The first full-length biography of Mal Evans, the Beatlesâ beloved friend, confidant, and roadie.
Malcolm Evans, the Beatlesâ long-time roadie, personal assistant, and devoted friend, was an invaluable member of the bandâs inner circle. A towering figure in horn-rimmed glasses, Evans loomed large in the Beatlesâ story, contributing at times as a performer and sometime lyricist, while struggling mightily to protect his beloved âboys.â He was there for the whole of the groupâs remarkable, unparalleled story: from the Shea Stadium triumph through the creation of the timeless cover art for Sgt. Pepperâs Lonely Hearts Club Band and the famous Let It Be rooftop concert.
Leaving a stable job as telecommunications engineer to serve as road manager for this fledgling band, Mal was the odd man out from the startâolder, 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.
In the years after the Beatlesâ 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, Evansâs story came to a tragic end during a domestic standoff with the LAPD.
For Beatles devotes, Malâs life and untimely death have always been shrouded in mystery. For decades, his diaries, manuscripts, and vast collection of memorabilia was missing, seemingly lost foreverâŚuntil now. Working with full access to Malâs unpublished archives and having conducted hundreds of new interviews, Beatlesâ scholar and author Kenneth Womack affords readers with a full telling of Malâs unknown story at the heart of the Beatlesâ legend. Living the Beatlesâ Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans is the missing puzzle piece in the Fab Fourâs incredible story.