![]() Sam. for Beatles’ History-starting with Liverpool-and then, hopefully, expanding from there. ![]() I know there are many dedicated Beatles’ fans, worldwide, that rightly revere Sam Leach for all he did way back when. And I’m sure many of them would support an effort to Save. Sam Leach deserves to be celebrated along with them-deserves far more than being relegated to a minor footnote-or worse-to be erased entirely from Beatles’ history-as so often seems to be the case. Club owners and promoters Allan Williams Ray McFall of The Cavern and Mona Best of The Casbah (& Pete’s Mum)-are all very much on record. Such Liverpool luminaries as Bill Harry of Mersey Beat fame-The Beatles’ Boswell-and Bob Wooler-the brilliantly witty Cavern Club ‘DJ’ and promoter-are justly celebrated. John Lennon once said: “ Sam Leach was the pulse of Merseybeat. Paul McCartney refers to the early days as being “ The Sam Leach Era” (BBC Radio Merseyside 1984). A promoter who was way ahead of his many contemporaries-in both scale and daring-do-and who was always seeking bigger and better ways to give beat fans the best in rockin’ entertainment. A man who caught the emerging spirit of the times and did a huge amount to promote the early success of The Beatles-long before Brian Epstein came on the scene-long, long before ‘ Beatlemania’ hit Great Britain and the rest of the world. A Liverpool visionary with a great big rockin’ heart and towering dreams. Sam Leach was a true rock ‘n’ roll evangelist. SEARCH ON YOUR OWN AMAZON SITE TOO IF NOT REDIRECTED 1 One After 909 - 2021 Mix Lyrics Verse 1 My baby said she's traveling on the one after 909 I said move over honey I’m traveling on that line I said move over once, move over twice Come on, baby. Trade Paper + e-book PURCHASE FROM AMAZON.COM IN THE US HERE So, just maybe, he’ll find his salvation in rock ‘n’ roll. Picasso, Pollock, and de Kooning don’t have the answers. Into the swelling scene steps art student Raymond Jones, an angry young man desperate to find something-someone-to believe in after the death of his dad in a road accident. Everyone, it seems, wants to spoil the party. The man convicted of beating, robbing, and blackmailing Brian Epstein has not only vowed to kill him, but is about to be released from prison. And Brian Epstein-the sophisticated, urbane owner of a local record store.Ī group of rival promoters are plotting to push Sam Leach out of the business for good. ![]() Sam Leach-a pushy, local, rock ‘n’ roll mad promoter with towering dreams way beyond his means. Only two men have vision enough to do it. The big question: Who can get them a recording contract down in London-get them to ‘the toppermost of the poppermost’? It’s the same old grind-day in, night out. The demand for drink, cigarettes, sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll just keeps growing.īut The Beatles are going nowhere fast-and they know it. Gangsters demand protection money and firebomb clubs that don’t pay. Gangs of Teddy Boys terrorise dance halls and clubs with flick-knives and bicycle-chains. A city about to explode with the sound of raw-edged rock ‘n’ roll-reborn. ‘Rebel Without A Cause’ meets ‘A Hard Day’s Night’Ī DISAFFECTED LIVERPOOL TEENAGER BECOMES INVOLVED WITH THE BEATLES WHEN HE’S HIRED TO HELP PREVENT THE MURDER OF THE GROUP’S MANAGER, BRIAN EPSTEIN. THE ONE AFTER 9:09 : A Mystery With A Backbeat ![]()
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