On Sun, 5 Oct 2008 22:47:00 -0500, "Gerry" <gezza@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>I do not know the full story or if it is true or apocryphal but a singer
in
>my band was from somewhere mid or North England. She said her dad ran a
>dance hall or something like that. She said he loaned Ringo some money to
>get down to London or somwhere to audition with Lennon and McCartney etc.
>
>I would love to know if this is the right story or not.
This is highly IMPROBABLE.
At the time of the change of line up all of the principals were firmly
based in Liverpool.
Ringo was actually working at Butlins (in Skegness I think). They all
knew each other already.
There was no audition (until 30th Jan 1969 of course!) so he never needed
to go to one.
I originally thought that it was possible that the story has a basis in
truth somewhere. Not
long after Ringo joined the band (18th August 1962) he had to travel to
London for the
re-recording of "Love Me Do". That session was on 4th September 1962, so
if he'd had to travel
to that by himself it's plausible that he would have needed some cash.
However...
History records that they flew from Liverpool to London on 4th September -
something that we can
assume that Brian organised and paid for.
So, unless someone else comes up with a scenario, I'd rate the story as
improbable.
--
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