Ticket to Ride The Extraordinary Diary of The Beatles' Last Tour by Barry Tashian ISBN:  0-9646452-4-6 Published by Dowling Press

Here's a new book about The Beatles published by Dowling Press in Nashville. Author Barry Tashian toured with The Beatles in 1966 when his band The Remains opened 19 shows for The Beatles last tour.

Nashville, TN-- To commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of The Beatles’ last tour, Barry Tashian brings to life the magic of the Fab Four. In August, 1966, The Beatles perfomed in fourteen North American cities during what would be their last live performances together. Ticket to Ride: The Extraordinary Diary of The Beatles’ Last Tour (Dowling Press, $19.95) is compiled by Barry Tashian, lead singer for The Remains, the opening band during the tour. Ticket to Ride chronicles this legendary trip across America and includes never before seen photographs of The Beatles both behind the scenes and on stage.

The Beatles who had helped to inspire social and political freedom movements in the Sixties, found that Beatlemania was reaching its zenith in the summer of ’66. Overzealous fans posed a danger to the Beatles. As a result of John Lennon’s controversial statement, which had inflamed many people across the country, rallies and protests ensued. Though the Beatles considered canceling the tour, they performed as scheduled to screaming fans behind police barricades. It was a remarkable time in music history, and The Beatles, a cultural phenomenon, have found generations of fans both yesterday and today.

Tashian takes you along on this amazing fourteen-city journey with The Beatles through his journal, photographs, and interviews with fans who attended the concerts. Ticket to Ride is the scrapbook for all Beatle fans who want to remember the thrill of seeing The Beatles perform, or feel the excitement of touring with The Beatles. The 150 page scrapbook will take you from Chicago to their final performance in San Francisco. It takes you to Memphis, where rallies were held to protest the controversial (and misquoted) statement by John Lennon that The Beatles were more popular than Jesus, and to Cleveland where thousands of overzealous fans rushed the stage and forced The Beatles to retreat. Readers will step on the airplane with The Beatles and follow them in hotels, press conferences, rehearsals, onstage and at parties after the concerts. Ticket to Ride features many never-before-seen photos. It includes views from journalists as well as descriptions from fans who were actually there as well as the extraordinary journal Tashian kept during the tour. Barry Tashian is now a musician in Nashville,TN. Ticket To Ride is available at bookstores or by calling Dowling Press. For ordering individual copies call 615-383-8948.

Quotes

"In These days when everything seems so pre-wrapped and commercial, it was great to revisit a time when it all seemed so new, innocent and unpredictable."
- Peter Wolf, lead singer The J. Geils Band

"It's really a great diary of a magical time!"
- Roger McGuinn

"This book is so gear! A terrific inside look at the tour we all thought we knew everything about...but Barry was there!"
-Paul Shaffer, Late Night with David Letterman

Ordering

To order this book call 615-383-8948. The cost is $19.95 plus shipping.
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More info: Tashian Music {harmony@tashian.com} Author: Carl Tashian {carl@tashian.com} Last Update: August 12, 2000

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