’s beating and death, 167–168

  Stu’s friendship and love, 158–169

  the look, 188

  third visit, 170–172

  violence, 143–144

  Voorman, Vollmer, and Kirchherr, 182–189

  Williams’s dispute over money, 235

  See also Fascher, Horst

  Hancock, Herbie, 13

  Hanton, Colin, 30(quote), 34, 38–40, 55, 64(quote), 84–85, 125(quote), 126, 330, 368–369. See also Quarrymen

  A Hard Day’s Night (film), 124, 132

  Harris, Emmylou, 13

  Harrison, George, 125(quote), 275

  accessibility, 72

  American music, 58–59, 61

  Astrid Kirchherr and, 126–127, 183, 185

  Beatles’ autobiography, 110–111

  Bill Harry and, 106, 114

  Billy Kinsley’s memories of, 50–51

  bulge generation culture, 123–124

  childhood and education, 17–18, 26, 28, 72–73, 125–126

  death of, 129

  Decca Records disaster, 265

  deportation from Germany, 145

  Derek Taylor and, 348(quote), 351–352, 355

  Ellis’s memories of, 63

  Epstein and, 237

  Fascher and, 180–181

  first instruments, 28

  Freda Kelly, 299

  haircut, 187–188

  Hamburg, 141, 145–146

  intellectual curiosity, 131–132, 355

  Jacaranda Club, 95

  Joe Ankrah and the Chants, 80

  lead singers, 290–291

  Litherland concert, 149–150, 154

  Lonnie Donegan’s influence, 54–55, 57, 76

  Louise Harrison’s support, 305–307

  Mal Evans and, 316, 319

  Mona Best and, 255

  on love, 134

  original songwriting, 374

  Paris trip, 187–188

  Paul’s business sense, 63–64

  Pete Best and, 253, 256–257, 261

  post-Hamburg tension with Paul, 146–147

  Rebels, 132–133

  Ringo and, 271

  Royal Command Performance, 361

  sensitivity and kindness, 126–134, 185

  songwriting talent, 63, 127–128, 131

  stage presence, 102, 128

  Stu Sutcliffe and, 161–162, 164–165

  the Casbah, 246

  the makeover, 324

  Tony Bramwell and, 314

  topping the charts, 333

  Tower Ballroom, 218

  underrating, 129–130

  See also Hamburg; Quarrymen

  Harrison, Harold (father), 15, 17–18, 133, 145, 297, 302, 307

  Harrison, Louise (mother), 17, 28, 133, 185, 297, 302

  Harrison, Louise (sister), 125(quote), 130, 132–134, 137(quote), 296(quote), 303–308

  Harrison, Peter (brother), 17, 133

  Harrison hug, 306

  Harry, Bill, 15–16, 232, 366, 373

  background, 105–106

  Beatles’ autobiography, 111–112

  Beatles’ uniqueness, 105(quote)

  changing the Quarrymen’s name, 99

  fans’ attack on Pete, 254

  Fascher and the boys, 178–179

  George’s quiet sensitivity, 130–131

  hairstyle, 188

  hunger for pop music, 58–59

  Jacaranda Club, 94–95

  John and, 106–107

  Kingsize Taylor, 288

  “Love Me Do,” 283

  marriage to Virginia, 331

  on his involvement with the scene, 114–124

  Paul and, 33

  Pete’s musical style, 251, 260

  Pete’s popularity, 253–254

  Quarry Bank school, 37

  Sam Leach and, 109

  social networking and promotion, 105–124

  Stuart and Astrid, 184

  Stuart Sutcliffe, 159–162, 168

  supporting role, 349

  the Cavern, 197–198, 200–202

  Wooler and, 220

  Ye Cracke gatherings, 106–109

  See also Mersey Beat

  Harry, Virginia, 95, 109, 113, 115–118, 121–122, 124, 213, 331, 373

  Helm, Levon, 10

  Help! (film), 275, 318, 320, 350

  Hesselberg, Frank, 114

  Hill, Faith, 13

  Hoernie, John, 321

  Holloway, Brenda, 227

  Holly, Buddy, 99

  Homosexuality, 226, 228, 362

  Hopkin, Mary, 82

  Hudson, Marc, 276–277

  Hughes, Fran, 321

  Hutchinson, Johnny, 288–289

  “I Saw Her Standing There,” 367, 370

  “I Should Have Known Better,” 87

  “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” 49, 333–334, 337–341, 367, 370

  “I’ll Get You,” 340

  “Imagine,” 32, 34, 56, 185, 189, 358–359

  Imagine Thi
s (Baird), 42

  Indra, 140, 143, 173, 177

  Iron Door Club, 216–217

  It’s Love that Really Counts (Leigh), 291

  Jacaranda Club, 92, 94–96, 115–118

  Jackson, Ed, 260–261

  Jagger, Mick, 199

  James, Carroll, 340

  James, Ian, 77

  Joe Ankrah and the Chants, 79–82. See also Ankrah, Joe

  John (Lennon), 267

  John, Elton, 56

  John, Paul, George, Ringo, and Me (Barrow), 242

  Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, 289, 374

  Johnson, Joe, 245–246

  Jonas Brothers, 13

  Jones, Raymond, 120, 234

  “Julia,” 40

  Kaempfert, Bert, 120, 281

  “Kansas City,” 98

  Kaye, Peter, 122

  Kellerman, Ronnie, 61

  Kelly, Brian, 145(quote), 148–150, 152, 249, 364

  Kelly, Freda, 296–297, 296(quote), 367

  Beatlemania, 301

  Bob Wooler, 221

  Epstein and, 239–240, 300

  Epstein’s death, 233

  Jim McCartney, 77

  Litherland performances, 155

  loyalty of, 298–299, 334–335

  Mimi Smith, 35

  Paul, 78

  Pete Best, 251–253, 261

  Ringo, 276

  the poll, 214

  view of the Beatles, 303

  Keltner, Jim, 10

  Kennedy, John F., 334

  Kidd, Johnny. See Johnny Kidd and the Pirates

  Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes, 172–173, 180, 199, 214, 216, 271, 287–288, 369, 374. See also Taylor, Teddy

  Kinsley, Billy, 50–51, 192, 197(quote), 199–201, 219, 221, 252, 257–258, 289–295, 321, 371, 374. See also Merseybeats

  Kirchherr, Astrid, 142, 181–183, 324, 329

  art, 107, 182–184, 186

  Beatles’ look, 159–160

  drug use, 184–185

  George and, 126–127

  hair, 187

  love story, 162–163

  Stuart remaining in Hamburg, 146–147

  Stuart’s death, 162, 168

  Klein, Alan, 320

  Koschmider, Bruno, 138, 140–141, 143, 145, 170, 177, 191

  Kramer, Billy J., 215, 287(quote), 334, 354, 365(quote), 371, 374

  early Liverpool music scene, 27

  John’s generosity, 49–50

  Litherland concert, 153

  memories of John, 50–51

  Pete’s musical ability, 260

  Ringo and, 273, 276

  Lang Lang, 13

  Las Vegas, 311, 346–347, 360

  Leach, Sam, 16, 204(quote), 207–208, 287(quote), 339–340, 368

  Beatlemania, 364

  Bill Harry and, 109

  Casanova Club, 103, 207–208

  Epstein and Williams as managers, 235–236

  Epstein replacing, 208–210

  John and Paul’s first concert, 86

  Kingsize Taylor, 288

  Merseyside bands, 290

  on Allan Williams, 93–94

  Paul’s leadership, 87

  Pete’s memories, 210

  Stu Sutcliffe and, 165

  Teddy Boys, 206–207

  the makeover, 326

  Tower Ballroom, 216–218, 216(quote)

  view of George, 129

  Leadbelly, 54

  Led Zeppelin, 289

  Leigh, Spencer, 199, 261, 287(quote), 291, 294

  Lennon, Alfred (father), 15, 18, 34, 41, 45, 197(quote)

  Lennon, Cynthia, 37, 48–49, 87, 106–107, 152–154, 230, 252, 267, 271, 368

  Lennon, John, 14, 329(quote)

  abrasiveness, 77

  accessibility, 72

  American music, 57–59, 61–62

  American success, 367–368

  art, 47

  Astrid Kirchherr and, 126–127, 183

  attack on Wooler, 222–223

  awareness of genius, 48

  Beatlemania, 364

  Beatles’ autobiography, 110–112, 118

  Bill Harry and, 106–107, 114

  Lennon, John (continued)

  Billy Kramer and, 49–50

  books about, 371

  Bramwell’s hatred of Yoko Ono, 313–314

  California fund-raiser, 338

  childhood and education, 18, 27, 36–38, 65

  complexity of, 49–52

  Cynthia and, 48–49

  death of his mother, 40–41

  Decca Records audition, 267

  Derek Taylor and, 351–352

  dreams, 32–36

  Ellis’s memories of, 62–63, 134

  Epstein and, 228–230, 234–235, 237, 239–241

  Epstein replacing Leach, 209

  family story, 40–48

  Fascher and, 171–173

  George and, 127–130

  haircut, 187

  Hamburg, 139–143, 146, 180

  Jacaranda Club, 93, 95

  Joe Ankrah and the Chants, 80

  Julian and, 49

  lead singers, 290–291

  Litherland concert, 154, 156

  Live at the London Palladium, 359

  Liverpool birthday tribute, 373–374

  Lonnie Donegan’s influence, 54–57

  Mal Evans and, 319–321

  May Pang, 49, 61, 211, 320

  Mersey Beat coverage, 110, 118

  Mona Best and, 255

  Paris trip, 187–188

  Paul and, 82–89, 208

  Pete and, 251–252, 257, 261

  Ringo and, 271, 275–276

  Royal Command Performance, 329(quote), 362

  Sam Leach and, 211

  sex appeal, 38–40

  Stu Sutcliffe and, 97, 158–167, 184, 186

  Stu’s beating and death, 167–169

  Teddy Boys, 206

  tension with Parnes, 148

  the Casbah, 246

  the Cavern, 203

  the makeover, 323–324, 327

  the milkman, 30–32

  the poll, 214

  Tony Bramwell and, 315

  topping the charts, 333, 341

  view of future success, 103–104

  young girls, 346–347

  See also Quarrymen

  Lennon, Julia Stanley (mother), 15, 18, 27, 34, 40–49, 67, 86

  Lennon, Julian (son), 368

  Lennon, Victoria Elizabeth (sister), 41

  Lennon: The Definitive Biography (Coleman), 61

  Litherland Town Hall, 148–151, 153–157, 184, 223, 329, 365

  Little Richard, 80, 84, 218

  Live at the London Palladium (television program), 358–359, 363–364

  Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962 (album), 173, 180

  Live Peace, 359

  Liverpool College of Art, 37, 92, 114, 160

  Liverpool Echo, 241, 265, 283, 345

  Liverpool F.C., 21–22

  Liverpool Institute High School for Boys, 74, 92, 108, 125

  Liverpool Stadium concert, 96

  The Lives of John Lennon (Goldman), 60–61

  Livingston, Alan, 338, 341

  Lofgren, Nils, 10

  “Long Tall Sally,” 84–85, 151, 153, 247, 287

  “Love Me Do,” 80, 130, 172–173, 282–284, 334, 343, 370

  “Love Me Tender,” 163–165, 329

  Lowe, Bernie, 337

  Lowry, Laurence Stephen, 230

  Makeover, 322–327

  Makin, Russ, 233

  Malloy, Robbie, 294

  Malloy, Sandra, 294

  Mammarella, Tony, 337

  Manchester Daily Express, 351–352

  Manchester Playhouse, 253–254, 353

  Mansfield, Tony, 261

  Margaret (Princess), 362

  Marsden, Gerry, 22, 374. See also Gerry and the Pacemakers

  Martin, George, 256, 259, 280–282, 334

  Matthews, Dick, 117, 122

  Mavericks, 290. See
also Merseybeats

  May, Brian, 56

  McCabe, Kathy, 294

  McCartney, James (father), 15–17, 69–70, 72–73, 75–77, 237, 254, 268, 297, 302, 353

  McCartney, James (son), 262

  McCartney, Linda Eastman (wife), 320

  McCartney, Mary Mohin (mother), 17, 69–70, 72–73, 76

  McCartney, Michael (brother), 12, 72–75

  McCartney, Paul, 69(quote)

  American music, 58–59, 61–62

  Beatles’ autobiography, 110–112

  Bill Harry and, 106, 114

  Billy Kinsley’s memories of, 50–51

  birth of, 17

  business sense, 63–64, 86

  California fund-raiser, 338

  childhood and education, 25–28, 69–70, 72–77

  death of his mother, 43

  Derek Taylor and, 350–352

  Ellis’s memories of, 62–63, 134

  Epstein and, 237

  Fascher and, 171–172, 181

  first instruments, 28

  George and, 125–130, 132–133, 146–147

  Gershwin Prize, 12–14

  growing influence, 334–335

  haircut, 187

  Hamburg, 138, 141, 145–146

  inaccessibility, 71–72, 75

  Jacaranda Club, 95

  Joe Ankrah and the Chants, 80

  John’s first meeting with, 82–89

  John’s relationship with, 46, 98, 208

  Julia Baird’s memories of, 86–87

  Kingsize Taylor, 288

  lead singers, 290–291

  left-handed playing, 224

  Litherland concert, 152–154

  Lonnie Donegan’s influence, 54–56

  “Love Me Do,” 170(quote), 282–284

  Mal Evans and, 319, 321

  Mersey Beat source, 112–113, 120

  Merseybeats, 293

  on his father, 73

  Paris trip, 187–188

  Pete Best and, 253, 256–257, 259, 261

  public life, 78–79

  racial barriers, 81–82

  Ringo and, 271, 275

  Rod Davis and, 87–88

  Royal Command Performance, 363

  Sam Leach and, 210–211

  sex appeal, 70–71

  stage presence, 102

  Stu Sutcliffe and, 159, 163–165, 186

  Stu’s beating and death, 167–168

  the Casbah, 246, 248–249

  the makeover, 324

  Tony Bramwell and, 314–315

  topping the charts, 333

  Tower Ballroom, 218

  twenty-first birthday, 221–222

  view of future success, 103–104

  White House celebration, 373–374

  workaholic nature, 33

  See also Quarrymen

  McCartney, Stella (daughter), 262

  McFall, Ray, 197–198, 216, 250–251

  Media

  American introduction, 366

  Aspinall’s hatred of, 311

  Barrow’s stressful jobs, 346

  Beatlemania, 358–359

  damage control, 346–347

  Derek Taylor’s articles, 350–354

  film footage, 344–345

  Mal Evans and, 317

  Paul’s inaccessibility to, 71–72, 75–76

  Royal Command Performance, 362–363

 

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