Abbey Road On The River DC 2010

David Bedford was born in 1965 and grew up in The Dingle, Liverpool, by the bottom of Madryn Street where Ringo Starr was born.  When illness forced retirement upon Bedford, he was advised by a doctor to find an interest to occupy his time.  Bedford began a quest to discover as much as he could about the history of the Beatles in Liverpool.  Almost a decade later, the result is Liddypool: Birthplace of The Beatles, a gorgeous coffee-table book published by Dalton Watson Fine Books and includes a foreword by drummer Pete Best.

“To understand The Beatles, you have to understand Liverpool,” Bedford writes.

“Liddypool” was published in 2009, and has been described by Bill Heckle, organiser of Liverpool Beatleweek, as “the best Beatles book I’ve seen for 20 years”, and has received the backing of Pete Best, Allan Williams, Bill Harry, Hunter Davies, the Quarrymen and many more. 

David Bedford was born in 1965 and grew up in The Dingle, Liverpool, by the bottom of Madryn Street where Ringo Starr was born.  When illness forced retirement upon Bedford, he was advised by a doctor to find an interest to occupy his time.  Bedford began a quest to discover as much as he could about the history of the Beatles in Liverpool.  Almost a decade later, the result is Liddypool: Birthplace of The Beatles, a gorgeous coffee-table book published by Dalton Watson Fine Books and includes a foreword by drummer Pete Best.

“To understand The Beatles, you have to understand Liverpool,” Bedford writes.

“Liddypool” was published in 2009, and has been described by Bill Heckle, organiser of Liverpool Beatleweek, as “the best Beatles book I’ve seen for 20 years”, and has received the backing of Pete Best, Allan Williams, Bill Harry, Hunter Davies, the Quarrymen and many more. 

Russ Lease will be conducting a slideshow/lecture on the origin of the Beatles “drop-T” logo and displaying the original front logo bass drum head used by the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show in February, 1964.
    
Lease has been collecting one-of-a-kind Beatles artifacts for over thirty years and his collection is recognized as one of the top Beatles collections in the country. Russ also does authentication consulting work for many of the worlds top auction houses including Sothebys, Christies, andBonhams. Lease periodically gives university lectures on the subject and writes a regular column for Beatlology Magazine. Russ has been featured on ABC’s Good Morning America and the CBS Early Show, as well as being the subject of numerous magazine and print articles.

"The Beatles Are Coming!"

Meet the Fab Fourum hosts and legendary Beatles cartoonist Ron Campbell hosts and ask them any question you have ever had about John, Paul, George, or Ringo. This session wll be in a hotel parlor room, see event schedule day of show

Gretsch enthusiasts will have the chance to celebrate the music Gretsch has been a part of since their guitar production began in the 1930s. What better way to pay tribute than to have, in-person—the man himself, Fred Gretsch III, and Gretsch product specialist, Joe Carducci—sharing the behind-the-scenes stories and musical performances that helped catapult the iconic family business to prominence.  

Patrons will be transported through time with a multi-media presentation of sights and sounds including rare Gretsch family archive photos and mind blowing guitar footage from past and future legends. This is the chance to get to know Fred Gretsch up-close-and-personal in a casual open forum.

"The Beatles on Apple Records."

Meet the Fab Fourum hosts and ask them any question you have ever had about John, Paul, George, or Ringo. This session wll be in a hotel parlor room, see event schedule day of show

David Bedford was born in 1965 and grew up in The Dingle, Liverpool, by the bottom of Madryn Street where Ringo Starr was born.  When illness forced retirement upon Bedford, he was advised by a doctor to find an interest to occupy his time.  Bedford began a quest to discover as much as he could about the history of the Beatles in Liverpool.  Almost a decade later, the result is Liddypool: Birthplace of The Beatles, a gorgeous coffee-table book published by Dalton Watson Fine Books and includes a foreword by drummer Pete Best.

“To understand The Beatles, you have to understand Liverpool,” Bedford writes.

“Liddypool” was published in 2009, and has been described by Bill Heckle, organiser of Liverpool Beatleweek, as “the best Beatles book I’ve seen for 20 years”, and has received the backing of Pete Best, Allan Williams, Bill Harry, Hunter Davies, the Quarrymen and many more.