When They Were Boys: The True Story of the Beatles' Rise to the Top
By: Larry Kane
Publisher: Running Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 395
ISBN-13: 9780762440146
Subjects: Rock music; Beatles; Rock musicians; Biography; History and criticism
Other titles: True story of the Beatles' rise to the top
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-380) and index.
Table of contents: title: First words: Present day/violent past; title: Stirrings : The milkman ; Inspiration, perspiration, and admiration ; Paul: yesterday; title: Fever : See you at the Jac ; Pen pal #1: Bill Harry ; He was just seventeen; title: 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; title: 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; title: Turning points : "Mean, moody, magnificent"; title: Pete Best ; The Decca disaster ; On the poor side of town: Hurricane Ringo ; Triumph at Parlophone; title: Secrets to success : Bands on the run ; Secret-agent girls ; The boys of the road ; The makeover; title: 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?