PublishedSchiffer Publishing, October 2023 |
ISBN9780764366833 |
FormatHardcover, 208 pages |
Dimensions22.9cm × 15.2cm |
The interest in The Beatles has spawned countless books, articles, shows, movies, and other media-and the public appetite for all things Beatles has never waned. since the early 1960s. The Beatles: Fab but True examines 16 discrete stories about the Beatles that range from the merely unreal to the cosmically coincidental.
Unlike the countless other Beatles books that have been written over the decades, The Beatles: Fab but True does a deep dive on some of the lesser-known-but more remarkable-aspects of the lives and career of the Fab Four and their numerous and colorful associates and colleagues. You'll learn: . How a lucky bet on a longshot racehorse helped birth the Beatle . How a drum salesman and a partially disabled signwriter created the enduring Beatles log . How Paul McCartney conjured the fictional name Eleanor Rigby in 1966, only later to find that the real one lay buried beneath his feet . How the Beatles battled racial segregation in the South and played the first integrated concert at the Gator Bowl . Why the Beatles were labeled as "hustlers" by the Rolling Stones . How an innocent musical homage to Chuck Berry got John Lennon entangled with a music industry mobster This book tells these and many other remarkable stories in a quick-reading, fun, and authoritatively researched book. AUTHOR: Doug Wolfberg is a musician, author, professor, and attorney who combines disciplined forensic research and sparkling storytelling with a lifelong love of the Beatles. He's visited the places where the Beatles' history unfolded, and interviewed people who were there when it happened. He lives in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Tina; their adopted dog, Lucy; and an assortment of rescued cats who are not easily impressed. SELLING POINTS: . The incredible backstories, cosmic coincidences, and colorful characters who loved, supported, exploited, and cheated the Beatles . Historical deep dive for anyone who loves John, Paul, George, and Ringo and the mayhem that was Beatlemania . Learn how the Beatles forced the integration of Florida's Gator Bowl for the first time in its history 80 colour and b/w photos
