Day John Met Paul An Hour-By-Hour Account of How the Beatles Began

THE DAY JOHN MET PAUL is the remarkable hour-by-hour account of the day the Beatles began: July 6, 1957. On that day in northwest England, teenagers John Lennon & Paul McCartney met & exchanged guitar licks. Jim O'Donnell, a journalist & author of three rock music books, goes further back than the Hamburg of the "Backbeat" movie to unearth this amazing close-up portrait. O'Donnell reconstructs the events of that single July day, from pre-dawn to near-midnight, with each chapter containing a group of hours. During his eight years of research, O'Donnell gained the unprecedented cooperation of many of the day's major figures, including most of Lennon's band, the Quarry Men. Includes extensive bibliography. According to Ray Coleman, best-selling writer of John Lennon's authorized biography, "This is one of the best Beatle books ever written! It's a crucial book to understanding the Beatle story." Colin Hanton, the Quarry Man who played drums behind Lennon that day, said: "THE DAY JOHN MET PAUL is brilliant! I can't fault it." To order direct: send $12.95 ($9.95 plus $3 s&h) to Hall of Fame Books, Box 232, 61 East 8th St., New York, NY 10003.O'Donnell, James is the author of 'Day John Met Paul An Hour-By-Hour Account of How the Beatles Began' with ISBN 9780963690562 and ISBN 0963690566.