Monday 29 August 1966, The Beatles and Joan Baez

George’s parents bought this Dutch-made guitar in 1956. George learned to play guitar on it and used it in his first band, The Rebels, a skiffle group formed by the Harrisons and this three mates. Since 2003, this guitar has been on display at the Beatles Story Museum in Liverpool. Thank you to Boris for…

Mal befriended the Beatles while working part-time as a bouncer at the Cavern Club and was hired as the band’s assistant roadie. After the Beatles stopped touring in 1966, Mal carried on assisting them until their break-up in 1970. He also found work as a record producer (most notably with Badfinger’s top 10 hit “No…