The Beatles, Hunter Davies
The Beatles, Hunter Davies
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The Beatles

Author: Hunter Davies

Narrator: Edward Lewis

Unabridged: 16 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/18/2010

Synopsis

As the friend and only authorized biographer of the most famous musical group in history, Davies had full access to the Beatles as well as their help and encouragement in writing this biography. He spent eighteen months with them when they were at the peak of their musical genius and the pinnacle of their popularity, making a mark on history and popular culture that would never fade. Davies stayed on with the Beatles through their breakup and remained friends with the individual members afterwards, enabling him to write the continuing story of their solo careers.First published in 1968, this revised edition has added information, including a new introduction.

About Hunter Davies

Hunter Davies was at the heart of London culture in the Swinging Sixties, becoming close friends with The Beatles, and especially Sir Paul McCartney. He has been writing bestselling books, as well as widely read columns for major newspapers and magazines, for over fifty years. He lives in London and was married to the author Margaret Forster.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kristen on July 24, 2017

Note: This review is an excerpt from a longer review/personal reflection published on my blog, Sounds Delightful. The Beatles, originally published in 1968, is the only ever authorized biography of the band. My edition was published in 1996, and there appear to have been one or two newer editions sin......more

Goodreads review by Chris on May 05, 2012

The classic first biography of the Beatles. I read the updated, updated (again) version. The original book ended with the band still together. That's where this version ends too, but it contains an afterward with reflections on how quickly the band went from tight friendship to nasty bickering, but......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on December 04, 2012

I've read dozens of Beatles-related books and this was by far the best one. It wasn't a Lennon based book, (as most Beatles biographies seem to be) and it covered all of the lads equally.......more

Goodreads review by Trish on April 02, 2008

I've read A LOT of Beatles books and this has by far been my favorite. There are stories in this book that are not in any other Beatle book I've read.......more

Goodreads review by Nathan on June 26, 2016

Reading this as an adult was a very different experience from when I first encountered it as a preteen Beatles fan. Mine is the original 1968 edition so still "authorized" and therefore whitewashed, which is especially (egregiously) noticeable in the passages that discuss Brian Epstein's sexuality.......more

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