The ‘Silver’ Beatles, one of their first names – with Pete Best:

Gerry and The Pacemakers are a British beat music group prominent during the 1960s. In common with The Beatles, they came from Liverpool and were managed by Brian Epstein. They are most remembered for being the first act to reach number one in the UK Singles Chart with their first three single releases. It was a   Read More …

From Cynthia Lennon‘s book, “John”: “Along with the delights of fine wines and good food, we were introduced to cannabis. Joints were often produced at parties or even in clubs, and passed among  those who fancied a ‘took’. The Beatles had first tried cannabis when Bob Dylan introduced them to it, on their original visit   Read More …

His real name was Richard Starkey. He decided to change it in order to be more appealing to the public. He choose Ringo Starr. ‘Ringo’ was inspired by the gold ring he always wore (photo) and ‘Star’ because his ex-collegues shortened his name so that they could call his solo spot ‘Star Time’.

Cynthia Lennon, John’s first wife, mentions in her biographical book: “To fit with their changing image the boys decided it was time for a new name. We had a hilarious brainstorming session over a beer-soaked table in the Renshaw Hall bar, where we often drank. John loved ‘Buddy Holly and the Crickets’, so they toyed   Read More …

In 2007, in an emotional interview, Yoko Ono revealed the last words her husband John Lennon uttered moments before he was gunned down on a New York street in 1980 by Mark Chapman: “I said ‘shall we go and have dinner before we go home?’ and John said ‘No, let’s go home because I want   Read More …

Several hours before the murder, Chapman had asked John Lennon to give him an autograph and they even have a photo together! (see below) On the morning of 8 December 1980, photographer Annie Leibovitz went to Ono and Lennon’s apartment to do a photo shoot for Rolling Stone. She had promised Lennon a photo with   Read More …

And Paul McCartney’s controversial reaction:

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