The Passing of Joe Flannery
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 12:13 am
Tributes to the 'Secret Beatle' Joe Flannery who has died aged 87
"Members of The Beatles would sleep on the floor of Flannery's flat before they found fame"
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/li ... y-16039588
He was the Beatles' booking manager from 1962-63 and was a lifelong friend and close confidant of Beatles manager Brian Epstein , who he had known from childhood. Joe, who was described as the "Secret Beatle", would continue to share his first-hand experience of the band's formative years with fans from all over the world. Right up until his death, he had been planning to travel to Norway to take part in a Beatles' convention there.
"Members of The Beatles would sleep on the floor of Flannery's flat before they found fame"
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/li ... y-16039588
He was the Beatles' booking manager from 1962-63 and was a lifelong friend and close confidant of Beatles manager Brian Epstein , who he had known from childhood. Joe, who was described as the "Secret Beatle", would continue to share his first-hand experience of the band's formative years with fans from all over the world. Right up until his death, he had been planning to travel to Norway to take part in a Beatles' convention there.