Writer of the Beatles biographical history trilogy All These Years. The first volume, Tune In, is out. Volume 2 is taking an age but still progressing steadily. www.marklewisohn.net
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Thanks to Nemo and everyone for the education. I knew nowt about this until today.
Interesting – I've not noticed this before. You could be right. John was no football fan, and I don't think he ever publicly mentioned England's World Cup victory, but maybe someone gave him the charm and he felt like hanging it there.
I’m happy and honoured to be the first guest in this new show (welcome back, Chris) and to pay due respect to Bill Harry for creating Mersey Beat, now 65 years ago.
Much of my professional life deals with 'xx years since such-and-such event' but for my first book to have been out now 40 years is simply scary.
That's impressive research. I'm sorry I've nothing to add to it.
As usual you have elegantly articulated exactly what I was thinking, Jillian! Finally got to listen to this episode today and it was, as you say, exquisite. It’s so great to have @chrisshaweditor.bsky.social back again, and @marklewisohn.bsky.social has no equal. Marvellous stuff. #EggPodExpress
THIS is why we need @marklewisohn.bsky.social and his peerless work SO badly.
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Absolute pleasure to chat to leading Beatles historian @marklewisohn.bsky.social about his fascinating documentary Evolver:62. We also talked at length about Mark's research methods, how new discoveries are emerging daily & why it's never been more important to get their story right in the era of AI
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A fantastic first episode! From gag classfied ads to "this then is" in-jokes to Birthday theories, it has the kind of exquisite detail only @marklewisohn.bsky.social & @chrisshaweditor.bsky.social can provide.
The accompanying Mersey Beat Popularity Poll playlist is excellent too!
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Part 1 of @marklewisohn.bsky.social discussing the 4 January 1962 issue of Mersey Beat with Chris Shaw.
New blog post: Did Frank Sinatra really think "Something" was a Lennon/McCartney song?
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/06/did-frank-sinatra-really-think-something-was-a-lennon-mccartney-song/
Read enough articles about The Beatles and you'll repeatedly hit the claim that Frank Sinatra frequently …
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Read enough articles about The Beatles and you'll repeatedly hit the claim that Frank Sinatra frequently introduced his cover of George Harrison's "Something" as his "favourite Lennon & McCartney number." Much like the misquote about Ringo not being the best drummer in The Beatles, I think this might be one of those semi-apocryphal lines which has taken on a life of its own. Here's what Paul…
