"THERE YOU ARE, EDDIE" - THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE LIVERPOOL BEATLES CABBIE

LOVE THIS TYPE OF BOOK!

Here we have the autobiography of a Liverpool taxi driver who came to be known as the Beatles cabbie. Brian Epstein used to call Eddie for his advice about the matters of the pressures of managing a very successful band. Sometimes it is not the earth-shattering news stories that are important in capturing the spirit of the times. Many of these books do not circulate on a mass scale and that is another element of attraction for me.

They have important stories to reveal, yet are not always widely available. Many are independently published and reach a small audience, and those good stories are lost to the public at large. That is what holds the fascination of these titles for me. As stated on numerous times on this blog, the Beatles story is analogous to a giant puzzle. No one has the complete full story or all of the pieces; it is comprised of little pieces that help to paint a small part of the whole magical marshmallow pie. Here is another little piece of the pie for you to consume…

A brief book description:

There You Are, Eddie – Autobiography of a Liverpool Cabbie

Is the true and remarkable life story of Eddie Willis. A cabbie’s cabbie, Eddie has met many folks over the course of his 50-year career. Many of them told him he should write a book. This is it.

With the ease of a natural storyteller, Eddie’s voice rings loud and clear from every page. It’s a rare, poignant and moving account of how one working-class man didn’t let working with the world’s most famous people go to his head. And what he built instead

“You’re not just a taxi driver. You’re a therapist, psychiatrist and a philosopher.” John Lennon

Ordering Information:

There You Are, Eddie – Autobiography of a Liverpool Cabbie

The McCartney song that inspired the book title:

The piece from the Get back sessions where Paul is playing with the melody with his song about dogs:

The Beatles – There You Are Eddie

Also saw a version on YouTube what the song might sound like with more instrumentation:

There You Go, Eddie – The Beatles – Reimagining Beatles Demos

A Special Thanks to Dale Roberts:

Love discovering books that have some Beatles-related stories between the covers. I was surfing sites on YouTube, and I came across the following link dealing with the activities of Beatle Week in Liverpool. In one of the interviews conducted by Dale Roberts he interviewed the man who helped the author put the book shown above together. It immediately stopped me in my tracks as I knew I would have to purchase a copy for the collection!

I was pleased to learn about the above book by watching this video made by Dale Roberts in the UK. He interviews the guy who helped Eddie and encouraged him to write a book of his many memories and to release his autobiography!

The interview with the bloke who helped the author put the book together is located around 15:30 into the video!

Day Five of Beatleweek – Convention Day in the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool! Behind the scenes