Des McDonagh 11 November 1948 —- 15 April 2012.

Recently the sad news reached us that former BU correspondent Des McDonagh from Leicester passed away. Des was a great guy and a great help in promoting Beatles Unlimited in the United Kingdom and behind the BU stall at the Liverpool Beatles convention in the late 1970ies and early 1980ies. He will be missed greatly. On behalf of BU staff from those early days and on behalf of the 2012 BU team we wish his wife and family and friends strenght in these difficult times.
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Guitarist Carlos Bonell will be appearing on BBC breakfast television (UK) next Friday May 18th between 6.00 -9.00 am to discuss the release of his album of Beatles songs.
The album is called Magical Mystery Guitar Tour and he will be performing something from the album on the show.
 
He will also discuss working with Paul MacCartney on his guitar concerto.

Help! Are you a John or a Paul?

Open auditions for a show timed for the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ first single

Wanted: musicians to cut familiar shapes

One day soon Beatles scholars and Professors of Fabology will emerge from their caverns and their ashrams to inform us that it was 50 years ago today. On 5 October 1962 “Love Me Do” was released and, to recycle a phrase often appended to lesser earthquakes, the world would never be the same again. There will be celebrations, doubtless, across the universe. Continue reading