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The Fab One Hundred and Four: The Evolution of The Beatles

From the author of “Liddypool”, “The Fab One Hundred & Four: The Evolution of The Beatles” is the sequel to Liddypool and tells the story of how they went from The Quarrymen, through several musicians, and became The Beatles

“A treasure chest of research and a visual delight, this will prove to be a work no Beatles fan should be without.”
Bill Harry, founder of Mersey Beat

“The Fab one Hundred and Four: The Evolution of The Beatles” is Liddypool: Part 2! Having evolved from “Liddypool”, this book tells the story of every band member, collaborating musician, tutor, influence and those they backed on stage in Liverpool and Hamburg to become the “Fab Four”.

John Lennon stated: “I asked Paul to join, and then George joined and then Ringo joined. We were just a band…………….. we were four guys”

Well, actually, 104 guys and gals. Read the stories of those who played even a small part in the success of going from a skiffle group having fun, to the Fab Four who took over the world.

David Bedford, the contemporary scribe of Liverpool life, has done it again. This book, graphically supreme as “Liddypool”, takes you closer to the way it was. This is the real thing by a man who knows the famed musical and social history of his city like few others. His pride in Liverpool is contagious. Larry Kane, US journalist who accompanied The Beatles.

There are countless interviews with key eyewitness, and, for the very first time:
The Back Roots of The Beatles
Revealing Geoff Lee – the school friend who started everything!
When George Harrison joined The Quarrymen – much earlier than we thought
When the first colour photograph of John, Paul and George was taken – it took months of research!
The only biography of Norman Chapman
The first and exclusive photographs of Norman Chapman
Hundreds of photographs and exclusive interviews

REVIEWS

The FAB one hundred and FOUR is a meticulously-researched, thoughtfully-written and lavishly-illustrated volume that addresses the important, but largely unknown players in the evolution of The Beatles. Mark Naboshek, Beatles collector

David Bedford

Meet David Bedford

I grew up in the Dingle area of Liverpool, by the bottom of Madryn Street where Ringo Starr was born. I attended Ringo’s primary school, St. Silas. from 1969. I lived in the area until I was 24, when my wife and I moved out to the Penny Lane area. Our three daughters were all born in the same hospital as John Lennon – Oxford Street. They attended the primary school that John Lennon and George Harrison attended; Dovedale School. I am still the chair of governors there.

In 2000, I was signed off work and never returned to work in Insurance. I was eventually diagnosed with fibromyalgia, generalised osteoarthritis and osteoporosis (among other things!) My doctor told me to find something to do to occupy myself. I began writing for the London Beatles Fan Club, which became the British Beatles Fan Club.

As well as collaborating on The Beatles Book with official Beatles biographer Hunter Davies, I was the historian and Associate Producer for the documentary feature film, Looking for Lennon.

Liddypool

I began work on the book that, 9 years later, was published as “Liddypool: Birthplace of The Beatles”. Little did I know how that was going to change my life! Since then, I have been to the US many times, into Europe and around the UK as a guest speaker at Beatles events. Liddypool is in its third edition.

The Fab One Hundred and Four

In 2013, the follow up to “Liddypool” was published: “The Fab One Hundred and Four: The Evolution of The Beatles”. This grew out of Liddypool. It tells of the 104 people in the evolution of the Beatles, from The Quarrymen to The Fab Four. It includes all the musicians in the group, those who taught The Beatles to play and the artists they backed on stage. This contains rare and previously unpublished photos and stories. If you want to know how they went from being The Quarrymen and ended up as John, Paul, George and Ringo, then this is the book for you.

Inspector Rocke – That’ll Be The Day ……That I Die

I have always been a fan of crime fiction, especially Sherlock Holmes. So, I decided to combine my love of crime fiction with my Beatles research. In 2017, I self-published my first crime “faction” book; it is a fictional murder investigated by a fictional detective – Inspector Rocke. The “fact” is that it is based in Liverpool in 1960 and features The Beatles in the story.

This is the first in a series of 6 and has had some great reviews too.

Finding the Fourth Beatle

My next book grew out of the “Fab one hundred and Four”! I had discovered 12 drummers in the story between 1956 and 1962. A friend of mine, Garry Popper – producer of “Looking for Lennon” – suggested we write a book together about The Beatles drummers. From the initial 12 drummers, I unearthed a further 11 drummers up until the Beatles split up in 1970. Yes, 23 drummers! How many can you name?

Within the book, I also managed to solve one of the biggest Beatles mysteries ever; why was Pete Best sacked? I proved that Pete Best was NEVER sacked! This changes Beatles history and is something I didn’t expect to find, but it is right.

Along with the book, we also released a double CD which features as many of the drummers as I could find who recorded. There are 43 tracks on there, including the whole Decca audition, Parlophone audition, first BBC radio appearances and so much more.

The Country of Liverpool

My latest book, released in 2020, is “The Country of Liverpool: The Nashville of The North”. It is the untold story of the country roots of The Beatles and the country music scene in Liverpool from the 1950s onwards, when Liverpool was known as The Nashville of the North. Why? Because we had the biggest country and western scene in Europe!

David’s Website

I am also working on several other book projects at the moment, so keep in touch with everything via my website www.davidabedford.com.

I still live in the Penny Lane area in Liverpool and I’m still writing until somebody tells me to stop!

David Bedford

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The Country of Liverpool: Nashville of The North (Limited Hardback Edition)

The new book from David Bedford, author of Liddypool.

Discover the Country and Western scene in Liverpool from the 60s onwards as we look into Phil Brady’s scrapbook.
Discover the Country roots of The Beatles, from the skiffle of The Quarrymen right through their recording career, and after The Beatles split up.
480 pages of full colour; signed and numbered limited edition

Review from Jude Kessler, author of the John Lennon Series:

“In 1964, The Beatles created entire LP, Beatles for Sale, as a homage to their life-long love of country music. But how did this connection to musicians such as Carl Perkins begin? It began in The Country of Liverpool! And here, in exciting and accurate detail, David Bedford walks us through the Liverpool-link to The Beatles’ country and western vibes. Known for his detailed research and passion for “getting things right,” Bedford unfolds yet another dimension in The Beatles’ story that has long been overlooked. This book is a must-read for Beatles fans and scholars alike. I loved it!” Jude

This is available to pre-order in Limited Edition Hardback, signed and numbered.

David Bedford