Beatles in America

Spencer Leigh was born in Liverpool in 1945. His OnThe Beat program has been broadcast on BBC RadioMerseyside for 30 years, and he has contributed toseveral BBC music documentaries. He writes obituariesfor the British newspaper The Independent, andfeatures for several magazines including Country MusicPeople, Now Dig This, and Record Collector. A musician on the Liverpool rock scene in the 1960s,playing the Cavern and other venues made famous bythe Beatles, Mike Evans witnessed firsthand the riseof the “Fab Four” from local heroes to internationalsuperstars. In the 1970s he was a regular contributor toMelody Maker and in 1984 curated The Art of theBeatles exhibition that was staged in Liverpool, Tokyo,and Cologne, also writing the highly acclaimed book ofthe same name.