{"product_id":"living-the-beatles-legend-the-untold-story-of-mal-evans","title":"Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first full-length biography of Mal Evans, the Beatles' beloved friend, confidant, and roadie. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMalcolm Evans, the Beatles' long-time roadie, personal assistant, and devoted friend, was an invaluable member of the band's inner circle. A towering figure in horn-rimmed glasses, Evans loomed large in the Beatles' story, contributing at times as a performer and sometime lyricist, while struggling mightily to protect his beloved \"boys.\" He was there for the whole of the group's remarkable, unparalleled story: from the Shea Stadium triumph through the creation of the timeless cover art for \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band \u003c\/em\u003eand the famous \u003cem\u003eLet It Be\u003c\/em\u003e rooftop concert.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeaving a stable job as telecommunications engineer to serve as road manager for this fledgling band, Mal was the odd man out from the start--older, married with children, and without any music business experience. And yet he threw himself headlong into their world, traveling across the globe and making himself indispensable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the years after the Beatles' disbandment, Big Mal continued in their employ as each embarked upon solo careers. By 1974, he was determined to make his name as a songwriter and record producer, setting off for a new life in Los Angeles, where he penned his memoirs. But in January 1976, on the verge of sharing his book with the world, Evans's story came to a tragic end during a domestic standoff with the LAPD.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Beatles devotes, Mal's life and untimely death have always been shrouded in mystery. For decades, his diaries, manuscripts, and vast collection of memorabilia was missing, seemingly lost forever...until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorking with full access to Mal's unpublished archives and having conducted hundreds of new interviews, Beatles' scholar and author Kenneth Womack affords readers with a full telling of Mal's unknown story at the heart of the Beatles' legend. Lavishly illustrated with unseen photos and ephemera from Mal's archives, \u003cem\u003eLiving the Beatles' Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans\u003c\/em\u003e is the missing puzzle piece in the Fab Four's incredible story. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dey Street Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984316072167,"sku":"9780063248526","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_e4a925fd-2116-473d-b6d2-0a6884d003af.jpg?v=1776316507","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/living-the-beatles-legend-the-untold-story-of-mal-evans","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}