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Author:	Kenneth Womack
Title:	Living the Beatles Legend
Subtitle:	The Untold Story of Mal Evans
Publisher:	Dey Street
Country:	USA
Date:	14 Nov 2023
Format:	Hardcover
Genre:	Non-Fiction, Music, Biography
ISBN-13:	9780063248526
Total Editions:	2
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Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	1 Owns
Price Guide:	$50
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592 pages.

From the publisher's website (www link as at 22 July 2023):

The first full-length biography of Mal Evans, the Beatles’ beloved friend, confidant, and roadie.

Malcolm Evans, the Beatles’ long-time roadie, personal assistant & devoted friend, was an invaluable member of the band’s inner circle. A towering figure in horn-rimmed glasses, Evans loomed large in the Beatles’ story, contributing at times as a performer & sometime lyricist, while struggling mightily to protect his beloved “boys.” He was there for the whole of the group’s remarkable, unparalleled story: from the Shea Stadium triumph through the creation of the timeless cover art for Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band & the famous Let It Be rooftop concert.

Leaving a stable job as telecommunications engineer to serve as road manager for this fledgling band, Mal was the odd man out from the start - older, married with children, and without any music business experience. And yet he threw himself headlong into their world, traveling across the globe & making himself indispensable.

In the years after the Beatles’ disbandment, Big Mal continued in their employ as each embarked upon solo careers. By 1974, he was determined to make his name as a songwriter & record producer, setting off for a new life in Los Angeles, where he penned his memoirs. But in January 1976, on the verge of sharing his book with the world, Evans’s story came to a tragic end during a domestic standoff with the LAPD.

Working with full access to Mal’s unpublished archives & having conducted hundreds of new interviews, Beatles’ scholar & author Kenneth Womack affords readers with a full telling of Mal’s unknown story at the heart of the Beatles’ legend. Lavishly illustrated with unseen photos & ephemera from Mal’s archives, this book is the missing puzzle piece in the Fab Four’s story.

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JPGR&B SUBS 14th Nov 2023		Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans Book Trailer Malcolm Evans, the Beatles’ long-time roadie, personal assistant, and devoted friend, was an invaluable member of the band’s inner circle. A towering figure in horn-rimmed glasses, Evans loomed large in the Beatles’ story, contributing at times as a performer and sometime lyricist, while struggling to protect his beloved “boys.” He was there for the whole of the group’s remarkable story: from the Cavern Club to the Shea Stadium triumph through the creation of the timeless cover art for "Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band" and the famous "Let it Be" rooftop concert. In the years after the Beatles’ disbandment, Big Mal continued in their employ as each embarked on solo careers. By 1974, he was determined to make his name as a songwriter and record producer, setting off for a new life in Los Angeles, where he penned his memoirs. But in January 1976, on the verge of sharing his book with the world, Evans’s story came to a tragic end during a domestic standoff with the LAPD. For Beatles devotees, Mal’s life and untimely death have always been shrouded in mystery, and his diaries, manuscripts, and memorabilia were thought missing for decades. Based on his full access to Mal’s unpublished archives and hundreds of new interviews, Beatles scholar and author Kenneth Womack reveals the unknown story at the heart of the Beatles’ legend. Along the way, he shares unseen photos and ephemera that supply the missing puzzle piece in the Fab Four’s incredible story. "Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans" is out November 14, 2023, from HarperCollins' Dey Street Books.



JPGR&B SUBS 9th Nov 2023		How Yoko Ono and a publishing temp saved the Beatles' Holy Grail from the scrap heap A detailed account of how one woman refused to throw out road manager Mal Evans' invaluable records By Kenneth Womack, Contributing Writer, Salon, 9 November 2023



JPGR&B SUBS 10th Aug 2023		To view an extract from Mel's diary for 8 August 1969, when the photo shoot for the cover of Abbey Road took place, see Shaun's Diaries of Note.



JPGR&B SUBS 22nd Apr 2023		No. 1 in the Top 50 books viewed on Thursday 20 April 2023.



JPGR&B SUBS 18th Apr 2023		No. 1 in the Top 50 books viewed yesterday, Monday 17 April 2023.



JPGR&B SUBS 17th Apr 2023		Cover art for the front of the book revealed today, Monday 17 April 2023.



JPGR&B SUBS 7th Mar 2023		Publication put back from 13 June 2023 to 14 November 2023.



JPGR&B SUBS 16th Nov 2022		Ron Bulters and Tim Op het Broek of Beatlesfanclub.nl speak with the authors of Living the Beatles' Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans, Peter Hicks and Kenneth Womack.



JPGR&B SUBS 4th Nov 2022		No. 1 in the Top 50 books viewed yesterday, Thursday 3 November 2022.



JPGR&B SUBS 3rd Nov 2022		The author confirmed today to JPGR&B that the title of this forthcoming book is not Brother Malcom: The Beatles' Gentle Giant, but is Living the Beatles’ Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans. I have amended the title here to reflect this.



JPGR&B SUBS 3rd Nov 2022		No. 1 in the Top 50 books viewed yesterday, Wednesday 2 November 2022.



JPGR&B SUBS 2nd Nov 2022		I'm confused. Is the book title Brother Malcom: The Beatles' Gentle Giant (as Harper Collins' website shows) or Living the Beatles’ Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans (as Amazon shows)? Perhaps author Kenneth Womack could help us here!



JPGR&B SUBS 2nd Nov 2022		KENNETHWOMACK.COM Living the Beatles’ Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans



JPGR&B SUBS 13th Jun 2022		Beatles roadie Mal Evans was born to play the befuddled Channel Swimmer in "Help!" He made a splash with his cameo in the Beatles movie - and endured some harrowing challenges in the water By Kenneth Womack, 28 May 2022, www.salon. com



JPGR&B SUBS 9th Dec 2021		Uncut, 6 December 2021 Archives of The Beatles’ road manager to be published starting in 2023 A biography is set for publication in ’23, followed by a collection of diaries and manuscripts in 2024.



JPGR&B SUBS 6th Dec 2021		The Observer, 5 December 2021 Let him be: how McCartney saved roadie from arrest after Beatles final concert Diaries of band’s road manager, Mal Evans, revealing chaos at gig to feature in major biography.



JPGR&B SUBS 6th Dec 2021		Rolling Stone magazine, 2 December 2021 Coveted Archives of Beatles Road Manager Mal Evans Will Finally See Light of Day



JPGR&B SUBS 6th Dec 2021		Press Release from 2 December 2021 NEWS FLASH!!! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!!!! 2 MAL EVANS BOOKS TO BE PUBLISHED!!! Beatles Historian Kenneth Womack to Publish Mal Evans Biography, along with the Road Manager’s Diaries, the “Holy Grail” of Beatles Lore. World-renowned Beatles scholar and author Kenneth Womack, PhD, in conjunction with the family and estate of Mal Evans, is set to release a biography of the Beatles’ road manager and confidant in 2023, followed by a fully illustrated offering from the family’s archives in 2024. The books will be published by HarperCollins’ Dey Street Books imprint. For decades, the mystery surrounding Evans’ treasure trove of unreleased material has left Beatles fans and music historians alike longing for a glimpse into the life and times of this most devoted friend among their inner circle. Mal Evans is also seen as a central figure in the footage in Peter Jackson’s new Get Back docuseries. In 2020, the Evans family turned to leading Beatles authority Kenneth Womack to bring Mal’s archives to the world. Evans’ vast, never before seen archive including diaries, manuscripts, and photographs associated with the Beatles is viewed as a Holy Grail when it comes to understanding the band’s unparalleled legacy. “My dad meant the world to me,” says Gary Evans. “He was my hero. Before Ken joined the project, I thought I knew the story of my dad. But what I knew was in monochrome; 15 months later it is like The Wizard of Oz (dad’s favorite film) because Ken has added so much color, so much light to his story. Ken has shown me that dad was the Beatles’ greatest friend. He was lucky to meet them, but they had more good fortune with dad walking down the Cavern steps for the first time.” “What I’ve discovered in this archive is more than I could have ever truly imagined,” says Womack. “I am honored and thrilled to present this biography and accompanying materials with the historical integrity that they deserve." Evans himself had planned to submit his manuscripts for publication in the mid-1970s, with the written permission of the Beatles themselves, but he tragically died a month beforehand – and the project was shelved. Over the years, Mal’s legend has only grown among Beatles afficionados. Though he started off as their roadie in August of 1963, he truly became their most intimate companion, with a birds-eye view of Beatlemania as it raged across the world. He singlehandedly captained their stage show, prepping their instruments and accompanying them on tour. After the group abandoned the stage to pursue studio work in 1966, Mal’s contributions began to loom even larger, holding a special place in the creative universe of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. When the Beatles formed Apple Corps., Mal refashioned himself as a talent scout, and developed a number of rock ‘n’ roll acts for the fledgling label—most notably, Badfinger. The first volume of the book, which comprises a full-length biography, will be published in 2023, with a second volume, complete with Evans’ diaries, manuscripts, and numerous other artifacts, will be published in 2024. The project has been developed by Womack in collaboration with the Malcolm Frederick Evans Estate and Matthew Elblonk, a literary agent with DeFiore and Company. Carrie Thornton at Dey Street Books secured World English rights. Harper Nonfiction will publish in the UK. Dr. Kenneth Womack is Professor of English and Popular Music at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, NJ. He is the author or editor of 40 books, including Long and Winding Roads: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles (2007), the Cambridge Companion to the Beatles (2009), The Beatles Encyclopedia: Everything Fab Four (2014), and a multivolume study devoted to the life and work of Beatles producer George Martin. His bestselling book, Solid State: The Story of Abbey Road and the End of the Beatles, was released in October 2019 and has received praise from The L.A. Times and Publishers Weekly amongst others. His latest book, John Lennon, 1980: The Last Days in the Life, was published in September 2020 to rave reviews. The Music Culture writer for Salon and the host of the web magazine’s “Everything Fab Four” podcast, Womack has also written for Slate, Billboard, Variety, NBC News, Smithsonian Magazine, Time, and USA Today. Kenneth Womack is represented by 910 Public Relations and is available for interviews. For more information, please contact nicole@910



JPGR&B SUBS 9th Nov 2023		How Yoko Ono and a publishing temp saved the Beatles' Holy Grail from the scrap heap A detailed account of how one woman refused to throw out road manager Mal Evans' invaluable records By Kenneth Womack, Contributing Writer, Salon, 9 November 2023 (this comment is from another edition of this book)

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