''Ticket to Ride: Inside the Beatles' 1964 Tour that Changed the World'' is a 2003
memoir by
Larry Kane. It accounts his experience as the only American reporter to travel with
The Beatles' entourage in their 1964 and 1965 tours of The United States and Canada, at the height of
Beatlemania
Beatlemania was the fanaticism surrounding the English rock band the Beatles in the 1960s. The group's popularity grew in the United Kingdom throughout 1963, propelled by the singles "Please Please Me", "From Me to You" and "She Loves You". By ...
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At the time the offer was given to him, Larry Kane was not himself a Beatles fan, so he wrote from the perspective of a journalist rather than a fan. Kane was recognized by the band to be reliable, likable and professional, and he gained the trust and confidence of each individual.
As a direct result of this trust, Kane was given access to areas of The Beatles' psyches which other newsmen were not admitted to. At one point it tells the story of how The Beatles' manager,
Brian Epstein, was courting Kane; oblivious to the whole situation, and as a result, Kane unknowingly led Epstein on. The book comes with a companion CD which contains interviews with The Beatles and commentary from the author looking back on the events from his current perspective.
References
External links
Greenmanreview.com
2003 non-fiction books
Music autobiographies
Books about the Beatles
Running Press books
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