John Lennon: The Life

  individual names become known, 304

  insecurity of, 339–341

  JL on breakup of, 645–646

  JL’s marriage to Cynthia kept secret, 301

  JL’s Mersey Beat history of, 241–242

  Kirchherr’s photos of, 212–213

  with Little Richard, 282–283

  management after Epstein, 585, 592

  McCartney leaves, 644–645

  MBE, 399–400, 407

  meet Dylan, 374–376

  meet Presley, 404–406

  named permanently, 186

  record with Sheridan on Polydor, 238–240, 250, 253

  recording sessions, 269–270, 408–412, 570–573, 587

  rumored reunions of, 675, 709, 786

  as Silver Beetles, 178–186

  Starr joins, 275–276

  Starr wants to leave, 572

  support structure for, 332–333

  tour with Arthur Howes package show, 290, 293–294, 304

  UK tour, 432

  US tours, 1964, 342–353, 368–373

  US tour, 1965, 403–406

  US tour, 1966, 445–446, 450–454

  world tour, 1964, 363–366

  world tour, 1966, 439–444

  Beatles, Football and Me (Davies), 569

  Beatles, The (Davies), 512–513, 520, 567–569

  Beatles & Co., 514, 656, 663–665

  “Beatles at Work” (film), 643

  Beatles for Sale, 393–394

  Beatles Six, 404

  Beatty, Don, 79

  Beaulieu, Priscilla, 406

  “Beautiful Boy,” 794, 795, 796

  “Beautiful Boys,” 795

  “Because,” 612

  Bed-ins, 595–599, 604

  Bee Gees, 507, 770

  Behm, Marc, 394, 395

  “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite,” 489–490, 496, 658

  Bendry, Peter, 705, 714

  Bennett, Alan, 280, 455

  Bennett, Ronnie and Estelle, 345

  Benzedrine, 185

  Bernstein, Sid, 353, 403, 786

  Berry, Charles “Chuck,” 83, 162, 621, 687

  Best, Johnny, 164

  Best, Mona, 164–166, 221, 225,, 272

  Best, Peter, 224–225, 236, 238, 271–272

  in Hamburg, 195–197, 201, 209, 216–218

  joins Beatles, 192

  joins Quarrymen, 164–166

  leaves Beatles, 275–276

  Best, Rory, 165

  Beyond the Fringe, 280, 455

  Bilk, Mister Acker, 243, 272

  Bill Black Combo, 368

  Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, 302–303, 340

  Bioletti (Penny Lane barber), 69, 83, 483

  Birch, David, 85

  Hard Day’s Night premiere and, 367

  at Kenwood, 387

  at Mendips, 71–72, 365

  Quarrymen and, 107

  Birch, Harriet Stanley “Harrie,” 10, 27–28, 36

  Beatles at the Cavern and, 232

  Hard Day’s Night premiere and, 367

  Julia’s death and, 148–149

  Quarrymen and, 107

  Yoko Ono and, 610

  Birch, Norman, 27, 149, 367, 610

  Black, Cilla, 303, 334, 501, 519

  Black Dyke Mills Band, 560, 564

  Black House, 636–637

  Black Panthers, 685

  Black Power movement, 635–637

  “Blackbird,” 576

  Blackburn, Robin, 661

  Blackjacks, 192

  Blake, Peter, 495

  “Bless You,” 743

  Blind Faith, 619

  Blonde on Blonde, 480–481

  Bloody Sunday, 695–696

  “Blue Jay Way,” 528

  Bluecaps, 99

  Bluecoat Hospital (school), 6

  Bo Diddley, 621

  Bolan, Marc, 701

  “Bony Moronie,” 719, 746

  Bonzo Dog Doodah Band, 517, 528

  “Born in a Prison,” 700

  Bottoms (film), 519–520, 522–523

  Bowie, David, 747–748, 770

  Boxer, Mark, 325

  Boyd, Jennie, 539, 540, 723

  Boyd, Pattie. See Harrison, Pattie Boyd

  Boyfriend magazine, 299, 301, 331

  “Boys,” 295

  Braddock, Bessie, 25

  Brambell, Wilfred, 377, 379

  Bramwell, Tony, 534, 535

  Braun, Michael, 334–335, 353–357, 378

  Bresner, Buddy, 353

  Bring on the Empty Horses (Niven), 771

  Bron, Eleanor, 395, 396, 544–545

  Brown, Ken, 165, 166, 192

  Brown, Peter

  after Apple Corps, 661

  Cynthia Lennon and, 545, 611

  Epstein and, 308, 441

  Epstein’s death and, 507

  JL and Yoko Ono’s wedding and, 594

  in New York, 705

  Brown, William (fictional character), 49–53, 75, 106, 131, 248, 258, 333, 337

  Browne, Tara, 488, 492

  Bryce, Hanmer and Isherwood accountants, 381

  Brydor, Ltd., 465

  Build Around, 542

  Burrows, Lancelot “Porky,” 63

  Burton, Charlie, 130

  Bury, Cindy, 422–423

  Butler, Joe, 683

  Byrds, 413, 480

  Cadwallader, Anne Stanley “Nanny,” 10, 27–28, 36, 85

  Beatles at the Cavern and, 232

  Hard Day’s Night premiere, 367

  Julia’s death and, 152

  Quarrymen and, 107

  Yoko Ono and, 610

  Cadwallader, Michael

  Beatles’ success and, 292, 301

  Hard Day’s Night premiere and, 367

  JL’s youth and, 71–72, 85

  at Kenwood, 387

  on Lilian Powell, 388

  Mendips and, 365

  on Mimi, 152

  Quarrymen and, 107

  Yoko Ono and, 610

  Cadwallader, Sydney, 27

  Cage, John, 474, 756

  Calder, Tony, 284, 299

  Caldwell, Alan, 173

  Callaghan, James, 277, 732

  Calman, Mel, 359

  Candlestick Park, 454

  Cannon Hill, Cold Spring Harbor, 779–780

  “Can’t Buy Me Love,” 355, 357

  Capital Records, 339–340, 343, 373, 622–624

  Capote, Truman, 778, 779

  Cargill, Patrick, 395

  Carlos, Bun E., 796

  Carnegie Hall, 343, 350

  Carroll, Lewis, as influence, 48–49, 141, 489, 529–530

  Carroll Levis Discoveries, 97–98

  Carroll Levis “Nationwide Search for a Star,” 167

  “Carry That Weight,” 614

  Cartwright, Tony, 420, 421

  Casbah club, 164–166, 191–192, 221, 223, 243

  Casey, Howie, 204

  Cash Box magazine, 344

  Cass and the Casanovas, 172–173, 176, 179–180

  Casser, Brian, 173, 178

  Cavern club, 97, 225–232, 258

  Cavett, Dick, 698, 699

  Cellarfull of Noise, A (Epstein), 363, 370

  “Chains,” 295

  Chang, Barry, 194, 195

  Channel, Bruce, 281

  Chapman, Mark David, 804–807

  Chapman, Norman, 187

  Charlesworth, Chris, 725

  Christianity, JL’s comments about, 446–452

  Church of the Living Word, 761

  Clague, Eric, 147, 150

  Clapton, Eric, 500, 576, 579, 617, 619

  All Things Must Pass and, 655

  Concert for Bangladesh, 674

  Live Peace in Toronto and, 629

  at Toronto rock ’n’ roll festival, 621

  Clark, Petula, 607

  Cleave, Maureen, 336–337, 345, 357, 418

  access to Beatles, 446

  JL and religion article, 446–448, 449

  on JL and Starr, 38
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  Cochran, Eddie, 99, 162, 175, 176

  Cocteau, Jean, 617

  Cogan, Alma, 327–328, 398

  Cogan, Sandra, 328

  “Cold Turkey,” 619, 620, 622, 626, 750

  Coleman, Ornette, 531–532

  Coleman, Ray, 584, 589

  “Come Go with Me,” 94

  “Come Together,” 612, 719

  Concert for Bangladesh, 674, 701, 709

  Concerts for Kampuchea, 787

  Coneys, Ellen, 790–792

  Coneys, Kevin, 790–792

  Coneys, Tyler, 780, 789–792

  Confessions of an Opium-Eater (de Quincy), 424

  Connolly, Ray, 637–638

  “Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill, The,” 556

  Cook, Peter, 280, 325, 455–456, 557

  Cook, Wendy, 456

  Cooke, Sam, 283

  Cox, Kyoko, 477, 520, 541, 750

  in cult with Tony, 760–762

  on JL, 549–550

  JL and Yoko Ono visit, 632

  meets JL’s aunts, 609–611

  shared custody of, 579, 666–669, 676, 687–688, 692–693, 698

  Cox, Maureen. See Starkey, Maureen Cox

  Cox, Melinda, 632, 666–669, 687–688, 692, 760–762

  Cox, Tony

  in cult, 760–762

  divorce from Yoko Ono, 578–579

  JL and Yoko Ono visit, 632

  JL’s insecurity about, 549, 606

  marriage to Yoko Ono, 475–476, 485, 519–522, 541, 661

  shared custody of Kyoko and, 579, 666–669, 676, 687–688, 692–693, 698

  Crawford, Gaby, 458

  Crawford, Michael, 458

  Crickets, 122–123

  “Crippled Inside,” 671

  Crompton, Richmal, stories of, 49–52, 337

  Cropper, Steve, 719

  Crosby, David, 426

  Cuff, Nicky, 98

  Curran, Charles, 360

  Curtis, King, 670

  Cut Piece event, 475, 493

  Cutler, Ivor, 517

  Daily Express, 318, 323

  “Daily Howl, The,” 74–75

  Daily Mail, 318, 341, 499

  Daily Sketch, 380

  Dairy farming, Lennons as investors in, 774

  Dakota apartment building, 347, 706

  apartments acquired, 705–707, 772–773

  apartments described, 765, 768, 784

  “Dakota groupies,” 803–804, 805

  Dalí, Salvador, 633–634

  Datebook magazine, 448

  Dave Clark Five, 341

  Davies, Hunter, 512–513, 520, 567–569

  Davies, “Ma” (Sunday School teacher), 46

  Davis, Angela, 686, 689

  Davis, Austin, 172

  Davis, Jessie Ed, 719, 720–721, 738

  Davis, Rod, 45, 51, 61, 112, 169–171

  Quarrymen and, 90–93, 95–98, 108, 115

  “Day in the Life, A,” 488–489, 490, 491, 496, 498, 658

  “Day Tripper,” 427

  De Kooning, Willem, 683

  De Quincy, Thomas, 424, 460

  Dean, James, 68, 69

  Dean, John, 734

  “Dear Prudence,” 535, 556

  “Dear Yoko,” 789, 795

  Deauville Hotel, Miami, 351–352

  Decca, Beatles audition for, 253–254

  Delaney and Bonnie, 629

  Dennis, Felix, 669, 670–671, 672

  Derlien, Bettina, 266, 291, 440

  Derry and the Seniors, 180, 189, 204, 208

  DeShannon, Jackie, 368

  Disc and Music Echo, 588–589

  Dissenters, 136, 240

  Do It! Scenarios of the Revolution (Rubin), 685

  “Do You Wanna Dance?,” 746

  “Do You Want to Know a Secret?,” 295, 303

  Dodd, Les, 186

  Domino, Antoine “Fats,” 83, 621

  Donegan, Tony “Lonnie,” 86, 87, 91, 105, 115

  Donovan, 533, 539, 604–605

  “Don’t Let Me Down,” 598

  Don’t Look Back documentary, 481

  “Don’t Worry Kyoko (Mummy’s

  Only Looking For A Hand in the Snow),” 619, 622, 626, 629

  Doors of Perception, The (Huxley), 425

  Doran, Terry, 464, 465, 498, 514

  Dorinish, 494, 627

  Double Fantasy, 794–796, 799, 800, 805, 810, 816

  Douglas, Craig, 299

  Douglas, Jack, 795–796

  Dovedale Primary School, 33–34

  “Dr. Robert,” 433

  “Drive My Car,” 416

  Drugs. See also LSD

  deflection of press questions about, 351

  heroin, 414, 550–551, 617–619, 637, 788–789

  JL’s immigration issues and, 604–606, 647–649, 676, 718, 732–734, 755–756

  marijuana, 375–376, 396–397, 415–416

  McCartney’s arrest and, 787

  Preludin, 201, 202, 235

  Purple Hearts, 235

  Dunbar, John, 430, 464–466, 477–478, 493–498

  Duxbury, Margaret (Ducky), 169, 220

  Dwight, Reggie. See John, Elton Dykins, Bobby, 18–19, 20, 29–30, 35, 55, 73, 510

  death of, 483

  Julia’s death and, 146, 148–149

  Dylan, Bob, 415, 480–481, 683, 770

  Beatles meet, 374–376, 414

  Concert for Bangladesh and, 674

  Harrison and, 583

  Isle of Wight rock festival and, 620

  JL and, 396, 397, 398, 481, 778

  Eastman, John, 585, 589–592, 600, 622

  Eastman, Lee, 585, 589–592, 600, 622

  Eastman, Linda. See McCartney, Linda Eastman

  Easy Beat, 300

  Eckhorn, Peter, 217, 232, 234, 260–261

  Ed Sullivan Show, 343, 348–350, 351–352

  “Eight Days a Week,” 393–394

  “Eight Miles High,” 480

  El Solano property, Florida, 776–777, 788

  Elaine’s, 772

  “Eleanor Rigby,” 434–435, 450

  Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, The (Wolfe), 516

  Electric Light Orchestra, 770

  Elephant’s Memory, 687, 697, 701

  Elizabeth, Queen of England, 399–400, 407, 519

  Ellis, Royston, 185–186, 191, 329, 439, 613

  Ellison, John, 54

  Ellsberg, Daniel, 682

  Empire Theater, 97

  “End, The,” 614

  Epstein, Brian, 337, 385, 431

  Alf Lennon and, 420, 421

  Alma Cogan and, 328

  altruism of, 332

  authorizes biography of Beatles, 512

  background of, 248–251

  Beatles’ finances, 433

  Beatles’ Decca audition, 253–254

  Beatles’ Parlophone audition, 268

  Best and Starr and, 275–276

  biography of, 363

  business dealings and miscalculations of, 513–515

  Cleave and, 446

  death of, 501–504, 506–508, 641

  Dylan meeting and, 375, 376

  early promotional efforts of, 290, 296, 298–301

  Help!, 395

  JL and, 255–257, 284, 299, 306–308, 327, 503–504, 510, 656

  JL’s comments on Christianity, 449–450

  JL’s marriage to Cynthia and, 277–278, 301

  John Lennon: In His Own Write, 358–359

  Julian’s birth and, 305, 306

  Kenwood purchase and, 381, 382, 384