At The Beatles ' 1988 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, George Harrison at one point stated that there were only two " fifth Beatles ": Derek Taylor and Neil Aspinall ( referring to the Beatles ' public relations manager and road manager-turned-business-executive, respectively ).

A close personal friend of Pete Best ( he actually lived in Best's house and fathered his youngest brother, Roag ), Aspinall would join The Beatles as their road manager, which included driving his old Commer van to and from shows, both day and night.

It is also famous for Abbey Road Studios and the street Abbey Road, where The Beatles recorded, notably the Abbey Road album, the cover of which features the band crossing the road.

Footage in the Anthology series features voice-over recordings of all four Beatles to push the narrative of the story, with contributions from their producer, road manager and others.

A line of dialogue in the film has one of the magicians ( all portrayed by the Beatles themselves )-who are keeping an eye on the whereabouts of the bus that is taking its passengers on the journey of the film's title-exclaim: " The bus is ten miles north on the Dewsbury road and they're having a lovely time!

* January 5 – Former Beatles road manager Mal Evans is shot dead by Los Angeles police after refusing to drop what police only later determine is an air rifle.

" Neil Aspinall, The Beatles ' road manager, recalled his opinion in reference to obtaining rights for a feature film that " his guy knows more about making deals than I do.

As it transpired, it was two more years before The Stones hit the road, by which time Jones was dead, and the Beatles never toured again.

The SABC's choice of popular music reflected the National Party government's initial conservatism, with the music of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones generally frowned upon, if not banned from the airwaves, in favour of ' middle of the road ' music like that of the U. S. group Bread.

" The 1976 death of Mal Evans, road manager, assistant, and a friend of The Beatles, who aimed an air gun at police and refused to put it down, was theorized as a possible example of this phenomenon.

Entitled Being John Lennon, the book is a humorous account of life on the road in The Beatles ' tribute " Sgt.

The crossing featured on the Beatles cover, as well as the crossing directly north of it, have become popular photo-opportunity areas, despite the road still being a busy thoroughfare for traffic.

Robbie Robertson then began giving thought to leaving the road, envisioning The Band becoming a studio-only band, similar to The Beatles ' decision to stop playing live shows in 1966.

* Neil Aspinall, 1954-1959: Beatles ' road manager, MD of Apple Corp

The idea of re-doing some of Lennon's old songs apparently was inspired by former Beatles road manager Neil Aspinall and Harrison, who first requested some old demos from Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono.

Beatles manager Brian Epstein was his godfather.

Such a distinction had only been presented to one European person before Anderson, and that was Brian Epstein, manager of The Beatles.

Andrew Loog Oldham, a former publicist of the Beatles, became the band's manager, but his age of nineteen-younger than any of the band-made it impossible for him to hold an agent's license.

* August 27 – Brian Epstein, English band manager ( The Beatles ) ( b. 1934 )

* September 19 – Brian Epstein, English manager of the Beatles ( d. 1967 )

Brian Epstein, the band's manager from 1961 until his death in 1967, was instrumental in The Beatles ' rise to global fame.

Martin himself deflects claims of being the " fifth Beatle " to Beatles ' manager Brian Epstein.

The album was the first that The Beatles undertook following the death of their manager, Brian Epstein, and the first released by their own record label, Apple.

He initially offered Beatles manager Brian Epstein top dollar for a single show but the Beatles manager had a better idea — he wanted exposure for his clients: the Beatles would instead appear three times on the show, at bottom dollar, but receive top billing and two spots ( opening and closing ) on each show.

" I Am the Walrus " was the first studio recording made after the death of the Beatles ' manager Brian Epstein in August 1967.

When manager Brian Epstein pressed Martin for a new Beatles ' single, Martin told Epstein that the group had recorded " Strawberry Fields Forever " and " Penny Lane ", which in Martin's opinion were their two finest songs to date.

* February 3 – John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr hire Allen Klein as The Beatles ' new business manager, against the wishes of Paul McCartney.

* August 27 – The Beatles, in Bangor, Wales, with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, are informed of the death of their manager Brian Epstein, and they return to London at once.

The soundtrack features songs by Newman, Bobby Darin, The Who, Free, Eels, The Guess Who, Bill Withers, Betty Carter, Peggy Lee, The Folk Implosion, Gomez, and Bob Dylan, as well as two cover versions — The Beatles ' " Because " performed by Elliott Smith, and Neil Young's " Don't Let It Bring You Down " performed by Annie Lennox.

Influences include David Bowie, Paul Simon, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd, Nirvana and the Beatles.

This originally fictional band, created by Eric Idle and Neil Innes for 1970s television programming, became an actual group ( while remaining a parody of The Beatles ) and toured and recorded, releasing two UK chart hits.

Encouraged by the reaction to the sketch, featuring Beatles ' music pastiches by Neil Innes, the film was written by Idle, who co-directed it with Gary Weis.

" Harrison showed Innes and Idle the Beatles unreleased official documentary The Long and Winding Road, made by Neil Aspinall.

Musicians who exemplified this era include The Beatles, The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Cream, The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Pink Floyd, Joni Mitchell, and, in their early years, Chicago.

It was then run by Neil Aspinall on behalf of the four Beatles and their heirs.

Oasis have been successfully sued for plagiarism by Neil Innes, ironically himself a member of Beatles-parody band The Rutles sued by McCartney over plagiarism of The Beatles ' songs, as Noel Gallagher's 1994 song Whatever directly lifted parts of its melody from Innes's 1973 song How Sweet to Be an Idiot.

Despite this, plans were announced by Neil Aspinall in April 2006 to completely remaster and release the entire Beatles catalog on an unspecified online music service, as well as release some previously unheard work by the band.

** Chips Chipperfield, Neil Aspinall ( video producers ), Bob Smeaton, Geoff Wonfor ( video directors ) & The Beatles for The Beatles Anthology

Performers who use acoustic 12-string guitars span a range of genres, from folk ( Arlo Guthrie, Keith Potger, John Denver, Gordon Lightfoot, Ben Woodward, Pete Seeger and Noel Paul Stookey ), through reggae ( Bob Marley ), traditional blues ( Lead Belly, Blind Willie McTell, and Guy Davis ), folk rock ( Paul Simon, Neil Young, Tim Buckley, Gerry Beckley, John Allan Cameron ) and country ( Pinmonkey's Michael Reynolds, Taylor Swift and Mike Nesmith ), to rock bands ( Mark Tremonti of Creed and Alter Bridge, Jimi Hendrix on " Hear My Train A-Comin ", Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi, Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys, George Harrison, John Lennon of The Beatles, Robert Smith of The Cure, David Bowie for his " Space Oddity " live performances, Pete Townshend of The Who, Roger Hodgson ( ex-Supertramp ), who used acoustic 12-string on " Give a Little Bit ", " Even in the Quietest Moments ", " C ' est le Bon " and " Know Who You Are "; Melissa Etheridge, Tom Petty and Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Greg Lake on " Lucky Man " and " Still ... You Turn Me On ", Brian May of Queen, Andy Partridge and Dave Gregory of XTC, and Nick Valensi of The Strokes ).

Wallinger cites influences such as The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, Junior Walker, Neil Young and Prince.

He appeared in The Beatles ' Magical Mystery Tour film in 1967 and on Neil Innes ' television programmes.

Each album by the band has a different theme: Have a Ball focuses on classic 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s songs by singer / songwriters like Elton John, Neil Diamond, and John Denver ; Are a Drag consists entirely of show tunes, Blow in the Wind consists of 60s classics, Take a Break consists entirely of contemporary R & B songs by artists such as Boyz 2 Men, Lionel Richie, and Vanessa L. Williams ; their fifth album, Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah, was recorded live at an actual bar mitzvah and consists of pop music from the 1960s through the 1980s by artists such as REO Speedwagon, Styx and The Beatles, as well as traditional songs like " Hava Nagila ".

Gibbard took the band name from the title of the song written by Neil Innes and Vivian Stanshall and performed by their group, the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, in The Beatles ' 1967 film, Magical Mystery Tour.

Nominees for the 31st Grammy Awards were the Hampton String Quartet for " Get a Job ", former member of The Beatles George Harrison for " When We Was Fab ", the American rock band Talking Heads for Storytelling Giant, " Weird Al " Yankovic for " Fat ", and Neil Young for " This Note's for You ".

The inspiration for " Rain " is agreed on by Neil Aspinall, The Beatles ' roadie, and John Lennon.