The "actual" 5th beatle dies

Villavic · #1 03-24-2008, 02:43 PM

I don't know about this guy, don't remember from the docs I've seen in TV, but from other website I read he was called the real 5th beatle:

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Neil Aspinall, a close friend of The Beatles, died in New York of lung cancer, former band members said on Monday. He was 66.

After going to school in Liverpool with Paul McCartney and George Harrison, Aspinall became road manager and personal assistant for the so-called Fab Four, one of the most successful pop bands of the 1960s. He died after receiving care at the Sloan-Kettering hospital in Manhattan.

"All his friends and loved ones will greatly miss him, but will always retain the fondest memories of a great man," McCartney, Ringo Starr and the widows of John Lennon and Harrison said in a statement released by Aspinall's family.

"I've known Neil many years and he was a good friend. We were blessed to have him in our lives and he will be missed," Starr said in a separate statement.

Last year Aspinall stepped down as chief executive of Apple Corps Ltd, which he headed since 1968 after it was formed to cover The Beatles' financial and business affairs. The 1960s as the pop group .

#1LiddyBuckFan · #2 03-24-2008, 03:20 PM

Neil was with The Beatles from the get go...

"Neil Aspinall was a childhood friend of Paul McCartney and George Harrison who went on to head The Beatles' company Apple Corps.

The Beatles later employed Aspinall as their road manager and personal assistant, which included driving his old Commer van to and from shows, both day and night. After Mal Evans started work for The Beatles, Aspinall was promoted to become their personal assistant, later becoming chief executive of their company, Apple Corps.

On behalf of Apple, Aspinall was involved in notable court cases against Allen Klein, EMI and Apple Computer. He supervised the marketing of music, videos, and merchandising, as well being a director of Standby Films, which is run from his home in Twickenham, Middlesex. On 10 April 2007, Aspinall left Apple Corps."

chiliD · #3 03-24-2008, 06:41 PM

Another of the "inner Beatle circle" is gone.

Brian Epstein
Stu Sutcliffe
John Lennon
George Harrison
Mal Evans
Ivan Vaughan
Maureen Starkey
Linda McCartney
Alistair Taylor
Derek Taylor
(to some extent) Billy Preston

now, Neil.

RIP all.

rubytuesday · #4 03-24-2008, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by chiliD

Another of the "inner Beatle circle" is gone.

Brian Epstein
Stu Sutcliffe
John Lennon
George Harrison
Mal Evans
Ivan Vaughan
Maureen Starkey
Linda McCartney
Alistair Taylor
Derek Taylor
(to some extent) Billy Preston

now, Neil.

RIP all.

It's sad hey.

I find it a little amusing though that they called the beatles one of the most successful pop band of the 60s....one of? lol